An Enchanted Adventure Begins

It was a beautiful day on the isle of Chrysalis when the boat hove to at the port of Autumnshearth. Two adventurers disembarked - the priest Gabriel (Gabe) Godsend and Khelled Zaram the sturdy dwarven fighter. They made their way up the main street of the town until they came to the Tipsy Tankard tavern.

Here, they decided to slake their thirst and find out what was going on in town.

It was not long before adventure found them. As they sat at the bar, sipping (or guzzling in the dwarf's case) their ale, in walked a sage. He announced to the patrons that he had a quest and would handsomely reward the bold adventurer who completed it. Immediately, the entire bar rushed forward to volunteer.

Then the sage explained that he was basilisk eggs. As quickly as they rushed forward, the patrons made their way back to their tables. All except Gabe and Khelled that is.

Not long after, Gabe, Khelled, and a mercenary that they met on the way advanced into a secluded glen. Scattered throughout were scores of basilisk eggs! However, they soon spotted one of the parents - a very enraged basilisk. Its glance temporarily petrified the mercenary. The other two rushed into battle, careful not to meet the basilisk's eyes. They both took dire wounds but managed to slay the beast. Gabe then healed the party and prayed over the mercenary, reversing his petrification.

Suddenly, another basilisk emerged! This time, the adventurers averted their eyes as they fought. The beast lashed out with its vicious claws and razor-sharp teeth! It was a long, hard battle.

Alas, as this was going on, a stealthy witch entered the glen. With the basilisk distracted, she managed to gather up most of the eggs and escape. Soon afterwards, the adventurers struck a killing blow. But when they sought their prize, the eggs, they only found a few scattered about. Perplexed, they returned to the Tipsy Tankard, only to see the witch receiving the prize from the sage!

OOC Notes

• This is a fictionalization of the mini-quest we did at our first event for Enchanted Realms. It was supposed to be a race to see who got the most, but the team worked together. Elizabeth did sneak in as the battle raged and scooped up most of the eggs. She generously donated the prize - a healing potion - to Gabe
• Note that I embellished the story a bit for narrative purposes. For example, Gabe cannot cure petrification. Instead, I made the state temporary in the game but explained it as a divine cure in the story.
• Roles
• The Basilisk - me
• Gabe - Rowan Bishop, 
• Khelled - Alex (Rage) 
• The mercenary - Robb (Xhorja) He was supposed to be another basilisk but I needed another quester so I pressed him into service