One Dead, One Missing, One Remains

Cast of Characters
Paltar, spearman mercenary - Rob
Cal, mage - Dwayne
Lazareth, two weapons mercenary - Brian (not present)

After the players regrouped from the undead attack, Paltar with his lame arm in a sling unable to weild a spear still travelled North into the Harrow Hills Barony.  On the way refugees were fleeing the barony.  Cal met with one of his mages who warned him not to go.  "The ground moves like water.  Waves of earth are killing everyone."  Being without protection Cal sent Lazareth with her for protection. 

Now I am not one to come at my players straight on.  I like to play preconceptions and mess them up, but within the rules of the game of course.  With the giant, the players were thinking it was going to be a tall, humanoid that stinks and has a large club.  Nope.  What the players ran into was a primal mana titan.  One of the creatures that produce mana for the world.

Well they managed to kill it using some clever tactics and a lot of luck.  This thing threw waves of earth and stone, root tentacles grabbed and stabbed.  It planted itself into the earth and created an earthen whirlpool that obilterated poor Paltar.  The first casualty of the campaign.  It was a good death.

The aftermath will be played out in person.  Dwayne is traveling ino town this weekend so we can sit around a real table and roll some real dice.  Looking forward to that.  But there will be some interesting results because of this.  The grandmaster of the guild has assigned Cal to build his team. 

The best part will be playing in person.

Inspiration for my giant.