Heroes of Telemarch - 3135

The Eighth Year

John and Laura temporarily leave the group near the end of the year, as Kevin is impending.


1/1/3135: The group is exploring level 7 of Ebar Krowden. Rathbone and Aisheela the succubus charm each other, and she teleports him away for a tryst. A type IV demon appears in her place, but the group defeats it. Rathbone loses one level to Aisheela and falls deeply asleep; she barely escapes the group's wrath when she returns him. Later, gorges heave when a cursed room makes Postumus slavishly devoted to Soujrnee. Further along the group finds the body of an elven prince, Evol Erykos, lying in a state of suspended animation since losing a duel to a drow mage 200 years before. They are unable to revive him, but take him along.

1/2/3135: The adventurers encounter a group of Githyanki. Aareth launches an attack against them, and the group is pulled into a tough fight. Bodo flees to Hobbitland, Soujrnee is feebleminded, and Mentiri is psionically dominated and taken prisoner. A pair of githyanki are killed, and the battle ends in a draw. Evol is revived that evening, and he, Bodo, Breamar, and Norill teleport to the Iron Fortress of Apollo.

1/4/3135: Evol is taken to High Greybole and revived. He rewards the group with 10,000 gp and a bag of holding. Bodo, Breamar, and Norill rejoin the group, and Mentiri escapes the githyanki after a couple of days of exploring with them.

1/5/3135: The group explores level 7 of the Ebar Krowden main dungeon. After defeating a large band of trolls, the group encounters a ghost. Ashar and Aareth are each aged 10 years, but the ghost is forced to flee. In it's hoard is a ring of contrariness, which Dardania dons. She is overpowered and disarmed by the rest of the party.

1/6/3135: Dardania is freed of the ring. Postumus turns the Hourglass of Chronos, which gives him one hour to find and defeat a creature in single combat (if he succeeds he gains a level, if he fails he dies). While looking for one to fight he runs into a trap that steals all his memories. Mentiri tries to help him by conjuring monsters, but none of them is suitable. Erik uses the wish pool to restore Postumus's memory, and Erik uses the pool to summon a hill giant for Postumus to fight. Postumus wins the fight by using his ray gun wand.

1/7/3135: The group explores the river on 8th level of the dungeon. Rathbone is attacked by an insane gnome assassin, Gnorman, but survives. The group battles a hoard of wights, who are defeated, but Janee and Soujrnee each lose a level.

Later in the day the group finds a room containing an enchanted path. Those that can walk it gain the ability to undo any one event that subsequently affects it; those that fail die. Mentiri, Ashar, Aareth, Dardania, Soujrnee, and Breamar try it and survive, but Postumus and Bodo try it and are killed.

1/8/3135: Postumus is raised by Soujrnee.

1/9/3135: Soujrnee tries to raise Bodo, but fails. The group uses a limited wish Stargoth has on a scroll to give Bodo a second chance, but this also fails.

1/11/3135: Mentiri dreams Bodo alive again for a short time. Bodo teleports to see the archmage Muer in Krell. Muer sells him a limited wish for an exorbitant price, and this one succeeds.

1/15/3135: The group defeats Assechlos the black dragon on level 8b.

1/16/3135: The group defeats an aboleth on the river, then explores the Tower of Mist, battling and defeating several mihstu. In the aftermath of the fight an angry Kysa confronts Mentiri over Mentiri's interfering with the fighters ability to kill their foes. Beldraggin intercedes on Mentiri's behalf, and Beldraggin and Kysa brawl. Postumus halts the fight by catching both of them with a hold person spell.

1/20/3135: Bodo and Mentiri do a little solo exploring while some members of the group train. They get in over their heads, and Bodo is forced to teleport to safety. Mentiri flees to the Astral Plane.

1/22/3135: Bodo is forced to enlist Dardania's help to retrieve Mentiri. This triggers a savage debate in the group over Bodo and Mentiri's actions, but no conclusion or consensus is reached.

1/24/3135: The group begins to explore 9th level of the main Ebar Krowden dungeon. They battle shambling mounds and umber hulks, and later are attacked by Solles the vampire. Samrith turns Solles, who departs - for the time being.

1/25/3135: The group defeats Tarrek the vampire. They battle a group of specters (Erik and Dardania lose levels, but Dardania undoes her loss with the ability gained from the enchanted path) and gain access to the pool of energy from the Positive Material Plane. Ashar tries to drink from it and is dissolved, but is able to use his one-time reversal from the enchanted path to undo the event. Various items are enchanted and dissolved by the pool. Later the group battle a large pack of minotaur lizards. They recover a lot of treasure, but Postumus is slain.

1/26/3135: Soujrnee raises Postumus. Mentiri tries to drink from the pool of positive energy, but is dissolved. She undoes this event.

1/27/3135: The group defeats wyverns and scorpions on level 9.

2/5/3135: The group explores level 5 and level 6b, taking care of some previously unexplored areas. They defeat a band of type III demons, then find a messed-up rod of rulership. When Bodo tests this device he inadvertently takes over the entire group, with the exception of Rathbone, Stargoth, Aareth, and Garval. The wily Aareth plays along, but Rathbone and Stargoth are cast out of the group by the megalomaniac hobbit. Bodo dubs the group "The Brethren of Bodo", and leads them to 4th level on a mission of conquest. The effects wear off, however, and the rod is seized and destroyed with extreme prejudice.

2/6/3135: A vortex emerging from a potion bottle on level 6b sends the entire group to Hiroshima just before the bomb is dropped. The blast catapults them back to their reality, unharmed. A trap transforms Mentiri into a bronze dragon for four days.

2/7/3135: The group finishes level 6b. Bodo is cursed by a statue whose ruby eyes he removes (wounds will not heal). A gorgimera petrifies Stargoth, but Aareth is teleported to Lycapsus, where he gets Gwalthiar to unpetrify him for a modest sum.

In the afternoon the group descends to level 10b, where they battle sons of kyuss and wraiths. They find and rescue Tar-Varyon, the paladin from another continent.

2/9/3135: The group tries to break Bodo's curse, but fail. They meet the stone giants on level 10b, and are rewarded for rescuing one of their kids. The group battles umber hulks; two of them surrender, and are converted to good alignment by Stargoth.

2/10/3135: The group invades level 10a. They defeat black puddings and a thessalhydra, but the thessalhydra (which is polymorphed into a sunfish and dumped in the river) kills Postumus. Soujrnee raises Postumus. A trapped treasure chest snaps off one of Bodo's hands, but this regenerates.

2/11/3135: The group battles an iron golem, a type V demon, and umber hulks on level 10a.

2/13/3135: The adventurers take on the Fierce Bad ogres, who they have been seeking. The FBOs route the group, who successfully flee. Bodo teleports them to Glendon's castle.

2/14/3135: The group speaks with Glendon and meet Jovan Repler, the astronomer-sage. As the group has decided to use the gates in Ancient Tarranosh to reach the world of Oberon and try to rescue Agatha's soul, Jovan offers to accompany them. The group agrees.

2/25/3135: The group arrives in Copperhame. Aareth turns the bunny he has been hauling around back into a purple worm, which attacks the group, but Soujrnee dispels the dispel and turns it back into a rabbit.

3/4/3135: The group reaches Ossana, where they go their separate ways for a time before beginning their next adventure. Rathbone discovers that the neglected Junia has run off with a merchant.

5/6/3135: The group reassembles in Ossana and heads for the Vanishing Tower.

5/28/3135: The tower appears and takes the group to Haggoth. Everyone exits safely. They begin the long journey across Haggoth to the Crystal Keep.

6/21/3135: The group reaches Gnomegarth, the gnomish town they visited on their previous visit. The gnomes present a play they have written based on the heroic group, complete with a touching love scene between Kyryl and Bodo.

9/11/3135: After long travel, but few serious encounters, the group crosses the River Dreamless and enters the Crystal Keep. They work their way up to the Astrolabe, which transports them to Tarranosh that night. They have a happy reunion with Mohenjo-dharo, and Jovan Repler settles in for years of work and study.

9/16/3135: They take the gate to Oberon, appearing at the bottom of a small dungeon. The battle dimetrodons, annis, and cave fishers and emerge on an alien mountainside.

9/18/3135: The group travels down the mountain, and exchange favors for information about the lay of the land. They learn about Oberon's court at High Veileenmar, and how to get there.

9/23/3135: The group reaches High Veileenmar, where they bribe a seneschal to obtain an audience with Oberon, who has Agatha's soul in his treasure vault.

9/24/3135: The group meets with Oberon. He agrees to give them Agatha's soul, provided that each member of the group engages in single combat in his Arena. The group agrees.

9/25/3135: Every member of the group engages in single combat against a random monster of his/her own level. They notch 11 wins against only 6 losses, winning Agatha's soul. The group takes the gem containing the soul and departs the next day.

10/3/3135: The group passes back through the gate to Tarranosh.

10/6/3135: They return to Haggoth, and begin the journey to the Grey Palace of Unchanging Grun, which Mentiri has heard is the stronghold of a very powerful illusionist.

11/8/3135: The group defeats a band of hill giants that ambush them on the Plains of Ik.

11/22/3135: In winter weather, the group reaches the Grey Palace of Unchanging Grun. They discover that Grun, greatest illusionist in many worlds, is actually the moss lining the inside of the cavern they are in. Mentiri petitions Grun to be allowed to study with it for a year. Grun sets Mentiri a challenge, which she overcomes. Grun agrees to accept Mentiri as an apprentice, and the group leaves her there, along with Beldraggin.

12/2/3135: They group encounter some quaggoth in Haggoth; they trick them and steal their treasure.

12/5/3135: The group defeats a pack of worgs and reaches the town of Exile, surprising the residents of that lonely place. There they build rafts for the journey down the River Dreamless back to the Crystal Keep.

12/22/3135: The group sets sail downriver, taking six residents of Exile with them.

12/29/3135: They are attacked by harpies while rafting downriver. Several members of the group succumb to their song, but Aareth saves the group with a fireball spell.


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