Disappointment at Destiny

Summary

Adventure: Disappointment at Destiny
GM: Michael Parkinson
Season: Winter 792 WK

Party

Brightflare Male Human Fire (Leader) -
Engalton Male Human Namer (Critic) - Jono B
Kryan Male Human Illusionist (Scribe) - Andrew W
Bozo Male Halfling Star Celestial (Mil Sci) - Brent J
Starflower Female Elf Mind Mage (Spokesperson) - Jacqui S
Aqualina Female/Male Human(Orc) Water Mage (Scribe) - Keith S

Time on adventure: 01/10/91 AP to 23/12/91 AP
Employer: Commander Fish, Captain of 'Sword of Mercy'
Mission: To eradicate a bunch of drow
Plane: Alusia
Places Visited: An island near Destiny (Albu Longa); Drow Island - somewhere to the south
Major NPCs encountered: Captain Babbington-Smythe; Lieutenant Prudence; 3CPO Obedience; Don Carlos de Calatrava (Self proclaimed Duke of Destiny); Priestesses of Zigma; Saint Ferdinand (Saint of the Church of Destiny)
Original Scribe Notes: Media:Snwi9202.zip

Adventure Summary

01/10/91

Summoned to meeting room to join rest of party. Mission to pick up an army near Destiny and transport them to an island to fight drow explained. We would be serving as midshipmen on the 'Sword of Mercy' under the command of Commander Fish. Equipped ourselves and boarded the ship. Marriage ceremony between Starflower and Brightflare as well as Kryan and myself.

02/10/91

Got underway, heading north towards Destiny.

08/10/91

Arrived at a bay near Destiny. Went ashore to find the army.

09/10/91

Captured a hobgoblin. I fell into a pit with poisoned spikes. The others interrogated the goblin, who DAed as an orc, and found out that it is a corporal in an army. They had a Commander in Chief and a higher entity referred to as 'Ghod'. Then the party were under attack and were forced to surrender after the death of Starflower. Brightflare managed to find out that this was part of the army we were here to pick up. While the rest of the party went with Captain Barrington- Smythe back to the army camp, Kryan and I returned to the ship to report to Commander Fish.

Reported then returned to rejoin the rest of the party. Both of us ended up falling victim to Fossegrim.

Meanwhile the others had reached the camp, spoke to the C-in-C, then to a handsome man sitting on an ornate throne, mounted inside a gold tent. Bozo and Engalton were awestruck by him. He reached out with his sceptre and resurrected Starflower. They're planning an invasion of Destiny. Also there's a Greater Summoner somewhere in the camp.

After a while they flew back to the beach and reported. While the ship's officers discussed battle plans to invade the camp and stop what was happening the party found our bodies and brought us back for resurrection.

10/10/91

Kryan and I woke up. Meanwhile the others tried to attack the camp but were repulsed. Starflower was returned with a note pinned to her which read 'Go away. I'll let you have your army back when I've finished with it'.

11/10/91

Brightflare had lost his equipment and wanted it back. However a chameleon chest had been retrieved. Inside was a rapier, more gold cloth and a couple of scrolls. One of the scrolls was a map of a nearby mountain.

12/10/91

Headed off to explore mountain. Found a hidden valley with long flight of steps leading through it. One step had an aura on it so we flew over it. Another ward on the last step. Met with Priestess of Zigmar and conducted to their temple. Talked to the Head Priestess and discovered that the Ghod person was Don Carlos, who had claimed the Regalia of Destiny and was a claimant to the throne. Now he was trying to regain the Kingdom that had been here.

On the way out Bozo passed through the ward. So I followed. Zap! When I woke up I found myself in a male orc body, that being all that could be found.

We were on a beach. Soon an elderly elf appeared to negotiate for the return of Brightflare's equipment in return for Don Carlos' and a note of apology from Brightflare. This was agreed to. An illusion of my old self was put on me and we returned to the ship.

14/10/91

Reached a Destiny portal and portalled back to the Guild for examination and curse removals. Returned to the ship.

18/10/91

The army was returned so we headed south.

17/11/91

Reached the drow island. Our mission was to destroy the drow's portal so we went ashore to do this that evening. The portal was a disk inside a circle of stones. After a battle with a drow Mind Mage and an E&E we reached the portal and destroyed it with grenados and magical fire.

19/11/91

Returned to the army. The drow village had been captured, and some of their ships but Fish's ship, with Fish on board, had been captured.

30/11/91

It had taken a while to secure the area but it was finally over. Used a drow ship to sail back to the Guild.

22/12/91

Arrived back at the Guild.

Scribe Notes

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