Saturday (9/20/25) we played our sixth session of Barrowmaze 5E. The party decided to investigate more of the barrows on the surface rather than return to the dungeon . . .
The roster of characters:
- Tanya - Sariel Moonblossom (Half-Elf Cleric of Arcantryl 2)
- Eli - Omarion Zolond (Drow Necromancer 2)
- Aidan - Alivin O'Harris (Human Ranger 2)
- Christopher - Feles Pugnat (Tabaxi Fighter 2)
- Hireling - Freelik of Glossimir (High Elf Fighter 1) - 2 gp/day
- Hireling - "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut (Hill Dwarf Fighter 1) - 2 gp/day
- Hireling - Brother Binford (Human Cleric of St. Ygg 1) - 2 gp/day
- Mongrelmen Hirelings: Kasmut, Kenamon, Qalhata, Somintu, and Werenro
9th Day of Hardfrost, 1000 GCY
The party set off for the Barrowmaze early as usual, and arrived without any random encounters. They had decided to investigate some of the barrows on the surface rather than return to the dungeon. They had to excavate the first one they chose in order to enter. Once inside, they experimented with some bathing pools, found some minor treasures, fought two Sons of Gaxx (one of which slew "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut and infected his corpse with rote grubs. The party later burned his corpse for fear that he might arise as a new Son of Gaxx). They explored two more barrows. They also fought two wood golems and an ochre jelly hidden in a jeweled goblet. They found statues with gemstone eyes, and used mage hand to steal the gems without dying from the obvious traps. And they found a barrow with a verdigrised bronze door which could not be opened without a key - and the mongrelmen followers informed them that they had seen such a key in the possession of a mongrelman sub-chief known as Horned One. So there is some thought that they might seek out Horned One to try to obtain that key . . . Anyway, after exploring a few barrows, they decided to head back to Helix. They got a late start back, and could hear the snarls and howls of the horrors that emerge in the Barrowmaze at night behind them as they hastened to return to town to sell their loot . . .
They PCs did get enough XP to level up to 3rd level at the end of the session. Alivin O'Harris chose the archetype of the Hunter, Feles Pugnat chose the archetype of the Eldritch Knight, and both Omarion Zolond and Sariel Moonblossom acquired second level spells . . .
Valhalla (R.I.P.)
- Imeni the Mongrelman, beheaded by Varghoulis the Dread Knight and his Crypt Knights of the Black Legion (1/3/1000)
- "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut (dwarf fighter hireling), killed by a Son of Gaxx (and subsequently the corpse was burned for fear he would arise as a new Son of Gaxx) (1/9/1000)
