13 The Tower
of E'sheh'ra
(To Find a Hobbit Staff, pt 2)
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Background:
The quest continues. Sei, the local priestess in Nemano helps them
determine that they must find a bronze mirror in the Tower of E'sheh'ra
across the Axenos Sea.
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Game
time:
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287 December
22 - 29
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Real
time:
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1996 May - October |
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Starting
members:
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Arlephone
(F4/MU4), Darkmoon
(F5), Taro (T5/F4), Shawn
(MU4), Arand (R3),
Pippin (NtC4), Hamfast
(T4), Osric (NrC4/Mk3),
Aithra (WrC4), Vainamoinen
(R3), Oðúlfr
(WrC2), Thorgrim (F2),
Himako (F3)
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| December
22 |
Sei
tells the Party that their voyage will bring great bad luck, to them
and the village of Nemano. She can deal with the village's fate; but
the Party can only lose their bad luck by finding the Mirror of E'sheh'ra,
which will guide them on their Quest. There is a Tower of E'sheh'ra,
an Elven Mage who died 800 years ago, on the southern coast of Kimmeria. |
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Sail
from Nemano. Have phenomenally good weather ... suspicious. But it
is very cold. |
| December
23 |
Pass
a very small reef island, and a ghost ship filled with skeletal warriors
arises from the sea and attacks. Oðúlfr almost dies, when
badly wounded and falls overboard. |
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Harrassed
by a pirate ship. |
| December
25 |
Spot
the tower on a tiny island just offshore. Go ashore; Himako leaves,
returning with the boat back to Nemano. Row to the island, and explore
surroundings. |
| December
27 |
Enter
the tower. Meet a Wight that drains Arand and Hamfast each of a level.
Find a trapped throne: Hamfast killed. Explore; find and defeat
more undead, with less difficulty. Pippin figures out how to work
a portable heater he finds. |
| December
28 |
Party
finds a magical Gate. Shawn accidentally triggers it, and the Party
is trapped in a strange location: scattered about several square platforms
suspended from an unseen ceiling, surrounded by darkness in all directions.
There is also a globe that appears to be flying on its own, containing
objects that look suspiciously useful. Flying dragon-like creatures
start to attack; the first ones are pushovers, but each successive
wave is more powerful. With difficulty, the Party groups together
to battle the creatures, while trying to figure out how to escape
their predicament. |
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Pippin
is knocked off the platform by a big beast, and swallowed whole; and
then his Wand of Lightning breaks inside the beast, releasing all
charges in a very confined space. Pippin dies at -256 HP (an
all-world record). |
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While
the Party battles, Shawn is able to retrieve a magical glove from
the globe, which releases them from the trap; the Party returns to
the Gate room. |
| Decembe
29 |
Meet
and defeat 3 Driders; then find the Mirror of E'sheh'ra. |
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Exit
the tower. Row to the mainland. Very cold, and food supplies running
low. |
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Surviving
members:
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Arlephone
(F4/MU4), Darkmoon (F5),
Taro (T5/F4), Shawn
(MU4), Arand (R3),
Pippin (NtC4), Hamfast
(T4), Osric (NrC4/Mk3),
Aithra (WrC4), Vainamoinen
(R3), Oðúlfr
(WrC2), Thorgrim (F2),
Himako (F3) |
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New
members:
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none |
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Casualties:
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Hamfast,
Pippin |
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Retirees:
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Himako |
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Continuing
party:
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Arlephone, Darkmoon,
Taro, Shawn, Arand, Osric, Aithra, Vainamoinen, Oðúlfr,
Thorgrim
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