Five Tower Keep Session 9: 09/27/2018 The Land Before Time

We begin this weeks session with our characters in hexagonal territory 2k6 on day 23 having fully explored this region noting its occupants as consisting of a manitcore nest and not much else. To the west and SW there is a noticeable slope to a higher ground (2k7 and the territories west and SW of 2k6). One of the western territories looks to have a plateau within its boundaries. We continue on our declared route SW running a parallel route to our previous original route before heading SW to 2k6.

Our characters rest and on day 24 of our exploration from Five Tower Keep we enter 2k7. As we travel the typography changes, it’s enough to disorient our characters before we get our bearings (less than desired exploration check). Here Ginger indicates that several species of dinosaurs could very well reside here. Stoutwood further notices the giant foliage as well, this is about when 9 giant (size of a pony) solider ants looking for easy prey come at us. We route the ants and eventually continue on only to discover a large ant-hill that looks newly sealed against intruders.

We travel on and surmise that manticores hunt in this area and that there are large lizards here as well. We come to a grassy area where giant bees flew and buzz about the tall grass. While we assess our options a large lizard darts out of the ground and charges at our company. We are successfully able to kill the creature yielding 30 lbs of Giant frilled lizard skin. After which our characters notice the giant bees had scattered giving us clear passage.

It wasn’t long when we are set upon by a huge beetle that first trampled most of the group but eventually fell like the rest. We end the session around 5 pm in the evening after gaining 4 large ivory tusks from the elephant carcass the huge beetle was feasting on when we encountered it. We eventually seek refuge and rest in a magical tiny hut.