Hexecutioner, Dipp, Og, Belmondo, Trippen, Michiyo, and Maxx returned to the monastery basement to clear it out and kill the Hobgoblin King. Their search led them to a new series of caves infested with sneaky kobolds. After the party battled across bridges hanging over a river of lava, the kobolds unleashed a girallon on them. The girallon ripped both of Monkmichiyo's arms out of her sockets and bit her head off before being shot down with arrows.Treasure: Warhammer +1, Ring of Fire Resistance, 4,510 gp, Scroll of Earthen Grasp, 12 Pitons, 200ft Hemp Rope, Ring of Protection +1, Ring of Feather Fall.
Hexecutioner, Dipp, and Maxx purchased some potions before seeking a way to their friends below the monastery. In the caverns, Og lost his armor fighting rust monsters and owlbears with Belmondo. Hexecutioner, Dipp, and Maxx beat the location of a secret passage out of an evil cleric and fought ghouls while searching the caverns for their friends. Reunited, the group discovered a secret treasure stash and got ambushed by chokers.
Trippen, Og, and Belmondo wandered the dungeons and fought barbarians and a gelatinous cube. Dipp, Monkmichiyo, Chiznoff, and Hexecutioner avoided fights and rescued a prisoner before returning to town for a rest.
Hexecutioner, Dipp, Og, Trippen, Belmondo, Monkmichiyo, and Chiznoff continued fighting their way through the hobgoblin infested monastery. After finding a few powerful magic items, Og, Trippen, and Belmondo found themselves separated from the rest of the group in caverns hundreds of feet below the monastery. The rest of the group were stuck above due to an uncooperative trap door.
Hexecutioner, Trippen, Og, and Dipp returned to the monastery to continue searching for Seren Jagal, leaving a trail of dead goblins in their wake. They found a torture chamber and interrogated a captured goblin. Then they rescued a Dwarven slave name Gareth from the goblins weapons factory. Finally, they cleared out a heavily guarded area with magically enlarged hobgoblins before resting.
Hexecutioner, Trippen, Og, and Dipp continued their delve into the pagan monastery. They found some captured neandertals and chose to knock them out with sleep spells. The party took on a group of well organized goblins protecting the stairway to the dungeon below. The party also cleared skeletons out of the tomb they were looting. Before heading back to Castellen Keep for a break, the burned the goblin army's provisions on the front lawn.
Hexecutioner, Grimloch, Belmondo, Dipp, and Balmir returned the talisman to the Church of Traladara and learned about Seren Jagal, a resourceful man traveling Karameikos and provisioning bands of evil demi-humans with fortifications and equipment. The Karameikan army was shifting forces to eastern side of the country to deal with the threat. The party traveled with troops to Castellen Keep to investigate an abandoned monastery where Seren was rumored to be operating. There the party encountered centipedes, goblins, and ogres as they started their investigation.