Battle for Wesnoth

Mari-Elin pulls her handcart through the tunnels, guiding the elvess to the dwarvish settlement. Tric offers to help, but she turns him down. The cart is not much, but it is hers. She tells them that people laughed at her when she said she was going to get into the carting business, but she has … Read more

Mari-Elin leads the elves through a long stretch of tunnels, passing several branch points along the way. The underground passageways are a lot more elaborate than they had realized, so they are glad to have found a guide to the dwarvish fortress. All that stands between them and their goal is some cart stuck in … Read more

With a torch constructed from lard-soaked strips and found wood, Tric leads the way into the cave system. They begin wending their way down and generally back towards the bog. He locates an underground river that they follow for a while. Tric reflects that his father would be proud that he did manage to find … Read more

In the morning, after a final application of herbal poultice to Kachen’s spear wound and a breakfast of doughnuts, the elves head toward their meeting place with Hezzis. Hepalonia is a little worried about how their injured friend will fare by himself for a few days. It is true that he was on his own … Read more

The elves trudge back through the swamp, discussing the latest developments. Hepalonia worries that the source of the water problem might be too large for them to handle themselves. If an imbalance in the earthen currents of the hill system is somehow to blame, she and Tric Manu definitely do not possess the magic to … Read more

There is a loud rumbling boom, and the patch of squishy ground shakes. Heppa, who is kneeling for her sample, is fine. But Tric falls backward, arms pinwheeling. He splashes into the bog. Covered in muck, he resurfaces and wipes his eyes clear. “Oh, shrubs, the pig hindquarter has gotten all wet!” “You should have … Read more

After working some more on the boar carcass outside of the keep so as not to disturb Kachen’s rest, Tric cuts off a hindquarter and swings it up over his shoulder. “In case we run across the saurian,” he explains to his cousin. “You wanted to see the bog iron, right? It would be a … Read more

“Well, if you are as awake as I am now, Hepalonia, perhaps we should look at the staff,” Kachen remarks. Although she is curious about it, she suggests they wait until after breakfast, but Kachen waves dismissively over at her cousin, who is heading back out beyond the ruined walls to fetch chunks of meat. … Read more

Before going to bed, Heppa and Tric make plans for the next few days, which Heppa insists Kachen spend recuperating. Tric wants to maintain their agreement with the skirmisher, but Heppa points out that if they do not have the human along, it should be safe for them to return to the bog. After all, … Read more

Kachen’s camp is the safest place around, and since they have probably found what they are looking for, that is where they take the injured man. Tric helps Kachen along while Heppa keeps an eye out for any more of those walking corpses. There is some discussion of whether this area still counts as forest; … Read more