(Continuing from Session 006)
We wake up and start trekking along the mountain and stumble across a recently vacated campsite. Morro leads the party up the mountain for approximately one hour until we find a human dangling.
Whipp offers to catch the newly encountered human, Gulden. He informs us that he is a Cropsinger who was warned that Barston is targeting magic users and is on the lamb, making us now a motley crew of fugitives.
We travel together the rest of the day and ultimately sleep in a well-situated cave.
We continue traveling until Morro hears sounds in the distance. He (along with Kestyn) stealthily go over to investigate and signal the party to join them. The non-stealthy party make their presence aware to the loud roaring creature and hear a large chest pound and piercing roar.
(the party enters initiative)
Whipp runs towards the large ape and is struck down to 1 hit point from two swings of its arms.
The party continues to battle the large ape (Morro from a distance with a crossbow, Whipp and Kestyn up close). Kestyn enters a state of rage (with recklessness). Kestyn swings his longsword above the knee. The ape still appears unfazed. The ape attacks Whipp and she goes unconscious. Keston is struck with the other fist.
Morro and Kiiv attack the ape to cause it to be bloodied. Gulden causes the ape to fall prone due to laughter. Orla deals more damage to the beast via magic missle. Whipp somehow gains one hit point and is no longer fainted.
Kestyn is struck down; Kiiv attacks with Searing smite, causing the ape to ignite in flame. The party continues to attack the beast with various actions, and the ape becomes very bloodied. Orla makes the critical death hit and the ape falls on Kestyn and Kiiv.
Kiiv cuts off the arms and cuts into steaks and cooks for 3 days worth of rations for the party.
We arrive at the outskirts of Jalabard and notice some large tents and an encampments. The gate is open -- there is no one actively attacking (as observing folks from Barston on the outside).
Kestyn seems insistent on going into the war camp and requests to be made invisible so he can explore. He ultimately discovers that many of his friends were killed.
We agree to take a short rest on the side of the mountain, but it's not a great location. Kiiv takes the first watch while Kestyn takes the second. During his watch, we are ambushed by large wasps.
Morro is stung to unconsciousness. The rest of the party attacks the bees with Orla's magic missile attacks finishing off 4 of the 5 wasps. Kiiv's greataxe makes the strike on the final wasp.
Gulden casts a protective hut for all of us to stay in. Morro is paralyzed while all of us takes a short rest. Morrow becomes unparalyzed after an hour.
The party wakes up from their interrupted and re-started short rest, around 3:00am, intending to travel through the night toward Jeno's farm.
Party Expereince Before Session: 5,824XP
Experience Earned:
Party Experience After Session: 8,324
Needed For Level 4: 6 * 2,700XP = 16,200XP
Note: Gulden is already level 5 because he needs to be for his profession. He won't gain experience until the rest of the party catches up with him.