Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 50 Choke found Knuckle at the archery range outside the Unger farmstead. He was working with the ex-sergeant of archers, Munn. Choke put his armor and crossbow away in the farm compound and came back out with his new longbow and quiver to join in. The … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 51
The Children of Stron – part 50
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 49 In the year of our Lord Stron 382 (more widely reckoned in the realms of Aern as the Alinorian year 282 Post Reformation), in the wilderness outside the village of Callic in the Kingdom of Strana in the alliance of the Holy Stronian United Kingdoms, … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 50
The Children of Stron – part 49
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 48 Unger did not allow them to linger long outside the Old Mill tower. He had Aaron and Munn carry Knuckle straight back to their compound. Choke followed them, piggybacking Peep. Unger took up the rear and covered them with his warbow. As they passed the … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 49
The Children of Stron – part 48
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 47 With the ettercap slain, it took just a minute to get Peep back up on the tower staircase. Dangling over the side in the ettercap’s web, she was able to slowly work herself free enough to reach up so that Choke could grab her hand … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 48
The Children of Stron – part 47
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 46 Inside the Old Mill tower, the man-spider put Knuckle with its other prey. The creature was, in fact an ettercap: an aberration born of a mingling of monstrous arachnids with some humanoid host. Thoroughly bound up in strong webs, Knuckle would have been helpless even … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 47
The Children of Stron – part 46
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 45 The old Dwarven trailhead marker was a granite obelisk about twice the height of a man. Its once smooth faces were now weathered and rough, but the Dwarven runes carved into them were still legible. The obelisk stood at the edge of the forest, where … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 46
The Children of Stron – part 45
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 44 With a general plan of action decided, if even just in the broadest of strokes, the squad prepared to head out from the village of Callic. Father Nate located the map the adventurers had made of the Old Mill. It was drawn on a roll … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 45
The Children of Stron – part 44
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 43 Father Nate treated the squad to a good lunch at Callic’s pleasant little tavern. The atmosphere was relaxed and they ate leisurely, enjoying some banter with the local folk. Unlike the worshipers that had followed Peep to and from the church in Spitzer, the people … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 44
The Children of Stron – part 43
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 42 Father Nate was not at his church in Callic, but the squad was able to find him easily enough. He was at the tavern helping the tavernkeeper with a beer brew. He and everyone else there greeted the squad warmly. It had taken just ninety … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 43
The Children of Stron – part 42
Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 41 The Desolate One, Shane told the squad around the smoldering embers of the previous night’s fire, was some manner of undead knight that lived in a not-too-distant swamp. Just a skeleton now, the Desolate One wore a suit of magical plate armor and bore a … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 42
Muse Vassal 