Increased Gnoll Activity

Posts : 631 Join date : 2012-11-21

Caravan raids to and from Shadowdale seem to take place more often than ever. Roads are being overrun by gnolls, mostly during nights.

Occasional travelers are spreading the word to be adviced and use caution when traveling during nights.
More troublingly, the gnolls seem organized and trained.

Posts : 431 Join date : 2011-05-07

The Nameless reviews the days events in deep thought:
The wagons and crew were destroyed when I spied a single figure fighting off at least two dozen enraged gnolls. I joined her in dispensing with the upright dogg creatures. She excepted my help and we were quickly heading towards Fox ridge. Onse there another adventurer joined us in fighting to the top of the hill. It was clear the gnolls were coming from the cave. So, we fought our way across the entire length of the ridgeline and made our way to the cave entranse to find a sign of consern.

Charging inside we quickly had to change our skirmish fighting style, and fought shoulder to shoulder and sometimes back to back, to slowly cut down their numbers. We came to a door with glyphs that spoke to us. Unfortunately, one of us was not able to solve the chromatic riddle, that each was given.

Having to track back the other way, we were quickly engulfed in a battle with 300 gnolls! The numbers grew the deeper in we went. But so did their physical size, strength and ability to come out of the shadows. In the end, and totally depleted, there was one giant gnoll left. My two companions were nothing less then a bloody mess from their own wounds, but the majority was splattered gnoll blood. One had her arm half ripped off and the other's leg was splinted and bleeding profusely. A beautiful sight if I ever saw one. The final fight began with the beast coming out of thin air. I taunted the beast so that it would consentrate its effort on me and not my frail companions. I could not but think about that missed glyph question that would have bypassed this useless battle. In the end, we were somehow able to fell the beast.

After searching the rest of he cave complex we came across the sourse of this small army. A story was told, alliense and gifts where offered, and many more then us three where already involved. This was not the simple kill then reward we envisioned.

After a quiet group descussion, with further tasks desided on, we went in our different directions to contemplate what was next. Because this was far from over!

(((please no meta)))

Posts : 631 Join date : 2012-11-21

Now that the gnoll army has been greatly crippled, fewer wagons disappear during nights, however, the threat is not completely over.
And it is clear that something or someone larger than mere gnolls are behind this.

» Inside the Gnoll Caves
» Warning! Drow Trickery in the Gnoll Caves!
» A recent attack and subsequent activity around the HoR
» increased elven activity in the Cormanthor
» Reports of heightened Vhaeraunite activity.