Labyrinth Lord : Desert Nomads - Session 2

6 players turned up for the first session of the Desert Nomads campaign.  Three of the players made up new characters, whilst the other 3 redid their Rahasia characters and updated them according to the AEC rules/guidelines.

Characters:
Craig played Ser Jakob Tolliver, a Human Paladin
Luke played Gilius, a Dwarf Fighter
Floatey played Molly Meladrum, a Human Magic-User
Jeremy played Hawt Pantz (Trilenia), an Elf Fighter/Cleric
Justin played Thomas Grimtooth, a Half-Orc Fighter/Thief
Henry played Angela Siran, a Human Cleric

RECAP:
After Kurtis unwittingly murdered the crazy man, there was a concerted amount of debate between the group and Sarras as to what would happen to the rogue.  Sarras pointed out that in this time of crisis, it was best if Kurtis was put to good use and so he was remanded to the custody of the group, and would stand trial for his crimes when the war was over.

The group then began to provision their raft as the rest of the army moved out from Pramayama.

Finally, the group made ready to leave town, but as they did a dull thudding sound could be heard on the wind.  A large winged creature could be seen circling in the air over a mile down the river.  Shortly after it disappeared, it returned, flying low and fast.  A figure could be seen on the creature's back.  The creature Molly declared, was a Wyvern.

Battle was joined as the rider disembarked from the Wyvern and blasted at the group with lightning.  The Wyvern attacked the Paladin, Ser who stood alone on the raft as the rest of the group took cover in and around a small building on the dock.  Another spell cast from the enemy wizard took effect as three large creatures leapt onto the boat.  They had been cowering in the water, hidden.  The monsters, Trolls, moved with unnatural alacrity, as the Haste spell made them even more dangerous.  Ser went down as the rest of the group tried to help.  Finally, with much blood spilt, the trolls and wyvern were dispatched and Molly defeated the enemy wizard with a blast of arcane power.

Ser Jakob thankfully had not succumbed to his wounds, and was revived by Hawt Pantz who was now calling herself Trilenia as she struggled with the memory of when she had been possessed by an evil witch some time in the past.

For the next couple of days, the group floated down the Asanda River.  They had with them Pormas who was content to help steer the raft as he was the only one with any real watercraft.  Then, smoke was seen on both sides of the river.  The group tried to glide silently past, but they could not.

From one bank came Orcs and Bugbears.  The Bugbears driving the Orcs to attack with bows.  Arrows rained down, and some small amount of return fire was delivered with magic helping to whittle the attackers down.  Then from the other bank came men on horseback.  Like the Orcs, these wore uniforms of the enemy army.  And like the Orcs, they too attacked with bows until the river went around a large wooded area, protecting them from the horsemen who unlike the Orcs had kept pace with the boat for longer.

Licking their wounds, the group healed as best they could and awaited a return of their enemy.  But the enemy did not return once the trees abated, leaving the group to thank the Gods.

-- Game to be continued --