Monastery: Kobold Encounter

After the party arrived in Tristram and saved the old man known as Cain, they set forth to check out the monastery below the church. Cain mentioned that the town folk were recently gathered up under the leadership of the Archbishop Lazarus, to go in the monastery and save the Kings son, Price Albrecht. Lazarus claimed the boy was located and held against his will by a lone thug. The people in town eagerly gathered everything they could; rakes, shovels, sickles, and torches, and they marched in 2 days ago. None have returned.. Cain feared the worst..

The party went in and quickly found a variety of villains and rogues; Kobolds, Goblins, even Halflings and Gnomes. It appeared that many of the local scum made their way into the unprotected burial chambers, looking for quick treasure and loot. The creatures they faced were quick to draw their weapons and when words were exchanged, it wasn't mere pleasantries, but rather, threats and challenges. What was odd was that none of these groups worked together - they all seemed there for their own selfish greed. They were of no trouble for the party and the groups were quickly dispatched.

There was one room however that was of interest - it was a room protected by a group of Kobolds who felt the need to play the party - like pawns in a chess game. These Kobolds told the party to leave them be and to mind their own business but the party heard something odd - something that sounded like a slight whimper. Marching in and totally ignoring the threats, they entered the room and saw an interesting arrangement of obstacles which were strategic placed around the room. It was almost as if the Kobolds knew the party was coming and had time to prepare for them.

From the words of the Kobold Leader:

"How funny it is that your kind are so predictable - hear a whimper and come to the rescue. Let us have some fun shall we? We far more superior Kobold-kind have a little bet amongst each other to see how predictable you are in a little game we have prepared. oh, you have no choice but to play because after-all, you are heroes and there is no way you could miss an opportunity like this.."

The leader commanded a kobold to poke his spear inside a nearby opened casket and out yelped a cry - it sounded like the cry of an elderly woman.

"Let the games begin.." the Kobold leader hissed with confidence and excitement..

The party was not pleased to know these creatures had a woman captured and was torturing her. Without a moments thought, they charged in and maneuvered through the many obstacles that were placed around the chamber. At first, the kobolds just sat and watched, cheering as the predicable 'heroes' were making their moves. Fire traps were stepped on, and more cheers roared. Then the Kobold leader made another move - he made an order to the Kobold who just poked the woman inside the casket and without hesitation, the Kobold began to open his worn leather leggings. He then began urinating on the woman within. The party could hear her gasping for air as she was being saturated with the putrid liquid.

The party went into a fury - the thought of such a disrespectful act drove them into a rage and they let loose against the cheering audience. Metal was clashing and fireballs were cast upon the leader. There was no way these Kobold scum would get away with this, but the leader spoke again.

"Ah yes, predictable indeed, of course you would strike me. Let me step up the game a bit and let us see what you do now!"

He waved his arm and off in the distance came a kobold with a jug. The kobold poured the jug into the casket and the woman cried out again!

"Fresh oil makes for a good meal.." the leader hissed with confidence. "Hit me once more, and I will unleash a fire down upon her frail body!"

What a situation this was - one strike against the kobold leader and the old woman was a goner. This didn't slow the party however and they continued killing off the weaker kobolds who were now moving in on them.

They waited for a mistake - they waited for an opportunity. Eventually, the Kobold leader made an action that left himself vulnerable. The party instantly reacted and focused all their power on him at once. It didn't take long and in mere seconds, the Kobold leader fell to his death. He was hit by everything including arrows, weapons, balls of fire, and holy magic - not one of the heroes could take full credit since they all had their role in the kill. The leader simply stood no chance...

They rushed over to save the old woman and pulled her out. Gabriel out of pure hate, placed his ball of fire on the lifeless leader while they did. The woman was old and she claimed to be Milly, Ogden's mother. She cried that Odgen was down there somewhere and she was worried about him terribly. They calmed her and led her back to safety in town..

Gabriel later that night:
"I remember the first day I learned to sustain my power. It was an interesting lesson but I shrugged it off as not being as important as the raw, arcane power, for which it sustained".

Gabriel throws the remains of a badly burned lower jaw on the table.

"I was wrong.. That is the last day he will order anyone to piss on the elderly.. Sustaining a ball of fire for 30 minutes; that is power."

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