WANTED ! ! !

Intercepted Communications:

The following transcripts were intercepted on the King's Highway.  The whereabouts of the battle are unknown.  The sender is unknown and the intended recipient is also unknown.  Members of this party are wanted in Stret.  The location of this battle is of great interest.

Urgent Message

~We are going to die~

Do not get me killed!

~We're all dead~

~No joke.  Room full of Vampires, 2 stone golems and an ogre magi trying to kill me.~

~Groth is dominated and about to kill nera~

No way!

~Way, Fox and Friends are dead.~

~I just trapped 9 enemies in a 30' iron sphere~

Did you toss a bean?

~3 so far.  More to come.~

~Groth Hit me for 35 HP.  I'm down to 5 HP now.  Pas healed Nera for 21~

RUN, RUN!

~The Vamps keep coming!~

~Groth and Raddick are dominated~

~Groth just killed Fox, Nera and Pas.~

~Raddick down to -1~

ABORT MISSION!

~Too late.~

~Groth is being turned into a Vampire.~

~Raddick is a Vampire~

~Groth is still alive~

~ ~ ~

If you have any information regarding this communication, please contact the Stret Guard.  This group is wanted and very dangerous.

Peek-a-Boo

Fox climbed up Groth's back and crouched on his massive shoulders.  The green giant stood up raising Fox to the second story window.  The panes smeared with years of unkempt particulate.  A grand library unfolded before his eyes.  Rows and rows of books rose from floor to ceiling. 
     He lifted the jalousie window open.  Warm air greeted him.  The odor of parchment hung heavy.  To the right a long table with a stained green cloth ran the width of the room.  Two great Iron Golem statues flanked the table.  A bald man floated over the table holding a book.  He seemed slightly translucent.  A voice called out from a corner that he could not see.
     "Where is it?"  It was  woman's voice and it seemed rather familiar.
     "Hush, I am translating." 
     From the shadows a figure emerges.  It is now clear to Fox that they have located the Black Assassin.

Kincep Mansion

There once was an old building who lived on the mountain.  It's hedgerows were manicured meticulously.  It's barn had not been used in quite some time.   Trees on pedestals stood as ominous warnings.  Could this be a new beginning, or the beginning of the end? 

The password was called and admission was granted.

A little R & R

Once safely over the chasm, the group unanimously agrees that sleep is a necessity.  After finding spots on the ground and safely in the trees, they manage to find deep sleep while Auren keeps watch.
     Faint sounds of movement made their way from the direction of the mansion.  Auren knew it was too good to be true, 2 hours of sleep was about all they could expect from this mountain-side.  The noise crept closer.  No need to wake the group just yet.  The trees came alive with movement.  Something was close.
     Below him on the forest floor a dense fog rolled in.  At first it was thin and translucent.  It quickly thickened and covered the ground.  Auren could no longer see those sleeping below him.  He could see forms taking shape out of the fog. 
     At the perimeter of their trees three figures rose above the fog.  Ancient and Gaunt the slender figures stood shrouded in dark.  They stopped at the perimeter, red eyes glowing.
     "Reveal yourself apparition," Auren shouted into the night.
     There was no noise.  No movement.  Auren strained to make out the figures.
     "We will consume your soul."  The figures chanted.
     Auren readied an arrow as the red eyes pierced into his being.
     The fog began to recede and they disappeared as quickly as they had appeared.  As the forest floor became visible it was clear that the entire party was now awake. 
     Fox called the group to sit around the campfire as he scared them with tales of Kroger.  Raddick and Pas hid in their armor as he spun yarns of ancient vampires. 

Things should be looking up at the Mansion

Wrap it up

Turning caution to the wind Phae launches a fiery blast across the crevasse encompassing the wolves on the far side and igniting part of the bridge.  One of the blind wolves jumps over the edge falling to it's demise. 
     Groth opened his eyes and saw the chasm below.  His innards jumped to his throat and he cringed before realizing that he was walking along the wall of the rock face.  He watched as the wolf tumbled into the abyss, shortly after a second followed suit.  Not long after the larger horny werewolf screamed by.  He reached up and jumped to the other side of the chasm and walked to the top.
     Meanwhile on the other side of the crevasse Raddick and Auren make short work of their werewolf and systematically drop the remaining dire wolves. 

Among the bodies:

Scroll of expeditious retreat

Scroll of Glitter Dust

Wand Cure Moderate 7th level 16 charges

Magical Longsword

Magical Scarab Clasp

Groth drops to his knees as his blood begins to boil inside his skin.  Sweating like a donkey, he shakes off the lycanthropy.

Nera heals all!

Phae: Deep Thoughts

In accordance with his own private practices, Phae has decided that now is a really good time to communicate with the fire elementals that he wants to emulate and is looking for the nearest access to the Plane of Fire.

P.S.  He does not want to be locked in the stockades.