Clerics of Torm at a small temple called the Helping Hand sent for help in locating and recovering several relics created by Banites and hidden in the area around Thentia and Melvaunt. The first Tenet of Bane was located in the moors of Thar amidst a village of Xvarts. We retrieved a wand from the warlock running that village and sorted through an illusion of a dragon to find the Tenet of Fear.
* Purchased cold weather gear in muted colors (-4g)

Sent by the clerics from the Helping Hand to retrieve the second tenet of Bane (the tenet of hate) from the ruins of the Merfolk city of Garnthall.

Story Award: Mercy for the Merfolk King.

You displayed kindness by helping King Garnon’s spirit find eternal rest. Malana Homwell has noted your compassion and is impressed by your actions.

Downtime Activity: Inspired by Torm.

The teachings of Torm have shown you a better way to live your life. While you may not worship the deity directly, you have come to appreciate Torm’s commitment to duty, loyalty, and courage, and you do your best to incorporate these qualities into your own life. While this story award may have benefits in future adventures involving the Tenets of Bane, it is intended primarily for roleplaying purposes.

Deployed to a dwarven mine, where we discovered a mine of enslaved kobold under the tyranny of Derro overlords. We inspired a kobold named Landeep to rally his people. I knighted 4 of the kobolds to the service of the Red Knight and the collected 100 kobolds swarmed the throne room. It was a bloody battle, but the kobolds won the day!

We discovered a hidden shrine to Moradin behind the throne and the fire elemental guardian branded Salvo (on the left bicep) and some of her fellows in a ritual. The ritual complete, it turned over the tenet of Tyranny, the third and worst of the tenets of Bane. On exiting the sanctum, we were attacked by Banites and we put them all to the sword (or magic missile) rather than give over the disc they sought to take from us.

Story Award: Worthy Sacrifice

You willingly sacrificed yourself to achieve your goal and protect your companions. Even after the wound caused by the elemental heals, a scar remains marking the character forever with the word “worthy” in Ignan. Malana Homwell has learned of your deed and is impressed by your actions

Traded away the Xvart's Wand of Magic Missiles to a strange character named Pegleg Orijin (Player: Samuel Nathan DePetris) at the table. Pegleg swapped for bracers of archery, but the damn things don't work on crossbows, and I do prefer them. Crossbows are archery, too!

Left the Bracers of Archery in the Lord's Alliance weapon locker in Melvaunt, picked up a Pair of Gauntlets that I thought Dayel could use. Wasted effort as he spent most of his time throwing cantrips and shooting his longbow after that. I'll never understand Eldritch Knights.

Priestess Malana sends us to Thentia with a wagon carrying the three Tenets of Bane in a lead-lined chest. We are attacked by mercenary hobgoblins. On arival in Thentia, we learned we were a decoy. Rushing to Melvaunt to protect Malana, we began to search for her. She had planned to book passage on the Wind Dancer, the ship that took us out to find the second tenet disc, but she was late to report in. A little ratfink of a 12-year-old tried to swindle us for information, but enough gold brought out the truth that Malana was captured by the Banite Tarmin Gald and was being held in a warehouse.
We stormed the warehouse, but found only a thayan warrior and some thugs as her paid captors. They tried to murder the Priestess, but our paladin made it to her in time to stabilize her while we slew the thugs.

Gathering ourselves together, we find that we've just missed Gald's crew and, to stop him, must sprint back to the Wave Dancer, the hiding place of the tenet discs. Tarmin Gald and a dozen of his Banites had struck down the ship's wizard and were forcing Captain Lesiko to put out to sea. We cleared the docks quickly, stabilized First Mate Windsong, and launched a fuisilade at the banites on deck, slaying Gald and his lackeys before they were more than 10 feet from the dock. We recovered the three tenet of Bane discs and will guard Priestess Malana until they are safely in Elturgard.

Malana contacts us. The attempts to destroy the Tenets of Bane have failed. The Banite souls within the tenets are loosed and have possessed three of the High Clerics of Torm. Our first quarry was the spirit of Mace the Dreadful, a blackguard; Mace had possessed High Cleric Goryn and fled north into Thar.

We entered a ritual combat challenge 6v6 against Mace, two blades of Ilneval, a claw of Luthic and a pair of orogs; subduing Mace-in-a-Goryn-suit worked and we brought him back to Malana for exorcism.

Story Award: Torm’s Honor.

You fought with honor and defeated the orc leader, Mace the Dreadful, sparing his life. In addition, you managed to retrieve the Tenet of Tyranny and deliver it to Malana Homwell. The priestess is impressed by your dedication to Torm’s ways.

Salvo swapped a pair of Gauntlets of Ogre Power for (Michael777) Dayel's Wand of Magic Missiles.

Traded the Wand of magic missiles to Reshii for an unneeded Pearl of Power. Dropped the pearl ring in the Lord's Alliance armory for some caster to use.

Deployed to Glister to search out High Cleric Gregon Ord, thought to be possessed by a Banite assassin named Siren the Steel. Unbeknownst to us, the soul of Siren had left Gregon and instead possessed a halfling cleric of Tymora. We were ultimately able to capture her and return her to Malana to be restored without any permanent harm to the cleric of Tymora. No such luck for the High Cleric.
*gained potion of superior healing

Story Award: Torm’s Duty.

You dutifully returned High Cleric Gregon Ord and the Tenet of Hate to Malana Homwell. The priestess is impressed by your dedication to Torm’s ways.

The third of the escaped Banites was Sax Magnus, a wizard who possessed cleric Alathera Shieldheart. We tracked her to a tower that was rumored to be overrun by demons of Gehenna. After a very foul entry requiring a slugfest with dyybuk-possessed gnoll corpses, we fought our way to the towertop. There we put a stop to a ritual Magnus was using to open a portal to Gehenna and killed his Bluezau and Glabrezu minions.

Story Award: Torm's Compassion

You showed compassion by not sacrificing any humanoids when closing the portal to the Abyss. In addition, you managed to retrieve the Tenet of Fear and deliver it to Malana Homwell. The priestess is impressed by your dedication to Torm’s ways.

Downtime Activity: Touched by Torm. Completed

Your dedication to Torm’s ways has impressed Malana Homwell and others in the church of Torm. As a result, you are invited for an intense period of study, prayer, and reflection at the Temple of Torm’s Coming in Tantras. If you choose to attend, you emerged with a deep connection to Torm and his beliefs. You feel as though the deity has touched your very being, but what this means for your future is still unclear.

Clerics of Torm at a small temple called the Helping Hand sent for help in locating and recovering several relics created by Banites and hidden in the area around Thentia and Melvaunt. The first Tenet of Bane was located in the moors of Thar amidst a village of Xvarts. We retrieved a wand from the warlock running that village and sorted through an illusion of a dragon to find the Tenet of Fear.
* Purchased cold weather gear in muted colors (-4g)

Sent by the clerics from the Helping Hand to retrieve the second tenet of Bane (the tenet of hate) from the ruins of the Merfolk city of Garnthall.

Story Award: Mercy for the Merfolk King.

You displayed kindness by helping King Garnon’s spirit find eternal rest. Malana Homwell has noted your compassion and is impressed by your actions.

Downtime Activity: Inspired by Torm.

The teachings of Torm have shown you a better way to live your life. While you may not worship the deity directly, you have come to appreciate Torm’s commitment to duty, loyalty, and courage, and you do your best to incorporate these qualities into your own life. While this story award may have benefits in future adventures involving the Tenets of Bane, it is intended primarily for roleplaying purposes.

Deployed to a dwarven mine, where we discovered a mine of enslaved kobold under the tyranny of Derro overlords. We inspired a kobold named Landeep to rally his people. I knighted 4 of the kobolds to the service of the Red Knight and the collected 100 kobolds swarmed the throne room. It was a bloody battle, but the kobolds won the day!

We discovered a hidden shrine to Moradin behind the throne and the fire elemental guardian branded Salvo (on the left bicep) and some of her fellows in a ritual. The ritual complete, it turned over the tenet of Tyranny, the third and worst of the tenets of Bane. On exiting the sanctum, we were attacked by Banites and we put them all to the sword (or magic missile) rather than give over the disc they sought to take from us.

Story Award: Worthy Sacrifice

You willingly sacrificed yourself to achieve your goal and protect your companions. Even after the wound caused by the elemental heals, a scar remains marking the character forever with the word “worthy” in Ignan. Malana Homwell has learned of your deed and is impressed by your actions

Traded away the Xvart's Wand of Magic Missiles to a strange character named Pegleg Orijin (Player: Samuel Nathan DePetris) at the table. Pegleg swapped for bracers of archery, but the damn things don't work on crossbows, and I do prefer them. Crossbows are archery, too!

Left the Bracers of Archery in the Lord's Alliance weapon locker in Melvaunt, picked up a Pair of Gauntlets that I thought Dayel could use. Wasted effort as he spent most of his time throwing cantrips and shooting his longbow after that. I'll never understand Eldritch Knights.

Priestess Malana sends us to Thentia with a wagon carrying the three Tenets of Bane in a lead-lined chest. We are attacked by mercenary hobgoblins. On arival in Thentia, we learned we were a decoy. Rushing to Melvaunt to protect Malana, we began to search for her. She had planned to book passage on the Wind Dancer, the ship that took us out to find the second tenet disc, but she was late to report in. A little ratfink of a 12-year-old tried to swindle us for information, but enough gold brought out the truth that Malana was captured by the Banite Tarmin Gald and was being held in a warehouse.
We stormed the warehouse, but found only a thayan warrior and some thugs as her paid captors. They tried to murder the Priestess, but our paladin made it to her in time to stabilize her while we slew the thugs.

Gathering ourselves together, we find that we've just missed Gald's crew and, to stop him, must sprint back to the Wave Dancer, the hiding place of the tenet discs. Tarmin Gald and a dozen of his Banites had struck down the ship's wizard and were forcing Captain Lesiko to put out to sea. We cleared the docks quickly, stabilized First Mate Windsong, and launched a fuisilade at the banites on deck, slaying Gald and his lackeys before they were more than 10 feet from the dock. We recovered the three tenet of Bane discs and will guard Priestess Malana until they are safely in Elturgard.

Malana contacts us. The attempts to destroy the Tenets of Bane have failed. The Banite souls within the tenets are loosed and have possessed three of the High Clerics of Torm. Our first quarry was the spirit of Mace the Dreadful, a blackguard; Mace had possessed High Cleric Goryn and fled north into Thar.

We entered a ritual combat challenge 6v6 against Mace, two blades of Ilneval, a claw of Luthic and a pair of orogs; subduing Mace-in-a-Goryn-suit worked and we brought him back to Malana for exorcism.

Story Award: Torm’s Honor.

You fought with honor and defeated the orc leader, Mace the Dreadful, sparing his life. In addition, you managed to retrieve the Tenet of Tyranny and deliver it to Malana Homwell. The priestess is impressed by your dedication to Torm’s ways.

Salvo swapped a pair of Gauntlets of Ogre Power for (Michael777) Dayel's Wand of Magic Missiles.

Traded the Wand of magic missiles to Reshii for an unneeded Pearl of Power. Dropped the pearl ring in the Lord's Alliance armory for some caster to use.

Deployed to Glister to search out High Cleric Gregon Ord, thought to be possessed by a Banite assassin named Siren the Steel. Unbeknownst to us, the soul of Siren had left Gregon and instead possessed a halfling cleric of Tymora. We were ultimately able to capture her and return her to Malana to be restored without any permanent harm to the cleric of Tymora. No such luck for the High Cleric.
*gained potion of superior healing

Story Award: Torm’s Duty.

You dutifully returned High Cleric Gregon Ord and the Tenet of Hate to Malana Homwell. The priestess is impressed by your dedication to Torm’s ways.

The third of the escaped Banites was Sax Magnus, a wizard who possessed cleric Alathera Shieldheart. We tracked her to a tower that was rumored to be overrun by demons of Gehenna. After a very foul entry requiring a slugfest with dyybuk-possessed gnoll corpses, we fought our way to the towertop. There we put a stop to a ritual Magnus was using to open a portal to Gehenna and killed his Bluezau and Glabrezu minions.

Story Award: Torm's Compassion

You showed compassion by not sacrificing any humanoids when closing the portal to the Abyss. In addition, you managed to retrieve the Tenet of Fear and deliver it to Malana Homwell. The priestess is impressed by your dedication to Torm’s ways.

Downtime Activity: Touched by Torm. Completed

Your dedication to Torm’s ways has impressed Malana Homwell and others in the church of Torm. As a result, you are invited for an intense period of study, prayer, and reflection at the Temple of Torm’s Coming in Tantras. If you choose to attend, you emerged with a deep connection to Torm and his beliefs. You feel as though the deity has touched your very being, but what this means for your future is still unclear.