We had to the Triclaw village and it is overrun by Sun Lich elite.  There is a strange altar with dead bodies around and four obelisks that every so often call down lightning.  The Triclaw chieftain is being held by sun lich elite and our scorpion friends want to save him.  We tell them we will sneak into camp and cause a diversion to draw the elite away from their chieftain and then they can attack from the other side once they free their chief.

We sneak toward camp where there is a large ogre cooking up a pot of what Pinroy whispers louded is a delicious stew that he would very much light to taste.  We tell him the plan is to draw the enemy to us – but Wave decides to jump ahead and rushes one of the Captain’s of the Sun Lich elite.  I am stuck – do I run after Wave or stick with Pinroy and Scorch and Oberon.  I choose Wave hoping Oberon will stay with the casters.  He doesn’t.  Wave is bent on dueling the Captain while I drop back to protect the casters from the Ogre cook and his minions.  Both Wave and Oberon go down – it doesn’t look good for the HEROs – but Pinroy and Mak get the two up and they fall back. 

The TriClaw free their king but take heavy casualties – but they come to our aid and with Scorch roasting the Sun Lich and Wave bring down the Captain,  we are able to wipe the rest out and return the village back to the TriClaw Chiefain.   The Captain has gold trimmed plate and a blade that sizzles with necrotic energy.  Oberon tries to pick it up and cries out in plan as he drops it like it was a hot poker.  The ruins on the blade match the ruins of the obelisks and, according to Scorch, is in the craft of Orcus.

Pinroy calls on Blibdoolpoolp to take away this cursed blade and the sworkd begins to dissolve and is replaced by a kaukaua plant.  Pinroy pulls it out and there are 4 golden bulbs that Pinroy says are “in times of need.” In the camp we find a large stash of healing potions and a spell book of one of the Sun Lich elite who complains bitterly in his journal that Cardinal Lathoes has left him behind to guard the rear. Scorch pockets the spell book.

We spend the night with the TriClaws and plan to go down to Vivic’s Crypt on the morrow.