TRS03 - A Woman Scorned

A Woman Scorned is the third full session in the campaign The Red Star. It features the party exploring a sewer system and encountering a giant scorpion.

Summary
The party awakens in the Yellow Dragon camp to a stranger standing on the watchtower. He reveals himself to be a bard named Merrius, and explains that he's travelling around the continent defeating bards in 'Bard Offs', and if he beats every bard, he'll become 'Bard Supreme'. He promptly challenges Iago to a bard off, and withdraws a lute. Merrius and Iago proceed to have a best-of-3 bard off, which Iago loses. Iago then convinces Merrius to make it a best-of-5, but loses again. Merrius says he's going to the city, to challenge Franciella of the Flute. May suggests they go together, but Merrius refuses, stating that he 'doesn't like any of you'.

The party heads down the path and is met by a zombie in an abandoned camp. They quickly kill it, and find a leather bound book and a vial with crimson liquid inside. Iago opens the book, discovering that it is a diary, which references a partner in Merrywire called Langstorm. The party continues into a tunnel which leads to a sewer. Inside the sewer, the party faces a variety of enemies including a gelatinous cube, and a few elementals which May scares out of the way.

Near the end of the sewer, the party finds a giant scorpion. The scorpion proves the be the strongest enemy the party has faced so far, and would have killed Eptol if it weren't for Resmi's healing. Eptol throws two swords, one which he had taken from a fallen Yellow Dragon, into the scorpion's body, which lodge themselves in. Iago attempts to hammer the two swords deeper into the scorpion using a heavy steel shield he had previously taken from the lizardfolk Yellow Dragon, but fails. In desperation, Eptol takes the shield from Iago and attempts to do the same. He succeeds, and the force from the attack finally kills the scorpion. The party finds a sizeable treasure in the scorpion's hiding place, courtesy of its past victims. Still slightly shell-shocked from the battle, the party climbs a ladder into Merrywire.

Trivia

 * Introductions: This session introduced the character Merrius.
 * Deaths: In this session, no notable characters died.
 * Notable Events: This session saw Iago's first bard off with Merrius, a battle with a scorpion the party would remember forever, and the party entering the city of Merrywire.

Quotes
''"I. CHALLENGE YOU. TO. A. BARD OFF." ''- Merrius

''"While I still draw breath, none of you shall fall." ''- Resmi

"BY HUMANS MIGHT AND GOBLIN STEEL, APSU GUIDE MY SHIELD" - Iago