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7) Fire/Harmony/Godday: Greystone and Tamerlan are approached by Zibdell Maxroth, impala rider who invites them to join the White Bulls. Trio travel into Vulture's Country where they find a Bison encampment led by Argarth Bisonrider (Prince of Sartar). The pair agree to join in on a raid on a Lunar military caravan. Receive free six weeks training. Caravan looted with no survivors. Greystone and Tamerlan receive enough loot to get barding for their beasts. Return to Pavis in time for Zola Fel training.

8) Fire/Death/Water: Dorian Tavis hired by Harnval Threefingers to help him and his four sons Davis, Davis, Artho and Septo smuggle dummy (illegal drug) into the Rubble past the Lunars. Dorian's attempts to snoop into what the five are smuggling results in his being rendered unconscious. When he regains consciousness he finds himself in the ogre's lair where he is invited to join them in their meal. Dorian refuses to partake and is rendered unconscious by drugs in his drink. While unconscious the entire surface of his body except for his hands and head is tattooed with Gbaji riddles.

9) Earth/Harmony/Freeze 1614

Zola Fel training begins.

10) Earth/Movement/Godday 1614 (Melisande's Hand)
Party: Hallelujah Harnsdottir (Barbeester Gor warrior)(Doug St.), Tamerlan (Waha noble)(Stephanie), Durnfal Slipspear (Yemalio farmer)(Gary), Greystone (Waha herder)(Doug Sh.) and Gerhardt Frei (Orlanthi warrior)(Arne).

Party hired by Constable Leach of Garhound on the behalf of Sir Davis Garhound to keep an eye on things at Harvest Bride Festival in Garhound (i.e. make sure the Lunars aren't up to anything). Travel there for beginning of contest on Earth/ Illusion/Godday. Gerhardt and Durnfal participate in contest.

Myrrhyn Calmstorm is exposed as a Lunar stooge and an attempt to rig the Ladies' Choice contest by means of magic is foiled. Jarst Daro is exposed as an ogre and sent "to sleep mit de fishes."
Party returns to Pavis to resume training.

11) Dark/Disorder/Waterday 1614

Party: Hallelujah Harnsdottir (Barbeester Gor warrior)(Doug St.), Tamerlan (Waha noble)(Stephanie), Durnfal Slipspear (Yemalio farmer)(Gary), Dorian Tavish (Zola Fel fisher)(Darryl), Greystone (Waha herder)(Doug Sh.) and Gerhardt Frei (Orlanthi warrior)(Arne).

Training resumes at Zola Fel temple. Training runs until Storm/Fertility/Freeze for all of the party except Durnfal and Gerhardt. Their training lasts until Storm/Illusion/Freeze. Durnfal is falling behind in his cult responsibilities. Dorian Tavish (who hadn't gone to Garhound) goes to Lhankhor Mhys in order to determine what his tattoos are. They tell him that they are Gbaji Riddles after one of their initiates is entranced by them. They are not impressed. The Chalana Arroy temple offers to skin him for free in order to remove the tattoos but he seems reluctant to take this step. Dorian then takes a job in a textile shop and takes a swim in a vat of bright red dye in order to hide the riddle tattoos but the dye eventually fades. This act of course costs him his job. Eventually he takes up the Chalana Arroy healers' offer. They hire a Xiola Umbar healer to skin him in the dark using her Dark Sense. Intensive healing replaces damaged skin. This procedure does work. (Dorian now called Pinky).

12) Sea/Harmony/Water 1615 (Ogre Bashing)

Party: Hallelujah Harnsdottir (Barbeester Gor warrior)(Doug St.), Dorian Tavish (Zola Fel fisher)(Darryl), Greystone (Waha herder)(Doug Sh.) and Gerhardt Frei (Orlanthi warrior)(Arne).

Dorian Tavish approached by one Digger Davis, Pavis lowlife, who knows where in the Rubble Harnval Threefingers lives. Party agrees to hire Digger. Decide to meet with Digger the next day so he can lead them to the ogre's lair on Blind King's Hill. Party realizes from almost the start that this is a trap. Dorian Tavish hires Willem Noralar, Sword Lord of Humakt to cast Detect Truth spell on room so they can expose the lie. Visit to Storm Bull temple turns up the fact that the party of Storm Bulls led into the Rubble by Harnval never returned. Dorian also meets Stikklebrix (able yet very unlucky Storm Buller) whose brother was one of the Storm Bulls slain in the ambush. He insists on going along in order to avenge his brother. Party meets the next day with Digger who tries to make a break for it when Dorian asks Willem Noralar to cast his Detect Truth spell. Actions of Gerhardt, Hallelujah and Noralar, the Sword Lord result in the capture of Digger. Digger is eventually persuaded to betray Harnval and lead party to his hideout. At the ambush site the party discovers a group of Broos waiting to ambush them. A quick fight results in the death of all the Broos (and Digger! Hit in abdomen by a Broo javelin he lies in a lonely pool of his own blood bleeding to death). Greystone distinguishes himself in battle by dispatching two Broos quickly. Stikklebrix botches the job as usual getting knocked down early. He does manage to heal himself and cuts Glutgrim's head off from on the ground. Dorian Tavish is nearly slain when he tries to take on too many Broos. Quick action at a cost of grave personal danger by Gerhardt saves him. (Falls part way down a two story building to distract broos). Party proceeds to the lair of Harnval who catches them all in a net. Stikklebrix, Dorian and Hallelujah manage to escape the net and fight the ogres. Stikklebrix swings and breaks Hallelujah's arm and the pair are eventually knocked down. Dorian manages to kill one of the Davis's before being knocked down. Greystone is subdued in the net and Gerhardt is killed. The party regains consciousness hanging from meat hooks. Harnval tries to persuade Dorian to join him. Dorian refuses to do so. The ogres go into the next room to mull over what to do next. Septo, who had been sent outside to act as a guard runs back in and warns his father and brothers about an approaching group of skeletons and two trolls. Mistaking the group for Zorak Zoranis the ogres flee. The rescuers turn out to be Hug and Bug (flunkeys of the Eastern sorcerer Ragpicker from the first scenario)(and a bunch of skeletons). Among the papers left by the ogres is a document referring to a great treasure lost in the recent war. Gerhardt resurrected successfully. Lhankhor Mhy temple identifies most of the papers as drug inventories. One however (originally stolen from the Lhankhor Mhy temple) leads to Rabbit Hat Farm....

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