Flaurmont 25

Weather: Clear with gusting winds

(Night Watch - Resting): Early in the morning, near dusk Vladamir noted a boar wandering near camp. It appeared to be wounded in several places with deep slashes. A sudden hunger for bacon overwhelmed him and the party. Charging down the hill, they engaged with the beast. The battle was swiftly decided, but not before Donjon took a tusk to the belly. They headed back up to camp, chopped up the boar with a throwing axe and threw the chunks into a newly created fire. Looking around they opted to hike out to the

(Dawn Watch - Action): Looking around they opted to hike out to the blue tower they could see in the distance, hoping that it may have some information. They had not gotten far when they heard loud guttural shouting and screams ahead. They burst into an area where the tree limbs and leaves had been burnt back leaving a small clearing. A large woman with a club was doing battle with a quartet of flying rocky lava beasts with ornately shaped helmets. They were hurling lava at the woman, burning her flesh in great dripping sheets.

After debating the wisdom of getting involved, Nostecaf's libido won the real battle and he charged in to assist.  The battle was brutal and swift, rendering Donjon near death. The woman, Friga Wild Eye was reserved and aggressive, speaking in broken common. Turning on the charm, Nostecaf seemed to have won her over somewhat. He noticed that there was some kind of creature in a pouch around her neck. She thanked them brusquely and offered them a book as she could not read.

After some debate, they decided to forego the tower as Donjon was near death. They retreated back up the volcano and set up camp near the lip.

(Day Watch - Resting): While whiling away the day, a short rotund humanoid creature wandered into the camp unseen, surprising the party. He introduced himself as Grabdar and wanted to know what they were doing on the mountain for so long. The party asked him who he was and if he had been on the island for long. He launched into his life story. It continued for the rest of the day.

(Day Watch - Resting): Grabdar continues his story. Apparently rocks were different in the Archean eon.

(Dusk Watch - Resting): Attempting to get Grabdar to stop talking, the party almost drives him away. They explain that their wounded friend needs rest. He seems saddened by this and begins to turn Donjon into stone. Rapidly stopping him, they explain that he will be better soon and there is no reason to make him into a statue. He is skeptical but agrees to leave him alone until morning. The party decides to invite Grabdar along for when they visit the tower the next day.

(Night Watch - Resting): As Grabdar concluded his experiences and relationship with various rocks in the Mesozoic era and was starting into the more modern Cenozoic, a loud barking noise could be heard echoing around the volcano. Looking into the woods, the party almost missed the assault of a small flock of bats descending on them. They rose up to defend themselves as the bats sensed wounded prey on the ground. Nostecaf interjected himself between the creatures and Donjon; but it was too late. One of them sunk it's fangs deep into his neck, drinking him dry. The rest of the bats were slain or put to flight.

Warning them that more would be coming, Friga Wild Eye hastily beat a retreat into the safety of the jungle with the rest of the party. Soon after a swarm of dozens of bats returned. Seeing only the dead body of Nostecaf on the ground, the rendered it to a bloodless paste.