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Crown of Shadows


Freya - Dwarf Wildlander - Lorrie (new player)<br>
Nervos - Sarcosan Defender - Painless - Tim<br>
Fiona - Gnome Rogue - Shadow Walker - Cathy (First time player)<br>
Kitos - Dorn Fighter - Eric<br>

Farni - Dworg Wildlander - Healer - Eric - Dead<br>



== Day 1 ==

Traveled with no incidents reaching Far Point Lake by early  
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  
invited into the camp. The 
players were suspicious of the human visitor because they didn't  
feel it was natural for him to be 
out here in this area.

Farni had been outside the camp when the refugee came in and  
continued to stay outside the camp and 
watch.

Nervos offered his bedroll to the visitor and told him he could  
sleep by the fire. The players had one 
tent that just fit them and Dunk so they snuggled in there.

The visitor waited about 3 hours before getting up and approaching  
the tent. Farni was going to 
watch for 4 hours.

Farni had been to far from camp to intervene, but managed to yell  
a warning as the refugee began to 
enter the tent.

Nervos was the only one to awaken immediately, he awoke to see the  
refugee at the entrance tot he tent 
but hesitated. The visitor lunged at him with his hands tearing  
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.

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.


Lots to still add here, especially how Farni dies! 
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>
A Dwarven Nursery Rhyme <br>

Orcs from the North, <br>
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>


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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 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
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-== Confrontation ==
+Lots to still add here, especially how Farni dies!
-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.
-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.