L:12 Fired
Starring: 
Nict, 
Thaddeus, 
Tarralon, 
Donovan, & 
Dario
Guest Starring: Josef McNab, Zelda the Herbalist
Challenge: Lizard Wizards, Bluff Checks
Location: Aculemortis Swamp, Kumbaya
Date Played: 06 Nov 2011
Arrive in Kumbaya
Donovan Alright, so. We get to the, and the funny talking Dario lad went up to Josef's house and started knocking on his door. It's like he thinks we're in some fancy court or palace or something. Besides, it's a shop. Why would a shop need someone to knock before they go in? Anyways, me and Josef get to discussing the finer qualities of this lizard hide that we picked up. Some of these scales will be quite beautiful after we've turned them into something useful.
Dario: Had Donovan not told us that we had arrived, I would never have thought that we were in Kumbaya. Having only two buildings, I'm amazed that it is on a map. Thad comments that the sign should read "Welcome to Kumbaya and Come Back Soon".
Sala's box and the amulet vision
Donovan The blasted swine of a lady, Zelda, made me give up some of the fine blue scales I had so I could treat poor Jeff's foot. Little guy's probably crying right now in the barn, knowing somehow that I had to give up something so beautiful to help him. It's worth it, though. I love that pig.
Dario: The herbalist woman Zelda seems nice enough and seems to be quite skilled at her craft. Thinking on recent battles I ask if she has a draught for bravery and she does, though Nict shakes his head profusely as the concoction smells like feet wrapped in poop. In trade for this and a few other draughts we repair her roof. I feel the hero, helping out the unfortunate elderly woman with a task that she can no longer tend to.
Fighting our way out of the swamp
Donovan Apparently these, "Lizard Wizards", as Dario keeps calling them, don't want us to get back to poor old Jeff. They attacked us while the rest of them slept, only blind lil' me and Thaddeus were awake. That fire that they do, it isn't very nice. It burns like something else. Though, I guess it is fire, so that might explain the burning bit. At any rate, I had to let that weird tingley feeling I get sometimes help out. It was mighty helpful, but blast it all if I couldn't stop me swearing while we were a'fighting.
Dario: The first fight with these creatures was quite enough to convince me to stay out of their way, so when we get notice that a larger group is seeking us I don my armor and we hide. While hidden Tarralon hands me a vial and indicates that I should throw it. I trust him and do so, hitting one of the lizardmen walking on all fours. Tarralon had done likewise and the vials kill him with ice. The other lizardman walking on all fours bolts and the eight remaining lizard wizards begin looking for us in earnest. (It is quite amazing that we remained hidden.)
Outnumbered and obvious that we are going to die if discovered, Tarralon hands me another vial and indicates that I should throw it. Trusting him I do so and charge into the fray so my companions can remain hidden. The ensuing battle is long and tough and eventually it is obvious that we are going to die and I surrender. One of the beasts approaches me and Tarralon casts Magic Missile on it, declaring that it was going to kill me with magic. I grab my sword and cut it in half, realizing now that I am fighting to the death.
It is through sheer luck that we all survived.
