Tuesday September 18, 2001 Ice Dungeon

The 3 Musketeers were at it again.  For those of you who dont know, I am refering to Kronic, Conn and Ture.

Tonight we decided to explore the Ice Dungeon and see what types of evil we could vanquish there.  (as it turns out not much)  We met at the House of Dawn as is custom.  I created the gate and off we went, Ice dungeon entrance right before us, we checked our weapons (or spell books as appropriate) and bravely entered the dungeon.  We saved a nearly dead adventurer from a Ratman Mage? (a big rat casting spells anyway)

We proceeded deeper into the dungeon and fought a frost troll we taught it what it means to hurt.  We went further and got assaulted by two Ice Elementals, two Giant Serpents of the ice variety and a Frost Ogre Lord we made a hasty, organized retreat.  We survived.  Outside again we decide this dungeon is too much for the three of us so we select Covetous as our next victim.  We strolled through the harpies and headless ones, at one point we had at least ten harpies screaming for our blood and I'm happy to say not a single one escaped.  As we went deeper into this dungeon we encountered Gazers. (Big ugly floating eyes with tentacles as far as I’m concerned.)  We dispatched several of these with little trouble but the blasted things like to poison that is simply annoying.  We ventured deeper and discovered a passage that led outside following the path we met nothing along the way. 

We proceeded boldly into the next cavernous entrance.  Once inside we found more harpies and headless ones again the vermin were vanquished with little effort.  We pressed ever deeper and found ourselves in a room with a small pond on the west side there was a mage in trouble so I quickly cast heal and Conn dispatched the Dread Spider that was causing the troubles.  Almost immediately a Water Elemental appeared followed by another Dread Spider.  The warriors fought and healed one another while I cast Energy Bolts and Cured Poisoned fighters, the elementals and spiders kept coming one after another barely time to breath between killing one and facing another.  My head began to hurt and I was no longer able to cast spells I had to resort to using my bow to defend myself and yet the warriors fought on slaying the monstrosities so quickly and efficiently, the Knights of Dawn should be most proud of these two, fighting side by side healing one another dispatching monsters left and right until I lost count.  Then tragedy struck I was out of Ginseng and could not heal anymore somehow the warriors lost each other in the fray they were surrounded by at least three water elementals and two dread spiders and couldn’t see each other to heal.  I was in the process of getting eaten alive by a Dread Spider when I saw Conn fall I attempted to have Ture heal me while I gathered our fallen comrades gear to return to him.  I dispatched a pigeon to Chryos The Bold but I was too late and the spider finished me off I yelled at Ture "Get out come back healthy!".  Unfortunately my words were cut off by my death.  Brave Ture fought on obeying then code to not leave warriors on the field of battle he fended well for himself considering the odds but his skills didn’t hold out against the horde that set upon him and he too fell.  I was able to stay by my body in spirit and I watched in horror as someone looted the corpse of brave Ture then to my astonishment she resurrected him and healed him but when a dread spider set upon them she fled the field leaving Ture with no armor or weapon to defend himself with and despite his great effort he was again felled.  Chryos came charging into this charnal pit along with Duke Thraxus and his brave dragon Nova.  They resurrected Ture and myself and we set about the grisly task of gathering gear from my corpse and that of Conn once that task was complete we returned to the house of dawn and set about getting ourselves straightend out.  Duke Thraxus took us to his home and left us there. After a minute or two Conn rejoined us and we reflected on what had gone wrong.

  The three of us make a wonderful team and as time goes we will only get better.  My thanks again to Chryos the Bold for his timely rescue, only he knows what urgent business he left behind to help out his guildmates.  To all a goodnight and until next time we meet may your paths be safe.