Lonesome Wanderings, Session 21

In which Badger...

• Visits some lush grapevines, collects some tasty grapes, and chats with Loshad the Chevall who is there to check up on him and Joe the Free Horse.
• Flees some Iron Ring operatives waiting in ambush at the Vologa River.
• Hides from a goblin army of nearly 50 goblins marching in the plains along the Vologa River.
• Arrives at the Ruins of Xitaqa following Loshad's directions
• Tames a couple of Rock Baboons near the entrance of the ruins with some rations.
• Kills some giant bats that attack as he scouts around the ruins.
• Copies some goblin symbols onto a cloth that stand for various goblin tribes.
• Convinces some Yellow Fang goblin guards that he is a slave envoy of another goblin tribe showing them the copied symbols.
• Bribes Yellow Fang goblin king Plak with some tasty grapes, healing potions, and the cloth symbols to show him slave goods for his "master's" perusal.
• Gets escorted by a goblin up to meet the last remaining slave in the ruins, special prisoner of Master Golthar of the Iron Ring.
• Is attacked by a Minotaur as Golthar, expecting foul play, flees from the area.
• Defeats the Minotaur one on one, and frees the lone slave - Stephen, Pyotr's brother!
• Upon Stephen's insistence, goes up to Golthar's lair, breaking in and avoiding traps searching for the mage.
• Attacks Golthar when Stephen discovers him hidden behind a tapestry, bringing the mage down to the brink of death.
• Loses the mage as Golthar escapes, blasting a hole into the side of the tower and flies off with illusions obfuscating which direction he traveled in.
• Loots Golthar's lair, finding potions, amulets, gold and a strange magical needle and thread.
• Learns from Stephen that the needle and thread when mixed with a tapestry at Sukisyn would reveal some sort of secret.
• Grapples down the tower from the blasted hole in the wall to avoid the goblins, escaping the ruins of Xitaqa. 
• Returns with Stephen back to Sukisyn.
• Spends the next month selling off the loot and resting up, preparing to investigate the strange tapestry with the magical needle and thread once fully healed.

Current Level: Badger 7

Lonesome Wanderings, Session 20

 In which Badger...

• Flees from some Iron Ring operatives by disturbing a stirge nest to distract them.
• Digs a pit traps with explosives and lures out Bailakask and her wolf minions.
• Blows up half of Bailakask's minions and severely injures the werewolf.
• Downs Bailakask as her minions flee - but is knocked unconscious just as he downs her.
• Wakes up tied up in Vlack the Hobgoblin King's slave cart, guarded by some goblins with other slaves.
• Hears the sound of hoofbeats as Joe - whom Vlack had missed - and Loshad the Chevall emerge from the forest with some centaurs to take out Vlack and his minions!
• Reunites with Joe as Loshad tells him that it was Joe who insisted on saving Badger saying that he'd fulfilled the bargain of taking out the werewolves and was in danger.
• Frees Joe, who was now Joe the Free Horse, to fulfill his deal with Loshad.
• Asks Joe if he would still want to accompany him on his adventures - to which Joe whinnies yes!
• Gets directions to the Ruins of Xitaqa (where Stephen was likely being held) from Loshad.
• Heads back to town with Joe to rest up and prepare for the journey to the Ruins of Xitaqa.

Current Level: Badger 6