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It took about 10 days to reach the village where Groth was located. The hills were rocky, but there were enough paths to make it through with Kora Caroli's chair. Radari and Peaches arm wrestled. Peaches won. The group took turns assisting in carrying the chair. We finally arrived at Groth's lodgings after a 2 hour hike. Groth seemed kinder than Father Sunstone expected. All 10ft of Groth glowed a wonderful yellow hue. He even mentioned that he was small in comparison to the others back home! We found out that the Ogre boss had been more active in their raids before. Groth had heard of other groups before, but never a group so large under one leader before. Groth suggested that our battle plan should include eliminating the boss. The group is more active during the day. Groth mentioned that there was another village a few days away that he believes the Ogre raid group will be heading towards now. He'd like us to arrive before the group to defend the village. He mentioned that there was an old ruined church in between the village and the raid party that we might be able to use as an ambush spot. We briefly debated poisoning the raid party's water supply, but quickly decided against that. We did decide to go to the ruined church to prevent damages to the village. We set up at the ruined church. I stood in the corner to provide cover from any area spells the Ogres may cast, but close enough to render aid to those in need. We heard the rumbling of the Ogre party coming before we saw them. Large creatures they are. We quickly took care of the Ogres, with Kora taking the kill on the Ogre leader. After the battle, we heard a whistle from the town as a signal. When we arrived, Groth informed us that everyone in the town had died. Father Sunstone examined one of the dead bodies and found they had died from starvation. (Note from Peaches: The starvation seemed to be rapidly onset, certainly not natural). It was very odd though that all the townsfolk would die at the same time. Kora had been involved in a situation like this before and Radari recalled that much stronger groups of adventurers went on those expeditions. We decided to bury these folk. During the decision, Groth whistled sharply again and stated we had company. There were three large Ogres. One of them looked identical to the boss we just killed. He began to change forms right before our eyes. He looked fiendish in a way with ornate armor on as well. (Note from Peaches: His armor seemed to be in the style of the Oni from the Old Country). After a long fought battle, with Kora taking a quick dirt nap in there, we defeated the leader of the Ogres for good this time. We removed his head to ensure it was dead. We did discover that it was an Onidoshi. | It took about 10 days to reach the village where Groth was located. The hills were rocky, but there were enough paths to make it through with Kora Caroli's chair. Radari and Peaches arm wrestled. Peaches won. The group took turns assisting in carrying the chair. We finally arrived at Groth's lodgings after a 2 hour hike. Groth seemed kinder than Father Sunstone expected. All 10ft of Groth glowed a wonderful yellow hue. He even mentioned that he was small in comparison to the others back home! We found out that the Ogre boss had been more active in their raids before. Groth had heard of other groups before, but never a group so large under one leader before. Groth suggested that our battle plan should include eliminating the boss. The group is more active during the day. Groth mentioned that there was another village a few days away that he believes the Ogre raid group will be heading towards now. He'd like us to arrive before the group to defend the village. He mentioned that there was an old ruined church in between the village and the raid party that we might be able to use as an ambush spot. We briefly debated poisoning the raid party's water supply, but quickly decided against that. We did decide to go to the ruined church to prevent damages to the village. We set up at the ruined church. I stood in the corner to provide cover from any area spells the Ogres may cast, but close enough to render aid to those in need. We heard the rumbling of the Ogre party coming before we saw them. Large creatures they are. We quickly took care of the Ogres, with Kora taking the kill on the Ogre leader. After the battle, we heard a whistle from the town as a signal. When we arrived, Groth informed us that everyone in the town had died. Father Sunstone examined one of the dead bodies and found they had died from starvation. (Note from Peaches: The starvation seemed to be rapidly onset, certainly not natural). It was very odd though that all the townsfolk would die at the same time. Kora had been involved in a situation like this before and Radari recalled that much stronger groups of adventurers went on those expeditions. We decided to bury these folk. During the decision, Groth whistled sharply again and stated we had company. There were three large Ogres. One of them looked identical to the boss we just killed. He began to change forms right before our eyes. He looked fiendish in a way with ornate armor on as well. (Note from Peaches: His armor seemed to be in the style of the Oni from the Old Country). After a long fought battle, with Kora taking a quick dirt nap in there, we defeated the leader of the Ogres for good this time. We removed his head to ensure it was dead. We did discover that it was an Onidoshi. | ||
(Addendum by Peaches: | (''Addendum by Peaches:'' | ||
After the battle concluded, we spoke with Groth about his home and heritage. As previously established, he told us he was a Jotunborn, a native of "The Fray", which he described as adjacent to the Ethereal Plane. The Jotunborn were supposedly created by the gods (much like my own kind) from the blood of ancient giants, and tasked to watch over our Universe. According to Groth, one of their kind has always traveled to Kelek when danger is near, and this time it was his turn. However, once he crossed over into our home, the rift behind him closed, leaving him stranded. | After the battle concluded, we spoke with Groth about his home and heritage. As previously established, he told us he was a Jotunborn, a native of "The Fray", which he described as adjacent to the Ethereal Plane. The Jotunborn were supposedly created by the gods (much like my own kind) from the blood of ancient giants, and tasked to watch over our Universe. According to Groth, one of their kind has always traveled to Kelek when danger is near, and this time it was his turn. However, once he crossed over into our home, the rift behind him closed, leaving him stranded. | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 10 February 2026
| A Little Help From My Friends | |
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| Date | 2/8/26 |
| Storyteller | Tire |
| Tier | Expert |
| Player Characters | Peaches, Kaina, Kora Caroli, Father Sunstone, Radari. |
| Rewards | Bort's Blessing, Empathic Cords (Groth), Security Badge, 1,035gp. |
| Result | Success |
| Author | Father Sunstone (Markis) |
| Downtime | 26 |
Ogre attacks are becoming more frequent. Time to put them to an end - track down the Jotunborn Groth, work with him to come up with a battle plan, and then execute it.
Log
It took about 10 days to reach the village where Groth was located. The hills were rocky, but there were enough paths to make it through with Kora Caroli's chair. Radari and Peaches arm wrestled. Peaches won. The group took turns assisting in carrying the chair. We finally arrived at Groth's lodgings after a 2 hour hike. Groth seemed kinder than Father Sunstone expected. All 10ft of Groth glowed a wonderful yellow hue. He even mentioned that he was small in comparison to the others back home! We found out that the Ogre boss had been more active in their raids before. Groth had heard of other groups before, but never a group so large under one leader before. Groth suggested that our battle plan should include eliminating the boss. The group is more active during the day. Groth mentioned that there was another village a few days away that he believes the Ogre raid group will be heading towards now. He'd like us to arrive before the group to defend the village. He mentioned that there was an old ruined church in between the village and the raid party that we might be able to use as an ambush spot. We briefly debated poisoning the raid party's water supply, but quickly decided against that. We did decide to go to the ruined church to prevent damages to the village. We set up at the ruined church. I stood in the corner to provide cover from any area spells the Ogres may cast, but close enough to render aid to those in need. We heard the rumbling of the Ogre party coming before we saw them. Large creatures they are. We quickly took care of the Ogres, with Kora taking the kill on the Ogre leader. After the battle, we heard a whistle from the town as a signal. When we arrived, Groth informed us that everyone in the town had died. Father Sunstone examined one of the dead bodies and found they had died from starvation. (Note from Peaches: The starvation seemed to be rapidly onset, certainly not natural). It was very odd though that all the townsfolk would die at the same time. Kora had been involved in a situation like this before and Radari recalled that much stronger groups of adventurers went on those expeditions. We decided to bury these folk. During the decision, Groth whistled sharply again and stated we had company. There were three large Ogres. One of them looked identical to the boss we just killed. He began to change forms right before our eyes. He looked fiendish in a way with ornate armor on as well. (Note from Peaches: His armor seemed to be in the style of the Oni from the Old Country). After a long fought battle, with Kora taking a quick dirt nap in there, we defeated the leader of the Ogres for good this time. We removed his head to ensure it was dead. We did discover that it was an Onidoshi.
(Addendum by Peaches:
After the battle concluded, we spoke with Groth about his home and heritage. As previously established, he told us he was a Jotunborn, a native of "The Fray", which he described as adjacent to the Ethereal Plane. The Jotunborn were supposedly created by the gods (much like my own kind) from the blood of ancient giants, and tasked to watch over our Universe. According to Groth, one of their kind has always traveled to Kelek when danger is near, and this time it was his turn. However, once he crossed over into our home, the rift behind him closed, leaving him stranded.
He inquired with us about our records at the library, and I informed him that they should go back at least ten years. Unfortunately this didn't seem to suffice for his goals; which, as far as I can tell, is only to return home. I did recall that with a planar key, one of the stronger Associates from Onadbyr may be able to cast for him an Interplanar Teleport, but it wasn't much use, since he had no reason to carry a planar key with him.
Though he was quite interested in Onadbyr, he said he still had business to attend to in the area, and wouldn't be returning with us. He gifted a piece of a cord to Kora, which will allow him to contact us (and vice versa) across the vast distance between us. With all that's going on, I'm sure that it won't be long before we hear from him again.)