• Litlee
• Lorynth
• Omaz
• Timbraun CLR3/MAG7
• Iriyas
• Xrith - Phantom Armor
• Fothas
• Tor-Karad

We are returning to the site of Voltendo's Quest Site. LHT…

Iriyas was raised from the dead in Storm Moon the 25th, 498. He was killed on the 20th of Storm Moon.

We arrived at Starling on the 27th. Xrith finished on Storm Moon the 14th, 498. Timbraun has Minor Globe of Invulnerability that can cover people within 1“. It is 1 round per level, 7 rounds.

The weather is clear. We are starting at the former tower of the forgotten master.

We head out.

The party is heading to the north east. Xrith is scouting on his Hippogriff and is scouting to the adjacent hexes.

We head into the hills hex and are able to move into the Hills hex. We see Hills surrounding us. No signs of tower or other structures.

We camp, 1 hex north and north east of Hardin.

Weather is clear.

The weather remains clear.

Nothing is seen by Xrith from the air…

We go west around the mountain. There is a possible encounter in the scrubland, 1 hex northeast of Dead Man's Stone as we go around the mountains.

Xrith is surprised.

The ground group is not surprised. The encounter distance is at 16” so both of the parties will see each other across two hills with a valley gap between.

The other party has appeared on the crest of the other hill. We see 7 Hill Giants.

• Xrith returns to the party.
• Tor-Karad moves behind the crest of the hill and says to get out of their boulder range. He would like to fight them.
• Timbraun goes down the hill.
• Omaz goes down the hill.
• Irayas goes down the hill.

They will hurl their rocks at us. There are 8 of us and 7 of them and they count as catapult missiles. They have to hit AC 0 to hit us. Catapults are like a 1“ splash damage missile. The base number to hit is AC 0. We have not moved yet.

Because we are able to move it goes down to a -3. We are all on Horses (or Hippogriffs) These are considered Direct Fire. We do not get our Dex Modifier. We have AC 1.

• Timbraun is missed due to Cloak of Displacement.
• Two are fired at Irayas, he has no magic protection. AC 1. First misses but second one hits but the first one has a chance to hit someone nearby. He takes 13 damage for both he and his horse. His horse is killed.
• One attack on Xrith misses.
• One on Fothas, he has 4 points of protection from his armor and 1 from shield.
• Tor-Karad is hit twice, he takes 9 damage killing him. The other roll goes to…
• Timbraun who is missed.

Xrith adjusts his height to 60'. Tor-Karad is DEAD and others are injured. Our distance is still 60'

• Irayas stays under cover.
• Xrith flies out of range of these boulders.
• Fothas starts singing the ancient songs of his people.
• Timbraun casts Magic Missile.
• Litlee provides cover for Timbraun.
• Loren takes cover.
• Omaz takes cover.

Timbraun waits until they are in range before letting the Magic Missile go. However, they have not started moving.

Xrith is able to get 5” away to no longer be a target for the boulders. He is out of range now. Omaz has taken cover. Only Litlee is exposed, with Timbraun.

The Hill Giants throw 7 boulders against Litlee. She has a +6 bonus due to a +4 Scale and a +2 Buckler. She is at a -4 AC. There are two hits, Stoneskin on one, the other does 8 damage.

The round has concluded and Timbraun and Litlee are standing alone.

• Tor-Karad is dead.
• Fothas yells to the Magic-User to get to us.
• Timbraun takes cover.
• Litlee takes cover and casts Cure Light Wounds.
• Lorynth is taking cover.
• Omaz is taking cover.
• Irayas takes cover.
• Xrith takes cover under some trees.

Xrith flies downwards and Cure Light Wounds is cast, healing for 7 hp.

• Timbraun waits under cover.
• Omaz waits under cover.
• Xrith is landed and on the ground.
• Fothas sets his spear to receive a charge.

On segment 3 we see and hear that they are advancing but they do come down into the valley.

They are not visible to us but we can hear them.

• Xrith stays low and then goes around the hill to dive bomb the Giants from the other side.
• Timbraun casts Lightning Bolt.

The Giants charge the party, moving at 1.6“ per segment. Lightning Bolt will not be cast until they are in melee. Fothas has his spear set and Xrith is coming around from the side of the hill. The front line is Omaz, Fothas, Timbraun and Litlee. Irayas is hiding in shadows. He is a target too. There are 6 potential targets.

• One attack on Fothas.
• Two attacks on Timbraun, first hits Stoneskin. Damage is 10 points to Timbraun.
• Two attacks on Omaz, no hits!
• One attack on Irayas who is hit for 16 damage, he is DEAD!
• Fothas attacks first, He must hit AC 5. He hits! He does 20 damage! The Giant is heavily wounded.
• Fothas has an AC -7, he is hit and takes 7 damage.
• Fothas hits again for 9 damage, Litlee hits for 5 damage, Omaz hits for 4. They have AC 5 due to charge.

Lightning Bolt was disrupted.

• Everybody is in the location of the party.
• Xrith divebombs.
• Timbraun casts Invisibility.
• Litlee attacks.
• Lorynth cowers.
• Omaz attacks.

Timbraun is going to be invisible when they attack.

• Fothas does 8 damage.

All 7 Hill Giants are alive and fighting.

• Timbraun is attacked and is missed.
• Litlee is missed.
• Omaz is attacked and missed.
• Two attacks on Xrith.
• Two attacks on Fothas, missed.

The Hill Giants attack Xrith first. One club at Xrith hits for 9 damage, His Hippogrff is hit but it takes off the Stoneskin.

26 damage from Xrith and then 8 damage from his Hippogriff claw.

• Timbraun casts Ray of Enfeeblement
• Omaz attacks
• Xrith attacks
• Fothas attacks

They have lost no Giants yet.

• Fothas attacks first and does 14 damage.
• Litlee misses.
• Four attacks on Litlee who takes one hit for 10 damage and then another hit for 3 damage.
• Omaz is hit for 11 damage.
• Fothas is hit for 6 damage and he gets a second attack for 12 damage to the Giant. He KILLS ONE!

Timbraun's spell goes off and there is one that is large and unwounded. The Giant does not save! He only does 2/3 of the damage he inflicts. He is effected for 7 rounds.

• Timbraun casts Magic Missile.
• The rest of us attack.

The Giants attack first. There are 4 targets.

• Litlee gets 4 attacks from the Giants. She takes a hit for 14 damage, she is DEAD!
• Omaz gets 2 attacks. All miss!
• 2 on Fothas who is hit once for 3 damage.
• 1 on Xrith misses.

Magic Missile does 14 damage. Xrith's Hippogriff does 4 damage with 2 claws. Fothas does 10 damage.

• We all attack.
• Timbraun casts Magic Missile.

Xrith kills one for 13 damage and his Hippogriff does 5 damage.

They have lost 2 Giants so far. Magic Missile is cast for 4 and 9 damage each. They are looking pretty wounded!

• One on Omaz, misses.
• Three on Xrith, he takes 8 damage, 5 damage, 4 damage.
• One on Fothas, misses.

• Timbraun casts Cure Light Wounds.

Fothas and Xrith kill another Giant! The Giants must make a Morale check. They rolled a 00 and are falling back! They go back down the hill in the direction they were going.

• Fothas keeps them in melee
• Omaz stays in melee.
• Xrith takes off into the air.

They continue attacking Fothas and Omaz.

• Omaz is hit for 5 Damage.
• Fothas is missed.

Xrith has taken off.

The fight continues.

• Xrith takes off into the air to dive bomb.
• Timbraun casts Shield.
• Dwarves maintain their attack.

This is round 10. Shield goes off and Ray of Enfeeblement is still in effect. Omaz and Fothas both miss.

• Two attacks on Dwarves, Omaz is attacked first he takes 8 damage. Omaz has 4 hp.
• Fothas is missed. He attacks with his second attack and does 13 damage. He Kills another one!

• Fothas keeps fighting.
• Xrith starts firing his sling.
• Omaz retreats.

The Giants pass their Morale and continue fighting.

• Two are trying to finish off Omaz. He is hit for 9 damage and is at -5 hp. DEAD (this is being checked)!
• Fothas takes 9 damage.

Xrith missed with his sling. Fothas does 14 damage. The last two hits on Omaz are reduced and he gets 7 hitpoints back! Omaz is ALIVE! Litlee is also NOT DEAD, just bleeding out due to a correction from Ray of Enfeeblement.

Omaz finally hits and does 9 damage! Two are looking heavily damaged.

• Timbraun casts Cure Light Wounds on Omaz.
• Xrith is divebombing this round.
• Omaz keeps fighting.

Xrith gets back 4 hitpoints from clerical error. The divebomb happens last. Fothas does 8 damage and Omaz does 7 damage. Fothas kills one!

They must make a Morale Check. They keep fighting!

Omaz, Timbraun and Fothas are possibly attacked. No Hits on Fothas!

Xrith divebombs and Kills one of the Giants and then the other one is killed by Fothas!

They are all killed!

We try to tend to our fallen. Tor-Karad will be buried. This encounter happened in the Scrubland hex near Dead Man's Stone. We are 3/8 of the day in.

Fothas buries Tor-Karad. We search the Giants for treasure:

• 5000 gp
• 4000 gp
• 6000 gp
• 1000 gp
• 6000 gp
• 1000 gp
• 4000 ep

• 23,000 gp total, 4,000 ep.

Irayas is a Halfling and weighs 330 coins. This is reduced to 280 coins for blood loss. 3900 coins on Xrith's mount without him being a rider.

We take all the gold plus 1500 ep.

• We bury 2448 ep at the site of Tor-Karad's Burial, under a tree.

The party heads back, having failed our expedition back to The Temple Fissure.

We are moving through the Dead Man's Stone hex and end north west of Razdel's Fissure.

Omaz is healed for 15 hit points by Timbraun's Cure Light Wounds.

Travel is uneventful and we make it to Starling. There is a Cleric of Zo there here and there is a Cleric at the Tower of the Forgotten Master. We take Irayas to the Cleric of Zo in Starling to get Raised. Irayas takes a loan for 5,500 gp to get raised.

Irayas is unraiseable at this point since he failed his Raise Chance…Irayas can only be raised by a Wish spell at this point.

• 4755 gp each.

• Litlee and Lorynth 2,273
• PC 6922 xp
• 3500 gp, 155 ep

Xrith pays off 4000 gp on his loan. Timbraun's Cleric's will start healing us.

Xrith adds his upkeep to his loan. Omaz is at 1,033 xp from level 5. Omaz pays off his loan.