The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

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the past and old ghosts will return to haunt us before
this is over.
Know one thing more. Your victory will bring you
another kind of fame. You are no longer hidden from
the eyes of your enemies. They know now what they
face; and they will seek to slay you at every turn.
In service to the Stars,
N. A.
Once he has delivered the message, the clockwork
knight bows with a loud twang of springs, then returns
to his mount. He then rides flat-out back to Jehannum.
The Player Characters can choose what to do next,
though the letter should have left them feeling that
there is no time to lose. They may be suspicious and
attempt to research the messenger or the message by
using augury spells or similar divinations; these will
confirm that the sender of the message is indeed an ally
as he claims to be.
The Clockwork Knight: Medium construct; HD
10d10+20; hp 75; Init +3; Spd 30 ft.; AC 28, touch 13,
flat-footed 25; Base Atk +7; Grp +10; Atk +10 melee
(1d10+3/19–20, heavy flail) or +10 melee (1d8+3/x3,
heavy flail); Full Atk +10/+5 melee (1d10+4/19–20,
heavy flail) or +10/+5 melee (1d8+3/x3, lance); SA
none; SQ construct traits, dictation; SV: Fort +4, Ref
+3, Will +4; Str 17, Dex 16, Con —, Int —, Wis 10,
Cha 10.
Skills & Feats: Ride +11
Dictation (Ex): The clockwork knight can read and
‘remember’ a message up to three pages in length. On
fulfilment of a preset condition, it delivers this message
by writing it out. The knight does not understand the
content of the message (it is mindless). The knight
can only store words, not images, though these may
be in any language. It cannot store magical script or
symbols.
Skills: The clockwork knight has a +8 racial bonus to
Ride skill checks.
Event: Travelling to Crom Calamar
There are two obvious ways to reach Crom Calamar:
the land route or the sea route. Travelling by land
takes the Player Characters southeast through Ghael, a
potentially hostile country, while taking the sea route
involves riding back down to Crescent City and taking
a ship directly to Crom Calamar. Of the two options,
the sea route is fastest. The Player Characters may also
have access to magic that can transport them quickly.
Whichever option they take, the following encounters
may occur en route, with the final encounter occurring
no matter where they are.
Event: Travelling Through Ghael
Caldraza has only recently sued for peace with Ghael
and the situation on the border is still very dangerous.
Both the Caldrazans and the Ghaels have encampments
of many hundreds of men massed on the river bank. In
order to get across, the Player Characters will first have
to find a boatman willing to ferry them across the River
Schlass. They must then persuade the Ghaels on the
other side that they are neutral and not Caldrazan spies
come to report on them, or assassins hoping to slay one
of the lairds. The Ghaels will send one of their elite
clansmen per party member to investigate as soon as
they see the Player Characters arrive.
The Player Characters could instead try to sneak through
Ghael and into Jehannum. Once they are over the river
and past the border camps, this will not be difficult,
especially if they use magic, though the Ghaels are
much more likely to be hostile if the Player Characters
are caught sneaking around.
Ghael is a foggy, hilly country of roaming sheep and
rough stone cottages. The Player Characters can walk
for hours without seeing a human being. Only the
women and children will be at home in the towns, as
the men have all gone to the border to prepare for war.
Typical Ghael Elite Clansman, Human Ftr5: CR 5;
Medium humanoid; HD 5d10; hp 27; Init +1; Spd 30 ft.;
AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14; Base Atk +5; Grp +7;
Atk +8 melee (2d6+5/19–20, greatsword) or +7 ranged
(1d8+2/x3, composite longbow (+2 Str bonus)); Full
Atk +8 melee (2d6+5/19–20, greatsword) or +7 ranged
(1d8+2/x3, composite longbow (+2 Str bonus)); AL N;
SV Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +1; Str 14, Dex 12, Con 11,
Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 8.
Skills & Feats: Climb +2, Handle Animal +1, Intimidate
+1, Jump +4, Ride +3, Swim +2; Cleave, Great Cleave,
Power Attack, Weapon Focus (greatsword), Weapon
Focus (longbow), Weapon Specialisation (greatsword).
Equipment & Treasure: 300 gp, Arrows (20), chain
shirt, composite longbow, greatsword, potion of cure
light wounds.
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