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Comparing versions of The Trial of the Champions

Showing changes between February 28, 2023 at 9:12:01 pm (crossed out) and March 1, 2023 at 11:56:02 am (underlined)

* Zorba, a thin stooping fellow of pitiful aspect.
* Sir Hugh of The Veliconne Baronies, has short straw blonde hair and a drooping moustache.
* Grimgor a barbarian out of the Valkoth Wastes. He has steel gray eyes and rippling muscles. He speaks little.
* Dirk, a short fellow with beady eyes, from Fosnak by accent.
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Sir Hugh a friendly, if guileless, knight naturally concludes he must command and our elderly wizards are happy for him to lead. He follows a helpful white arrow painted on the floor, pointing north, ignoring exits to the east and west. Grimgor pads silently behind the group. Meanwhile, Dirk and Zorba seem to have slipped away.
They encounter a room with an archaic statue, similar in appearance to Isabella, Goddess of Love. In her outstretched palms are two scrolls of similar appearance. There is a grating in the ceiling and sunlight floods down along with the sounds of laughter and the chink of money changing hands.Kethran knocks off one scroll with a pole and reads it carefully, it is a scroll of Protection from Evil. Fagen reads the other and is cursed. The magic conversely making the wizard more vulnerable to the wicked. There is much laughter at his misfortune echoing from above. Sir Hugh leads on to the north.
Next is a wide room, perhaps once a great dining hall. 6 small chests sit on 6 large stone tables. The chests appear new, while the tables are from a long forgotten age. The knight casually opens a container and is rewarded with handfuls of silver coins. Everyone else stands well back but gives no word of caution to the oblivious Sir Hugh. Unfortunately for the brave man, as he reaches inside the 5th chest vicious teeth spring from the wood and chop his hands off. The thing scuttles away to the west, unmolested by our horrified heroes. Poor Sir Hugh stumbles about spraying blood and screaming in agony before collapsing dead. Fagen quickly loots his corpse andKethran orders <his man> to wear the noble's plate armour, a task done without complaint.
Keen to avoid the creature, the eastern route is taken with leads down a narrow,steepflight of steps. Fagen throws the corpse of Sir Hugh down the stairs, the body tumbles into the darkness and out of sight. This route is soon revealed to be a catacomb, with skulls and mouldy bones piled into stacks in various alcoves. The troop overhears the grizzly sound of rending of flesh from below andSteff the Unbeaten is ordered in front. A quick sweep of torch reveals a low ceilinged room and two sets of bloody eyes. The heroes quickly pile in and dispatch the ghoulish creatures with sword and bow.

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