DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
Skeef Hawkridge (Half Elf Druid 7 / Thief 7)
Goro (Half Orc Cleric 7 / Fighter 6)
Solcha (Elf Fighter 5 / Magic User 7)
Chanee (Human Paladin 5)
[Baqua Irontoes (Halfling Fighter 4 / Thief 5)]
While Duncan heads back through the woods to gather his folk for the coming confrontation with the trolls, the party settles down to rest for the evening and into the night under the watchful eye of Willowrose and the treants. They awake under the stars, memorize spells and prepare to intercept the troll warparties; the trees of the forest had passed word to Willowrose confirming that the foul humanoids continued to move through the night to some unknown final destination, Based on the information, the party was able to plot an intercept course so they and their firbolg and treant allies could catch them as dawn broke.
The party, half dozen giants and ten of Willowrose folk head out under the light of a waxing Luna, and are successful in catching the first band of trolls unaware and in the flank as the sun rose. As the party's battle line advances, the firbolgs charge into the trolls, the treants animate the trees to grab and hold the creatures, and the party follows with supporting magic and (carefully controlled) fire to make sure the trolls stay dead.They repeat this with a second band of trolls, the creatures being to dumb to come to each others aid even with the sound of battle ringing through the forest. But having defeated this second band, they receive a nasty surprise when Eydral the troll shaman/chieftainess catches them in an ambush. Alas, even though some of the now battered firbolgs have to fall out of the line, the tried and true combination of giant/trees/magic & fire is too much for even the wily Eydral. And certainly was for the final band of trolls they hunt down nearby. They burn (carefully) all the bodies, loot Eydral of a mass of strange, uncouth jewelry, and then return to Willowroses court and the firbolg clan to celebrate their collective victory.
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