Returning to Athkatla to sell loot from the temple the team find the Planar Sphere under attack by a group of magic hating mercs! Unlucky for them, the friendly guardian golem patrols into them and wipes them out, their employer suffering a similar fate soon after.
Anomen then suggests to investigate an ogre problem at the Windspear Hills, so they go and sure enough encounter the oddly well spoken brutes. Upon slaying them however, it turns out the ogres were paladins - one of whom was ex-ally Ajantis!
Sorry dude, you looked like an ogre.
A passerby offers shelter for the party and warns them that they are being targetted by the local trickster Lord Jierdan Firkraag, the same person who told Anomen about the ogre problem. As if on queue, a bunch of orc mercenaries working for Firkraag then show up and attack. While they are easily beaten, they do manage to abduct the good samaritan's boy in the chaos.
A lone messenger then appears issuing a challenge for the team to rescue the boy at the "battle ground" in the North East. They accept.
Insight: For some reason enemies respawn quickly in this area. Be prepared.
Wasn't that the Paladin in Baldur's Gate?
ReplyDeleteYep! Basically if you go to the Windspear Hills in Baldur's Gate 2, you have to kill him because not only does he look like an ogre, he also sees your party as monsters too.
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