10/31/2017 0 Comments A way out of the bayouby merelda meznen (vera d.) 5-9 hsTL;DR: Merelda, the young half-orc cleric, joins Shield to locate and destroy the Midden Heap. Instead they discover a thriving lizardfolk village of Clan Greatscale outside of the bayou. The party earns the favor and respect of Chief Atuji and learn there are hills and plains beyond the bayou. (Note: Clan Greatscale is a point of light...for now.) 5 Highspring - Bullywugs Attack! After returning from my last expedition into the bayou, I met a great dragonborn paladin by the name of Udoroth. His reputation is well known around the Island - he leads Shield and has defeated many foes in the field. I accepted his invitation to trek into the bayou in search of a creature he and his comrades, Lindir and Koltalon, keep calling the "Midden Heap." I thought they were referring to garbage but they keep referring to it as a person, particularly a witch of some sort. My new friend, Liam, joined us, and we left Black River Island, headed northeast. It wasn't too long that we were ambushed by bullywugs during the night. Ultimately we prevailed and Liam called my warhammer "Bonecrusher." It has a nice ring to it, so that is what I shall call my best weapon going forward. Father would be pleased. 6 - 7 Highspring - Clan Greatscale We continued east and fortunately avoided a sorrel's nesting grounds. However, we got lost and I shimmied up a tree to determine where to go. I had smelled smoke and from the tree's high vantage, I saw smoke rising up. If Midden Heap is garbage, maybe that was the way. Instead, we ended up coming upon a small tower guarded by eight lizardfolk. The guards, Agak and Rax, escorted us a mile into a village inhabited by 200 lizardfolk. Udo presented himself as Chief Udoroth of the Shield Clan to their leader, Chief Atuji. They were great hosts and fed us a feast and poured a sour ale.
I was impressed to see that the lizardfolk had female warriors standing alongside their male fighters. I offered to show my strength to Chief Atuji and at first he thought I was offering him Bonecrusher. I refused and offered up my crossbow instead. When I did, he presented me a kite shield with the symbol of the Shield of Sanctus on it. He had recovered it from the bullywugs and said there was more if we traded with them. Koltalon demonstrated his prowess by wrestling a lizardfolk unarmed. Lindir, Liam, and I bet on the match and Liam and I placed our bet on Koltalon, who won! The lizardfolk were impressed that a man who eats roots and vegetables could beat their sturdy warriors. We stayed overnight in a comfortable tent. If we maintain good relations with Chief Atuji, we can return here with safe passage. 8 Highspring - A Pledge for Alliance We parlayed with Chief Atuji the next morning, letting him know that some of our clan had encountered lizardfolk to the west. Chief Atuji scoffed and said the western clan was power hungry and brash, not to be trusted. In fact, he said they were wed to the sister of the Midden Heap. He pledged his warriors to help us fight the Midden Heap if we returned with weapons. I know we are uneasy about aligning with the clan so quickly without hearing the other clan first. 9 Highspring - Dougall's Warning We arrived back in Black River Island, exhausted as we were ambushed by vine blights on the way back from Clan Greatscale. We immediately went to Marchwarden Dougall and sought his advice on the situation. He cautioned against aligning with either clan and asked us to gather more intelligence before proceeding with an alliance. Honestly, I kept thinking about Atuji's warning about the Shimmerscale Clan of the west. If I can get to the hills and plains, maybe I can find my father.
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July 2018
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