==== V2 Session Five - 16 March 2007 - "Barrow of the Forgotten King" (part 1) ====

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^ Player ^ Character ^ Race ^ Class ^
| Dave | [[freyrik|Freyrik Ulthkell]] | Human(Feytouched) | Warlock/2 |
| THF | [[Líkami]] | Human | Monk/2 |
| Ken | [[Ash]] | Aasimar | Paladin/1 |
| VW | [[Heilli]] | Human | Soulknife/1, Psion/1 |
| Kurt | [[Ketamine]] | [[Crag Gnome]] | [[Witch]]/2 |
| Chris | [[Yosi]] | Wood Elf | Barbarian/2 |
| Val | [[Allie]] | [[Lesser Aasimar]] | Favored Soul/1, Fighter/1 |

//Note: This adventure comes from "[[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/959767400|Barrow of the Forgotten King]]",
by Ed Stark, as published by [[http://www.wizards.com|Wizards of the Coast]].//

=== 2 March 1111 ===

Left [[Stillsquall]] for [[Feather]] to see the baron.  He asked the party to take a portrait to the
town of [[Hardanger]] and deliver it to his cousin, Erik, the baron of the Skaalheim barony.  Despite
the fact that the roads are easier through [[Southbay]], the baron dictated that the party travel
overland, through the villages of [[Skaar]] and [[Kingsholm]].  His explanation that this will avoid
"bandit trouble" was accepted, but not believed.

=== 3 March 1111 ===

Left [[Feather]].  Arrived in [[Skaar]].

=== 4 March 1111 ===

{{ v2-05-kingsholm.jpg|The sleepy little town of "Kingsholm"}}

Left [[Skaar]].  Arrived in [[Kingsholm]].  Spent the night at the "Coronet
and Cabbage" Inn.

=== 5 March 1111 ===

Left [[Kingsholm]].  Arrived in [[Hardanger]].  Delivered the portrait.  Baron Erik
requested that they convey a return message -- and while he indicated it is not urgent,
he //strongly// recommended that the party return along the path they came.

=== 6 March 1111 ===

Spent the day in [[Hardanger]].

=== 7 March 1111 ===

Left [[Hardanger]].  Arrived back in [[Kingsholm]], where they learned that some trouble
had befallen the town.  When a family of locals went missing in the nearby cemetery,
a pair of the towns "sentinels" went to investigate and have not returned.

=== 8 March 1111 ===

{{ v2-05-mausoleum.jpg|The main mausoleum at the cemetery}}

With the sentinels still missing, and no local "muscle" available, the town councilor
(and innkeeper at the Coronet and Cabbage) offered to pay the party **50 gold pieces**
to investigate the cemetery.

//Area 1)// Wolves at the Door

Mia Desarna, the captain of the town guard, accompanied the party as far as the
entrance to the cemetery, where they found the main gate open - which Mia
explained was not normal.

Inside, the party discovered two bodies (the sentinels that were sent to
investigate), and were attacked by a pair of Wolves and their Worg leader. They
killed one of the wolves and sent the other and the Worg fleeing.

//Area 2)// Lower Mausoleum

Inside the ransacked mausoleum, the party discovered two corpses of recently
deceased townsmen that had been animated into Zombies.  Along with them, there
were three Skeletal Archers, armed with magical, flaming arrows.

After the undead were destroyed, a young woman from town named Tyra was
discovered trapped in a mausoleum vault.  The party decided it would be best to
escort her back to the town, in case the wolves returned.  Once in town, they
decided to buy some healing potions - having realized this expedition could
become more dangerous as they go deeper into the tomb.

//Area 3)// Side Tomb

After finding a locked door that they were unable to open, the party doubled 
back to explore a side chamber protected by four flying constructs known as 
"Clockwork Menders".

//Area 4)// The Beholder Room

{{ v2-05-beholderroom.jpg|The Door to the Beholder Room}}

The door of this room held a riddle:

|  MAGIC DIES,  |  EYE OF DEATH,  |  FEAR AND MIND,  |  FRIENDS ARE  |  ENEMY FRIEND  |
|  FAST MEN  |  EYE OF STONE,  |  YOU CAN SAY,  |  SHY, SLEEP  |  PAINFUL WOUNDS  |
|  SLOW, THE  |  THE KEY  |  WILL MOVE YOU  |  IN REST,  |  OBLIVION AIDS  |  
|  PASSAGE YOU  |  TO PASSAGE  |  AROUND IN  |  NEITHER POINTS  |  IT IS  |  
|  SEEK IS  |  THEY HAVEN'T  |  THE WRONG  |  TO THE PASSAGE  |  RUNED  |  
|  NOT BELOW.  |  SHOWN.  |  WAY.  |  THAT'S BEST.  |  |

After puzzling over this riddle for awhile, they came to the conclusion that it 
reflected something //within// the room, not a means to open the door.  This, 
along with the realization that there was no other way to go, led them to 
conclude that the only way in was through force -- so they smashed the door in.

//to be continued...//

==== XP ====
^ # ^ Challenge ^ CR ^
| 2 | Wolves | 1 |
| 1 | Young Worg | 1 |
| 2 | Zombies | 1/2 |
| 3 | Skeletal Archers | 1/3 |
| 4 | Clockwork Menders | 1/2 |
^ ^ Total XP (each) ^ 300 ^

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