1. Sword of Hope
2. Slave Pits (A1)
3. Slavers Stockade (A2)
4. Aerie of the Slave Lords (A3), pt. 1
5. Temple of Ares
6. Aerie of the Slave Lords (A3), pt. 2
7. Slavers Dungeon (A4)
8. Valashi’s Wand
9. Pirate of Siporte
10. Maltese Clue
11. Heists ‘R’ Us
12. Death Trap

Note: T, L, Y, Q, H, C = months of the year: Tuilë (spring), Lairë (summer), Yavië (autumn), Quellë (fading), Hrivë (winter), Coirë (stirring)

III.1: Sword of Hope (151 Coirë 58-152 Tuilë 26; 1983 January - February)

Background and summary: Tse, Baranfindel, and Bree round up some newcomers and seek out a legendary sword in western Vridistan. They encounter lots of undead, lots of XP, and lots of wealth.

Starting members (from Isle of Dread): Tse (MU3), Baranfindel Alcarin (NrC2/R2) (joins part-way)
                           (from Nakki-Nakk): Bree (WrC4)
                           (new members): Jeserac Tanfeld (NrC4/R3), Deci daughter of Brynhildr (F1), Kyonto Taella (F/T)

III.2: Slave Pits (A1) (152 Lairë 8 - 32; 1983 February - April)

Background and summary: The Party is proving its worth to Important People, and so is sent on another mission. They go to Highport, a rundown city on the westcoast of Ikon peninsula, where a slaving operation is rumoured to be based. They sneak in and do considerable damage to the operation.

Starting members (from Sword of Hope): Bree (WrC5), Tse (MU4), Baranfindel (NrC3/R2), Jeserac (NrC5/R4), Deci (F4)

III.3: Slavers Stockade (A2) (152 Yavië 18 - 42; 1983 May - June)

Background and summary: Having destroyed one part of the slavers’ operation, the Party tracks some survivors to an inland fortified outpost. They sneak in, spending a lot of time hiding and avoiding patrols. They eventually make their way to a basement complex, where a demented Elf, Markessa, has been performing beastly experiments on some of the slaves; they kill her and all of her staff. They also find that many of the slaves are being sold to the Drow; wisely avoiding a direct confrontation with significant Drow forces, the Party decides instead to collapse the Drow’s tunnel. Tse keeps Baranfindel charmed for much of the adventure; they have an inconclusive fight afterwards, and so the feud continues ...

Starting members (from Slave Pits): Bree (WrC5), Tse (MU4), Baranfindel (NrC4/R3), Jeserac (NrC5/R5), Deci (F4), Kaija (MU4/F4)

III.4: Aerie of the Slave Lords (A3) (152 Quellë 48 - Hrivë 40; 1983 June - August)

Background and summary: Having an idea where the main base of operations of the Slavers is located, the Party heads off to destroy them for good. Unfortunately, too many Party members can’t make up their mind who is the enemy, and start pilfering from, taunting, and eventually killing one another off. They sneak in as far as the outskirts of the Slavers’ town, on a small island inside a volcanic caldera; but then decide to fight, retreat to Ikon, and there find new reasons to squabble.

Starting members (from Slavers Stockade): Tse (MU5), Baranfindel (NrC4/R4), Jeserac (NrC5/R5), Deci (F5), Carn (F3), Ceena (T7), Androcleas (A3)

III.5: Temple of Ares (152 Hrivë 40 - 42; 1983 August - September)

Background and summary: Athena Temple in Ikon is quite displeased by the violation of Baranfindel's will, in which they were entrusted. Tse, Deci, and Ceena are held accountable for the action, and are Quested to steal an artifact, the legendary Spear of Ares, from an Ares Temple in Targnol Port. (Among other things, Athena Temple believes this will demoralise Vridi troops and thus help the war effort.) The rest of Party decides to help these three. Two other parties of adventurers are sent into Targnol Port on other discrete missions: one clobbers the MU guild, one fails in its attempt to steal an artifact from a Hekate Temple.

The Party has 60 hours in which to accomplish this mission; for then, a few friendly and powerful Pelasgian ships begin a surprise barrage of Targnol Port. The Party sneaks into Targnol Port on board a merchant ship, which is also to be their means of escape. They quickly find and steal the Spear, leisurely return to the merchant ship, and sail off just as the barrage begins. However, some Vridi warships intercept the Pelasgian ships and the Party's ship: both sides suffer heavy losses, in large part due to a Sphere of Annihilation unleashed by a Vridi mage.

Upon returning, Tse springs Chaos upon Ikon once again. Valashi ends this once and for all (with the blessings of Athena Temple), by forcing Tse to put on an experimental Helm of Alignment Change. Valashi hoped to convert Tse from pure Chaos to pure Law, but makes do with Lawful Good (which is “coincidentally” what Athena Temple wanted).

At the same time as this offensive, Vridistan turns on rebellious Tel Qa (Bree’s hometown) and lays seige to Kharall-dum, the capital city of the Ikon Dwarves. Hestia lands an expeditionary army at Ikon a few days later (obviously having been waiting for the opportunity to become fully involved in the war), helps the Dwarves relieve Kharall-dûm, and goes on to sack Grimlon.

Starting members (from Aerie): Pan’or (F5), Tse (MU5), Baranfindel (NrC4/R4), Deci (F5), Ceena (T7), Tylara (F3), Femira (NtC1?), Taranor (NrC2/F2)

III.6: Aerie of the Slave Lords (A3), part 2 (152 Coirë 49 - 153 Tuilë 28; 1983 September - October)

Background and summary: The Party returns to the Slavers’ hideout ... once they finish another round of murderous infighting. The original Oozzoo was supposed to be in this dungeon, but it became obvious that this was actually his evil twin brother, Oozzoo2. On their fourth attempt, the Party finally enters the secret town, sneaks into the Slavers’ complex, and walks into a trap; they are all captured by the Slave Lords.

Starting members (from Ares Temple): Pan’or (F6?), Tse (MU5), Baranfindel (NrC5/R4), Deci (F5), Ceena (T7), Femira (NtC2?), Taranor (NrC3/F2)
                           (new members): Athena (P2), Oozzoo2 (R)

III.7: Slavers' Dungeon (A4) (153 Lairë 1 - 12; 1983 November)

Background and summary: What’s left of the Party has been rotting in underground cells for weeks now. They know that one fallen comrade, Athena, whom they had left for dead, was actually revived and then tortured to death; their fate is less certain. They know they have a secret ally, however, for a few meagre tools and even some magic scrolls have been secretly left in their cells during their stay. But no opportunity for escape has arisen, until one day the ground begins to shake, the ceiling begins to crumble, and cell doors creak and bend: the volcano in whose caldera they reside has begun to awake. The Party breaks out of their cells, and escapes through an underground labyrinth, armed only with a few bones, scrolls, and what they can salvage.

They fight their way to the surface of the island, and find the town in utter chaos as lava flows in. On the docks, they run into the surviving Slave Lords who are trying to escape on a ship. The Party somehow manages to kill most of them and steal their ship (and promptly find most of their possessions among the Slavers’ loot); they sail to shore of the lake and rest a while. Once the small eruption has quietened down, they sail back to the town in order to loot it. They do find some wealth, but also a lot of deadly traps. They then leave for home.

Starting members (from Aerie, pt. 2): Tse (MU5), Baranfindel (NrC5/R4), Deci (F5), Ceena (T7), Femira (NtC2), Taranor (NrC3/F2), Sally (I3)

III.8: Valashi's Wand (153 Yavië 5 - 31; 1983 November - December)

Background and summary: Valashi commissions the Party to find her a legendary wand. What she doesn’t tell them that it is actually for Coronu. It has been been locked away on an alternate Plane, apparently Dafan in the far future. The Gate to this world is located near Pitt Lake. Unfortunately, the Emperor himself has been nosing around, too, as he wants the wand as well. Fortunately, he thinks that it is in the distant past and is thus has so far been going about finding it the wrong way. Coronu knows this, and is monitoring the Party’s progress via her powerful Crystal Ball (see Bone Hill). Besides a mission, Valashi also gives the Party a new member: "Beaker" Elendil, a geeky apprentice who has never been outside of the city before, let alone in the face of danger.

Once across to the world of the wand, the Party meets a blasted and inhospitable land. They encounter, and have to battle, many Magon: highly magical flying creatures which treat all other life forms as invaders. The Magon are randomly created as a side effect of the wand. They eventually find the wand and are able to return to their world.

Starting members (from Slavers Dungeon): Tse (MU6), Baranfindel (NrC5/R4), Deci (F6), Femira (NtC4)
                           (new members): "Beaker" Elendil (MU1/T1), James Charles George John Edward William Tarcil (F2)

Lairë 56: Valashi gives Party instructions; “asks” Tse to be mentor for Elendil the Greek Geek
L 58: leave for Pitt Lake
Yavië 7: visit with Finns of Porvuu; hear of Vridi Emperor & Empress fighting a local Stone Man to a stalemate
Y 8: get to destination, pass out, and find themselves on a blasted hillside (Dafan in the far future)
battle a Hydra, but do not kill it; every member reduced to below 0 HP
Y 10 finish off the Hydra; figure out day is now 29 hours long; James bumps to F3
Y 12: finish off upper level, descend into a multi-dimensional basement; meet first Magon
Y 13: battle with 4 Magon; Elendil reduced to a cripple for 5 days
Y 18: Elendil recovers, the Party very bored by now; finish off red Magon level
Y 19: tackle yellow Magon level; Femira bumps to C5
Y 21: tackle green Magon level
Y 22: tackle blue Magon level; Tse and James killed by Owlbears, Deci and Elendil badly injured
Y 24: Coronu inhabits Tse’s body (after trying unsuccessfully for 2 days), gradually gets it functional
Y 29: Coronu finally gets her own spells going: Tse and James wished alive, and Coronu leaves Tse
they meet a nasty book: Tse loses 10,000 XP and Baranfindel loses a Cleric level
Y 30: get to centre of the complex, defeat the last and most powerful Magon (violet)
Y 31: defeat magical guardians of the wand
Tse takes the wand and immediately suffers some side effects: she gains 28 lbs and is always hungry, is more vulnerable to poison, and is toxic to small plants
Party exits complex and returns to their world/time
arrive in Porvuu; the Party blamed for an earthquake that occurred while they were gone, but Party blames the Vridi emperor who was nosing about (in reality, it was utter coincidence)
Y 35: arrive in Maeganbald; Baranfindel has his Clerical level restored
Y 40: arrive in Ikon, give wand to Valashi (who subsequently passes it on to Coronu)
much of the wealth found is of Vridi manufacture, but very distinctive ... when sold, it leads to questions and intrigue (much of which the Party avoids and is quite oblivious to)
Party has to pay a booty tax of 5%, or 1173 gp
Tse has some of her drained XP restored; Deci gets a Heal spell for her reduced Dexterity

training and treasury, Yavië 42 - Quellë 8: Baranfindel, Femira, Elendil, James

III.9: Pirates of Siporte (153 Quellë 25 - 55; 1984 Summer - Fall)

Background and summary: The Party hears tales of miraculous piracy, whereby boats simply vanish. They sail to Minrotha, eventually find the pirates, and kill them all with little difficulty. But they never find the Sea Dragon which the pirates had charmed into service.

Starting members (from Valashi's Wand): Tse (MU6), Baranfindel (NrC5/R5), Deci (F6), Femira (NtC5), Elendil (MU2/T2), James (F4)

Quellë 12: Party hears stories about piracy problems
Q 15: sail for Minrotha
guises: Deci & Femira = sailors, James = guard, Tse = cook, Baranfindel & Elendil = passengers
Q 25: arrive at Minrotha and begin searching docks for clues; Shauna Lightfingers (I2/T2) joins
Q 28: follow one trade ship
Q 33: explore some suspicious islands; Tse utters a memorable, bold, improvised declaration in a tough bar: “I’m looking for Thadius Strongknees, a rough pirate-type!”; the rest of the Party drags her back out
while they’re out searching, a boat vanishes elsewhere!
Q 40: return to Minrotha, wait for more clues
Q 47: capture and question a pirate from the “Sea Hawk”
battle more “Sea Hawk” crew on dock; Deci, while invisible, fumbles with a poisoned dart and paralyses herself, and is knocked into the sea; someone notices the splash and pulls her out (before she almost certainly would have drowned, or be eaten by aquatic ghouls that lurked nearby)
Q 51: sail for pirates’ base
Q 53: arrive at the island; sneak ashore, find a secret entrance, and sneak inside their base
Q 54: defeat the pirates, including the leader, Latoner (MU9); Elendil killed
Q 55: sail home
Hrivë 1: arrive Ikon

III.10: Maltese Clue (153 Hrivë 8 - 18; 1984 September - November)

Background and summary: Sidney, Valashi’s rival in Tualyn, sends the Party on a mission to find a stolen artifact. They eventually find it, after making their way through a bizarre castle and an underground complex in which live a pair of reclusive and not-particularly-nasty Liches. Tse begins to revert back to her old chaotic ways, so when they return Athena fixes her real good.

Starting members (from Pirates): Tse (MU6), Baranfindel (NrC5/R5), Deci (F6), Femira (NtC5), James (F4), Shauna (I2/T2)

Hrivë 8: Eldor Merlynus (MU1/R2) and Kaali (F4/T3) join (Kaali brings with him the legendary Sword of Healing)
that night they meet Sidney and his pet Stone Giants; Sidney sends them on a limited-time mission
H 9: leave for an abandoned castle (just a few hours from Ikon)
meet a ghost; talk to the ghost; Kaali annoys the ghost, and loses 22 years of his life
fight a Black Pudding; James slips into it and loses his armour
Tse burns every curtain in the castle
fight 8 spiders; Deci, Eldor, and Kaali poisoned; Femira cannot cure all of them, so they return to Ikon
return to castle; a fireball trap almost kills Tse, Femina, and Eldor
at midnight, Kaali finds the secret entrance to hidden 3rd floor; the Party presses on
H 10: encounter a magic mirror which teleports viewers to another plane; Femira and Eldor are the only ones not captured, and break the mirror; this frees the rest of Party plus one extra: Bruno (F7) joins
battle a Vampire; Kaali loses 2 levels
trap: Tse, Femira, and Kaali killed; return to Ikon again
bring corpses to Athena Temple for raises; when they open Tse’s will, it blows up, hurting many; when asked via Speak with Dead what happened, Tse answered that she wanted to make a “lasting impression”; Athena Temple not impressed
H 11: Tse raised by Athena Temple; she is forced into vowing herself to Athena for life, with a Geas against Chaos and Evil added for good measure
Kaali raised by Apollo Temple (after a Limited Wish failed); he is Geased to defend all Party members as well as Valashi; he also incurs a huge debt to Valashi (18,000gp)
Femira raised
H 12: the Party trundles back to the castle; they find a magical painting which teleports them to a shore
they explore tunnels and a maze, battle lots of monsters; Femira charms two lynx
H 16: meet 3 wights; Bruno loses 2 levels
H 18: meet the 2 Liches (who don’t kill Party), exit, and meet Sidney; Sidney pays them 62,000gp in reward

Training, Hrivë 20-42: Baranfindel, Deci, Shauna, Eldor, Kaali, Femira
also: Bruno gets 2 levels restored; Femira releases her 2 big cats
Bruno renews old friendships (he had been trapped in the mirror for a few years)
Deci, Baranfindel, and Femira visit the plantation, do some buying and selling

III.11: Heists 'R' Us (153 Hrivë 43 - Coirë 10; 1984 December)

Background and summary: Kaali and Shauna are bored of adventuring, and decide to work Ikon instead.

Starting members (from Maltese Clue): Shauna (I3/T3), Kaali (F4/T?)

Hrivë 43: begin to case out a minor Greek Temple in Ikon
H 48: rob it
H 50: pretend to be an architect (K) and assistant (S), and case out rich merchants’ houses
to Coirë 5: rob various houses
C 5: leave Ikon and hide for a while
C 10: return; give much of their proceeds to the poor and to the Thieves Guild; thus make a good name for themselves
C 19: meet up with rest of Party (Tse et alia) when it returns to Ikon from Death Trap

III.12: Death Trap (153 Coirë 5 - 10; 1984 November - December)

Background and summary: Bruno meets up with a stranger named Milerjo, who tells him of an intriguing set of ruins beneath a long-abandoned Ares Temple he had just discovered; wants some capable folk to explore it. Milerjo leads them to the ruins, innocently sends them down a set of stairs, and then closes a portcullis behind them, breaks a dam holding back a small lake, and floods the basement. Milerjo then reveals himself as the one surviving Slave Lord (Mk9), seeking revenge.

The Party finds themselves in a Drow laboratory complex, but have little time to explore it. They escape just before it is all flooded and return to Ikon. They try to track down Milerjo, but he eludes them and returns to his monastery in Vridistan.

Starting members (from Maltese Clue): Tse (MU6), Baranfindel (NrC5/R5), Deci (F7), Femira (NtC5/T1), James (F4), Eldor (R3/MU2), Bruno (F7)

Hrivë 45: Bruno meets Milerjo (the former Slave Lord)
H 58: Deci, Baranfindel, and Femira return from plantation
H 60: leave with Milerjo for the ruins
Coirë 5: arrive at ruins
C 6: descend into basement complex; Milerjo traps them and floods the basement
find all sorts of Drow stuff, and a tunnel presumably leading to Drowlands
meet a minor Lich (a Vridi noble from 300 years ago) as it emerges from water, they defeat it before it can start any spells
exit; meet Milerjo and 8 Orcs: kill the Orcs, but Milerjo flees; find their horses and gear boobytrapped
track Milerjo over hill and dale
C 10: track him to Greenhaven, but then lose trail
C 11: Femira tries to find Milerjo via Reflecting Pool; see him visiting a nasty friend; he quickly holds up a message reading:

Hello silly person. You’ve just been cursed. We shall meet again, anyway; don't worry. – Milerjo

after that, all attempts to scry fail
C 19: return to Ikon; meet up with Shauna and Kaali again

Training and treasury, Coirë 20-31: Tse, Femira, James
also: when Tse tries on a magic bracelet, it shrinks and cuts her hand off (a cursed item that Milerjo left for them); Tse buys a Regeneration spell and regrows her hand

154 Tuilë 1: Shauna and Kaali give presents to everyone (all of it stolen goods)
T 3: gift recipients become suspicious of presents, talk to Ikon police, who talk to robbery victims
Shauna and Kaali go into hiding again
T 4: Party splits up, with Tse and Baranfindel (and Shauna, Kaali, and some Hobbit named Freddy) sailing to Astarah, and Deci and James going to Deci’s home in Dwarvenland