Tonight’s twist finds the party back safe…enough at the Melarn residence but quickly they find themselves at the mercy of raiders in the dark. The decision for the party is, do they sit by and watch the slightly-putout Drow become victims to these raiders or do they help the people that found them in the underdark? To find out let’s sit back, grab a coffee and roll into tonight’s adventure!
Raiders in the Dark
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The Melarn family had, reluctantly from the daughters, agreed to take them back to their house. They waited in the cavern as they watched the Drow wander around the spider’s nest, the youngest daughter, Umnel, moved around the giant arachnids and they moved around her like surface herds.
The father, Izzrysn, moved around and collected the spider webs using a large pole that easily whisked the silken threads from the mushrooms and rocks into bundles. Then he placed them in neat piles on the back of the wagon that was held steady by the calm Rothe which was chewing food from a large sack. After the silken bundles were piled up the eldest daughter, and most unfriendly, Qistra, inspected the silken bundles and took notes in a little book.
Eventually the wagon became full and the party jumped on the back of it as it moved through the passages away from the mushroom forest and the cavern of spiders.
A while later they arrived at a large house that was covered in enchanted torches and braziers that shed light around the cavern. Many Drow and some Duergar worked in the lands around the house. Building, shepherding or moving bundles from a large warehouse near the central house. Izzrysn explained that they were family members, cousins, and it was their duty to the Melarn family to serve his.
Food was served and over an adequate meal of some kind of meat, fungi and something entirely different the party were briefed in where they were. The Melarn family house was near the city of Kalehgrul where they were one of the three largest merchant families. They explained where and how to get the Kalehgrul as well as some warnings of who to watch out for (mainly of the other two major families). The Melarn family, the mother absent from the family house for the time being, was also curious about how the party came to be in the dark and they were interested in the surface world.
A short while after dinner shouting could be heard from outside. Umnel ran to the window before uttering something foul sounding in Drow as she ran out of the room.
“Raiders, I fear that you have come at a bad time. We had heard that one of the other families may be plotting something but to send mercenaries to attack us directly is not something we expected. You four flee and try and make it to Kalehgrul. We can deal with these but they will likely attempt to take you as slaves to be sold in the larger cities such as Duraegis.” Izzrysn said as both Umnel and Qistra came back with large bows, wicked arrows strapped to their thigh and a curved blade on their hip.
“Wait for an opening and run.” Qistra said as she drew an arrow and stepped to the window to let her quarry fly.
So tonight is a bit of a mixed bag of activities. Thanks for joining me tonight but don’t forget to come back for the last few nights of this weeks adventure. And lastly, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe
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