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Welcome to the Midnight: Twilight's Shadow campaign wiki. [[Image:orc.jpg|right|Created by Arnon]]
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Welcome to the Midnight: Twilight's Shadow campaign wiki.  
  
 
Crown of Shadows
 
Crown of Shadows
  
 
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Eric - Dworg Wildlander - Healer
Freya - Dwarf Wildlander - Lorrie (new player)<br>
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Lorrie - Dwarf Wildlander -  
Nervos - Sarcosan Defender - Painless - Tim<br>
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Tim - Sarcosan Defender - Painless
Fiona - Gnome Rogue - Shadow Walker - Cathy (First time player)<br>
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Cathy - Gnome Rogue - Shadow Walker
Kitos - Dorn Fighter - Eric<br>
 
 
 
Farni - Dworg Wildlander - Healer - Eric - Dead<br>
 
  
  
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== Day 1 ==
 
== Day 1 ==
  
Traveled with no incidents reaching Far Point Lake by early 
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Traveled the first day and got to know each other. Tim continued to be suspicious of Eric.
evening where they camped. Getting to know each other Nervos 
 
continued to be suspicious of Farni.
 
  
Human refugee wandered approached the camp just after dusk and was
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Human refugee wandered approached the camp just after dusk and was invited into the camp. The  
invited into the camp. The  
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players were suspicious of the human visitor because they didn't feel it was natural for him to be  
players were suspicious of the human visitor because they didn't
 
feel it was natural for him to be  
 
 
out here in this area.
 
out here in this area.
  
Farni had been outside the camp when the refugee came in and
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Eric had been outside the camp when the refugee came in and continued to stay outside the camp and  
continued to stay outside the camp and  
 
 
watch.
 
watch.
  
Nervos offered his bedroll to the visitor and told him he could
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Tim offered his bedroll to the visitor and told him he could sleep by the fire. The players had one  
sleep by the fire. The players had one  
 
 
tent that just fit them and Dunk so they snuggled in there.
 
tent that just fit them and Dunk so they snuggled in there.
  
The visitor waited about 3 hours before getting up and approaching
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The visitor waited about 3 hours before getting up and approaching the tent. Eric was going to  
the tent. Farni was going to  
 
 
watch for 4 hours.
 
watch for 4 hours.
  
Farni had been to far from camp to intervene, but managed to yell
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Eric had been to far from camp to intervene, but managed to yell a warning as the refugee began to  
a warning as the refugee began to  
 
 
enter the tent.
 
enter the tent.
  
Nervos was the only one to awaken immediately, he awoke to see the
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Tim was the only one to awaken immediately, he awoke to see the refugee at the entrance tot he tent  
refugee at the entrance tot he tent  
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but hesitated. The visitor lunged at him with his hands tearing two large pieces of flesh from  
but hesitated. The visitor lunged at him with his hands tearing
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Tim's chest.
two large pieces of flesh from  
 
Nirvos's chest.
 
 
 
Nervos then managed to make quick work of the poor soul.
 
 
 
Once Dunk realized what had happen, he began to explain about the 
 
Fell. Nervos immediately began to burn the body. Farni cut off the 
 
head and buried it.
 
 
 
Nervos and Farni were suspicious as to why Dunk hadn't realized he 
 
was Fell before. Dunk explained that the refugee must have just 
 
turned. That sometimes the dead don't even realize they are 
 
dead, but that the body will start to break down overtime.
 
 
 
== Day 2 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents reaching Far Point Lake by mid afternoon where they camped. Nervos and Freya investigated the refugee camp
 
 
 
 
 
== Day 3 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents reaching Kurgan Falls near sunset.
 
 
 
 
 
== Day 4 ==
 
 
 
Just before dawn Farni who was on watch spotted the Goblin patrol 
 
immediately. Farni was able to rouse the party quickly and moved 
 
up towards the bridge. Just as the Construct stepped on the bridge 
 
the Elves collapsed the bridge and told the party to run. The 
 
party ran south east down the old caravan path having to back 
 
track to head back towards Durgis Rock.
 
 
 
 
 
== Day 5 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents
 
 
 
 
 
== Day 6 ==
 
 
 
In the early morning, Farni thought he heard a Orc war cry echoing
 
in the mountains.
 
 
 
Mid morning, Freya froze in her tracks when she saw a huge winged 
 
beast which had to be the largest dragon that ever existed fly 
 
overhead.
 
 
 
Mid afternoon Farni on point, came across a wounded Orc and was 
 
able to question him and find out that Durgis Rock had been 
 
attacked, wiping out all resistance with no problem.
 
 
 
Late afternoon the party could see and smell the smoke from Durgis 
 
Rock.
 
 
 
When the party finally reached Durgis, they climbed to an 
 
advantageous point where they could look down upon the city. The 
 
could see the slavers and the captive dwarves outside the great 
 
hall, the loot being piled upon the .. and 3 constructs delivering 
 
the dead to the fires.
 
 
 
Farni and Nervos debated on their next course of action, when 
 
Rhiann announced that she had located the item they had come for, 
 
that it was in the Great Hall and their were only 8 Orcs in the 
 
Great Hall.
 
 
 
Dunk said he knew a secret way into the city and into the hall and 
 
Rhiann said that the Elves would distract the constructs while the 
 
rest of the party retrieved the case.
 
 
 
Dunk let party into the marmot holes and brought them up in an 
 
antechamber off of the Great Hall.
 
 
 
== Enter Durgis Rock ==
 
 
 
The party climbs up out of the marmot holes into an antechamber off of the Great Hall and hears/sees 8 Orcs arguing over something.
 
 
 
The party delayed in action and debated on what to do about the 
 
Orcs when they heard loud thundering explosions coming from 
 
outside. The Orcs left the Great Hall to investigate.
 
 
 
Farni watched the entrance to keep watch for when the Orcs would 
 
return. Nervos found the Kings chamber behind the throne and took 
 
Fiona with him to search for the case. Freya came across Woden's 
 
body and bent down to check his vital signs, when Woden reached 
 
out for her, but she soothed him and he remembered her.
 
 
 
He asked her about the Elves and the women and children. She told 
 
him that the Elves were here. Woden told her to give the case to 
 
the Elves and to swear to save what women and children she could 
 
and told her that the case was located behind the sun in the 
 
second column to the right when sitting on the throne.
 
Woden perished not long after that.
 
 
 
Freya quickly located the column and pictograph of the sun and had 
 
no problem opening the secret space. She quickly retrieved the 
 
case and called for the others.
 
 
 
Farni saw the children and women dwarves cutting the throats of 
 
the fallen goblins and noticed the Orcs returning, he called out 
 
in Dwarvish "Quick, come here!" The dwarves only seeing Farni as a 
 
Orc ran!
 
 
 
The Orcs spotted Farni and began running towards him.
 
 
 
Farni quickly retreated back into the Great Hall informing everyone 
 
that the Orcs were coming back, some of the party not realizing 
 
that it was only the original 8 Orcs coming back thought that it 
 
was more and the party quickly retreated down the marmot hole.
 
 
 
Once safely back in the tunnels, Dunk asked Farni where the women 
 
and children were. When Farni told him that they had run off, Dunk 
 
wanted to run off after them. Nervos and Farni wanted to make 
 
their escape as they considered the case more important. But Freya 
 
spoke up saying that she had given her word to Woden to save the 
 
women and children, Nervos and Farni finally relented and were 
 
barely able to keep Dunk from running off on his own to find the 
 
women and children.
 
 
 
 
 
== Confrontation ==
 
 
 
Dunk leads the party through the marmot holes to the stable which has a vantage point from the loft.
 
Dunk is becoming frustrated knowing that the killers of his Clan are still walking the streets and looting his bretheren. He both wants to gather in the young women and children and avenge the Durgis Clan, or die trying.
 
 
 
So after not seeing anything from the barn loft, he walks down into the street finds a bell and begins ringing it.
 
 
 
Yes, this brings the Orcs. Nervos joins him out in the street, leaving Freya and Farni up in the loft with bows and Fiona just inside the stable doors. Wendell is watching the tunnels.
 
 
 
The 8 Orcs charge Dunk and Nervos. Nervos takes a greivous wound to his leg, knocking him to the ground. Nervos feigns death long enough that the Orcs step over him.
 
 
 
Two Orcs are dead at this point.
 
 
 
3 Orcs head towards the barn.
 
 
 
Farni has come down stairs at this point and charges into the 3 Orcs, specifically one that had turned around when Nervos got up and threw a throwing axe at him.
 
 
 
Farni unfortunately fumbles in his attack and is immediately struck by two Orcs which instantly kill him.
 
 
 
At this point the party decides to run for their lives.
 
 
 
Nervos runs for his life, literally.
 
 
 
Fiona runs back down the marmot hole that came up in the barn, quickly followed by Freya.
 
 
 
Lots to still add here.
 
But basically the party hides in the night and slowly gathers 4 out of 6 of the young women and 14 out of 17 of the young children.
 
 
 
== Day 7 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents reaching Near Point lake near sunset and 
 
camped in the same location they had camped in their previous trip 
 
to Kurgan Falls.
 
 
 
== Day 8 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents reaching Far Point lake near sunset and 
 
camped in the same location they had camped in their previous trip 
 
to Kurgan Falls.
 
 
 
== Day 9 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents reaching Kurgan Falls near sunset.
 
 
 
== Day 10 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents reaching Kurgan Falls near sunset.
 
 
 
== Day 11 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents.
 
 
 
== Day 12 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents until coming across 3 human children 
 
playing along the rivers edge.
 
 
 
 
 
== Day 13 ==
 
 
 
Traveled with no incidents.
 
 
 
 
 
== Day 14 ==
 
 
 
While traveling, Freya noticed the Dwarven guidemark indicating 
 
that there was an underground entrance up ahead. Not knowing how 
 
far ahead, the party began moving more slowly down the trail 
 
looking for further guidemarks.
 
 
 
Nervos was the first to notice something strange in the path and 
 
realized that there was an hidden path ducking behind some rocks. 
 
Freya saw the nursery rhyme but could not recall anything about it.
 
 
 
The pictographs correspond to the words of a dwarven nursery rhyme that every dwarf child knows by heart, but are arranged in a random, nonsensical order.
 
 
 
One of the Dwarven women noticed farther down the trail Orcs 
 
coming up and called out to Freya. The party looked to see a large 
 
Orc war party coming up the trail.
 
 
 
Fiona was quick to point out that one of the children should know 
 
it. Several children were brought up and quickly began singing the 
 
nursery rhyme while Freya pushed on the pictographs in the correct 
 
order.
 
 
 
  
I Swing My Axe- <br>
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Tim then managed to make quick work of the poor soul.
A Dwarven Nursery Rhyme <br>
 
  
Orcs from the North, <br>
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Once Dunk realized what had happen, he began to explain about the Fell. Tim immediately began to burn the body. Eric cut off the head and buried it.
I swing my axe, <br>
 
Orcs from the South, <br>
 
I swing my axe, <br>
 
Orcs from the East, <br>
 
I swing my axe, <br>
 
Orcs from the West, <br>
 
I swing my axe, <br>
 
Death comes with them, <br>
 
I swing my axe <br>
 
  
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Tim and Eric were suspicious as to why Dunk hadn't realized he was Fell before. Dunk explained that the refugee must have just turned. That sometimes the dead don't even realize they are dead, but that the body will start to break down overtime.
  
The thick stone door, a near perfect circle, rolls to the side revealing a room thick with dust and bones.
 
  
The party quickly entered the mountain and ushered the Dwarven 
 
refugees inside. The party quickly began to look for a lever to 
 
shut the entrance behind them but could not find it. Having 
 
spilled into the next room a Dwarven women noticed it and called 
 
out. The party was then able to shut the door safely locking 
 
themselves inside the mountain away from the approaching Orc war 
 
party.
 
  
Nervos found a mithril dagger mixed in with some rusty old arms while searching an old chest.
 
  
A dwarf-sized doorway in the back of the wall gives birth to a staircase that descends deep into darkness. The stone door that once covered this passage is broken, pieces scattered about the floor. Down, down, into the depths of the mountain the stairs go;
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Resources
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Fantasy Flight Games: Creators of the Midnight setting.  
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Midnight Homepage
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Official Midnight Forum
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Against the Shadows: Uber-fan Website, THE place to go for all things Midnight.
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AtS Forums
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Dungeons & Dragons Homepage
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Midnight in Spanish

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