Loose threads Demons mining in the mountains, Strange creatures in the mountains, hurricane in the mountain, troll & demon cooperation?
Participants Shirkad, Swampy, Scrambles, Hector Varnick
Locations Mountains east of Roanokae Camp
Short summary:
Fought demons and trolls in the mountainside near Roanokae, demons seem to be mining resources in a oddly cold region on the mountain and should be stopped bring lots of anti-demon weaponry!
Full Report
The group came together at Elvira's checking out the bounty board, choosing one to go after demons, joined together by unlikely reasons and after a bit of banter they quickly set out on their journey across the island. Their first destination was the well traveled Elemental Portal Shrine where they encountered no issues, no doubt due to the efforts of many groups before them. They quickly traversed the portal there and found themselves at the Roanokae camp where they were able to take a short rest before continuing the next day.
Journeying into the mountains the druid Swampy quickly discovered just how slow the warmbloods could be, but with the use of his primal magic was able to determine the location of strange and twisted creatures further up the mountain. The birds also reported a strange chill to one location in particular and based on the bounty board description they determined that was their true destination so they made haste further into the range. There they fought large Ape-like demons and some with gnarly horns which had been arguing, emerging victorious after deft use of might and magic. Hector the scrawny human artificer was revealed to be able to transform into a half-man half beast much like the lycanthropes of the world, but also wholly different in means. But when combat subsided it seems his transformation waned as well leaving him unaware of anything that had transpired like a waking dream. After taking notes from the group they moved onward climbing higher into the mountain's peak to fight more demons.
The demons encountered here were like vicious wolves with blue light erupting from their maws, Hell hounds, and their apparent leader whom carried a blood soaked spear, the group was once again victorious after another bout against the forces of darkness. The bloody demon seemed to be harmed by the wounds it caused being mended a possible weakness for future exploits. Shirkad explored further into the den of evil to discover two trolls and a goat headed demon with a flaming sword to keep them cowed. This was too much to strike alone so he returned to the group who then decided to retreat and rest up, being attacked by more Hell hounds in the night. It was a hard fought battle but they came out on top and found a tenuous but restful night ahead of them.
They traveled to the cave entrance to fight with the two large frosty trolls and their subjugator the goat demon, this fight was even more difficult than the last and nearly claimed a few members of the troupe. But once again they stood victorious using acid to keep the trolls from regenerating and bashing down, but mostly drowning, the goat demon, whose sword was no longer aflame once it died, and oddly the only piece of equipment left behind when it dissipated like all the demons before it. Scrambles cut some massive chunks from the hide of the trolls claiming he was going to make some delicious steaks later.
Inside the cave they heard clanging of metal like a forge, the howl of a small hurricane, and various other sounds that they were unable to determine. For their next battle was to thin the herds of demons which included more of the horned demons and the blood-spear wielding creature all stronger than those they'd met before. It is here that they nearly fell in battle but after much effort the horned demons were dispatched and the spear demon fled deeper into the cave no doubt to inform it's commanders. After picking themselves up the group decided it best to recall with what they'd earned, many bruises, scars, a bit of ore, and tales for the next month.