Rear Admiral

Darshak have been raiding town lately, so some poor citizens of Puddleby strolling out of the library quickly found swords in their bellies. While there weren't many exiles around, those present fought bravely for hours. Puddleby was eventually reclaimed and safe to relax in. These pirates were very dangerous, as they hit hard and were difficult to hit. Darshak Carousers, Guardians, and Marauders were among the invading force, which was led by a Rear Admiral...






Yes, that's right - a Rear Admiral. This high-ranking fellow really knew how to exchange blows. He was quite the adversary. We cut him off at the bank. Perhaps he was trying to make a deposit? I squared off against him, allowing the fighters to attack him from the rear. With his hook and fist, the Rear Admiral thrusted faster and fiercer than any Darshak I've ever seen. But he couldn't handle our might and was soon slain. Natas then stuffed the Rear Admiral, mounting the pirate in his house for any who'd like to see.


So Puddleby should be on its guard. The Darshak are back.

Dead Fellock

After helping with Phineas' Mega-Amazing Book One Adventure (which was a mega-amazing success), PAG decided to get revenge on the Fellock in OV. Southern OV was still full of dangerous Orga, and the lightning was heavy. Our plan was to go down the well and sneak into the pool past the Fellock. But we didn't enter the pool quick enough. PAG was slaughtered in seconds once again by the Fellock. Calil and I were left as the lone survivors.





So the two of us caught our breath in the caves for a moment. The rest of the group was scattered fallen inside and outside of the well. Of course, the Fellock couldn't stop the glorious force known as Puff Higgy and his chain. It wasn't long before the entire group was chained safely and back on their feet. Then we set out to accomplish our mission. As the Fellock still proved deadly, we killed the Orga outside first.




It was quite a battle. While it took several attempts, we were eventually victorious and brought the Fellock down. So the traveler's advisory can be removed, as the Fellock and his minions are no longer terrorizing OV.

Fellock at NOOB

PAG visited the Annulus in the Ethereal Plane to check on Tenebrion, and then we took Fundin to Pathfinding Book 3. We still had plenty of time, so we decided to go to the New Orga Outback (NOOB). We had captured the first NOOB snell and were working on taking the second one. However, we kept getting backspawns of bolters. Then an Orga Fellock spawned and gave us a taste of its ultrapowerful lightning grenades.


Some of us ran to kill it, but we didn't have enough time. We were lucky to escape back to the Orga Village South and began planning a rescue — made difficult by the fact that we had lost both Elenis Reyav and Mephisto in NOOB 1. We stayed close to the NOOB entry. Surely we all knew the truth of what Manquilor said — that the Fellock might follow us into OV — but still we lingered there.

The Fellock did indeed come through the path. We were fallen in about two seconds, and then more bolters and other Orgas spawned. A brave rescue effort was made and looked promising for a while, but the Fellock was too much.

Also see Yor's account of the Fellock disaster on TMN.

OWE present: J'jh, Natas, Torin, and Yor.

Rejected

There isn't much else to say about the latest Orga Stronghold raid, which Torin wrote about. It was frustrating on many levels. We tried to secure a foothold in the first snell, yet repeatedly failed. A few attepts were somewhat successful, but our progress was undone by Orga reinforcements. Our final charge after 2.5 hours was driven back, so we headed home - myself 2.5k poorer and 8 departs in the hole. Many others had similar or even worse costs. The local blacksmiths certainly got a lot of business.



Here's a view from the front. This raid was so deadly due to the unusual amount of grenade lightning. Thrown behind Mephisto and I, the grenades decimated our forces. That day the Stronghold's front door ultimately proved to be too much.

OS Trip Stalled

The monthly EAT/PAG expedition to the Orga Stronghold failed to get past the OS front door snell. The group was strong, and the odds didn't seem outrageously stacked against us. A few people were reluctant to depart early in the effort. I think, however, that luck plays a huge role in whether we can advance to the rest of OS. This time the respawns were more than we could handle.


OWE present: Giga, Hunter, J'jh, J'nder, Kalian, Shakyamuni, Torin, and Yor.