A Land Far Away

A visual chronicle of the exploits of the Knights Draconis!


*The seven adventurers leave the priest to collect their reward. Tensions were high, but the job was done. The girl was returned alive, but she did not live out the night. The man responsible for the disturbance escaped, but not for long. The Knights Draconis are on his trail.*


*Refae, Jaques, Bozwell, and Xavier found another kobold lair and slew quite a number of them. The find of the night was a small room carved out of the rock, with some books and scrolls and various odds and ends which were looked over closely for valueables. They returned and reported all of their findings to the marshall. Xavier played the pincushion all night long and is quite beat up.*


* The Knights Draconis found themselves trapped for the better part of a day in some ruined crypts. They encountered another necromancer, though this time they were able to successfully stop her. Some tomes were found upon her body and recovered by the band. During the events of the day, the very shadows themselves seemed to come to life. Memories from the hero's pasts realized themselves upon the faces of the shadows, before being driven into oblivion. The Knights found themselves forced to endure such assaults until finally the weakened dweomer blocking their escape faded from existence. *


Xavier Ryll, Mage-Cleric of Mystra, in the Tower of Balance, Silverymoon

*Xavier has been reading through all books recovered by their adventures, including some rune impressions collected by Boz from the first necromancer's ritual chamber. Those in his possession, as well as scrolls and potions found are taken to the temple of Mystra in Silverymoon. While there, Xavier seeks the input of the clergy for any clues that may have been found.*


*Bjorn led Jaques and Xavier on a late night follow up of the Wyvern rumors around High Hold. They were able to survive several waves of kobolds and a few orcs before falling back. They were unable to finish their scouting job, and barely escaped with their lives. The three deliberate on how to proceed after the rumors.*


*Jaques advances and begins unleashing arrows, followed shortly by Xavier, while Bjorn begins to charge into the fray.*


*Jaques is quickly surrounded and felled, while Xavier calls upon Mystra for aid.*


*Bjorn slays more than a dozen kobolds with assistance from Xavier and the die hard Jaques who continued to sing from the grassy earth.*


*The Knights Draconis assemble, ignorant of their leader's death.*


*The funeral pyre of Jaques Papilio, over which was sung:

Born under the dragon sky torn
The lightning flashed!, thunder struck!
And thus were the Knights born

We claim the name, The Knights Draconis!
By the right, by the sight! We own this!

Evil flees when we draw near!
It pisses front, craps the back
And then shakes with fear!

We claim the name, The Knights Draconis!
In the night, fear our bite! We own this!

Listen well to their galloping thunder
Riding hard, kicking arse
Finding villains to tear asunder

Led by Jacques, the brave, the pure
The greatest adventurer ever lived
That’s for sure*


*A trio of Knights Draconis are ambushed by a hostile adventuring party.*


*The Knights Draconis welcome their newest member, Lazazeyl, after a night of successful patrolling. His skill with a bow was demonstrated by his placement of shots into his orc and bugbear victims.*

((Zeyl looks so much better with the graphics settings way up. He looks like a blob on my laptop.))

*The Knights Draconis climb uphill in search of an orc-ridden cave.*


*Mystra blesses the party prior to the slaughter of an orc warband.*


*Xavier, Ander, and Bozwell feast on boar bacon in the early morning hours.*

*After consultation with the clergy at the Tower of Balance, Xavier enrolls as a student at the Silverymoon University. He spends much time reading and gains a great deal of knowledge about various topics. Xavier is frequently seen copying spells into a spellbook as well as creating new scrolls.*

*The Knights Draconis assemble for a fateful patrol.*


*While battling a tenacious band of kobolds, they stumble across a monstrosity. It quickly begins laying the party low.*


*It's giant club pounds Bjorn repeatedly into submission.*


*Berrona falls next, but is saved by her kinsman Kauss.*


*Again Bjorn is laid low under repeated blows. Kauss falls as well.*


*Zeyl is left, the last elf standing, his comrades bleeding around him. He deftly uses the Weave to conjure tricks and manages to save many of his allies.*


*Xavier Ryll, fulfilling the call of his Lady of Mysteries, gives up his soul to her sweet embrace in the ever after.*

((Damn HEEGZ, it's worth having you around just for your awesome picture narration. Great shots))

((lol, Damien is going to have some choice words for the rest of the group when they get back))

// We almost killed that Giant. he could not have had more than a few HP left. Epic =D//

Bozwell gets very drunk for a very long time.

*A lack of rum; tempers flare and blades are drawn. Much blood is soon shed.*

*Tiernan Sgot has taken up residence in Rhyster's Matins. He vows to bring the glory of the sun to purify the living and scourge the undead.*



*Tiernan is unanimously voted into the ranks of the Knights Draconis.*

*The ranks of the Knights Draconis swell as their fame spreads near and far and adventurers are drawn to their success.*



*The Knight Draconis unwittingly descend into the lair of a dragon.*



*Bjorn calls out orders as the party is attacked, sets off traps, and discovers the remains of dead adventurers beneath the stagnant water.*



*Damien inspects the gear-laden remains of some poor soul.*



*As the party descends further underground, they defeat kobolds and water trolls. Bozwell takes on many traps left behind by the little lizards, some successfully...

others not so much!*


*In his haste to cross the obstacle of the bridge, Bozwell sets off another nefarious kobold-lain trap.*



*Bozwell makes up for his trap fumbling by expertly engineering a crossing for the party to reach a distant portal.*



*After a harrowing descent, a strange companion prepares to lead the Knights straight into the waiting maw of a dragon.*



*Amira returns to the party and reports the calamity: a black dragon lies directly around the next bend.*

(( No pictures of the dragon. We've had two encounters with them now and my PCs have either died or arrived too late to get a screen capture. I blame Ithildur! Maybe next time... ))

Yay! Layla (aka Amira) in pics! Sorry I didn't get a screen pic of the dragons when I saw them - I was a little distracted with thoughts like "Holy f'in sh*t I need to get the f'k out of here!!!!" and stuff.

But it was cool - thanks HEEGZ, thanks Ith.

Mucho awesomeness.

Great stuff HEEGZ!

Having guys like you and Twin Axes add awesome visual storytelling adds to the fun for everyone.