Rabid Wombat Tavern ArchivesMajor Characters, in order of appearance:
Thorn, a dryad sent to seek aid for her forest (NPC)
Gremlock, Tamar, Brother Brygund, Straka, and Feo were only with us briefly (All PCs). All NPCs were scripted by myself; each player wrote posts only for his or her PC. As far as I know, each PC had a unique player.
Book 1 - The DefilerChapter 1: Death in the Forest Destruction of the most ancient trees in the Great Forest prompts to creation of the dryad Thorn, who seeks the aid of the centaur chieftan Torque in stopping the plague.Chapter 2: A Day in the Wombat The paths of three strangers � a silver dragon in disguise, an outcast cleric of Ehosia, and a mentalist mage � cross in the Rabid Wombat Tavern in the town of Midway.Chapter 3: A Hard Bargain Gwenh and Gremlock haggle over daggers, then over Gwenh's memories and identity.Chapter 4: The Adventure Begins Thorn described the plight of the Forest to the barkeeper of the Wombat, Kvelti. She gathers those who seem to have an interest in this quest together.Chapter 5: Departure Five young heroes set off into the depths of the Forest, hoping to stop the evil preying on it.Chapter 6: Into the Woods Our adventurers witness firsthand the effects of the despoiler's magic, and determine which way to go.Chapter 7: Other Heroes Kvelti recruits two more interested folk for the quest and sends them on their way.Chapter 8: A Party Complete The two new heroes meet with the others, although Gremlock is called away.Chapter 9: Centaur Lands The group comes to Torque's ancestral home and receives another sign from the forces of the Forest itself.Chapter 10: Heart of the Forest Our heroes reach the center of the Great Forest and confront the evil dwelling there.
Book 2 - The AssassinSuccessful yet saddened, the heroes return to the Rabid Wombat and acquire more allies: Brother Brygund of Oghma, and Falling Leaf, an elven assassin - and former lover of Cael's.Chapter 12: The Upper Room Our heroes adjourn to a more private location. Gwenh and Toshiro speak, while Cael and Falling Leaf have private words.Chapter 13: Reunion Cael learns of Falling Leaf's strange dual nature.Chapter 14: Back to the Bar After a night of hard drinking, our heroes set off with their two new companions.Chapter 15: Stranger in the Night A drow?!Chapter 16: Obligatory Bandit Raid! Those lovable, laughable louts are at it again!Chapter 17: Sign of the Golden Bear Our heroes put up in a posh and unusual inn.Chapter 18: The Temple Gwenh is mistaken for a Blessed of Eilistraee.Chapter 19: The Table Toshiro and Falling Leaf talk.Chapter 20: The Light Uncovered And the group finally heads to the Oghmite temple.Chapter 21: Here Be Dragons Gwenh researches her own kind.Chapter 22: Ehosian Conspiracy New light is shed on troubles in Ehosia, and the Bookworm is dealt with.Chapter 23: The Dance Gwenh and Kyrial attend the Eilistraeen ceremony.Chapter 24: The Drinks Toshiro, Cael and Krissa (who's Krissa?) trade thoughts over frosty beverage.
Book 3 - The PriestThe group enters the Pearl Kingdom and picks up a new drow.Chapter 26: Back at the Wombat A widely-travelled gentleman enters our fine establishment.Chapter 27: Shariz Wherein our heroes reach their destination and realize they need a plan.Chapter 28: On the Run In which our heroes learn the value of forward planning.Chapter 29: Also on the Run Falling Leaf's own high-speed tour of Shariz.Chapter 30: Dae Faroth Falling Leaf explains what, exactly, she is.Chapter 31: In Sommayid Gryppen and Morgan make it to the gates of Ehosia.Chapter 32: Preparations Gryppen and Morgan plan on getting into Sommayid.Chapter 33: Captured! Cael's attempt to reclaim his books is less than successful.Chapter 34: To Shariz Gryppen and Morgan make it to Shariz, running into some of Kvelti's other friends.Chapter 35: Moonlight Meeting Gwenh, Toshiro and Falling Leaf finally go looking for Cael, meeting Morgan and Gryppen along the way.Chapter 36: Jailbreak It's, well, about a jailbreak...Chapter 37: Jailbreak Continued! More jailbreak!Chapter 38: Leavin' On a Jet Plane The mission lies in ruins, and our heroes must decide what to do.
Book 4 - The CrusaderBack at the Wombat, Kvelti mentions an elven religious zealot intent on purging the dae faroth.Chapter 40: Enter Jazel The daughter of an old friend of Kvelti's arrives at the Wombat, seeking protection - from the dae faroth!Chapter 41: Bath Time Women, water, ferrets, rune mage. Wacky hijinks ensue.Chapter 42: Planning Session Wherein our heroes decide whether or not to defend the dae faroth.Chapter 43: Into the Great Forest A fey interlude... and our narrative breaks off.
Epilogue - SunriseAn epilogue, hinting at things to come.
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