EPISODE
#42
SUMMARY:
Game
Date: 01-12-15
Cast:
Sparruu, Frothgar, Argus, Azmooth
Blood
on the altar! A portal of unknown portent! And the wizard Blart on
the stairs...what is going on in the Shrine? Where are the captive
villagers? Is this THEIR blood?
And
why is Blart acting so weird?
"A
fine mess." he says. "Do you know how hard it is to summon
a terror worm? I did all the rituals. But we're short by one piece on
the list...the blood of a king. Or at least the descendant of one..."
With
that, Fjarlneski the giant slayer whirls around and slices at Argus!
His blood splatters into the pit...what treachery is this?? And is
Argus the heir of a throne??
The
retaliation is fierce. Uul Ulu, Fjarlneski's companion, is stunned as
well. He is not on the side of evil after all.
A
few sword swings and spells later and the two worm villains take
their final plunge into the abyss, satisfied they have pleased their
dark mistress...for the ground begins to shake and rumble! The stairs
crack, the well portal swells...and out of it emerges the great black
terror worm!
The
heroes flee as the temple crumbles. But there is no where to go. And
then they see it...the dwarven hammer Thrumbok! Churned up in the
rubble, lying near the beast. Argus and Frothgar run to reclaim it.
Meanwhile the others engage the monster.
Soon
the hammer is in Frothgar's hands and he lands a mighty, mighty blow!
The hammer's head, already cracked, shows another crack. The lore
says the hammer was damaged when it was first used against the worm
gods. Frothgar knows it has but a few blows left in it. He must make
his strikes true.
Argus
lends aid with the mighty Haverok and between the two combatants the
terror worm takes much damage. From a distance Azmooth punctures the
beast with her arrows. Sparruu, lacking other options, decides to
become a gnomish hero and stab at the thing with is own sword. Uul
Ulu strikes with his staff while Falki the hunter hurls a javelin.
Moments
later the beast snatches Falki by its teeth, crushing the happless
hunter!
Another
thunderous strike from Frothgar crushes the middle of the monster. It
begins to thrash about, rolling madly in its pain. And in this
thrashing is caught the brave trickster cleric Sparruu, jungle gnome
far from home! He is pulverized by the giant body and rejoins Miana
Musina in his/her paradise.
Having
no time for sorrow, the heroes redouble their efforts. Sword, staff,
arrow, and hammer come to bear and Argus lays the finishing blow by
cutting the monstrous thing in half.
The
heroes gather the body of Sparruu and flee the temple by the way they
came...
As
the sun rises the remaining shattered townspeople of Frostmyr hold a
ceremony to celebrate Winterturn and to celebrate the gnome who so
recently aided them and paid the ultimate price. Frothgar speaks
highly of Sparruu, invoking the names of Frimm and Miana Musina.
During
the festivities Azmooth and Quilliam are not to be seen, something
about "inventory" at Bjarns.
Argus
displays an occasional tear for his friend trickling down his sinewy
cheek. But Aggi Migloden the healer is quick to wipe them away.
And
so ends the saga of the Shrine of Worms. Our adventurers can
rest...for now.
End
of Episode #42
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