Despite having done nothing to claim the metal melting lizard skull the party acquired, Oogie, greedy as always, claimed it regardless with plans of turning it into a great weapon for himself. He knew of a wizard in a tower not too far from Lesterhonia, so the three of them set off through the south-western swamps to find the wizard Arkad. Sure enough, they find a massive stone tower, surrounded by smaller wooden buildings, but their progress was halted as they were approached by a group of men clad in robes, who wanted to know why they were intruding in their locale. Oogi explains his quest, and having already gained something for nothing, he was sure they would turn 'his' skull into a new weapon for himself. Yet, for some odd reason, defying all odds, they expected something.
"What reason would he have to give you aid?"
Having brought nothing, and not willing to give anything, Halthor intervened telling them that Arkad could be payed in servitude, which worked in gaining regaining their waning attention. The party were told that Arkad needed aid in the exploration of the Burial Tomb of the Tridobaktrus, which thankfully they already traveled. With Sain showing them the drunkenly hobbled together construct of a map they had created, the cloaked men finally became willing to give the men an opportunity to converse with Arkad. He had offered to make Oogie's weapon, but as a cost, they would need to continue their explorations of the Tomb of the Tridobaktrus in order to find a remnant known as the ring of Kordis. Only then, would Oogie get his weapon.
The party left the tower with this information in mind, but there were still other matters to attend to. Matthias, in a drunken stupor, promised to take Sibe and Ria, the daughters of Koloksi the ruler of the Antrofahi Tribe, to Skyfa, which is the exact same location a merchant Oogi had met would travel to upon gaining enough men for support. Killing two birds with one stone, the part would return to Lesterhonia in order to accomplish both task. Unfortunately however, trouble arose on their way back.
A seemingly friendly band of traveling men passed them by the shores as they were returning, out in search of revenge for the betrayer of a friend of theirs. After asking the names of the party, they quickly realized that Oogie was one of the two men who they were after, and their moods quickly began to sour as they prepared to fight the party. Now, the group was outnumbered 10 to 5, and these men were well equipped for the occasion, but what they were not aware of was the quick wit and capacity for cruelty that Halthor possessed.
Halthor introduced the others, but never specified who was who, so almost on cue he turned to the hireling who's name he failed to remember, and told him "Oogi, who are these people, as I will not fight on your behalf."
The party quickly sacrificed their newly appointed hireling, tying and gagging him before giving him up to the rowdy men.
Despite giving up the life of another man for his safety, Oogie, greedy as always, expected some form of compensation for the party's "services".
"You want a knife in your gut?" declared a scarred man, to which Halthor told """Paul""" to shut his fat mouth.
With the party safe, they returned to the merchant, ready for a new adventure as they prepare to travel to Skyfa.
Session 9 Downtime Events
Upon their return to Lestryhonia, it began to rain.
Halthor sought to gain insight into the island of Skyfa and spoke with sailors who had traveled northwest. They spoke of men clad in scales like a fish who wore flowers as crowns and traveled to foreign lands as mercenaries.
Sain caroused amid mirth and drink, emerging unscathed.
In darken palces hidden away from the sky, Oogi enacted terrible rites to prepare sorcery to drown his enemies in blood. He returned to his companions with a frog-skeleton hanging from his belt slowly dripping ichor.
As thralls of Lord Zaba Hurass, Thorvid, and Oogi further changed. Hurass's tongue grew long and dextrous now being used as a small prehensile appendage. Oogi's tongue turned thick and slimy becoming being able to choke a man to death. Thorvid awoke to find his left foot to become that of a frog and in the following days the grey slimy flesh extended upwards until it passed his knee.
As they prepared to board Krem's ship, troubling news reached their ears. Two porters talking among themselves spoke of how dozens of bodies were found strangled through out Lestryhonia. Piles of bodies were set outside homes and upon each house "Death will find you Matthias" was written. The porters continued in hused tones and spoke that each home had been ransacked and a hole leading to the Tunnels beneath Lestryhonia was found.
They gained the following rumors:
1) In ages past dragons menaced from the hills of Skyfa2) Mercenaries from Samarta use paralytic poison in wars
3) Antrofahi Tribe killed the daughter of their chief which led to 3 months of rain and in turn the Brother's War.
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