Explosions Rock Midway

An uneasy feeling came over Ferraud as he sat in church. He had the unmistable impression he was being sent a sign from Tyr. That message told him that there was trouble in Midway. Trouble for Ferraud meant that one of the new evil religion was in town. Immediately he arranged for a gathering of the members in good standing in order to scour the city and destroy this evil.

All the Cavaliers and Paladins in residence took part as well as some of other vocations to help find the mole. It was decided the best way to hunt was to send out a scout party of "not so obvious" people. Elected were Gwen, Marci, Oolst and Joram. The rest would follow at odd intervals as backup. They decided that it would be best to go to the bars and restaurants, expecting to either gather information on the villain or catch him in the act.

They first went to the Midway Brewery and found that there were several folks that were suspicious enough to get the bartenders attention. One of those was a pale, blone, blue eyed human that just seemed out of place. Convinced that there was nothing else to be discovered, they left the brewery (which is partly owned by Oolst) and moved on. They decided that the second team was more appropriate for the next place, the Crusty Mug.

So in went Ox Baker, KC and Jeri. Jeri ctarted the trouble by wandering directly in to the kitchen. He was promptly thrown out and gave KC the impetus to pick a fight with the cook. After a few short words, KC decided it was better to beat up the cook and nearly took off his leg with his spiked club. Unfortunately, the Crusty Mug also caters to a lot of off duty town guards, and they quickly grabbed and arrested KC hauling him off to jail.

Ox followed up by asking a few pointed qeustions and got no usable information from the patrons. They left and on their way to the next place, Ox and Jeri got in to an intellectual discussion about Tapeworms and Elves, and why people with big uteruses can't have one. And that everyone has one. Confused by this discussion, the groups moved on. As they crossed town ahead they saw Chateau Estelle explode in to flames.

With the bridge that crosses over to the restaurant destroyed in the blast, Joram moved quickly and cast a water breathing spell. He jumped in the spring and went across tot the island establishment. Several patrons were trying to get out as he entered the front door. He had to pull the owner, Estelle, out of the way and tossed her in to the water to save her and get her out of the way. Marci tried to shoot out the windows of the building to let in ventilation, but missed. Gwen swam across to the far side to help rescue those still inside. She tied a rope from Oolst to the far side and went in. Oolst secured the line on his side and Jeri crossed using the rope bridge.

Ox tried to use the rope to cross, but he slipped. Ox, still in his armor, sank. Quickly, Jeri threw in another rope and tied it to the post and went in to help the rescue. Ox grabbed the line, but the line gave way as Jeri's knot slipped free. Oolst tried to save him by slowly crossing using the rope bridge but he too slipped and fell in. With both sinking, Marci jumped in with another rope tied to the post. She tested it and re-tied her knot before going in. She was able to narrowly get both big men to the surface just as their air supply was running out.

Inside, Joram spotted the suspicious looking figure darting through the restaurant into the back room. He moved after him and saw him dash up the stairs. Gwen entered and began pulling victims from the burning building. She tossed aside tables and chairs, laying on healing hands to revive those she could and helped all those still alive to escape the conflagration. Joram raced up the stairs to find himself in the dark.

Suspecting magical darkness, he pulled a Continual Light rod from his belt and was able to see in the "normal" darkness. He activated his Infravision ring to let him see. At that moment, the suspect let loose with a Fireball. Joram was hit dead on, his eyes burned to blindness by the sensory overload. Joram, blinded, tried to fight back, but the villain eluded him and tried to finish him off with a poisoned short sword. His effort was nearly successful, but Joram was able to resist enough of the venom to survive. He then found himself alone.

Downstairs, Jeri found the owner's husband and daughter in the back room unconscious. Alone with two well to do people, Jeri couldn't help but lift the beltpouch (not knowing that he just robbed the mayor of Midway). He then was helped by Gwen to get them from the building. He noticed a third figure on the stairs. They moved to help him get out. As he passed Gwen, her Detection of Evil rang loudly. She tried to trap the culprit by going along with his ruse. Then she attacked. She put two Kapars in to him and Oolst, just entering the building, quick drew his sword and swung away at him. The evil being reached out and touched Oolst turning him to stone. The villain then left by way of a teleport spel before he could be completely subdued.

When the smoke cleared, a spent ring of spell storing was found on the second floor. Joram was taken to his church and cured of his blindness by a local cleric. Oolst was brought to the Wizard shop and returned to flesh by the resident mage, M.T.

Evil Lurkings

The leaders of the Cthulu religion met to decide their next course of action. They decided that more assistance was needed. Emmissaries would be sent to the Svirfneblin and Duergar to sound them out about alliances. Teal informed the group that yet another new creature had found its' way to Jesper. She introduced them to a Hunting Horror. This creature was able to primitively communicate that it was "released" from its' domed home by a group of humanoids. It was able to give enough information that they could identify the mercenary Raifer. It was decided to find this merc and offer him money to fill in some informational gaps. It was also decided to try and find Finneous Fingers. He might be able to infiltrate Midway and steal the Amulet they need.

Dion continued his search for elite guards and began his gladiator trials. He will be putting together 2 teams of guards, one all male and one all female.

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