@Fizzgig said in Council's Counsel:
Hear-ye! Hear-ye!
Let it be known that today the dreaded strategist's plans against Arabel were brought to an end, and the horrid servant of the White Witch was destroyed along with its deadly den. Let us praise these heroes, who risked life, and limb, in the name of Arabel and freedom. Fortune favors the bold!
Blue
Pink
Tobias Gibbs
Muric Welten
Hector Thrayr
Kaldo Dallomen
Laurel Wildwalker
Fang Therene Tanner
Dawnknight Tiatus Thornwind
Sir Nicholas Alwin Appleberry
Great Druid Nanthleenee Forestchild
Luckbringer and Commander Ottilie Taaliyah
We gathered in the Palace, before pushing forth into the Strategist's Den with the aid of our scouts
With the aid of our scouts, Kaldo, Blue, and Pink, we were able to move forward with ease, as they removed many deadly traps
Many goblins were slain as we pushed forth, using brute force and the element of surprise to gain an advantage against the forces
Briefly we halted to inspect a strange glowing device, which attracted the attention of a swarm of stirges, the swarm calmed only when the device was shattered
Regrouping and moving ahead once more, a strange goblin head illusion appeared attempting to taunt us next to a dragon statue. We attempted to speak and interact with it, yet it was unresponsive
As we pushed further into the caverns, we found many collapsed tunnels with crushed goblin corpses, until we came across a strange ruin
Inside, were two strange speaking skulls, before a noisy device, its tunes were difficult to read and before we could study it proper the Strategist appeared
Rather than the goblin we expected, a kobold of decent intelligence appeared, with fluent common and the ability to calculate our movements
It spoke of the White Witch's control of it being gone, and it now only served the great one, being vague and evasive with its answers
We attempted to capture the kobold, when the noisy device became even nosier and the giant sarcophagus began to open
A giant earth drake burst out from the sarcophagus, in our battle against the drake the Strategist was slain, soon followed by the drake whose death halted the noise device
With the Strategist dead, and the drake no more. We placed down the explosives by the entrance to the ruin, then ran for it as the entire cavern system collapsed around us
All in all, we moved forth with great speed and made the best of the situation that we could. The White Witch's powers have been confirmed to be waning and the Warlord's loyalty are no longer certain. Next planned raid is upon Tilverton, a bold and daring move, unexpected with great advantage thanks to the actions by the Councils and heroes of Arabel.
Luckbringer Ottilie