4E Interlude Adventure: Kobold King Session 3

4E Interlude Adventure: Kobold King Session 3
Session 3: April 7, 2010

Flush with victory, the party pressed onward. Successfully navigating the forest environment, they found themselves at the site of an ancient ruin, now the home of the Kobold King they sought.

Outside the ruins they encountered a Kobold guard wearing a desiccated tongue on a thong around his neck. Through a series of clever signs and hops, Wisseau communicated to his compatriots that this was the Kobold who had, years before, attacked and killed his family, and cut out his tongue. Making a heartfelt plea for vengeance, Wisseau attacked, with the aid of his companions, and they slew the Kobold. Wisseau completed his vengeance by cutting out the Kobold's tongue.

Inside the ruins, the party found that the guards were engaged in a game of Skull-Skull, and having too much fun to be actually keeping guard. Their attack on the guards was successful, and they continued on their way, in search of the king.

Successfully avoiding a dart trap, the party arrived at last at the inner stronghold of the Kobold King, where he was secreted, making his final stand. A boulder trap delayed their progress, but at length the king and his guards were no match for our party of heroes, and victory was theirs. A search of the bodies and the room revealed the talisman they had been asked to bring back as proof of the king's defeat, as well as a store of treasure (see below). The talisman was discovered to be a valuable gem inscribed with the symbol of Tiamat, granting protection to her worshipers; a closer inspection into its arcane properties revealed that it had been cursed with the king's dying breath.

Reveling in their victory, and looking forward to a long rest to recover and heal their wounds, the party was debating whether to simply return the talisman to Winterhaven, and let them worry about the curse, or to press onwards from there to Thunderspire in hopes of selling it for a higher price. As they debated, a green dragon arrived, demanding to know who had killed her servants (the Kobolds). Disgusted with her inferior servants (for allowing themselves to be so easily killed), she set about devouring the Kobolds, giving the party ample time to make their escape and return to Winterhaven.

More kobolds and more adventures await.

Loot:
3 gems worth 100 gp each
Talisman of Tiamat
+1 Staff of the War Mage
300 gp
Shroud of Revival

XP:
Each member of the party earned 420 XP

Submitted by Gertrude Broom-Wielder, Interim DM