409 - Aug 24
The party rested during the night of August 24.
At dawn the Warblade left Trajectum to rejoin the party. En-route he was ambushed by 11 Bagaudae who emerged from a copse and demanded a toll of 50gp. Tarryn rejected this proposal. 4 Bagaudae armed with a mix of clubs and spears rushed at Tarryn. Barely raising a sweat he quickly dispatched 3 of them. Seeing they were outmatched, the remaining bandits fled into the copse.
Meanwhile, in the early morning of August 25th, Aradec, while on watch, detected a group moving through the forest.
They turned out to be refugees fleeing from Hobgoblins and Goblins. The group comprised 8 men, 6 women, 9 children and 5 babies. They were farming folk and had got lost trying to reach Trajectum.
The party fed them and let them rest for the night and, at dawn gave each adult 5gp and provided directions to Trajectum. The refugees were pathetically grateful.
Tarryn arrived in the early morning and the party moved off to the Tower of Pain which they reached at 1600.
It proved to be a well made three storey tower of black basalt topped by a red tiled roof. The windows were shuttered and closed and the large front door was also closed. The tower was of a good size being circular and 80' in diameter.
The party crept up to the tower but there was no sign of life.
Opening the front door revealed a vast room covered in layers of filth. A ladder was visible leading to the first storey. Inside the room was a vile Athach which attacked.
With some difficulty to party killed the horrid beast. Aradec managed to fall into the ordure on the floor and also got pinned by the corpse of the Athach when it toppled over dead. He contracted a stomach infection.
Searching the room the party discovered a trapdoor in the floor.
Opening it they saw a staircase leading down into a a rectangular chamber with a high celing (about 30'). Floating in the centre of the room were two Gauth who introduced themselves as Victor and Mordius.
At this point the session ended.
Game time is 1730, August 25th