Team Alfa Seventy-Sixth Session

13th Sunforge

Morning

Thola reaches out to the Kobold queen to attempt to bring them into the fold

About an hour before noon, Lone and Scar begin to pace restlessly and hop around the camp. Ten minutes later, the remaining Worgs show up. The reunion is an enthusiastic one, as the beasts run around each other in circles and race towards and away from each other snapping playfully.

There are *20 worgs*. The Worgs story more or less corroborates what you have heard before. They proudly admit that they turned on Monstertown as soon as the mountain exploded. They seized on the confusion to scatter the guard and smash the cages. As soon as their freedom was secured, they tore through anything on two legs in a dash to the west. Given their superior speed, they were easily able to outpace the ashen destruction. Since then, they have hunted under the open skies as a pack, no burdens on their back.

They have come to reclaim Lone and Scar, so that the pack may return to the freedom of the hunt. Perhaps, the Worg chuckles grimly, the pack might meet the Monstertown host one the road one day soon.

Wolf engages in conversation with the Worgs, to try and convince them to remain The worgs are moderately amenable:

We long to taste the wind at our faces.. But, we also long to taste the blood of our captors. Were this assault to occur soon, we would be amenable to participation.

Afternoon

In the afternoon, a group of gobbos returns

"They say that a large contengent of Hobgoblins approach from the east."

(town is east, encampment is SW)

The crew dash forward, trying to overtake the new hobgoblins. We are easily able to do so with the aid of your mount companions. The thunderous sounds of the mounts gives ample warning -- when they appear in your vision, the gobbos have already circled up in a defensive posture.

They are about 400 yards from the fortified encampment as you bear down upon them.

There are *20 hobbos*, one is wearing half plate. We engage them in conversation to lure them to our cause. Just when things are looking positive, another group of hobbos approach from the encampment. Words are exchanged, dicks measured, and a parlay with the hobbo CO demanded.

After waiting 20 minutes, we approach the town. A warning arrow lands nearby but we continue. The CO emerges

Sorry for the delay. it is intolerable that you've taken my people hostage, i consider this a violation of the agreement, we will cease deliveries of water until they are released

wolf: we can take it if we want. but we don't want to see your people destroyed - that is why we're keeping the others separate. your leadership will c

• that's why we can't let them in. they'll kill us all. we know you can destroy us, perhaps a cost too high

tomorrow we will be back to continue, and we'll see if you can be trusted to rejoin monstertown. in the meantime, the true remnants of monstertown will be safe

i will be there to negotiate. should you try to annihilate us the cost to you will be tremendous. we will befoul the wells if we have to

We return to camp.

Thola is elected queen of the kobolds

During campfire time, another group slinks into camp! It is the OLD MASTER, followed by several dozen monks of every monstertown race