Having finally captured an orc prisoner, the party interrogated him. Inky plucked out one of his eyes, and then the questions started. He said that they were heading north to the secret location, where it wsa rumored the devils were. The nobles apparently are the only ones allowed to be officers, and they are also the spellcasters. They tend to carry the rods that control sand elementals. He didn't know exactly where the secret location was. He was able to identify the troll and officer in the room that Rockaneeshoo barely escaped. When asked why they should keep him alive, he didn't have a good answer, but tried to say that he'd speak for them when they got close. The party didn't think that was a good idea. Rather than simply execute him, they let him free, allowed him to arm himself again, and then duel Hrir.
After slaying the orc, the party set off searching for the hidden location again. Enli prayed to Ibenaikad for guidance, and found out that the troll was back in the city of Mugron, to the south. The rest of the party confirmed this information by asking their orc henchman in the rug of holding. The party also humiliated the orc further by making him answer to various names such as Poindexter and Mary. Matt also was trying to provoke the GM into revoking his breathing privileges.
Enli used Speak with Dead on the latest orc spellcaster, and learned very little about the secret camp in the desert, only that the party was nearing it's location, it was guarded by about 60 orcs, and that the Habergeon of Conquering Might was located there.
The party searched again, using Locate Object to help speed things. But they were unable to see the secret location from the air. They camped for the day in Leomund's Tiny Hut, and Siala disguised it again as a sand dune. During the late afternoon/evening, Rhin noticed something that looked like a bird on the horizon. But then he noticed that the encampment was now surrounded by 4 large hills of sand that had just risen on their own. He spent several rounds waking up the party, yet the hills didn't move any more.
All of a sudden, a blue dragon appeared in the air near the hut, and homing in on the area bracketed by the sand elementals, cast Evard's Black Tentacles almost directly in the middle of the encampment. Davinov was the first to scramble free of the spell, but was then immediately picked up by the dragon and carried off. Fearing the worst, Rockaneeshoo teleported on top of the dragon and cast Otto's Irresistable Dance on it. The dragon immediately grounded himself and performed a tap dance, crushing and breaking Davinov's body in the process.
Rockaneeshoo regrouped with the party after disintegrating a hole in the dragon's wing, and as it swooped back for another pass, he teleported the entire party just above the swooping dragon. As it rapidly swept by them, several things happened. Hrir attempted to catch hold as it flew rapidly underneath him, but failed and tumbled to the ground, getting a serious mouthful of sand. Rhin floated gracefully down (featherfall) and cast a Flamestrike that failed to affect the dragon. Urgmob deftly grabbed hold, stored his bow, drew his dagger, and made a stab that skittered off the dragon's scales. Enli, Rockaneeshoo, and Siala were all able to keep their positions in the air.
The dragon was not amused by this tactic, and decided to dislodge its remaining attacker. Craning its neck around, it bit Urgmob and breathed a blast of lightning into his face. Urgmob's lifeless and scorched body tumbled from its back and plowed into the sand below.
Rockaneeshoo cast Solid Fog to hide them from the dragon as it flew away, and then put up a Wall of Force to keep the dragon from simply swooping through the fog. As the dragon circled for a better angle, the party regrouped, gathered their fallen comrades, and collected the dropped weaponry of the slain. Hrir called for a general retreat, and Rockaneeshoo teleported the entire party back closer to Mugron.
Will Urgmob and Davinov be returned to life? Will the party find the secret base in the desert? Tune in next time to find out!
Everyone receives 1500 xp for encounters and roleplaying, and Urgmob (should he be raised) will receive an extra 100xp for being the first to say how the dragon was able to find the party.
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