User blog:MMetzner/Session 2: Killers and Cannibals

A Killer in Hogstone

 * Upon returning to Hogstone after their voyage to Pavuk, the Adventurers saw Steffon Sea-Tamer and Harrald the farmer running towards Hogstone Keep . They followed to find Ranulph  dead. A knife stuck in his back.
 * Karkuro Sovan was suffering from severe sea-sickness, and returned to the Sleeping Stag to recover.
 * Several of the Aventurers could smell smoke coming from one of the rooms farther down the corridor, and upon investigation found a small fire burning from a set of drawers, Kyanna threw a large rug over the fire, putting it out immediately.
 * Ronan, sensing a distraction, entered the room opposite, finding a potion with a red liquid, and two books - Ranulph's Account of the Sack of Hogstone, and the Reigns of the Kings and Queens of Hogstone.
 * Gauner managed to pick the lock on his third attempt, uncovering an oval space where an object had previously stood, a portrait of a young man with long black hair who resembled Thirdson, and two letters from the Captain of Thirdson Mutt's Guard, Royston. The letters implicated Thirdson in the supposed death of Mannaphi Al Lazphal, and the search for Herman.
 * Farrus investigated the body further, taking and inspecting the knife and Ranulph's gums, and concluding that beisdes the knife, nothing was untoward.
 * Steffon Sea-Tamer shows the Adventurers the hidden passages where Ranulph and the townsfolk hid during the Sack, and where they have been hiding when raiders have come.
 * Maiya had a sudden painful vision, her eyes rolling back. When she came to, she sat down to rest, not telling the rest of the party.

Father and Son

 * The Adventurers left Steffon and Harrald to bury Ranulph, and went to find Jussi, who was sleeping at his stall. They returned the tools, but also gave him the information that he had survived the Sack and had been living on Pavuk. The Adventurers gave the letters from Herman's Hideaway over to Jussi.
 * The Adventurers learned about Sailor's Wyk from Jussi, that the island is governed by Landon Mutt and that there is a huge gambling trade based around a game called 'Pirate's Craving'.
 * While the Adventurers discussed what to do next, Maiya was struck down with another vision, collapsing to the ground. When she came to she was adament that they should travel to the Cannibal Islands . Ronan was skeptical but eventually concurred with the group. Planning to travel the next morning, they decided to take the spider carcass to the Hall of Beasts. All but Farrus, who was volunteered by Ronan  to help dig a grave for Herman.

Haggling with Symond

 * At the Hall of Beasts the Adventurers and Symond haggled over a price for the giant spider carcass, eventually settling on 180 gold plus a small glass canister. Symond warned the Adventurers against going to the Cannibal Island, and reminded them that he was still after a Blink Dog.

The Voyage to the Cannibal Islands
Day 3 - 18th September 420
 * The Adventurers rested at the Sleeping Stag Inn. After talking to Gauner about his past aboard ships, Ronan took the opportunity for an early night, whereas Kyanna, Gauner and Maiya talked about Kyannas family and situation.
 * The next morning the Adventurers sought out Inga, and set out to sail to the Cannibal Island of Dun Din.
 * The first two hours of the journey were relatively peaceful, sailing with the wind, however whilst navigating through a passage of rocks the ship was set upon by a group of aquatic goblins. Upon seeing the ship, several of the goblins dived into the ocean.
 * Ronan fired a crackling beam of energy towards a goblin, blasting it from a rock and dropping its body into the ocean, while Farrus  fired an arrow directly through the brain of another.
 * While Inga took down the sail of the Jagged Pelt, two aquatic goblins jumped onto the boat, attacking the Adventurers. Kyanna  leaped into action, savagely clawing at one of the goblins before Oula  jumped on another, ripping a chunk out of its throat, killing it instantly. Maiya's  crossbow struck one of the remaining goblins on the rocks, with a bolt from Gauner taking another through the neck.
 * As two final goblins leaped onto the Jagged Pelt, Farrus and Ronan  stood ready. Farrus  fired his crossbow, pinning one to the side of the boat, with Ronan executing the other at close range with an Eldritch Blast.

Dun Din

 * The Adventurers continued their voyage to Dun Din, mooring the Jagged Pelt on the island and approaching a dense forest in front of them. As they neared the trees they could hear chanting from within the forest.
 * Gauner attempted to scale a tree to get a better look, but on this occasion failed, slipping down almost immediately. The group decided to press into the forest. Gauner's second attempt at a stealthy approach went as poorly as his first, and as the chanting stopped, the Adventurers retreated back out of the forest.
 * Tentatively, the Adventurers walked towards the chanting, not really knowing what they were walking into. A group of four cannibals awaited them, weapons drawn, guarding a cage that appeared to contain a slumped body.
 * After some misfiring from Adventurers and Cannibals alike, Gauner pulled out his shortbow, firing an arrow into the shoulder of one of the foes. One of the cannibals slashed at Maiya  with their longaxe, cutting at her side but not causing a serious wound.
 * Farrus pulled his trusty crossbow, invoking the Rite of the Storm and firing a bolt into the knee of one of the cannibals, his leg exploding as the cannibal fell in agony. Kyanna  turned into a tiger, savagely ripping off the arm of one of the remaining cannibals before tearing at his face.
 * Ronan fired another blast of energy at one of the last cannibals left alive, knocking him backwards into their campfire to roast. Gauner  charged at the final cannibal, rapier drawn, and swung wildly, missing the cannibal before Farrus  finished them with a lethal crossbow bolt through the eye.
 * With the cannibals defeated, the Adventurers split up, with Kyanna attracted to a treasure chest she noticed, while Maiya  headed toward the cage. To her disgust, Kyanna found that the chest was filled with rotting flesh.
 * Inside the cage, Maiya found a man in sorcerers robes who appeared to be missing both legs. He was unconscious. Gauner  managed to unlock the cage and together they dragged the man out. Maiya cast Healing Hands to stabilise him, while Kyanna cast Cure Wounds to cauterize the infected wounds on his legs. They decided to try to get the man back to Hogstone.
 * Before leaving the camp, Kyanna looted a scimitar from one of the cannibals, and Gauner  took an axe. He tried searching through the chest of rotting flesh for treasure, but found nothing except more flesh, he threw up violently before the group retreated back to the boat.