Session Summaries; Vol. 19: A Tale in the Desert @ 04 Feb 2007 12:54 pm by Kevyspice
Rewards Earned
- Experience Points: 1000
- Treasure: None to speak of
After the group rested and collected their gear, Hamed, holy defender of the Crescent Empire, introduced them to Farouk, a tracker familiar with the desert wastes and the denizens that dwelt therein. A couple of hours before dusk, the party loaded up the camels Hamed had provided, mounted, and headed out into the sands.
A couple of party members noted a large carrion bird circling above them, and asked Farouk whether the creature’s presence at the beginning of the journey was an ill omen. The tracker smiled and whistled, and the bird soon descended and perched on the man’s shoulders. Farouk introduced the vulture as “Asim,” and the bird nodded at the party with the same uncanny intelligence displayed some time earlier by Virgil, the former wizard’s familiar. Chuckling, the party headed further into the desert.
A couple of hours after dusk, the group heard a strange noise coming from over a nearby dune. At first it sounded like large flapping wings, but the noise soon resolved into the crunch of massive feet on the sand. Alarmed, the assembled travelers watched a penant rise over the crest of the dune, followed by the canopy of a gaily colored tent, linen walls, a wooden platform, and finally eight wooden approximations of massive camel legs. The animated mobile shelter wasted no time in charging the group and attempting to trample them.
More flavor text to follow…