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 ==== Summary ====
+After doing a little healing, the Company Clandestine rested the remainder of the evening and exited in the morning. Gop led them to the western gate of the cemetery. As they neared the gate, they were set upon by a couple of the large skeletons from the north. While they were fighting that, Eryn stayed back to keep Gop from becoming so scared that he'd flee. While they fought the two large skeletons, another creature, an undead with red eyes came from the south and attacked Eryn. It was a Wight. The others finished off the two large skeletons and then turned to help fight the wight. Eryn had gone into full defensive mode to avoid being hit. She was successful and they killed the Wight without anyone being injured by it.
+Simon had made his way through the fence and suggested that the rest of them do so quickly. He thought their presence in this place may be spawning the attacks. They followed Gop out of the cemetery and north, keeping trees between themselves and the town. After about half a day, they had made their way about two thirds of the way to the hold when a sudden hush fell over the valley. Gop looked back and forth, in all directions, apparently searching for the cause. Before anyone could ask about it, Gop dove under a bush to hide. That's when all of them felt a sudden fear and trembling come over them. The whole company dropped in fear and trembled, unable to look up, to catch even a glimpse of whatever was causing this feeling. All they could do was cower on the ground. If not for the trees, they would have likely been seen. Eyes down, as they trembled in terror, they saw a great shadow move over the area and they heard the occasional flap of great wings. After a moment, the fear started to slowly subside. Then, they heard an uproar from Nordain Hold. There was cheering and at the same time screams of terror. With the fear subsiding, they looked up to see what they could see but the trees that had protected them also blocked their view of the hold. They stayed still and listened. Eryn worked to calm little Gop who was little more than a puddle at this point.
+They heard a conversation between Grish-ta-nak and Grizzolo. It rang out over most of the valley. Grish-ta-nak offered a tribute to Grizzolo. Grizzolo was very angry at the pitiful amount being offered. He made his displeasure known throughout the whole valley, as you would have had to be deaf not to hear him. Grish-ta-nak explained that they had trouble with some of the goblins and that was the reason for the small amount. He told him that a tribe of goblins had tried to escape and that they had been captured and were waiting for his justice. Grizzolo was angry at their defiance. He exclaimed that he wished they would work harder and then, shouting at Grish-ta-nak.  He told him he'd better not offer such a tribute again or he'd suffer the consequences for it. Grish-ta-nak explained that the Draconians had rounded up two more tribes of goblins and were bringing them there now. He would step up the work and the tribute would be more next time. Grizzolo said, "See that you do!". He then turned and blew fire over the condemned goblins, creating a lot of screams and cheers. After burning the condemned, he turned back to Grish-ta-nak and told him to send more of his forces to the south and to kill anything that got in their way. I said he needed more for his plans. Grish-ta-nak said it would be done. There was a beating of wings and then the sound of eating. That produced more cheers and sounds of wailing. They then heard the flapping of great wings as the wind grew. The sound rose slowly and moved off to the northeast. Grish-ta-nak, in trying to reassert his role as leader here, ordered everyone to work triple shifts from now on. Then it sounded as though he blew fire, though it sounded more like steam being let out of it's confines. The commotion died down and everything seemed to return to normal.
+Symon questioned Gop, who was only barely coherent. Gop confirmed that the tribute was gold and jewels that the goblins had dug out of the mines. He confirmed that Grizzolo comes about once every two weeks, or half a month. They moved northwest again and finally came to a tree line and could see the hold close by. To the east of the hold was a large burned out area. On the northeast side of the hold there were gnolls and draconians making goblins remove the dead and throw them into a mass grave. Gop headed northwest staying inside the tree line. He picked a spot, looked up to make sure now one was watching and then darted across the open area to the base of the hold. The rest did the same. He showed them the opening. They thanked him and Symon gave hm two gold pieces, some rations, and a simple dagger. Gop thanked him and darted off.
+The party made their way through the tunnel to a room well inside the walls of the hold. The room was full of empty cells. There was a room to the west with tools, shackles, and a workbench. They moved to the east and up stairs. Eryn heard talking from the other side of a closed door. They moved back down to the basement to discuss how to proceed. They decided to go in as a group and try to find the throne room. They moved back upstairs and Eryn mapped out the first few hallways. There was a hallway outside the door that led north to a "T" intersection. The hallway continued west and east. She east to a hallway going north. She went down this hallway first, and found a room at the other end. She also looked into the windows on the western wall and saw the big section in the middle was a courtyard. The room at the other end was empty but there were dishes on a table in there, indicating someone had been there recently. She returned and moved to the western end of the main hallway and look up the hallway going north from there. At the other end of the hallway  there was a small opening and two Bozz draconians standing there talking. They worked out a plan. Angelique cast Bless on everyone. Symon cast Alter Self to make himself appear to be a Bozz draconian that was a little beaten up. Eryn and Cal-El waited back by the corner as Symon, the Bozz, rounded the corner, stumbling and feigning needing help. The draconians, who had been moving up the hallway already, simply laughed and said something about him being beaten up by a bug bear. They kept walking his way though, and as they entered range, Symon cast Color Spray. It worked and the two draconians fell unconscious. Cal-El and Eryn took the bodies down the stairs and into the basement. Eryn ended them there. They returned up top.
+Symon , the Bozz version, while waiting on Eryn and Cal-El opened a door on the south wall of the cross hallway. He looked inside and saw nothing. He decided to make better use of his disguise and return to the end of the north hallway. As he started moving down the north hallway, Eryn went up the newly discovered hallway to the end to peak around the corner. She ran head on into two Draconians. A fight ensued where she backed out of the room and Cal-El and the others engaged them. Fearing the noise would attract the attention of the Bozack's at the other end of the north hallway, Symon moved to the south end of that hallway and drew his sword. He watched, and when the Bozaks did come to investigate the noise, Symon did his best to laugh as he had seen the other draconians do, pointing toward the fight that the bozaks couldn't see. The bozaks appeared annoyed at the whole thing and went back to their station. The company finished these two off and everything calmed down again.
+Symon decided to go look at what the Bozak were guarding. He rounded the corner and they started yelling at him. He lowered his head and slowly backed away. He did however see that they were in front of a set of very ornate double doors with the image of a wolfs head and a mountain scene. Symon returned to the others and they suggested that he try that door in the room at the end of the eastern hallway. He went there and into the room and opened the door. It led to a dining hall with three Bozz sitting there talking. He closed the door and returned. They decided that whatever was beyond the ornate double doors may be what they were looking for so they all returned to the end of the north hallway on the western side. They lined up and when they were ready, charged around the corner and attacked the Bozaks. They were unable to prevent the dreaded Stinking Cloud spell but they were still victorious. They tried to open the doors but were unable to. They appeared to be magically sealed. Eryn searched the walls on either side of the door for hidden panels or switches. She found none. She also searched the southern wall of the broom closet next to them but found no secret doors. Symon had Angelique try but it wouldn't open for her either. Symon tried a couple of phrases, "In the name of the King!" and "In the name of King Nordain!". That didn't work either. They decided that maybe there would be an entrance upstairs.
+That's where the session ended. Start the recorder.
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