A Shadow over Axminster

A Shadow over Axminster is the first adventure in the campaign. It takes place in the town of Axminster, and the Axminster mines. It was run by Jax's player.

The heroes meet in the town of Axminster, and after an easily-won bar fight, travel to the Axminster Mines to investigate several people who went missing. The mines were infested with goblins, and the townspeople were freed after a boss fight against the shrewd goblin wizard Gorun

Plot
The adventure began with Sylvin Fawl, Blorg'Rath, Zephiel, and Mindryl Everhana meeting in a bar in Axminster. After introducing themselves to each other, they were challenged to a bar fight by some drunkards, and won easily, though they got kicked out of the bar for destroying property. They decided to try out a quest with each other, and took on one investigating several people who went missing. The place to check was the Axminster Mines.

Along the way, they ran into an owlbear, which was surprisingly docile, and the heroes pacified it with some smoked meat they had on them. They also met a hunter on the road, who accidentally fired at Blorg'Rath, but apologized - however, it was really a thief, who used that as a guise to pickpocket him.

The mines had numerous goblins in it, and was defended by miniature land mines on the ground that made things difficult. After one or two skirmishes the party found the prisoners locked up, but they didn't have a way to free them. Eventually they found Gorun, who said the party could have the key if they could figure out what spell Gorun placed on the key. Mindryl attempted the challenge, but failed although he was pretty close. Gorun used an enlarge person spell on himself, but the party dealt enough damage to him that he was defeated not long after completing the spell, which dispelled the Circle of Death he placed on the key.

The party found plenty of gold, as well as some scrolls and other equipment, but also a letter detailing the plan to used forced labor from the town to make weapons that a buyer in Yseri wanted to purchase. The party decides to travel to this new location, after collecting their reward from town.

Characters:
PCs: NPCs:
 * Blorg'Rath
 * Mindryl Everhana
 * Sylvin Fawl
 * Zephiel
 * Gorun, goblin sorcerer
 * Innkeeper
 * Bar Drunks
 * Captured Drow elf
 * Captured Townspeople