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==Adventure Summary==
==Adventure Summary==
===31/09/94===
Met the party employer, who told us we were needed to find and bring back King Llywellan, to restore the monarchy of the Emerald Isles. There was a prophecy to guide us:
With six hands of Loring the Lost upon the Wheel of Time, at the moment Bazel mounts his chariot to do battle with the Seven Daughters, the Dead King shall rise to seize the Triad with hands that cannot grasp and eyes that cannot see. All wards broken and the mystic barriers pierced with mating swords, and while the sundered earth spews forth the dreg of centuries, a new order shall come upon the land.
===01/10/94===
Left by ship.
===07/10/94===
Reached the town of Kingsford.
===08/10/94===
Went upriver towards Widdershin.
===09/10/94===
Went upriver to search the Loring Forest for the Wheel of Time. Attacked by ents, then discovered a colony of giant spiders.
===10/10/94===
Found a cave inhabited by wyverns. Vanquished them. Found a glen containing a cairn which had magical liquid that caused befuddlement. Also found a magical glove.
===11/10/94===
Continued wandering down paths. Attacked by mad druid and animated trees. Managed to escape. Finally found clearing with large stone circle. Defeated griffon and manticore inside the circle. Found the Wheel of Time, a stone disk on a stone block and used the gloves to measure the distance between the two light beams - exactly six handspans.
===16/10/94===
Arrived back at Widdershin.
===28/10/94===
Left to find Baron Krell who was offering to sell special keys.
===29/10/94===
Reached a mountain pass. Spotted another party of horsemen ahead. Nearly got caught in a rockfall trap. Finally reached the Baron's estate and discovered he had already sold the keys to the other party. Decided to go after them. Went past several traps then finally caught up with them. Big fight enshewed. Found keys but one missing.
===30/10/94===
Headed back to the Baron's place and acquired the missing key.
===02/11/94===
Back at Widdershin. Discovered that we needed to retrieve the remains of the Regalia from a bunch of orcs upriver.
===06/11/94===
Went by boat up the Damrosil River
===08/11/94===
Finally found the orc complex and crept in through a back way. Defeated a bunch of guards then found where the orc chief and cronies were. Got lucky as shamen tried to summon a demon, backfired, and got uncontrolled, very angry one. Retrieved the Regalia and left.
===10/11/94===
Once back at Widdershin discovered we needed to retrieve magical elixer of life. Sailed back upriver.
===13/11/94===
Reached Cairnstown for reprovisioning.
===14/11/94===
Reached bottom of Dagdar's Thumb. Climbed the mountain. Attacked by icemage and wolves. Worked our way through mirror maze. Reached sentient rock, answered his riddles and received the elixer.
===17/11/94===
Back at Widdershin. Now had to find Llywellan's tomb, somewhere in Dolmen Moor. Started going back upriver.
===20/11/94===
Reached the Fens of Tavoral. Discovered an ancient male human, Loring, singing the Linage of Kings. Memorised and wrote down the song.
===21/11/94===
Found the end of the Kingsway Road and followed it until we reached Dolman Moor. Found burial mounds.
===22/11/94===
Defeated spectre in one mound then discovered the one containing Llywellan. Used the Incants (previously retrieved) to remove the wards then used the keys to unlock the door. Inside was a painting containing two kings connected. Managed to defeat terrifying undead creatures inside the tomb. Once past them, found inner chamber with coffin on top of a catafalque. Administered the elixer and resurrected two people, one in the coffin (Grellyn) and another inside the catafalque (Llywellan). Arawn - God of the Dead turned up and wanted to know why we had ressurected them. Then Diancecht, God of Healing arrived. After we explained, Llywellan grabbed Arawn's club and struck Grellyn. By this act Llywellan and Grellyn died. Arawn left, laughing. Diancecht couldn't heal Llywellan as the two men shared a soul and Grellyn was irresurrectable.
But there was another way. There was a gap in the lineage. One of the kings had wanted to put his daughter, Ardel, on the throne and had sent her into the past for safety. Diancecht suggested we go and retrieve her. So he transported us to the Pillars of Nimra and we used that as a portal to the past.
We found ourselves in a tropical jungle. Found fellow that ferried us across the river and warned us that the other side was a battleground for two tribes. There had been one tribe but there had been a split after a new queen arrived six months ago. One of them had to be Ardel. Crossed the river and carried on. Confronted by group of Amazons. Met Ardel. Attacked by other group. Discovered their leader was Marna. Concluded that Marna was a reincarnation of
Llywellan. Decided to confront her.
Did so, and managed to prove to her that we knew who she really was, a clone of Llywellan. 'She' removed her headdress and revealed herself as Llywellan. He went with us and we all went to meet Ardel.
Used identical pillars to get back to present day Alusia arriving back in Dolman Moor.
===25/11/94===
Reached Widdershin with Llywellan and Ardel. Much rejoicing.
===02/12/94===
Attended wedding of Llywellan and Ardel. They intend to found a new dynasty.
===05/12/94===
Took ship back to Seagate.
===12/12/94===
Arrived back at the Guild
==Phaeton's Extensive Scribe Notes==
==Phaeton's Extensive Scribe Notes==

Revision as of 00:37, 6 February 2026

Scribe Notes

Summary

Adventure: Kings Quest
GM: Scott Whittaker
Season: Winter 795 WK

Party
Time on adventure
01/10/94 AP to 07/12/94 AP
Employer
The Seneschal of Pelham - Gwydion
Mission
To find King Llywellan and return him to the throne of Pelham
Plane
Alusia
Places Visited
The Kingdom of Pelham on the Emerald Island
Port City of Kingsford
Capital City - Widdershin
Loring Wood
Orc complex up the Damrosil river
Caernstown
Dagdar's Thumb (a mountain)
Dolmen Moor
Pillars of Nimra
Major NPCs encountered
A mad elven druid
Baron Krell
Krell's butler, Carruthers
Caer (a wizard)
Loring the Lost
King Llywellan
Grellyn - twin to Llywellan
Diancecht - God of Healing
Arawn - God of the Dead
Queen Ardel of the Amazons
Original Scribe Notes
Media:Snwi9502.zip

Adventure Summary

31/09/94

Met the party employer, who told us we were needed to find and bring back King Llywellan, to restore the monarchy of the Emerald Isles. There was a prophecy to guide us: 

With six hands of Loring the Lost upon the Wheel of Time, at the moment Bazel mounts his chariot to do battle with the Seven Daughters, the Dead King shall rise to seize the Triad with hands that cannot grasp and eyes that cannot see. All wards broken and the mystic barriers pierced with mating swords, and while the sundered earth spews forth the dreg of centuries, a new order shall come upon the land.

01/10/94

Left by ship.

07/10/94

Reached the town of Kingsford.

08/10/94

Went upriver towards Widdershin.

09/10/94

Went upriver to search the Loring Forest for the Wheel of Time. Attacked by ents, then discovered a colony of giant spiders.

10/10/94

Found a cave inhabited by wyverns. Vanquished them. Found a glen containing a cairn which had magical liquid that caused befuddlement. Also found a magical glove.

11/10/94

Continued wandering down paths. Attacked by mad druid and animated trees. Managed to escape. Finally found clearing with large stone circle. Defeated griffon and manticore inside the circle. Found the Wheel of Time, a stone disk on a stone block and used the gloves to measure the distance between the two light beams - exactly six handspans.

16/10/94

Arrived back at Widdershin.

28/10/94

Left to find Baron Krell who was offering to sell special keys.

29/10/94

Reached a mountain pass. Spotted another party of horsemen ahead. Nearly got caught in a rockfall trap. Finally reached the Baron's estate and discovered he had already sold the keys to the other party. Decided to go after them. Went past several traps then finally caught up with them. Big fight enshewed. Found keys but one missing.

30/10/94

Headed back to the Baron's place and acquired the missing key.

02/11/94

Back at Widdershin. Discovered that we needed to retrieve the remains of the Regalia from a bunch of orcs upriver.

06/11/94

Went by boat up the Damrosil River

08/11/94

Finally found the orc complex and crept in through a back way. Defeated a bunch of guards then found where the orc chief and cronies were. Got lucky as shamen tried to summon a demon, backfired, and got uncontrolled, very angry one. Retrieved the Regalia and left.

10/11/94

Once back at Widdershin discovered we needed to retrieve magical elixer of life. Sailed back upriver.

13/11/94

Reached Cairnstown for reprovisioning.

14/11/94

Reached bottom of Dagdar's Thumb. Climbed the mountain. Attacked by icemage and wolves. Worked our way through mirror maze. Reached sentient rock, answered his riddles and received the elixer.

17/11/94

Back at Widdershin. Now had to find Llywellan's tomb, somewhere in Dolmen Moor. Started going back upriver.

20/11/94

Reached the Fens of Tavoral. Discovered an ancient male human, Loring, singing the Linage of Kings. Memorised and wrote down the song.

21/11/94

Found the end of the Kingsway Road and followed it until we reached Dolman Moor. Found burial mounds.

22/11/94

Defeated spectre in one mound then discovered the one containing Llywellan. Used the Incants (previously retrieved) to remove the wards then used the keys to unlock the door. Inside was a painting containing two kings connected. Managed to defeat terrifying undead creatures inside the tomb. Once past them, found inner chamber with coffin on top of a catafalque. Administered the elixer and resurrected two people, one in the coffin (Grellyn) and another inside the catafalque (Llywellan). Arawn - God of the Dead turned up and wanted to know why we had ressurected them. Then Diancecht, God of Healing arrived. After we explained, Llywellan grabbed Arawn's club and struck Grellyn. By this act Llywellan and Grellyn died. Arawn left, laughing. Diancecht couldn't heal Llywellan as the two men shared a soul and Grellyn was irresurrectable.

But there was another way. There was a gap in the lineage. One of the kings had wanted to put his daughter, Ardel, on the throne and had sent her into the past for safety. Diancecht suggested we go and retrieve her. So he transported us to the Pillars of Nimra and we used that as a portal to the past.

We found ourselves in a tropical jungle. Found fellow that ferried us across the river and warned us that the other side was a battleground for two tribes. There had been one tribe but there had been a split after a new queen arrived six months ago. One of them had to be Ardel. Crossed the river and carried on. Confronted by group of Amazons. Met Ardel. Attacked by other group. Discovered their leader was Marna. Concluded that Marna was a reincarnation of Llywellan. Decided to confront her.

Did so, and managed to prove to her that we knew who she really was, a clone of Llywellan. 'She' removed her headdress and revealed herself as Llywellan. He went with us and we all went to meet Ardel.

Used identical pillars to get back to present day Alusia arriving back in Dolman Moor.

25/11/94

Reached Widdershin with Llywellan and Ardel. Much rejoicing.

02/12/94

Attended wedding of Llywellan and Ardel. They intend to found a new dynasty.

05/12/94

Took ship back to Seagate.

12/12/94

Arrived back at the Guild

Phaeton's Extensive Scribe Notes

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