Tales of Awesomeness #9

The Gnoll's Axe

On one fateful night many centuries ago, a Gnoll chief witnessed a fiery object fall from the sky and crash into the ground. He approached the crash site and found strange metallic disc, the size of a human head, pulsing with an eerie glow.

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Battle at the Plateau

Leezzzzzdooooddiizzzzz!!

After the burning of Tonoroa, the Hortons wandered aimlessly through the jungle. During their travel, they encountered a messenger sent by the Tonoroan chief telling them that the Tonoroans will attack the Lizardfolk and their masters at the ruins on the Central Plateau of the Isle. The Hortons were asked to aid them and attack from one side of the ruined fort. Being the selfless blokes that they are, the Hortons agreed.

As our heroes ventured towards the Central Plateau, they discovered ruined structures where they discovered that they are supposed to face a race called the Kopru, evil creatures capable of mind control.

Hmmmm.....Cockatrice....Tastes like chicken....

The Hortons eventually reached the Lizardfolk stronghold.  With the help of the Tonoroan attack at the other side of this place, our heroes successfully penetrated the enemy base. Whatever joy they felt for the successful entry was short lived as they come face to face with the same dragon that almost killed them all a few weeks back.

It may not look much, but those are animal statues! :)

The explosion at the village of Tonoroa greatly weakened the dragon and the Hortons emerged victorious. It is here that they find that the still living dragon was merely enslaved by the Kopru and that these monsters are holding the remaining shards they need.

The Hortons quickly descended to the lower depths of the of fortress ruins, fighting through monsters and escaping traps until they reached their main foes.

Here we have Patches (Hal-Orc Barbarian) swimming inside a gelatinous cube while his trusty comrades look on.

The ensuing battle was intense. The Kopru was guarded by a mighty golem and the Kopru even controlled one of the Hortons. But through grit and determination, the Hortons pushed through and the groups Dragonborn Paladin delivered the fatal blow.

Kopru underground lair!

Our heroes smashing the golem to bits!

The victory caused obvious cheer to the Hortons and as is custom, they each had a shot of liquor from their cleric’s personal stash. Little did they know that their dwarven cleric Pakito Bloodbeard mixed a potent potion with his wine which resulted in the Hortons being paralyzed. Pakito took their most important loot, disfigured their Leader’s face and stabbed their wizard in the gut before stepping through the portal. The betrayal is now complete.

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The Isle of Dread!!

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Hello, Jack.

The old man sits cross-legged inside an ancient mausoleum within the Iledan Forest. On his back is his tattered cape to protect him from the cold and on his lap is his walking staff to protect him from wild beasts. Every now and then, he will glimpse at the window to his left as he waited for the sun to set.

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The Goblin King!

Our Heroes of the Day from L to R: Ratbulgogi (Dwarf Fighter); Dave's Dragonborn Paladin (I still can't pronounce his name hahaha!); Patches (Half-Orc Barbarian); Raging Velasquez (Half-Elf Bard); Ray Dar (Half-Elf Wizard); and Strygwyr (Dragonborn Druid)

A few days after their recent dungeon adventure, the Team Hortons received information that the Goblin Wizard they’ve been looking out for will go to a nearby ruins. Being the team closest to the area, they had to intercept!

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Unstable Shapeshifter: 

Showin' off a sketch of the Team Hortons' current lineup. Credit to Jake (He plays Raging Velasquez) for the art.

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Reports

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Eran the Relentless!

Time Lapse!

The Team Hortons finished a series of small quests to scout the Iledan Forest and clear it of monsters so the local townsfolk could continue with their logging operations. On one such quest, the Hortons stumbled upon a ruined outpost building and defeated the cleric who was then staying there. Claiming the outpost as their own, our heroes gave it the name “Camp Big Falcon”.

Upon searching the items left behind by the cleric, Ray Dar, the group’s wizard, took the cleric’s holy symbol of Vecna as a trophy and found an old map of the Iledan Forest with a few areas marked with an “X”. One such mark also had a scribbled date next to it. Realizing that the date is close at hand, our heroic heroes decided to investigate!

End of Time Lapse!

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(This is a new DnD campaign we’re playing. It follows our heroes as they stamp their brand of awesomeness in the Mystara world setting. It is about six sessions deep already so I thought that it is high time I write something about it. New campaign reports will soon follow.)