Session 12.5

Members
Osby Applehill

The Adventure
On a fine autumn day, Gellor the bard went to visit his old friend Osby. He advised him that the time had come to take the Bardic Challenge at the Bard College in the town of Arylon. Taking some time to get his affairs in order and tie up loose ends at the orphanage he worked at, Osby set out on a ship, across the Bay of Fire.

W week later, he arrived in Arathene Port. Knowing that the elves would probably be inhospitable, he walked through the small port town looking for a caravan to join up with. Seeing two options, he went for the smaller of the two. The head of the caravan was a burly man named Flint. At first, mistaking him as a Kender, Flint was unimpressed. He finally offered a position as a guard, but required that Osby test his mettle.

Marlboro, the head guard, set up a duel with Nuar, one of his henchmen. The first two hits were massive blows. Osby was damaged and his opponent was also nearly beat unconscious. Osby jumped back and healed himself. The fight continued, but the viewers were not impressed. Not believing in magical healing, they just saw Osby as running away.

In the end Osby turned down the job and headed for the other caravan. He met the great Ali Pasha, a large human. Ali Pasha was entertained and intrigued by Osby. Having watched the duel from afar, and jolly that he had seen something in the halfling bard. The overland trip took five days to reach Arylon. The Elves kept the road well clear of brigands and creatures, so it was mostly an uneventful trip.

Osby successfully passed the three parts of the Bardic Challenge, and decided to take up a life of adventuring and to seek out the nature of the changes taking place in the land of Telduria. During the Bardic Challenge, he befriended another halfling, Euphemia Waterspot, a Sorcerer sent from the Tower of High Sorcery. Euphemia had just passed the Test of High Sorcery and was sent to oversee the Arcane part of the Bardic Challenge.

They hit it off and left the Bard College together. First stop:  The Ruins of Hurim to investigate the rumors that the 1000 year old temple that was recently opened.