Bring on the Fight... I Can't Stand Another Hour of Pelor's Light...

Gwendelyn sings...

The Crimson Fleet press gang passed us by
The evening spreads its sail against the sky
Waiting for tomorrow, just another day
The Demogorgon bids our souls good-bye

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The party searches the Birdcage and encounters a strange undead, childlike creature that attacked Daria and the rest of the party. The creature was invisible and vicious like a feral cat. The party destroys the little monster and gathers up the remaining loot. Harliss Jarvel is near death in the cage, and Vin packs her off and the party regroups at the Rusty Shunt. Harliss is convinced that she knows how to find the Crimson Fleet base, and that the information is located a place called the Minting House. The group known as the Seventh Coil runs the place, and they are allies with the Crimson Fleet.

Continuing the search for Maria, Diamondback, Kongu and his long lost father, Rudy insists on working the tavern halls to find more information. A press gang from the Crimson Fleet converges on the party on their way to the taverns. Sputtering something to the effect of "We want your ship". The Bar-lurga brutes, and a Yuan-ti sorcerer brought a half-dozen Crimson Fleet thugs to make sure the party was outnumbered. Alas, the brawl in the street only lasted a few moments. The party drags the bodies into a nearby home, Vin shoos the residents out of the building. A quick looting, and the building is ablaze with only a hurled bedpan to tell the tale.

At a disturbing inn called the Violated Ogre, the party finds out more information. First the barkeep recognizes Rudolpho and passes a note from Maria. Rudy read it, turns it sideways, growls and tosses the note into the fire. Apparently Maria said "See you soon, xoxo". Rudy was less than amused. After chatting around, the party learns that the Crimson Fleet captains are the only ones that know the location of thier hideout. Also, the Minting House has been real buddy-buddy with them. The party returns to the Rusty Shunt for a good nights rest.

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Session Characters: Daria, Gwen, Vin, Rudy, Hjamgerdr, Nesta, Ortho
Session Loot: 10 bottles of Tipsy Nymph Port (50 gp), 6 elixirs of fire breath, 6 potions of cure serious wounds, 6 potions of invisibility, 50 doses of giant wasp poison (d6/d6 Dex), 6 masterwork chain shirts, 6 masterwork bucklers, 6 masterwork light crossbows, 120 bolts, 6 masterwork scimitars, 3000 gp jewelry, 4 bracers of armor +3, 2 scrolls of Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum, scroll of sending, scroll of teleport, +1 shock dagger, clock of charisma +4, ring of protection +3.

XP Standings...

Congratulations! Nesta, Hjalmgerdr, Rudolpho, Vin, Gwen, Daria, and Ortho are 15th level. Update your character sheets. Any copy e-mailed to me is worth 750xp, if done by June 14th.

Announcing the "Ortho's Baby" contest! If Ortho (male elf) had fathered a child with a drow high priestess, what would the outcome be? One entry per player, entries made are worth 400xp. The winner gets 25,000 gp. All submissions are due by noon June 17th.