Session 24 Recap

The Mountainroot Temple was secure, and Overlook was preparing for battle. The city council had called in all militia, doubled guards & patrols and reinforced gates. Wall guards were equipped with flaming arrows and boiling oil. And they waited…

Meanwhile the adventurers were arcane locking every portal they could find in Overlook. They were determined that the enemy would NOT attack from within.

Finally, just before dawn on the third day since their return to the city, alarms were raised. The eastern gate was under attack. The heroes rushed across town to assist. They arrived to find Trolls coming through the battered & burned gate. The guards had put down several of the beasts, but were nearly wiped out. The party quickly stepped up & handled business. Having fought similar Trolls in Mountainroot, they knew exactly how to vanquish them quickly. The battle was short. Reinforcements arrived soon, followed by a messenger. Ogres were terrorizing the Stonehammer district.

On the way to Stonehammer, the group came across a Lamia and her fey mercenaries. These invaders put up a good fight. The fey dwarves smashed several heroes around, shoving them away & knocking them down. The Banshrae showered the group with darts. And the Lamia’s beattles swarmed over her enemies. These foes had descent tactics and kept the heroes disorganized for several rounds. The defenders outlasted them though, even the Lamia. The Lamia proved quite resilient and near deadly.

The Ogres were dead when the group finally reached Stonehammer. City guards had beat them down. Buildings around town were on fire though. And rumors of a dragon spread quickly.

Nearby, Councilwoman Mountainhome’s place was on fire too. The servants in the street were begging for assistance. “M’Lady is still in there!” The heroes rushed into the burning building & searched until they found her, but it was too late. She had been knocked unconscious and died of smoke inhalation. They pulled her from the building and left her in the servants’ care.

Just then a shadow fell across the group as a dragon flew over. The heroes gave chase for several blocks until they came upon a group of Goliaths. They were smashing storefronts, looting and pillaging. Obviously, these were invaders. Both sides demanded the other surrender. The defenders beat down most of the invaders, and the last few fled. “I’m not getting paid enough to die.”

General Zithiruun landed in the street about this time, mounted on an undead red dragon. There was a brief exchange as everyone identified themselves. Then the fight was on! The party focused fire on the dragon first. Radiant damage ripped through it’s flesh. But it was deadly too. It charged and slashed, breathed and knocked prone. It nearly took Teregor down in one combo of attacks. But alas… it died… again.

Zithiruun carved his way through the battle field, a whirling vortex of silver sabers. He was quite mobile and quick with his strikes. His defenses were equally admirable. He just couldn’t dish out the damage. Once the dragon was down, the party focused on the Githyanki. He fought on for a little longer, then attempted an escape. Too little, too late. He didn’t get away.

Overlook suffered Trolls, Ogres and fey for several hours. The clergy of Moradin defeated many invaders, including a flying demon. Durkik used the ancient tome from Mountainroot to great effect. Fires burned out and the wounded were tended to. The city had survived.

Bordrin’s Watch to the west, in the mountain pass, suffered brutal attacks too. Over a dozen trolls stormed the gatehouse from behind and nearly destroyed it. Thousands of Orcs beyond the wall attacked, but without control of the gatehouse, their attack was futile. Rumors indicate Kalad and Amyria were the only survivors in the gatehouse attack.