Biloko Camp
| Biloko Camp | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4/1/2023 |
| Storyteller | Markis |
| Tier | Trainee |
| Player Characters | Vreal, Serene, Femi, Zokun, Zarembe, Illiam |
| Rewards | 250 XP 10gp (each), Sleeves of Storage, Soft-Landing, Striking Rune, Cantrip Deck, Alchemist Goggles, Ring of Discretion, Potency Crystal |
| Result | Success, camp of biloko eliminated, Barbazu devil defeated |
| Author | SgtBalanced |
Zokun, Femi, Serene, Vreal, Illiam, and Zarembe gathered with Elidyr to receive a briefing on the expedition. Recently, associates had discovered the location of a biloko encampment, which was a two-day journey from Onadbyr. Biloko are carnivorous creatures that feed on humanoid flesh and have been responsible for several deaths of local hunters. Our mission was to locate the camp and kill every biloko there, including men, women, and children, to ensure they couldn't threaten Onadbyr any longer. Although the task was morally ambiguous, we agreed to carry it out after a brief discussion of ethics.
We traveled without incident for two days until we arrived at the biloko camp. As we approached, Vreal gave Zarembe his backup shortbow since Zarembe didn't have a good ranged option. We then quietly moved through a stream and hid behind some bushes, but Serene and Vreal nearly triggered wire traps that were attached to bells. Had they tripped the traps, the entire camp would have been alerted to our presence. Fortunately, they managed to avoid the traps and signaled the rest of us to be cautious. We counted at least 15 biloko in the camp from the viewpoint we had, and decided to flank around and isolate a group on the west side.
We engaged the group and quickly dispatched the first four biloko with a flurry of bombs, arrows, bullets, spells, and polearms. However, at least six more biloko soon emerged from different parts of the camp, some of them surrounding Bakus and Vreal. Illiam enhanced Serene's polearm with a magic weapon spell, and Serene used it to take down several biloko. Vreal delivered bombs to the center of a large group of biloko, Femi cast a powerful Feral Shades spell that sent a swarm of negative energy rats at a huge group of biloko, Zarembe flanked and spanked a couple of biloko with his rapier, and Zokun used his firearms skills to headshot a few biloko from afar. We managed to defeat the biloko, but not without sustaining injuries. Vreal used his supply of healing potions to cover the worst of the party's wounds.
We then moved to the other side of the camp and encountered another large group of at least 10 biloko. In a harrowing battle, we managed to dispatch them, but not without Vreal and Bakus sustaining significant injuries. Vreal passed out the last of his healing potions to help some of the injured, but some party members were still not in the best condition to fight.
We proceeded to the north and final section of the encampment to pursue the last biloko. They dropped their weapons and stepped back toward a cave, speaking something in Sylvan. Femi translated for us and revealed that they were pleading with us not to harm them, claiming they were protecting Barbazu, which some party members recognized as the name of a type of devil. We decided to kill the last biloko and investigate the cave.
As we approached the cave, we encountered a magical darkness that blocked the entrance. A voice reached out to us telepathically, ordering us to open the cave entrance. We deduced that this voice belonged to the trapped Barbazu devil and that it was too dangerous to leave it unattended. We decided to engage in combat but needed time to recover our spells and heal our injuries.
After resting, we opened the cave (by placing one hand on each side of the cave entrance) and engaging in a short, but brutal combat with the barbazu devil. Serene was nearly killed by a nasty strike of its glaive. But the party was able to take it down together very quickly. We found some useful items in the cave that we distributed amongst ourselves, then we looked around to make sure all of the biloko were eliminated before heading back to Onadbyr and collecting our payment from Elidyr.