Gaspar
– 5th Level Human Monk, 3rd Level Psychic
Baphomet
– 8th Level Tiefling Warlock
Hamoot
– 8th Level Hill Dwarf Cleric (Absent)
Fiddlesticks
– 8th Level Rock Gnome Wizard
Gabriel
– 5th Level Human Paladin, 4th Level Warlock
Bojangles
– 8th Level Forest Gnome Bard
After
sending off the only escape boat, Gabriel rejoined the rest of the group below
decks only to find that Hamoot had went to clean up the old shrine room of the
ship. While the party prepared to go clear the rest of the second deck, Gabriel
searched the old captain’s quarters and found nine potions and a spell book. He
then went to rejoin the rest of the party and after going into the first room
they found the ghost of Gabriel’s former daughter Pryia who was lashing out at
two of the ships former crew with a whip. Gabriel tried to find out why his daughter was here and she said that her grave
was disturbed by the captain of the guard at Phandalin named Rodrick who
ordered that their bodies be moved in order to construct a wall around the
city. She told Gabriel that is was Loviatar’s wish that he returns to Phandalin
and exact revenge on Rodrick. Gabriel complied which caused Pryia’s ghost to
disappear. The group helped the two crewmates and while tending to their
wounds, Fiddlesticks realised that they were lycanthropes. Once the crew mates
were stable Fiddlesticks sent his imps into the bottom of the ship with a
sending stone and the response from them was a scream before falling silent.
Fiddlesticks threw a stone with light cast on it down the hole and the party
jumped down to find out what killed the imps. Upon landing the party was
ambushed by a half shark, half octopus creatures. During the fight Fiddlesticks
enlarged 12 centipedes to aid in the fight against the creature. However once
the first creature died, another came from the other side and almost killed
Bojangles. The group then turned its attention to the other creature and killed
it.
Once
the group returned to the main deck they realised that a storm was approaching
and that they would have to try and save the ship. After a constant struggle the group managed
to succeed in their skill challenge and save the ship. After a three-month
sail, the group managed to return to Phandalin and were met by a contingent of
troops lead by a former sergeant of the militia named Vladimir, a replacement
character for Bojangles. Vladimir greeted the group upon their arrival and
explained the current state of the sword coast. A month after the groups
absence from Phandalin, orcs and giants forged an alliance and started a war
against the cities of the sword coast. Phandalin has mostly been dealing with
orcs, orogs, ogres, ettins, and the occasional hill giant. They learned that the
Twisted Nail orc tribe and the hill giants of the Heart Eater tribe came
together to form the Twisted Hearts tribe and have already attempted to attack
Phandalin once. After meeting with the local militia the group was met by one
of their former crew mates who also happened to be part pf the red cloak
bandits who terrorized Phandalin two year earlier. He told his former bosses
that they should meet with him at the local tavern once he was off duty in an
hour. While the group went to meet their former employee, many of Phadalin’s
citizens were praising them and saying that they were saved now that the hero’s
of Phandalin had returned. Once they meet at the bar, their former employee
told them that in their absence the town council took all the money they had
made earlier and use it to fortify the city since they were pronounced dead
after being missing for three months. He said that they should enlist in the
militia for one year so that they would become citizens of Phandalin and then
be able to reclaim their former treasure horde. While Gaspar, Gabriel, Hamoot
and Baphomet went to in list in the militia, Fiddlesticks went back to the boat
since he had no reason to enlist. On the boat he found a deck of many things
and immediately drew a card which granted him a gnome companion named Dudu.
To
Be Continued…
