Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The Aftermath


In the aftermath of the battle Jarl Steinolfsson thanks the heroes for saving the town and invites them to stay in the keep and recover. The following night there would be a great feast to celebrate victory and honour the party. In the morning the heroes immediately set to work assisting the townsfolk in rebuilding. Throughout the day the party enquired with different townsfolk about the nature of the attack and the unnatural cold, eventually ended up in the company of Dalla Arndottir, the high priestess of Heironeous at the temple. She receives the party coldly, but helps them learn more about the city, the mountain, the surrounding ruins, and the White Hand. That evening the feast took place with the party as the guests of honour at the Jarl's table. During the dinner the Jarl bends the knee to Humbert Humbert in front of all the great and the good of the town. Some of the Jarl's men are not pleased, and are observed quietly leaving the feast.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The Battle of Myrr (Part 3)


Having installed their archers around the ramp leading to the upper plateau of the city, the party formed a line and engaged the monsters hoping to draw them into their kill zone away from the fray in order to allow the keep's defenders to get a foothold on the wall. At first the heroes took the upper hand, cutting down yeti and winter wolf alike trying to stop the frost giants from battering down the gate to the keep. Then the air elementals started to break off from suppressing the resistance on the walls to join the fray below. At point the party's battle line fell apart and the party's carefully laid plans soon went to hell as the the sheer number and speed of the attackers overwhelmed the heroes.

The party fought on bravely as more of the air elementals joined the fight, and the keeps archers were able to fight off the remaining flyers and take hold of the walls. Unable to withstand the vicious assault of the air elementals, the villagers had to fall back and the party was soon surrounded and nearing exhaustion. Just when it looked like hope was fading, the gates of the keep flung open and a column of mounted northmen rode out under the banner of Jarl Steinolfsson to sweep the remaining enemies from the field.