Session 20 – The Gnoll’s Prisoner
Party: Dorian, Urzein, Vaelen and Zalos
Short Synopsis
The party rests at the Monastery of St. Alban, then proceeds north to find the druids. They attack a party of gnolls that have captured a young half-elf warrior named Selene Voss, who had come to find treasure in a giant’s tomb. Her friends fled to the tomb and the gnolls followed.
Upon arriving, they enter the tomb. When Dorian throws a rock into an alcove with transmutation, it creates an earth elemental. After a brief fight, the elemental dissipates.
Long Synopsis
Urzein casts a *detect magic* spell upon the obelisk and senses the schools of necromancy, conjuration and enchantment upon it. Vaelen persuades the monks to allow him to take the obelisk to study, and vows to return it. Rashid heads back south.
After a night’s rest, they head north to find the druids in search of the druids who live somewhere west of Skyship Glade. Several days later, they see a fire of a burned camp with gnolls torturing a half-elf woman.
Dorian tosses a *fireball* into the middle of the gnolls and the rest of the party follows up. The party quickly defeats the gnolls.
Vaelen revives the half-elf woman, Selene Voss, who had come from the north with her friends in search of an artifact in a tomb marked upon an ancient map. Although most of her companions were killed, Randalph and Mira managed to flee to the tomb with the gnolls behind them.
The party agrees to assist Selene and arrive at a dark tomb. At the entrance, there are two headless statues. Dorian casts *detect magic* and his investigation discerns that there is a trap if anyone touches the head.
They enter the tomb and find themselves in a large room with three doors. There are runes that seem to be in the language of giants with carvings showing a giant holding a staff. The party opens the door to the west to find a room with polished mirrors. Dorian notices the mirror on the south wall has the aura of illusion magic, and he walks through the illusionary wall. The rest of the party follows.
The hidden room has rocky formations and Dorain can sense transmutation magic, with it concentrated in the alcove. Dorian throws a rock into the alcove and it transforms into an earth elemental.
Although Dorian tries to command the earth elemental. The earth elemental does not heed the command, but attacks him. The party surrounds the earth elemental and batter it until it dissipates.
