Sunday 23 October 2022

Giant's TreeBall Game - final score

 21st of Planting Low Summer


The battle has swung in the Fellowship's favour. After a surprise attack well-coordinated by all of the adventurers. Giants and ettins crash to the burning ground amongst smoldering trees in the glade. A firbolg shaman (?) supports the firegiant leader casting spells from cover to buff and aid, until some of the party focus on the elusive shaman.

Seeing his leader dying the firbolg uses druidic type magic to escape, the firegiant's last words, ".. but it was just a game.." and then slumps over dead with an arrow from Gothi deep in giant's chest.  

Gothi takes care of the griffon - wing-clipped, while others search for treasure. She heals the griffon with her magic, and confirms the wings would need to regrow unless powerful magic is used. Gothi's little scavenger feathered raptor discovers a magical copper coin.

A single older dryad survives the game/battle. Obaz use their skills to heal her/tree and assist with her recovery. After she recovers, she tells them this is a yearly event for the giants and ettins, perhaps.. now no longer.

A number of magic items are recovered, including an armlet, massive 15' long flaming sword, amulet, eyeball from the female ettin leader, 2 giant-sized chests as well hold some wealth, coin and more. One trapped with pins in the lock as well as glyph trap.

Gothi shows the coin to Graxusas whom casts identify on it. This actually does not determine what it is, but opens a communication to a voice. Whom Graxusas starts to have a conversation with. Seems to be a being that wants some work done in the town of of Fax the Wild Coast.

The Lizard-folk sorcerer - for good or bad- announces ALL his titles, and advises the name of the Fellowship to this entity. It seems very interested in all the details but divulges little in return. Making a bargain, the communication ends. Graxusas, confirms that to activate the coin, an identify or similar spell must be cast upon it.

1 - Party location

2 - Town of Fax

Obaz notes as they move to the far end of the glade all the trees have withered and died - this since the battle ended. Obaz discovers three dryad bodies with their throats slit. The druid falls to their knees grief-stricken. Obaz starts then to search for the despicable firbolg, and confirms the footprints all

around the dryad bodies. Calling his friends, they decide Doc, Obaz and Gothi decide to hunt the firbolg down and after some excellent tracking by the ranger. After a long chase, they see the giant in the distance.

A short battle as the firbolg was already wounded and he goes down. Carrying some items of interest as well as a 1/2 body-sized magical tattoo (?) of a sword - where Doc thinks about cutting his leg off or skinning.. then they decide to just bring the body back.

Returning to the group, Further rest is taken - away from the smoldering glade. Items are identified and divided amongst the group.

The remaining dryad is very thankful of the group but declines to join them in their new town, her place is here to recover and restore, Obaz again assists using their druidic powers before the Fellowship once again leave, some transforming for flight. [Graxusas cast polymorph other on the griffon INTO a griffon
so her wings are restored at least for a time!] Flying up into the sunny sky, the party again heads East.. towards Enstad.