October 28 Session


Our group of adventurers came together last night for a four hour 1E AD&D session.  We spent most of the night in the Unders, which is the slums part of town.  We began in The Mage's Potion, a tavern located near the Mage's Guild.  Our goal was to infiltrate and stop an illegal non-human/animal fight ring located in this part of the city.

The party was led to The Broken Wand, a brothel located near the Mage's Guild.  The party split up, one half entered The Broken Wand looking to infiltrate the fight.  The other half watched to learn more about the fight ring and to bail out the first group if necessary.

The first group gave the secret phrase and were admitted to the upstairs.  There they were disarmed, given a hood to hide their identity and blindfolded.  The party was then led several buildings away to an abandoned warehouse where they were taken under the building.

After their blindfolds were removed, the party found themselves seated in a large arena with about a hundred spectators.  Many of them wearing the white cloaks of followers of Rectus Deus.  Everyone present was wearing a hood so that their identity could not be determined, though the follower nearest the party used the word "Marvelous" in every sentence (and he talked a lot!).

One of the thieves that was in the second group infiltrated the arena and determined that there were animals, guards, and prisoners located on the other side of the arena.

The party was unable to intervene with the fight between the halfling and the wolf, but decided to come back a few hours after the fight to break things up.  The guards were lured into the arena and to a choke point on the stairs to the main box where arrows made quick work of them, the animals and prisoners were then freed.  When searching the guards it was discovered that every one had a brand on them: a skull with long hair and a crown - Death's Queen, a mysterious and feared crime boss in the city.

The party went back to their base of operations, the inn called The Broken Gourd.  There as they recovered and trained to level up they were approached by a group of wailing and crying women who were led by a very serious older woman.  The party's help was requested to help the son of one of the women.  A very foolish young man who got a book on demonology, summoned something, and got himself possessed.  The party is being hired to take him to the mystic in the woods...

Next week: Save Ferris!

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