A Life Full of Adventure

Registering as a magic user really put me in a conundrum as a player. Actually history, as well as nerd history, has multiple instances where registering a number of the population did not turn out well. The Jewish people were registered by Nazis. Mutants were registered in X-Men. The Avengers were torn apart, Captain America vs Iron Man, by the thought of being registered by the government. History, real and imagined, has taught me to be wary of registering. Memberships, on the other hand, include multiple privileges. The membership in this game gives one access to sleeping quarters, spells, components, peers, and a mentor, should the character need one.  I want to feel, in my heart of hearts, that the Game Master really plans to lean on the membership aspect of this wizard registration act. However, he has seen all the movies and read all the comic books I have, and I know he understands the potential pitfalls of making yourself known to the government. Giving yourself a number. ...

Zak – Half Elf Thief Wizard (Me) Thanin – Human Fighter Ogurdan – Dwarf Priest of Selune Noofie -- Gnome Illusionist In one sense the party was depleted. In another, it now had wondrous items that would make further adventures all the easier. They retraced their path back to Schladel. In Berrymore, Zak was able to replace some of his missing spells from his new friend Noofie. All he needed was a new spell book of his own. There was also a philosophical discussion of what exactly evil was and how anyone could know if they were a demon in disguise or not. In Schladel they learned that the Baron currently took a position against magic users, and he was making all users register in order to practice in the city. This came after a minor mishap against the Baron’s belongings. Zak and Noofie started a philosophical discussion about registering as a wizard. Zak ultimately took the offer, as he was currently starting over his magic career. Noofie took a wait and see approach. Registering to be ...

Zak – Half Elf Thief Wizard (Me) Thanin – Human Fighter Ogurdan – Dwarf Priest of Selune Noofie -- Gnome Illusionist The party ran into the mining camp to find the three dwarves fighting a large fire elemental. One of the dwarves was down, and Boroth was standing over him. The other dwarf fought a losing battle against fire. The party joined the battle, but things went almost as badly. Multiple party members were set on fire by the large elemental, losing all combustible materials on their person. That meant backpacks, coin pouches, arrows, clothing, hair, and a spell book. Through the fight, the party fighter took a dive into the camp’s well to try to combat the fire of the elemental. She didn’t find anything to help, but she found a strange current in the well. Otherwise, her aid was pulling up buckets of water to put out party members that had caught on fire. After the elemental had caused enough damage, Boroth, the king’s military advisor, revealed he was actually behind summoning ...

Zak – Half Elf Thief Wizard (Me) Thanin – Human Fighter Ogurdan – Dwarf Priest of Selune Noofie -- Gnome Illusionist Boroth, the king’s military advisor, was assigned two soldiers and told to bring the party to the far reaches where the dwarves were mining before the elemental attacks started. The group hiked to a waystation 8 hours away and spent the night. On the next day, the group was attacked while crossing a stone bridge over a chasm. Stirges came flying down, and gave the party great trouble.  The group was able to overcome the stirges, with all members still alive. They continued on to the far dwarf mining site. The party explored the mining camp, which had sign of goblin habitation before it was last destroyed. They were also able to follow a mining tunnel to an unfortunate dead end. There was no sign, hidden or magical, of what caused the attacks at the end of the mining tunnel. The party turned to head back to the campsite. As they neared, they saw signs of fire and the ...

Zak – Half Elf Thief Wizard (Me) Thanin – Human Fighter Ogurdan – Dwarf Priest of Selune Noofie -- Gnome Illusionist The party met King Orgal Stonehammer, his sister Aurelia, and his brother Kargal. The king told them the dwarves had a problem with fire elementals attacking them. The attacks had become quite deadly, and the dwarves weren’t able to leave the mountain for the last 10 years as they’ve had to deal with the elementals. The party agreed to help. To put an exclamation point on the problem, elementals attacked as the king served the party a welcome dinner. The party wanted to see the location the dwarves had been digging when the trouble started. The king agreed to send them, with a guard and guide.