Moonstair

Blue is High decides to head to Moonstair. We head to the Cloudwatch Inn. We learn that where the 2 rivers come together, there is a small island. During a full moon, a portal opens to the fey-wild through the Moondoor on the island. 

THe next morning we go with Juwall to deliver the journal to Mayor Kalana. SHe comes over to thank Blue is High for their help. Bo Jangles bows embarrassingly low to her. She barely nods back. 

She explains that Vardar is the area inhabited by trolls. Skalmad is the troll chief. He has found Moran's Eye, which he used to replace one of his own eyes. Rumor has it that there may be another door to the fey-wild, in the Stone Warren. He may also have discovered the Stone Cauldron, and he has the ancestor's sword.

We decide to head back to the Troll Haunt to look for the Warren.

Part 4

Bo Jangles heals the injured man. He is a messenger, who was attacked by trolls. It turns out we are in  the Troll Haunt. He offers a shortcut to Moonstair, and heads off the road on a path. Rhadhar notices that all is not right with his story. Skeldor misses an attack on him, and we are attacked by 5 mercenaries, and the messenger tries to run off. Rhadhar hits him and it turns out that it's the Omnimage.

Out of nowhere, an orange arrow comes out of the darkness heading toward the Omnimage. It hits him, bloodying him. (E power)  The Friar uses Solar Wrath on the 5 mercenaries, followed by an orange sword from the darkness. Nanarb hits the Omnimage with a Vampiric arrow, and Skeldor benefits from the healing of the arrow. Rhadhar kills one mercenary. Ravenex misses his attack, and Skeldor takes on the Omnimage again, damaging him. Bo Jangles plays some speed metal towards the Mage, causing some more damage. Rhadhar kills one mercenary. Nanarb targets the Omnimage, and finally kills him. Juwall attacks one of the three remaining mercenaries, but misses. Ravenex and Skeldor finish off one with straightforward attacks. Bo Jangles and Ravenex target another mercenary, killing him. There is one very injured mercenary left. Bo Jangles interrogates him, and then stabs him in the head.

We find a leather courier bag. There is a message inside. It mentions how the troll king has an ancestral sword, which he got from the son of the leader of Moonstair. The message is from the mayor of Moonstair, Kollana 

Blue is High has to decide whether to continue to Moonstair, return to the city we just left, or look for the troll king.

Part 3

2 days out of Moonstair, we top a rise and see 5 trolls tearing up a horse. There is a body nearby, and something else we can't identify. We decide to attack. Skeldor drops a whirlwind in the middle of the trolls, but is misses, and they are aware of our presence. Nanarbfires an arrow at the mysterious figure which turns out to be an Onmi Mage, stunning him.

After Rhadhar's turn, the Omnimage disappears, causing a commotion. Ravenex fires, hitting 3 trolls. Bo Jangles misses his attack. The Friar makes a wall of spinning blades in front of his comrades. Skeldor's move hits with his lightning, which fizzles out after the first hit. Nanarb fires his bow. We can hear a man calling in pain from the direction the trolls came from. Rhadhar pulls one troll into the blade barrier, killing it. Ravenex takes on 2 trolls, bloodying one.  (Welcome to Paragon Tier, Michael!)

Bo Jangles. The Omnimage appears next to the Friar, and attacks with lightning. The Friar takes the damage and disappears. Skeldor uses his lightning attack, bloodying one troll, killing the 2nd, and misses the Omnimage. Two trolls attempt to jump the blade barrier, but hit it instead for damage. Nanarb attacks the Omnimage, but misses. The Omnimage disappears again. Rhadhar hurts one troll, and Ravenex targets the other two,  bloodying both. Bo Jangles plays his harpsichord, putting a deathmark on one target.killing him. Friar Jim starts heading for the hurt man calling for help, but then sees another person near the prone body. Skeldor shocks one troll, and then jumps off his chest, landing on the other troll, and jumping for the troll's ear. After Nanarb's attack, the two trolls are prone. Rhadhar kills one troll, and Juwell kills the remaining troll There is no sign of the Omnimage. We head over to check out the hurt man.

Moonstair part 2

Juwall takes us to the stables, where he provides us with mounts, although the gnomes are made to ride with someone else, which is totally unfair.

The associate introduces himself to Skeldor. His name is Kundus, and he is manly. He has not heard of us, so we relay the tales of our deeds. He was paid for his blade by Juwall. 

While sitting around the campfire, Bo Jangles unloads the daily, Hideous Laughter, into the night. Two wolves pay the price for his mirth.

We end the 2nd night around the campfire, where a discussion about who will be on watch. The assassin, Rhadhar will be on watch first. He notices that Kundas is not at the fire.

Suddenly, the sleeping group is surrounded by the mercenaries from the bar in Winterhaven. Fortunately, we are able to get on our feet without significant bloodshed. 

Rhadhar starts the counterattack. Friar Jim uses Solar Wrath, hitting all the mercenaries for damage. Nanarb takes off his belt, releasing spinning tops. His pants threaten to drop, but the tops attack the nearest 2 mercs, bloodying them. Ravenex makes his move, getting ready for the next move. Skeldor attacks his target's ears with lightning, killing him, and the one next to him. The lightning jumps to the third guy, killing him before finally missing the 4th. There is much rejoicing. Bo Jangles uses his Visions of Doom, (on Steve!). Steve dies, still mistified as to how Bo knows his name. Juwall kills the final mercenary with his dagger. 

Kurdus, who is dead, no longer looks like Fabio. Juwall shakes his head, realizing that kurdus is most likely a doppelganger. 

We find 3k gold, various weapons, but no tats.

Apparently, the doppelganger was after something that Juwall is carrying to Moonstair. Bo Jangles asks him what that thing is. Juwall shows us something wrapped in cloth. It is a diary of an ancestor of Kollana Dor, the mayor of the town we are heading for.

Moonstair

Juwall approaches Blue is High while they are drinking special brews. He wants us to help him travel to   Moonstair. It would be about 15 days of travel, and he offers 2k gold. We keep drinking.

There is another group of mercenaries in the bar. Rhadhar wants more money from Juwall, who lets him know that the mercenaries have money.

Friar Jim buys the mercenaries a round, and asks about what they can tell us about Juwall. They complain about the travel, and Rhadhar overhears someone talking about trust. We buy a round of Seagull wine, and offer them the freedom of the skies outside for a possible ambush. They don't come out with us.

Rhadhar slips some weak poison in one of their drinks. They leave.

Blue is High waits outside the Inn for Juwall and his associate to come out.