Old World» Group Two

Lachlan, Soraya, Sirhc.

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Player characters

Player characters associated with Group Two.

Quick reference

Procedures

Standard operating procedures.

• (none yet)

Watch order

(See Timekeeping and Rest.)

Watches in a typical travel/adventuring day:

1. Foraging/downtime
   • (eating, spell preparation, maintenance, etc.)
2. Travel/exploration/adventuring
3. Travel/exploration/adventuring
4. Foraging/downtime
5. Lachlan asleep; Soraya and Sirhc on watch
6. Soraya and Sirhc asleep; Lachlan on watch

Marching order

(Left is forward)

Single-file (narrow passages):

So La Si bj

Double-wide (wider passages / outdoors):

So La
Si bj

Acquaintances

Characters that have been encountered by Group Two.

Travelogue

Locations that have been visited by Group Two.

Legend:

• light green: steppe
• beige: desert
• brown: badlands
• grey: mountains

Item catalog

Special items that have been found by Group Two.

Bestiary

Creatures that have been encountered by Group Two.

Party inventory

Party Currency: 2418.5 GP, 13 SP

Party Possessions:

• One mule
• One cart
• Two 40 gal water barrels
• 82 days trail rations
• Wand of illumination (33 charges)
• Greatsword
• Locket
• Antitoxin x4
• Potion of healing
• Potion of extra healing x1
• Potion of revive ability - Con x1

Monthly Income & Expenses

Current through Yangyr, 301 R.C.

Income

Johnny owes 9500 GP over time as he sells liquor

Expenses

10 GP/month for shed
3.5 GP/day for squad of 6 mercenaries plus squad leader (as needed)

Adventure log

2026-07-19

• Kar 3rd through Kar 14th, 301 R.C.
• XP: 1,100 (Lachlan, Soraya)
• Locations & landmarks:
  • Dusthill
  • “Metalstorm Hills” (~25 miles north of Dusthill)
  • Old guard tower (~10 miles west of Dusthill)
    • visited; no people or creatures encountered
• Creatures encountered:
  • along the caravan route from Drylake to Dusthill:
    • a dozen or so gnolls, with several coyotes
      • several killed; the rest fled
    • a dire vulture
      • not engaged in combat
  • near the “Metalstorm Hills”:
    • Radia, a half-orc, apparently a necromancer of some sort, with her entourage of undead:
      • an intelligent (?) zombie, formerly an old orc, named Kurdan
      • a massive (Huge in size; easily twice as tall as any horse) skeletal quadruped, serving as Radia’s mount
      • four skeletal llamas, serving as pack animals
      • engaged in brief conversation; no hostilities
• Items acquired:
  • from the pack of Viranal (a dead hobgoblin spellcaster, who had been killed by a metalstorm):
    • a wand of fire with 10 charges
      • sold to Johnny
    • Viranal’s diary, which describes how she and her companions found the “Metalstorm Hills”, and attempted to study and experiment with the metalstorm effect (which eventually led to their deaths)
      • sold to Johnny

2026-08-09

• Kar 14th through Kar 17th, 301 R.C.
• XP: 2,800 (Lachlan, Soraya, Sirhc)
• Locations & landmarks:
  • Strange dungeon beneath the old guard tower (~10 miles west of Dusthill)
    • partially delved; various flora and fauna encountered
• Creatures encountered:
  • on the hilltop around the old guard tower:
    • the animate skeletons of several large warbands of goblins and gnolls (and their war-beasts)
    • the ghosts of human warriors, along with the ghost of a paladin
      • these were all defenders of the guard tower
    • (all these were observed fighting, then returning to death upon the coming of dawn)
  • in the dungeon beneath the old guard tower:
    • giant mushrooms (shriekers and violet fungi)
      • several violet fungi and one shrieker destroyed; other shriekers left alone
    • a cockroach swarm
      • party fled from combat with the swarm
    • a giant hissing centipede
      • driven off
    • a pair of centipede swarms
      • combat avoided (the centipedes were distracted by the appearance of a ready food source—the corpses of the slain violet fungi)
    • several giant cockroaches
      • evaded
• Hazards encountered:
  • strange and powerful magic traps that can suffocate and freeze intruders
    • one such trap triggered safely; another triggered… unsafely
      • Soraya recovered from the effects
  • various hazardous fungal growths (brown mold, puffballs)
    • avoided
• Items acquired:
  • a small clipping off a subterranean fern
    • taken from a stand of these plants, growing in a stone planter on the second level of the dungeon beneath the old guard tower

2026-08-30

• Kar 17th through Saelis 23rd, 301 R.C.
• XP: 2,500 (Lachlan, Soraya)
• Locations & landmarks:
  • an old cemetary, ~15 miles northwest of Dusthill
    • found a sinkhole leading into the crypts
    • did not explore, for now
  • ruins of a guard tower, ~25 miles northwest of Dusthill
    • seemingly once similar to the old guard tower near Dusthill, but mostly destroyed
    • found Radia camped nearby
  • a ravine, ~10 miles south-southeast of Dusthill
    • apparently guarded by Ambrose’s men
    • not explored
  • the tiny settlement of Thornbush, ~45 miles south-southeast of Dusthill
    • visited, for a night
  • abandoned guard tower, ~5 miles southwest of Thornbush
    • identical to the old guard tower near Dusthill, but long-abandoned and fallen to neglect
    • nothing of interest found
• Creatures encountered:
  • while tracking Radia through the steppes to the north of Dusthill:
    • a giant crab spider
      • killed
    • a rattlesnake
      • driven off
  • at the ruined guard tower, where Radia was camped:
    • an ankheg
      • killed
  • accompanying Radia:
    • a dozen animate skeletons
  • at the old guard tower west of Dusthill (while watching the nightly re-enactment):
    • three ghouls
      • Radia questioned them, then commanded them to leave
    • a bizarre, flying creature that looked like a glowing orb of warm light with numerous tentacles
      • encounter inconclusive; creature eventually departed
  • at the cemetary near Thornbush:
    • two wights
      • destroyed
• Items acquired:
  • from the crypt of Sir Berengar in the old guard tower near Dusthill:
    • a greatsword in an ornate sheath
      • has magical aura
    • a worn wooden wand, carved with various designs
      • IDENTIFIED (by the wizard of Dusthill) as a wand of illumination (33 charges remaining)
      • command phrase (to activate the wand for a given wielder): “Rise and shine!”
    • aquamarine pendant, in a brass setting
      • this is a locket, with a carving in aquamarine of a woman

2026-10-25

• Saelis 24th through Yangyr 19th, 301 R.C.
• XP: 1,550 (Lachlan, Soraya); 1,750 (Sirhc)
• Locations & landmarks:
  • St. Aurantius Castle
    • old castle, ~25 southeast of Dusthill
• Creatures encountered:
  • while traveling between St. Aurantius Castle and Dusthill:
    • a giant lizard
      • attacked party, evidently out of hunger
      • killed
    • a pair of worgs
      • they ambushed the party while camped
      • one killed; one wounded, escaped
    • a nest of giant spitting spiders
      • accidentally stumbled into, while setting up a campsite
      • several spiders killed; a couple retreated underground
    • a single ghoul
      • it was watching the party, and fled when noticed
      • tracked briefly by Soraya, but let go
  • in the hills just west of St. Aurantius Castle:
    • a small party of gnolls
      • observed entering a cave entrance of some sort
      • party did not engage; gnolls did not notice party
  • in St. Aurantius Castle:
    • a skeletal crossbowman / siege engineer (?)
      • party tried to hunt him down, but unsuccessfully
• People encountered:
  • in St. Aurantius Castle:
    • Giscard of Balidor, a former paladin
      • now the self-appointed caretaker of St. Aurantius Castle
      • and his horse, Stormcloud
  • in Dusthill:
    • Dorc, a half-orc priestess
      • she used her magic to cure a disease the party had contracted