Session 120 - Assault on the Palace of the Minotaur King

Back in the Temple of Ernalda, Alice decided she wanted to study the teleport gates. Amersh and Van Petrol discovered the scene of an old battle. Maggot, left alone on the forest teleport gate was approached by a dryad asking for help. She said Stronghoen the Minotaur King had started chopping down their trees but they were afraid to rise against him as their great tree had been threatened. She also said that this palace was where Angehrt the first king of the humans lived after they rebelled from the rule of the lizardmen.

Alice learned about the teleport spells and the party decided to head back through the gate and help the dryad. Alice mistook her for Caliadne and prepped a magic missile but realised at the last moment they didn’t look quite the same. The dryad introduced herself as Eidothera and showed the party chopped, burned trees as proof of her story. Amersh was still looking for something more to convince him to assist the Dryads. Eidothera said Stronghoen was bragging recently that he had stolen something from a god. 

More dryads appeared as you moved closer to the shrine where the gnolls, lizardmen and the minotaur were waiting. A battle plan was constructed and everybody was shielded and blessed. Maggot rode forward on a summoned bear and managed to hit the minotaur with a javelin. Alice cast a mighty magic missile which killed most of the enemy. Those still alive ran away. You gave chase not wishing to alert the enemy.

As Maggot crossed the shrine in pursuit he saw the great oak tree was surrounded by a 12 foot high spiked wall. But the main thing was the huge palace, almost filling the far side of the cavern. Massive columns supported the roof and a huge courtyard occupied the centre with wide steps leading to a temple.