Skystone Heist

Summary

Adventure: Skystone Heist (Microverse 3)
GM: Marc
Season: Winter 788 WK

Party

Martin - Male Human Warrior - Chris R
Ambar - Male Human Healer - Bart J
Silverfoam - Male Elven Namer - Michael P
Gryff - ?
Axis - Male Human E&E - Greg G
Robinton - Male Human Illusionist - Bryan H
Mortimer - Male Halfling Warlock - Martin D

Employer: Martin and Ambar

Scribe Notes

31/10/87

Martin acting as a representative for the party employers (Amber and himself) organises a party consisting of Silverfoam, Gyrff, Axis and Robinton plus Amber, Martin and Mortimer Graves. The Standard Adventurers Guild Contract with minor modifications is signed and witnessed with the understanding that it will be further modified once the party meet up with Amber and Mortimer who have gone into the Microverse ahead of the party in an effort to check out the current situation.

01/11/87

The party enter the Tunnel into the microverse and fly on encountering no resistance, until they reach the edge of the Elven forest. Proceeding on foot they soon meet a border patrol, who escort them on to the Elven University at Quailinien. There the party encounter the chancellor and finally discover Amber and Mortimer amongst the student population at the Cafe.

The party re-negotiate the contract as was previously discussed. A decision is reached to send a detachment of the party on, to Athlau to further investigate the current situation and to verify the validity of their information concerning the state of the war and organisation of Thendrun. The remainder of the party consisting of Axis, S.F. and Robinton remain at the University, to discuss matters of a magical nature.

03/11/87

Party A, fly into Athlau skirting various Zyrgss patrols which were flying the perimeter of the city. The inhabitants proved unable to provide much useful information. However Martin was able to use the Blue Crystal to verify that Thendrun does, at least superficially appear to agree with Ambers map. 05/11/87 : Party A, depart Athlau under cover of darkness and Walking Unseen. At a discreet distance from the city Shadow wings were cast and the party flew on. Just at the foot of the Mountains Mortimer is caught in a Light spell but only remains visible for a few seconds.

07/11/87

After entering the forest early on the morning of the 6th Party A travel on to Quailinien, finally getting togther with the rest of the party late in the evening.

15/11/87

The Party depart Quailinien and sail to the Capital Qualinost, and then on to the edge of the forest near the town of Feldane. The trip takes just over a day and a half.

16/11/87

Amber introduces the party to a group of people known as the "Smiths". Robinton purchases a broadsword for 9,500 sp. The remainder of the evening is spent in the Inn of the Broken Tree, where Robinton endeavours to explain to Martin the intricacies of the ”Blues scale".

17/11/87

After a day spent in idle pursuits the quasit endeavours to equip the party with Shadow wings. Failing dismally, the creature backfires twice whilst trying to cast witchsight on itself, so that it might see through Mortimers Darkness.

Teleri Silverfoam spends the next 12 hours removing the Blindness and Martin administers healing to cure the Skin infection.

18/11/87

In the evening the party successfully depart Feldane and fly along the coast road towards Golden Sea.

Towards Dawn a glint in the sky alerts the party to something above and behind them. Further investigation determines that a postal courier is flying a similar route.

20/11/87

The party arrived on the outskirts of town on the previous night and enter in the morning (minus Axis, who remains behind with his Firedrake and the quasit who are rather conspicuous). The party discover that Goldensea is blockaded but an attempt is likely to be made soon to try and get the ships out of the city by breaking through the blockade in one large convoy. In addition Martin and Amber notice the presence of several Sky City Eagle riders, from whom they learn of the fall of High Meridim and the loss of the Sky Cities ground forces in a pitched battle just East of Harmi on the opposite side of the mountains.

21/11/87

Party purchase a boat called the Goose, from a French merchant along with a Captain and 17 other crew.

22/11/87

Along with virtually every other ship in port, including 3 French ships of the line the party, aboard the Goose break through the blockade. They sail North for some 3000 miles then turn East, skirting the peninsula by at least 150 miles.

24/11/87

During the day a discovery of strange beings amongst the crew leads to men lost over board and an exploding vessel overnight.

26/11/87

Anchoring well East of the peninsula, the party fly to the Elven forest and make quick progress across the Nevrym. The next few Nights are spent scouting the fringe of the mountain chain.

28/11/87

Entering a natural rift in the bedrock through a submarine vent near the ex-city of Zorrel, the party progress towards Thendrun.

01/12/87

The party make their bid to gain the skystone, the heist goes off with out a hitch, travel away from the area turns out to be not with out difficulty though. No conflict or traps, just a small matter of logistics, several world record marathon times are set today.

02/12/87

The party reach the final 3 quarter mile stretch of tunnel, and suddenly things go horribly wrong. We've been set up! At this point the party were set upon by a unit of 6 Imperial guard, 1 Black mage and 2 extra-dimensional wolves. The final outcome was:

Black mage : ran away
Imperial Guard : dead
Gyrff : dead (trapped Rk20 tunneling)
Robinton : Hacked to death
Martin : Hacked to death
S.F : Skin changed, killed and then interrogated.

Amber then proceeded to ressurrect, Martin and Robinton, Robinton then attempted to retrieve Gyrff's body using some invested tunnelings - failed.

Mortimer then stepped in, casting (Call Master) This resulted in the arrival of an accountant, who for a small unspecified gift, retrieved Gyrff & Silverfoams bodies. And then transported the entire party to Calais, 5 hours later he transported them back to Albion and departed.

Addendum

06/12/87

Martin and Raban meet.

07/12/87

They hit & eliminate the [Zyrgss] Prince and his 3 adjutants & sub-commanders then go on into... (notes unfinished ed.)

29/04/88

Guild Meeting