Tales from the Whitebox, Session 17

 In which the party...

• Faces off against the Black Dragon - which attacks Malisha in the dark of night in a surprise attack!
• The black dragon destroys the new town hall with its new claws, as the townfolk scatter in fear.
• However, at Lap's urging, Thumb manages to reignite the hope of the townsfolk, and Thumb, Lap, and Murder lead a small army against the mighty dragon.
• Thumb manages to use a grappling hook and climbs onto the small of the dragon's back, making himself inaccessible to the dragon.
• The dragon in 1 massive swipe scatters the army, and knocks out Lap and Murder, who are badly injured and only able to crawl.
• The gathered townsfolk disperse fleeing, but in the haste, Thumb gets some strikes at the dragons vital organs.
• The dragon attempts in vain to swipe Thumb off its back, but misses as Flametongue, the much smaller drake, flies up to distract it while Thumb continues to poke at chinks in its scales.
• The dragon swipes, immediately knocking Flametongue out of the air, unconscious as well - as Thumb continues to get in more strikes, crawling around it's underside to the soft of its belly - and taunts how it can't even touch a small thief.
• The dragon, in fury to burn out Thumb, douses its own hide in smoldering acid - forcing Thumb off onto the ground...but not before he gets in 1 more vital slash that opens its innards to the outside.
• Too late, the dragon realizes this as the acid flows into its internal cavity, and it undergoes autophagy, its own acid eating itself from inside out as it falls dead.
• Thumb rushes and finds some townsfolk, and drafts them to help heal Lap, Murder, and Flametongue.
• Over the next 6 weeks, they heal slowly until finally the whole party is healed up.
• The Malisha townsfolk tell Thumb and the party - given the complete destruction of the village after the dragon's second attack, they will search their fortunes elsewhere, perhaps trying Stoutwall.
• Thus Malisha is abandoned to ruin, as Thumb, Lap, Murder, and Flametongue set out from the remnants of Malisha elsewhere.

Current characters: Thumb, Lap, Murder