Tales from the Whitebox, Session 12

 In which the party...

• Enter into the black dragon's lair caves, with the entrance hall created as a sort of mess hall for the Malisha thieves guild, with the whole cave giving a damp feeling.
• Enter a southern door and come into a crumbling former barracks of sorts, where 4 orcs crouch among rusted armor and weapons guarding a chest. They turn and shout for the intruders to "be gone" brandishing their weapons.
• Manage to kill 3 of the orcs, and take the survivor Grubz as a prisoner, learning from him that the orcs were lackeys of the Black dragon and kept an eye on his place while he was out hunting, and in return, they used his presence to lord over other monsters in the nearby mountains.
• Learns that Grubz knows the layout of the caverns and where the dragon's lair is - and promises to show the party there if his life is spared. 
• Thumb searches the room and discovers a secret door leading to a set of stairs leading down to a second level of the dungeon. 
• Retreat back and discover another door which leads to a dead end with a musky odor. 
• Return to the mess hall, and search there for any secrets without any luck as well.
• Torches running low, retreat for now with the rest of the guild, with Grubz being taken for further interrogation and information about the dungeon and its layout.

Current levels: Thumb 4, Lap 1, Murder F1/M1

Tales from the Whitebox, Session 11

 In which the party...

• Learns of the Sister Springs in the mountains which may heal all ailments and also provide powers to those who bathe there.
• Asks around in Goalshine for rumors on the location, and while doing so learn of a giant snake to the north east harassing the Goalshine militia.
• Meet with one Ophelia Therundlin, the ex-con converted gnoll captain of the Goalshine militia, who offers them a possible reward if the "heroes" can put down the giant snake terrorizing the militia.
• Travel northeast through the mountains, crossing a river, finding a road to Malisha town, foraging for rations with Thorfinn killing a rabbit while hunting, and searching for the snake with no luck.
• Discover a strange set of stairs and walkways crisscrossing between some mountains, with Thumb deciding to stop and plan to delve into the walkways and stairs. Lap is disappointed that Thumb would shirk the quest at hand, but Lap and Thorfinn are happy with the chance to make some profit.
• However, at night in the camp outside, 2 giant spiders attack the party, poisoning Thumb and Thorfinn as the party is forced to flee, throwing some of their rations including the rabbit to distract the monsters.
• Thumb and Thorfinn become more and more sick in the mountains as the party continues to travel, forcing a march to return to Goalshine for healing.
• Thorfinn dies to the poison, and they bury him at the base of the mountains and continue moving. Thumb continues to become more sick and goes unconscious on the night of the 8th day. 
• Become lost in the mountains, with Thumb at the brink of death and rations running low for Lap and Murder - when they stumble upon, of all factions, the thieves guild of Malisha set up camp outside a cave entrance in the mountains.
• Receive help from the guild who recognize Thumb, being given healing potions and allowed to heal up over the next month, with Thumb coming too - and learning that he had been saved by the Malisha thieves guild much to his chagrin.
• Learn that the guild had arrived to the cave after the Black Dragon's attack on Malisha, where the creature continued to terrorize the townfolk, as they had learned through rumors that this cave held the Black Dragon's Hoard - and the guild was planning to take it for themselves! 
• Get offered a share if the party helps them explore the cave and get to the hoard.

Current Levels: Thumb 4, Lap 1, Murder F1/M1

Tales from the Whitebox, Session 10

 In which the party...

• Head to the "Not Hostel" Inn in their debauchery following their "victory" over the black dragon.
• Thumb goes to learn rumors about the black dragon, which yields no information
• Lap tries to ask out Millie Hnuk, the dwarven inn owner - who soundly rejects his advances.
• Party learns from Millie that there are 8 rats causing problems for her customers, and she requests to put an end to the trouble, for free room and board.
• The party heads into the packed common room, which is filled to the brim with vagabonds and travelers in double sided bunks.
• Are led to a hole in the wall to the side of the room from within which chittering sounds emerge.
• Thumb lays out a plan - placing a pile of rations in front of the hole to attract the rats as the party climbs some bunks to shoot them down. 
• As they wait, Thorfinn polishes his bow as Murder proclaims he is the best bowman in the group, much to Thorfinn's annoyance.
• The rats emerge and the party battles them from a distance, the rats unable to reach them - until some of the rats knock down the bunks with Thorfinn and Murder, laying them prone.
• Thumb stays up, motioning for Lap to stay up as well, but Lap shakes his head with disgust and jumps down to defend his prone comrades while they ready themselves.
• The rest of the rats are cleaned up, Thumb staying up and missing all his shots, while the party on the ground manages to kill the rest with blades.
• At the end of the battle, Lap is disappointed in Thumb, telling him he shouldn't have stayed up as his opinion of him drops. 
• Thorfinn also has his opinion drop of Thumb, not due to his actions but since he wasn't even able to hit one of the rats, with Thorfinn having contempt for the thief.
• Murder, however, has more respect as his opinion on Thumb rises, noting Thumb did the right thing by protecting himself, as every man - or elf - must think themselves the most valuable person on the team.
• The party rests up in the Not Hostel Inn for the next few days with paid room and board - even despite Lap's mild protests given the heartbreak from Millie - as they plan their next steps.

Current Levels: Thumb 4, Lap 1, Thorfinn 3, Murder F1/M1