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======Third session - 14 June 2002 - A slight detour======

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All six players in attendance:

| Chris | [[Roderick]] | Cleric/2 |
| Dave  | [[Aramil]]   | Ranger/2 |
| Jim   | [[Roget]]    | Fighter/2 |
| Ken   | [[Vincent]]  | Rogue/1, Ranger/1 |
| Kurt  | [[Dhersion]] | Bard/2 |
| Val   | [[Kesi]]     | Monk/2 |

The evening of February 26th is a nice one - despite the weather.

As the party arrived in the third village (whose name they still do not
know), the weather had turned quite ugly.  It had been raining and there
was some hail after they arrived.  Despite this, the evening was rather
pleasant as the villagers here are very friendly.

The next morning (February 27th), the weather hasn't improved much.  The
skies are partly clear, but the wind is very strong.  The party
discusses whether they should try to wait out the weather and eventually
decide to stay in the village for another day.

During their extended stay, the party is told of the Rain King, a leader
of the most prominent tribe in the crowded northern lands.  Then, as
they discuss this with the chief, an unusual storm cloud drifts over the
village.  It seems to consist of two groups of elementals fighting each
other.  While it is difficult to tell them apart, there does seem to be
a difference between the two factions - although neither group is a pure
elemental.  The best guess is that they are some form of mist elementals
(a border element between air and water).

Occasionally, one of the elementals breaks from the melee and swoops
down to investigate the villagers.  In time, though, the cloud drifts
away and no harm is done.  The natural storm remains through the early
afternoon, though, and the party decides to stay until the next day.

Finally, on February 28th, the group bids the village farewell and gets
back on the road.  That day, they encounter and destroy a colony of
giant centipedes.  During the fight, though, [[Vincent]] is poisoned and
loses 7 points of DEX.  Late that day, the party arrives at a fork in
the trail.  One route continues north along the coast, while the other
turns sharply inland.  Due to the weather and lack of recent travellers,
it is difficult to tell which direction is more travelled, so the group
decides to continue along the coast.

As the afternoon progresses, the land to their left rises up and they
find themselves between a steep cliff and the ocean.  Late in the day,
they stumble into a marshy area that looks difficult to cross.  Scouting
ahead, a giant snake is encountered, and the party decides to backtrack
and camp for the night.

The next morning, March 1st, [[Kesi]] climbs the cliff to get an overview of
the land ahead.  She discovers that the marsh is rather small, and the
party forges ahead - avoiding the snake at the same time.  It is slow
going for awhile, but by mid-day, the trail begins rising out of the
marsh and they are back on track!

Unfortunately, they are then attacked by a manticore - a fearsome beast
with the body of a lion, black dragon wings, and a vaguely human head.
It is very unusual to find such a creature near human lands!  While it
appears the manticore is going after the mule, he finds more than he
bargained for and is defeated - though the mule (and some of the party)
are wounded.  The group camps for the night.

XP awarded: 1,000 each, Running Total: 3,000.  Everybody gets to third level.