A Thorough Cleansing of the Fortress of the Mountain King and a New Friend...

 Tonight the Heroes of Larm cleared out the entire complex formerly known as the Fortress of the Mountain King. Go here for Clem the Ranger's complete chronicle of the session: http://tinyurl.com/CCStarshield03

In the process, they stumbled upon a halfling prisoner of the Mountain King by the name of Meriaboc, a rather irritating fellow, yet a bloke who has a certain charm about him. The Heroes agreed to travel with Meriaboc back to Larm where he immediately went and had a pint then asked Clem for a loan to buy a new short sword. 

Now he has joined with the Heroes who have been called upon to stop an orc raid on the nearby goblin encampment. There they find Clem's sister, Gesa wounded and many goblins--including pups and females--with no sign of the goblin chieftain. Now the Heroes are on a mission to eradicate the orc threat before they turn their sights on Larm and to find and either rescue or avenge the death of the goblin leader, ally of Larm...

Face-to-Snout with the Mountain King...

 Tonight the Heroes of Larm continued their exploration of the Fortress of the Mountain King. If you recall, the King's evil minions had been raiding nearby caravans and returning to the safety of an abandoned dwarven fortress. They stumbled upon a guard room and the Mountain King and his bodyguard retinue and furious combat ensued...

Clem the ranger's account of this exciting night of action can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/CCStarshield02

Beyond an ingenious pit trap, a room full of guards: kobolds and their ogre overmaster.

The Mountain King, the kobold dressed in plate mail and wielding a nasty serrated short sword, stands behind his bodyguards, an ogre, four gnolls, and four kobold elites. 

Until next time, good readers, adieu. 

The Heroes of Larm Enter the Fortress of the Mountain King...

 Caius Rusticus calls the Heroes of Larm plus, lifelong resident of Larm, Clem Garlef, to his study. There he asks for a briefing about the various threats to his borderland town. After much discussion they decide that the Mountain King is the most immediate threat and sends them with Clem who had just returned from scouting the mountain fortress. 

Clem's account of the adventures can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/CCStarshield01

After a cold night outside, the Heroes of Larm finally make their way into the fortress through crafty subterfuge and are immediately met by the sentries...

Fard-hi cast an illusionary wall to confuse the lowly goblins and provide cover for his comrades...

Into the throne room they go. Notice the overzealous barbarian bleeding on the floor...

The battle is joined. Notice the barbarian still on the floor, bleeding. Also notice the illusory troll being controlled by the illusionist, providing a much needed distraction...

The heroes have defeated their foes and have taken one prisoner thanks to Fard-hi's color spray spell...

What awaits the Heroes of Larm through the secret door? Will they find the Mountain King who appears to be a disappearing kobold? The bigger question is...will they be able to bring the Mountain King to justice for the slaughtering of all those poor farmers? Turn here next week for the answers to these questions and more...