Team MeFight Thirteenth Session

22 Feb 2010

As the party contemplates the crackling flames of the twice-dead, a strange Halfling on a dog rode up. Thed took a defensive position and Kib hailed the stranger. He revealed his name was Neven b'Aaronurt. Kib, with protests from Anise and Thoven, offered Neven a place at the camp, which Neven accepted, with trepidation.

While eating, Neven noticed dog being consumed, and offered to take the remains (in the form of fecal matter) for a proper burial. Otherwise, the night passed uneventfully.

Upon morning, it was suggested to Neven and Anise that they travel with the group. Both accepted. A couple of days passed with nothing more exciting than the bustle of introductory chitchat. Neven revealed that he was a druid of the b'Aaronurt circle, and Anise spoke of her days as an Odessan longbowman.

At some point, a house was spotted across the river, showing signs of activity. Gil, Anise and Kib all braved the swim to check it out. The inhabitants spoke nothing but Gnomish, and with Gilerl th party's only speaker, the conversation quickly turned sour, as the Gnomes inside feared that they would succumb to the plague that the party was doubtless carrying. Kib suffered a small burn, and the trio left in annoyance.

The next day, a village appeared at a crossroads. This village, too, had inhabitants, but they proved to be the unliving kind. The party decided to bypass a possible encounter. At camp that night, however, discussion revealed that a possibility for finding the cure lay in inspecting one of the undead. Further discussion resolved them to return to the village and collect a sample.

Dawn arrived, and the village was approached. The party decided to pick off what they could from a distance, then snag a body and flee at the nearest opportunity. All went well, then an ambush from the side (a new long-tongued variant, and another fat, exploding variant) drew the party into melée. Kib rushed forward to collect a downed zombie, and was pounced upon by two jumping, screeching variants, who failed to knock him from his mount.

Tune in next time for the exciting conclusion!