Session 34

The adventurers decided to use part of the three days they had spare to scout out a northern
route into the Red Horn territory prior to the planned all-out attack.
They eventually came upon a door blocked by fallen masonry, once cleared of rubble the door was found to open into a long Hall, with exits leading east and west.

Signs of hooved footprints were found.

It was confirmed to be Red Horn territory when the party encountered a lone Red Horn Minotaur passing through the hall, a brief battle ensued and the minotaur was dispatched quickly.

The party decided to scout the eastern corridor. Evidence of more minotaurs was found including a training area, the scout mission was interrupted by the sounds of approaching minotaurs.

The four minotaurs were heading in the parties direction and they moved back to the hall to ambush them, but it seems the Minotaurs were alerted to the waiting adventurers. Neither side was surprised and a fight ensued, luckily due to the fight taking place in the mouth of the corridor the fight went the parties way and they had minimal casualties.

The party then investigated the western corridor from the hall, and found after several rooms that it was a dead end, upon returning to the Hall they found it occuppied by a number of angry looking minotaurs, being effectively trapped they charged en-masse into the hall and gave fight.

Five minotaurs battled the party, during the combat the sounds of a rockfall could be heard from the northern passage they had used to gain access into this area. It seems their known escape route is blocked.

We left the fight with five minotaurs killed and many in the party injured and more minotaurs showing up, the sounds of alarms ringing through the halls. The party are desperately trying to fight their way out of the hall and find another route, but the minotaurs are now enraged and a determined to slay the intruders...

Session 33

Whilst the party only fight was with a single manticore, which they dealt with effectively, their quandary about which vows and oaths they need to uphold have led to an interesting decision.

The promise to the Raskmarik has been seen as null and void due it being made under duress.

The party have decided to side with the Broken Axe minotaur side and attempt to defeat the Rakshasa and the Red Horn tribe. A plan has been formulated involving a two pronged attack on the Red Horn positions and Graaks potions (made with the hearts of manticores) which can turn stone to flesh.

The intention being is to get back to the Medusa's trophy hall, by crossing the eartquake chasm via some rope bridge contraption, turn the petrified statues back to flesh and mount a surprise attack from the south with these new re-inforcements. The main force will creates a diversionary attack from the west. The extra reinforcements tip the balance of numbers in favour of the Broken Axe.

The slight sticking point is the captive dwarves Gurik and Gardarik who are childhood friends of Oren, if the plan should go awry then it may seal their fate.