Black Emperor Campaign diary, Vol 2 & 3

 

these are two somewhat short chapters so i’m lumping them together on this one

Session 2:

A year later most of the original mob has returned alive, no everyone was so lucky to find mentors and training out in the world. They have arrived just prior to the anniversary of the Mayor’s appointment. The Black Emperor arrives and seems to make no notice of the act of rebellion. He simply appoints a new mayor, Bator the blackhand, and leaves. Bator wastes no time, conjuring a great tower. His first act as mayor is to gather the townsfolk at the base of his tower and demand the children of the village be sent to his tower and brought into his protection. The town elder, Smelder, gathers the party and asks them to deal with the dark wizard.

The party gathers themselves and enters the wizards tower, moving through the surreal tower the party encounters a reception and waiting room, a room in the clouds, a chamber that opens to the planes of elements, and a chamber with strange portals.

Finally the party confronts the mad mage and his gargoyles on the roof, through a comical series of blunders, dropping bombs that skitter around the floor and cause a panic, and bonding Bator to one of the party’s patrons. After a life or death struggle atop the roof of the tower they triumph and free their town from oppression again.

Session 3:
From a nearby village, a pair of brothers, Mug and Asp, a warrior and a wizard, join the party, they have their own agenda, searching for Dryad wood. This, along with word from the capital that the druids of the nearby woods are subject to a purge, causes the party to venture into the woods in search of the druids to support them. After some struggles against the local creatures and strange groves the goblin Colossal, gains possession of the dagger, Eversharp by turning one of the local creatures, a bladed viper, into a dagger.

The party meets with the druids finally and agree to search the mountains for a weapon to help protect the druids. They leave almost immediately and stop by the town of Pernrith on the way to the mountains.

Inside the town of Pernrith they spend a week collecting themselves and gain a small following of Goliath, from Bronzefist’s clan. Other party members gather information on the status of the empire learning that there are whispers of their defiance through many of the small villages scattered around the empire. Having gathered themselves, supplies, and a few hirelings, Merchi a retired soldier, and Jupiter, a strange human who seems unusually arrogant; the party departs for the fortress in the mountains.