"When the wolf eats the hare and the sign is nigh to stair, then the lamb meets the blade and the rune is high in shade." -- Osgar, the lost ranger
Wand Donjon Potion, ARCHITRAVE--The PCs descend into Hellspire. From the infernal screech of bats swarming into the crisp air of the four-moon morning to the opening of the Wolf Puzzle Door, they are assaulted by guardian witches, goblins, and vicious spear traps. In the end they discover that Hellspire is a single tower of a larger and more ancient temple.
Hellspire: (image right) A little-used trail follows the bottom of the Dim Defile before turning steeply up one side of the crevasse to a sinister domed tower. Original artwork by Stephen
Dreamgate: The Delving Call
Serial: Expedition to Innerkeep
Venue: Delver Down!
Campaign: Second Dawn
The party
Avatar (wakeling): race class level
Einkil (Cedric): dwarf fighter 3
Ella (Laurel): human wizard 3
Erevan (Carsten): eladrin wizard 3
Liriella (Alex): eladrin rogue 3
Mikal (Leo): human cleric 3
Saraak (Maurice): dragonborn barbarian 2
Osgar, ranger of remorse
Just inside the entrance of Hellspire, the party met a surviving adventurer. Osgar expressed a deep anguish over some past deed before he fled the dungeon. Each PC earns a 125 XP award for the rescue of Osgar, included in the awards below.
The quests
Rescue surviving adventurers (special)
Several
adventurers have been lost in the dungeon of Hellspire in recent weeks.
Oldave, Secretary of the Delver's Guide of Architrave at Innerkeep, has
recruited the party to bring back information concerning what has
become of these adventurers and rescue any survivors.
Special: Each participating PC earns XP for one minor quest for gaining information concerning each deceased adventurer and XP for one major quest for rescuing each survivor.
Prevent the sacrifice (major)
Dagrun, the wizardess of Innerkeep, has warned that a certain alignment of moons portends an auspicious hour for a sacrificial ritual. She cannot tell what vile purpose this ritual may have, but she suggests that it is better to prevent its completion.
Escort Princess Seventh (major)
After
her royal escort was lost in an impossible accident, Geenie, Princess
Seventh of Gnomedom, House of Ademeval, the Sovereign's Consul and
Ambassador to the realm of Architrave, is making her way across the
wheel to the city of Architrave. She has promised monetary remuneration
as well as noble titles to members of the party upon her safe arrival
in the city.
Take Aurondil to dwarf enclave (minor)
The stone Aurondil has asked its current holder to take it to a dwarf community where it may be useful.
Experience awards
Avatar: XP award + contribution bonus if any (total) | contribution link
Einkil: 310 (3208)
Ella: 310 (2909)
Erevan: 310 (2756)
Lirielle: 310 (3269)
Mikal: 310 (3051)
Saraak: 310 (1310)
Coming up...
You've taken a short rest near the site of the moonblight ritual, so you can use healing surges and recover your encounter powers. Some of you have also used your daily power. Remember you can't use that until after you've had an extended rest...
