Monday, March 25, 2019

Storm King's part 18 - We love side quest even more...

“All good things start with a break”, that’s what a lazy man said once.

So before we go into another adventure we decide to get a good night's sleep and visit the Hunter the next day. At least this was the plan, but before the sleep the party seems to have different plans regarding the next day. Groin is going to the Harpers and request a special meeting, in the same time Samael goes to the Zentharim to have his own special meeting. This is how the party starts to split even before the story starts.[1]



In the morning we rent some horses and off we go hunting to find out more about Othovir the Hunter. We find out about his heritage[2] but nothing really of interest for any party member. At least the hunt was successful and we get a discount on the next leather items we want to buy from him. This is the perfect opportunity for Tari to get a new battle hide armor[3] at a reasonable price, the armor will be ready in a few days so all we have to do now is wait.

The blood is boiling in our veins and we are eager for new adventures so we can’t just wait.

Tari and Szivem follow a shady[4] Elf woman like true detectives until the Elf enters a tavern. There the girls start a chitchat with the Elf woman and hear about a rumor that there is a place near the town where if you spend the night, the God Winstan inspires travelers.

Samael, Solid and Selene follow another hint about an old lady who lives north of here that may have some secrets, so they decide to follow that path.[5]

While the Zentharim members Solid, Selene and Samael are busy trying to seduce the old lady, Samael shaming himself by being rejected sexually by the hag[6] :) the party finds out about “the skeleton in the closet”… well not quite the closet but in the attic. In the end they manage to bury the skeleton digging with their hands and swords all night but failing to find out more out of this mistery.[7]

The rest of the party follows Tari’s and Szivem's quest by going to spend the night in the forest[8] and see what inspiration the God has to offer us.

Usually the party sleeps while the elves are on guard and nothing bad happens, well not this time! While Groin and Szivem sleep in the tent, Tari is on watch. The most beautiful  Elf male appears and tries to seduce Tari, but the love for Elessar is strong and Tari resist the elf's charm.[9] The trickery didn’t work so the Elf prince reveals his true form, nothing less than a DEMON!!![10]


Tari fights him and tries to wake the rest of the party at the same time. By the time Groin and Szivem are awake, Tari’s wounds are heavy. Luckily Groin banishes the Demon and they all run with their life leaving the tent behind.

In the morning when they return with the full party they find no demon or tent. Sleeping under the stars from now on…[11]

[1] Which is always a good idea.
[2] After lots of social RP.
[3] Studded leather, I think.
[4] Totally legit.
[5] Because Zentharim.
[6] Your Charisma bonus doesn't matter if you can't roll high enough.
[7] Although this took way more time than you'd think from this paragraph. What other way there is to investigate the owner of an inn than to rent a room and snoop around at night?
[8] More like a grove at the edge of town.
[9] The elven racial trait which gives resistance to charm effects also help.
[10] I specifically described him as not a demon, but whatever.
[11] Because you either give a lot of gold to sleep in a luxurious hotel, or just straight up on the ground like a beggar.

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