The party made its way down the shore, and closer to the stronghold on the other side of the island. Jagged cliffs, and more giant shrimp forced us to move inland, away from the water. Suddenly the lizardman (scouting ahead) signaled for a stop. Ahead, in the middle of a clearing, sat a strange beast… part lion, part goat, part dragon… a Chimera, and it was wounded.
The Lizardman first used his skills with animals to try to calm the creature, but either he wasn’t a skilled as the job required, or it’s pain had driven it beyond his reach. The beast reared on it’s hind legs and prepared to attack. The rest of the party quickly moved forward and a short, but bloody, battle ensued.
The Chimera fell fast, and at second glance the group could see sword, spear and arrow wounds on it’s hide. The beast had obviously fallen afoul of the pirates.
Harold clambers onto the lizards back, and he begins the climb, trailing rope behind him. The climb is made quickly, and as he nears the bottom he leaps from the wall and attacks… with Harold still strapped on like a backpack! The two of them make a surprisingly effective team, and they hold off the pirates while Booth and Qui Feng follow. The five heros clear the deck in short order, and then make there way into the fort.
The room is filled with darkness, and a vision appears… a creature, not of this world, spouting demonic speech. A warning? It disappears as suddenly as it arrived. Our heros are tired, and decide to rest a moment before moving on.