by Kingpun on Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:08 am
Wandering directionlessly once again through some standing rocks, Chuck caught flashes of something that looked like a manmade tower. Following the trail of familiar grey rock, he found his way to the entrance, and called the others over. On the ground floor, they found only a disinterested zombie and some stairs up. At the top they found a room covered with tools, parts and other junk, with a strange device resembling a lighthouse lamp with a grey stone lens on a platform in the centre.
After reading his name tag, Yew and Chuck called Steve the zombie up and helped him activate this device he called the "beacon". After some strange magical (or electrical?) goings on it opened up a new path for them over a grey stone causeway that led through a world obscured by mist. Travelling over it for a day led them to a great, dark room with a larger "beacon". Busting through the doors beyond it, they found more dormant zombies and a staircase that led them into the cellar of a bandits' hideout.
The bandit guards weren't too happy to see Yew shamble up out of the cellar in zombie disguise, and a fight broke out with them & the hill giant who'd been sleeping upstairs. Chuck received a serious bashing and, sickened by Yew's defensive odour, found it very difficult to fight back. Randall rejoined the fight after hiding in the corner for a while, and the three were eventually able to take the giant down.
Hurt, repulsed and weakened by the stench, and seeing his two stronger comrades fall, Freddy the bandit tried to flee but was quickly captured. He revealed that this was the base of a bandit leader called Gimfrey, who used it for the many back routes to different anchor lines that it gave access to. Gimfrey was currently away on a raid, but he would be returning soon, with his strongest fighters. Freddy made it clear he didn't want to be here when Gimfrey returned, after failing to defend the tower.
REWARDS
1833 XP lvl 5/1700 XP lvl 6
Large Greatclub
2 Medium Longswords
Large Gross As Hell Hide Armour
Studded Leather Armour
Breastplate
1500 GP

(extinct)