The group entered the hall and started exploring. There were several doors on each side of the hall and stairs that went to an upper level which overlooked the floor they were on. There were two fire pits in the center of the room and tables at the sides of the room. At the back of the room, opposite of the entrance, there was a large table that looked out over the open area and the room looked like a banquet room.
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They started exploring and found two front rooms that looked like guard rooms, each with an arrow slit by the entrance. Another two rooms looked like bunk rooms that had been recently used. In one of the rooms there was a trap door that opened to a floor below but which was too narrow to go down, even for Sheliak. Another group started exploring the upper level while keeping an eye on the group below.
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While exploring a storage room, Danicia, Sheliak, and Sandru heard people preparing to enter their area. They sent a warning and prepared to attack when the people entered. They saw thugs and started attacking. As the attack started, black suited fighters appeared and also started attacking the group. Darsus, and Cendrine got into position on the upper floor along with Seoni. As the fight started, the group on the upper floor fired into the room when the door opened and an enemy appeared.
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Sandru, Danica and Shelika backed out of the room while other thugs came in. Danicia ran to the other side in order to come up behind the thugs. Darsus and Seoni prepared magic for the battle while Cendrine looked for an opportunity to fire. Seoni summoned a large creature in front of the door to the room once the Storm Peace Keepers had left.
nWith the door into the hall blocked, the other circled around in order to flank the attacking thugs. As they moved into position, another group of thugs ran into the hall, unaware of the Storm Peace Keepers sneaking up behind them.
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Darsus and Cendrine joined the battle below while Seoni stayed above watching the fray. With the group empowered and ready they quickly took down the thugs and the black suited fighters that had suddenly appeared. Once the battle was completed, they checked the area where the thugs had come from and found stairs going up and down and a kitchen with a door that went outside. They also found two rooms upstairs that also stored items. After searching and finding items to help the party, they went back to the hall by the kitchen and stairs. During their search they found a cell with a starved prisoner in it, Lute Haggersly, a merchant from Kalsgard. He is a shareholder in the Rime Runners Guild and had voted against a proposal proposed by the Thorborg SIlverskorr, head of the Rimerunners Guild of Kalsgard. Lute was threatened but refused to change his vote. Four weeks ago he was kidnapped and brought to Ravenscraeg.
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He told the group that he had been threatened by a large, green humanoid in the lab the creature worked in. Another large guard had also worked him over but he has not been questioned. He has no idea why he was being held and he wants to go back to his home in Kalsgard. The group also shares food with him and Darsus heals him. No evil was detected so he was allowed to leave the fortress since he could not help with any fighting. Darsus and Danicia give him instructions where their camp is outside of the fortress and tell them if he will wait there the group will escort him back once they are done although if he doesn’t want to wait he is free to go back by himself.
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The group then goes to the next room which is the lab that Lute had described. It is filled with benches and tables that hold many different tools and chemicals. In the center of the room is a large glass case which holds a humanoid body. As Danicia gets closer to the case, the body starts to move and appears to be talking but no one understands what is being said. After trying to understand the speech, Danicia breaks the glass of the case. Once the glass is broken a swarm of wasps flies out and starts attacking the group. Danicia, Sandru, Sheliak and Cendrine attempt to attack but do no damage. Seoni attacks with fire but it does not do as much damage as she expected. As the group is attacked, Sheliak, Sandru, and Seoni are stung and feel themselves becoming clumsier.
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The group leaves the room and runs for the large banquet room. The swarm follows, still damaging the party for those left behind. Once in the room, Danicia yells out a plan to lead the swarm to one of the fire pits and have all of the group attack with fire in one round. After a tense few seconds, the swarm is partway over the pit and the group attacked at the same time with whatever fire they had at hand. With the intense attack, the swarm could not stay together and fell apart. This ended the session.
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