The Maladroits try to stay busy for their week long journey back to Riparia. They divvy up various books and tomes found in the hoard to read, and generally try to stay out of each others way. Arriving quickly on a flying carpet, the Maladroits meet the contingent of troops they were given command over; a platoon of infantry, pike men, cavalry, and two special unit. The mage guard, a group of men who are good with both melee and arcane magic, who specialize in guarding and holding areas on the battlefield. The special unit is an elite task force of people who specialize in killing goblins. After a quick debriefing, the heroes learn that there is a large company of goblins that move with the weapon. The weapon itself seems to be a mishmosh of lesser dragon super weapons weapons that had been cobbled together. A strategy is quickly formed, and the maladroits split; Alera and Knox with the mage guard, Callon and Lucas with the special unit. The other groups given their own orders on when to act.Good spirits return to all as they return home. Rufus is there to great them as they give a quick overview of their travels, and present the shard of transmutation to him. Unseen at first, an anxious man who had been there the whole time, finally gets the party's attention. He presents himself as a messenger for the Riparia army. It seems that the invading goblin forces have been using a new weapon, and are quickly gaining ground using it. The Maladroits are to be dispatched out to field ASAP to put a stop to this. |
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