With the public murder of Lord
Blackmoor, a fierce battle broke out between followers loyal to the
fallen lord, his sellswords, the priests of Mithra and the priests of
the Dark Gods. Caught in the middle of all this were our fearless
adventurers who held in their possession the sword Blackrazor and the
Soul Gem.
Fighting their way out of the city
erupting in civil war yet again, the party high-tailed it on stolen
horseback to the town of Blackmoor and the temple of Morpheus with
elements of all the fighting factions in hot pursuit. The path to
Blackmoor was paved with blood as Televon, wielding the bloodthirsty
Blackrazor hacked down the party's foes.
Entering Blackmoor in secret, the party
split up, with Televon and Skwanky returning to the temple of
Morpheus carrying the bloody and soul filled magic sword and the Soul
Gem while Gnarly and Maximus the Giant Slayer, under the cover of
night, commandeered a row boat and paddled across Lake Blackmoor and
into Brush Wood.
At dawn, the two companions reached the opposite shore as an autumn rain began to fall. Looking back they saw fires burning on the horizon where the town of Blackmoor would be. Maximus and Gnarly worked their way into Brush Wood but as evening approached, the temperature dropped and the rain turned to sleet. To make matters worse, they stumbled upon a hunting party of Gnolls who pursued them to the entrance of a ruined Abbey....
