Part I:  The Southlands

 United - Trey Hill to Lost Island of Castanamir

1.  Trey Hill  July 1984-June 1985

Background and summary:  A party of characters get together for no apparent reason, deal with a number of foul beasts around the countryside, then are scattered to the four winds before they finish whatever they're doing.  Many of these characters reappear much later in various parties.

Starting members:  Fimble Flumph (NrC-3), Sledge (F-3), Deil (F-4/T-5), Wavish Womby (MU-3).

Surviving members:  Fimble(NrC-3), Sledge(F-3), Wavish(MU-3), Telba(R-4), Heyokas(F-3), Bye(Mk-3), Khuztla(WrC-4)
New members: all.
Retirees: Sledge, Khuztla(dies later); Fimble(to Beacon Hill B); Wavish(to Interlude); Telba(to Valley of the Gnolls A);
                Heyokas, Bye (both to Night's Dark Terror B).
Casualties: Deil, Perou-Bresil.
Continuing party: none.

2.  Cone Peak  June-November 1985

Background and summary: A new party gets together and travels down the coast to where an abandoned castle is showing signs of coming back to life.  Party slays everything it meets and about triples in size in the process, then finds a valuable Orb and returns to town only to have it stolen from them by the supposed Mayor, who is in fact a Dragon disguised by polymorph.

Starting members:  Tammi(F-1/T-1), Teimhean(MU-1), Drustan Drakkar(F-1), Samantha(NtC-1/T-1), Trenellan of Vo Arot(Cvr-1).

Surviving members:  Drustan(F-1), Samantha(NtC-1/T-1), Trenellan(Cvr-1), Tran(R-3), Bitch(B-1), Dwalin(WrC-1/F-1),
                Dirk(NrC-1), Harry(R-1/MU-1), Slade(A-1)
New members:  Creiddylad, Tran, Dwalin, Bitch, Gruffydd, Slade, Dirk, Harry
Retirees:  Slade (to Rescue of Dwalin).
Casualties:  Tammi, Teimhean, Creiddylad, Gruffydd.
Continuing party (to Kirrin Island):  Drustan, Samantha, Trenellan, Tran, Bitch, Dwalin, Dirk, Harry.

3. Kirrin Island  December 1985-April 1986

Background and summary: while en route back to Bryll to spend their hard-won booty, the Party is diverted to the charming seaside village of Kirrin, where a small offshore island seems to have developed a Lizardperson colony that is menacing the village and surrounding area.  Party deals with this, while meeting some quaint characters in the village, and are soon on their way.

Starting members(from Cone Peak): Drustan(F-1), Samantha(NtC-1/T-1), Trenellan(Cvr-1), Tran(R-3), Bitch(B-1),
                Dwalin(WrC-1/F-1), Dirk(NrC-1), Harry(R-1/MU-1).

Surviving members:  Drustan(F-2), Samantha(NtC-1/T-2), Tran(R-3), Trenellan(Cvr-2), Dwalin(WrC-2/F-1), Bitch(B-2),
                Harry(R-1/MU-1), Penthesileah(F-1), Galadhriel(I-1/T-1), Fionnbhar(MU-1/T-1), Amber(NtC-1/R-1), Tom(WrC-2/P-2),
                Lena(Mk-1)
New members:  Lena, Votan, Penthesileah, Galadhriel, Fionnbhar, Amber, Tom.
Retirees:  Galadhriel, Fionnbhar (both to F-Series).
Casualties:  Dirk, Votan, (Samantha, Lena - both raised).
Continuing party(to Opster Woods):  Drustan, Samantha, Tran, Trenellan, Dwalin, Bitch, Harry, Penthesileah, Amber, Lena, Tom.

4. Opster Woods  April-August 1986

Background and summary: After the party make themselves unwelcome at Bryll, they head off up-country to check out a dangerous ruined castle deep in Opster Wood.  They do what they can here, but start to run out of characters before the castle runs out of occupants, and eventually give up the mission, preferring instead to concentrate on party infighting.

Starting members(from Kirrin Island):  Drustan(F-2), Samantha(NtC-1/T-2), Tran(R-3), Trenellan(Cvr-2), Dwalin(WrC-2/F-1), 
                Bitch(B-2), Harry(R-1/MU-1), Penthesileah(F-1), Amber(NtC-1/R-1), Lena(Mk-1), Tom(WrC-1/P-1)

Surviving members:  Drustan(F-3), Trenellan(Cvr-2), Samantha(NtC-2/T-2), Dwalin(WrC-2/F-2), Bitch(B-3), Penthesileah(F-2),
                Tom(WrC-1/P-1), Lena(Mk-2), Shedura(T-1)
New members: Strith, Shedura.
Retirees: Drustan(to quest, then Rescue of Drustan), Penthesileah(to Rescue of Dwalin).
Casualties: Harry, Strith, Tran, Amber, (Tom, Drustan - both raised).
Continuing party (to Rescue of Dwalin):  Trenellan, Samantha, Dwalin, Bitch, Tom, Lena, Shedura.

5.  Rescue Of Dwalin  August 1986-April 1987

Background and summary: While in Bryll training after their last adventure, several of the Party are press-ganged on to slave ships, and the rest put more effort into arguing with each other than rescuing their comrades.  To add to the fun, Slade puts in a reappearance, this time as an enemy.  When the dust settles, however, all are safe.

Starting members(from Opster Woods):  Trenellan(Cvr-2), Samantha(NtC-2/T-2), Dwalin(WrC-2/F-2), Bitch(B-3),
                Tom(WrC-1/P-1), Lena(Mk-2), Shedura(T-1).

Surviving members:  Trenellan(Cvr-2), Samantha(NtC-2/T-2), Dwalin(WrC-2/F-2), Bitch(B-3), Penthesileah(F-2),
                Tom(WrC-1/P-1), Lena(Mk-2), Shedura(T-1), Slade(A-1), Sepsa(MU-3)
New members:  Sepsa
Retirees:  Tom(to Southlands Diversion - see below); Slade(dies later); Sepsa.
Casualties:  none.
Surviving party(to Rahasia):  Trenellan, Samantha, Dwalin, Bitch, Penthesileah, Lena, Shedura.

Southlands Diversion (mini) (or, Tom's pilgrimage and then some):

After leaving Bryll, Tom spends months making his way east and south to the holy town of Balshera.  After a month here he tries to return, but instead gets caught up in a war in Farnos, east of Nyrthac.  Eventually, by October 485 he returns to Balshera and rounds up an army to sail on the city of Trie, near Farnos, which had fallen to invaders. Tom killed in the ensuing battle.  By now a local hero, his remains are taken back to Balshera; Tom resurrected sometime in December by the locals.

By January, he tries the same thing again, with the exact same result: Tom killed.  This time, however, his work is not complete, and he is sent back to finish.  Tom resurrected by his deity direct this time, on borrowed time.

In April 486, a third assault lands at Trie, and this time recaptures the city, however Tom killed yet again on April 26.  Tom resurrected again the same day, but he cannot help the army; Trie is lost again by May 4.  By May 17, Tom's army has been all but annihilated, but help arrives the following day in form of the Farnos navy, who proceed to once again recapture Trie. This done, on May 25 Tom (by now WrC-3/P-2) is called back to the land of the dead forever.

6. Rahasia  April-July 1987

Background and summary: Prince Tinwe of Irdan requests help solving the disappearance of three young maids from one of his villages.  The Party obliges, and takes along a second Prince, Arthur of Nyrthac.  Both bring retainers, and the Party becomes huge, but neither Prince lasts the adventure.  Using the village as a base of operations, the party launches a series of assaults on a nearby temple complex, eventually cleaning the place out and rescuing the (somewhat altered) maidens.

Starting members(from Rescue of Dwalin):  Samantha(NtC2/T-2), Dwalin(WrC-2/F-2), Bitch(B-3), Penthesileah(F-2), Lena(Mk-2),
                Shedura(T-1), Trenellan(Cvr-2).

Surviving members: Samantha(NtC-3/T-3), Dwalin(WrC-3/F-3), Bitch(B-3), Lena(Mk-2), Penthesileah(F-3), Baik(F-4),
                Lyra(MU-1/Mk-1), Cinhil(NrC-1/MU-1), George(F-5), Levella(MU-1), Horatio(A-2), Pugsley(R-1/MU-1),
                Arthur(F-1), Johard(F-2)
New members: Arthur, Johard, Tinwe, George, Levella, Lyra, Horatio, Baik, Cinhil, Pugsley.
Retirees:  Arthur(to Circus at Kerratrim); Johard(dies later); Tinwe, George(both to Ti-series); Baik(dies later);
                 Trenellan(to Lost Island of Castanamir); Shedura.
Casualties:  (Horatio, Lyra - both resurrected), (Tinwe - resurrected later).
Continuing party(to Rescue of Drustan):  Samantha, Dwalin, Bitch, Penthesileah, Lena, Lyra, Levella, Cinhil, Horatio, Pugsley.

7. Rescue of Drustan  August 1987

Background and summary: not long after returning to Bryll, the Party receives word that Drustan, who had last been seen heading off on a quest to find a legendary horse, has gone missing and is now presumed dead.  The Party picks up his trail and heads north into the snowy mountains, eventually finding him still alive but working in a Giant-run mining camp as a slave.  They spend some time scouting, and then carry out a rescue operation that gets just a little too spectacular...

Starting members(from Rahasia): Samantha(NtC-3/T-3), Dwalin(WrC-3/F-3), Bitch(B-3), Penthesileah(F-3),
                Lyra(MU-1/Mk-1), Lena(Mk-2), Cinhil(NrC-1/MU-1), Levella(MU-1), Horatio(A-2), Pugsley(R-1/MU-1)

Surviving members:  Samantha(NtC-3/T-3), Dwalin(WrC-3/F-3), Penthesileah(F-3), Lyra(MU-1/Mk-1), Lena(Mk-3),
                Cinhil(NrC-1/MU-1), Levella(MU-1), Horatio(A-2), Pugsley(R-1/MU-1), Judah(A-1), Drustan(F-3)
New members:  Judah
Retirees:  Lyra(dies later), Samantha(to S-series, then Valanyr's Hovel), Pugsley(to P-series, then Valanyr's Hovel)
Casualties:  Bitch(revived later, somehow)
Surviving party(to Circus at Kerratrim):  Dwalin, Penthesileah, Lena, Cinhil, Levella, Horatio, Judah, Drustan

Drustan's Quest (or, how did Drustan get in such a mess?)

After leaving Bryll on Oct 27, he made his way north.  On Nov. 4 he met Balin at Perell, along with a magnificently-high-level Elvish mage named Setem, and learned much of the legends of magical black horses on the plains north of these mountains.  He then left town seeking the wisdom of Ents, and was fortunate to avoid the attentions of some of the local wildlife.  On Nov. 11 he found the Ent Smoothbark, and spent 2 days talking to him, trying to learn of Unicorns and their ways thinking that, as magical horse-like creatures themselves, they could steer him in the right direction.

He next headed west, seeking a Unicorn under Smoothbark's directions, and on Nov. 15 found one by name of Tro-offe.  This encounter produced some useful information: the black horse he sought was a minion of a Unicorn deity (and not likely to want much to do with Humans!), but there was a Pegasus on the plains who might get him closer to his goal.  Drustan left on good terms, and returned to Perell by Nov. 16; Tro-offe would be heard from again, years later.

Leaving a note for Balin detailing his plans, Drustan then headed north, arriving in Zanar-Khex on the 18th.  Here he found some travelling plainsmen, and got yet more information from them.  Armed with this, he made some more inquiries around town and then left on the 21st heading into the mountains.

His quest came to a crashing end late that day when he encountered a wandering Ogre and lost.

He was taken prisoner, and put to work at a Giant-run mining operation as a slave.  He spent a couple of months here without a chance of escape; distrust among the slaves in the camp and horrible weather outside saw to that.
 

8.  The Circus At Kerratrim  September 1987

Background and summary: during the rescue of Drustan, the Party had found among much other loot a small bag, which on examination turned out to be a Bag of Beans.  This odd device contained several beans, with the idea being that when planted, each "bean" would sprout into some odd plant...or creature...or treasure...or something.  Once safely back in Kerratrim, the Party decided to try to make some money by turning the planting of these "beans" into a true spectacle, or circus, complete with big top, on-site bar, hoopla, and so on; despite every safety precaution the Party could come up with, things ultimately went horribly, dangerously wrong, and the Party would end up banished forever from the land they called their home.

Starting members(from Rescue of Drustan):  Drustan(F-3), Dwalin(WrC-3/F-3), Penthesileah(F-3), Lena(Mk-3),
                Cinhil(NrC-1/MU-1), Judah(A-1), Horatio(A-2), Levella(MU-1)

Surviving members:  Drustan(F-3), Dwalin(WrC-3/F-3), Penthesileah(F-3), Judah(A-2), Thorrhalla(F-1)
New members:  Thorhalla
Retirees:  Thorrhalla(to T-series)
Casualties:  Levella, Cinhil, Lena, Horatio
Continuing party(to Lost Island of Castanamir):  Drustan, Dwalin, Penthesileah, Judah

9. Lost Island of Castanamir  September-October 1987

Background and summary: the remains of the Party are teleported to this lonely island as punishment for their part in the Kerratrim circus.  Here they find all sorts of odd things, along with both a new companion and an old one.  Finally, they get off the island and make it to shore, only to find that most of a year has passed them by.

Starting members(from Circus at Kerratrim):  Drustan(F-3), Dwalin(WrC-3/F-3), Penthesileah(F-3), Judah(A-2)