4E Interlude Adventure: Kobold King Session 1

Session 1: March 24, 2010

Late in the evening, a group of hardy, though tardy, adventurers
found their way to the Copper Kettle in Winterhaven. Eager for
adventure, not to mention easy money, they entered with hope in their
hearts and the advertisement in their hands, only to find, to their
dismay, that the position had been filled by an earlier band of
adventurers, who had already departed for the Thunderspire Mountain.
There was no one remaining in the Copper Kettle, apart from the barman
and the barmaid, other than a rather grumpy dwarf named Drugo.

Drugo, known (mostly to himself) as Kobold-Killer, presented them with
an alternative adventure—to seek out and destroy the upstart Kobold
Kingdom in the Winterbole forest. Valthrun the Wizard arrived to add
his voice to persuade them to take up this quest, and shortly they
agreed to start out first thing in the morning with Drugo.

In the morning, however, they found only Valthrun, who informed them
that Drugo had been taken gravely ill and was unable to join them. He had,
however, some good news for them—Lord Padraig is offering 300 gp for solid
proof that they have defeated this Kobold king. The king is said to
wear a certain talisman at all times; if they return to Winterhaven
with this talisman, they will receive the promised reward.

The party then set out for the Winterbole forest, traveling for a time
along the King's Road. They came at length to the point at which they
must leave the King's Road and seek the Kobolds through
less-established pathways and into the forest itself. As it was nearly
night-fall, they set up camp and set a watch.

Midway through the second watch, the party was attacked by a band of
grey wolves. Wth little difficulty and only minor injuries, they
dispatched the beasts, and completed their night's rest (500 XP).

The following day they encountered a sludge pit trap (100 XP), which
they avoided, and were attacked by a band of dire rats and fire
beetles. Though Wisseau suffered two rat bites, he avoided being
struck by the dread Filth Fever, and the party was victorious over the
vermin (500 XP).

As we left our party, they were preparing to continue their journey in
search of the Kobold raiders.

Loot:
None. Wolves, rats, and beetles don't carry much, alas

XP:
Orfetus, Falcor, Wisseau, and Flynn Rathbone each gained 275 XP

Submitted by Gertrude Broom-Wielder, Interim DM