15/12/4708
PCs head north & east across the Cinderlands, sleeping in a shallow cave on the edge of the Mindspin Mountains.
16/12/4708
Wake to snow blowing into the cave. Vemi Diaquani creates a Shadow Road through the Shadowlands to speed the journey... On the way they encounter ghost Shoanti who warn them to detour round a ruin ahead filled with ghostly orcs. They pass it safely, but Kaz has the group investigate a huge thorn tree just off the road - with disastous results. Barely escaping the wraith & spectral hordes of Zon-Kuthon they flee back into the real world, where the thorn tree's real analogue glares at them menacingly. They trek north a few miles in bitter weather and sleep overnight in an enchanted hut created by Vemi.
17/12/4708
The day dawns cold, but bright and clear. The heights of Scarwall can be glimpsed now, only a dozen miles away at the eastern edge of the Kodar mountains. Heading uphill the group are nearing Scarwall when they attacked by a ferocious Gug, which injures Durnhelm before Marie rips it apart. The Brotherhood of Bones arrive and greet them, escorting them to Sial's Tower of Bone (concealed in a welcoming ravine) for a rest. Then the group ascend the ridgeline to catch their first glimpse of Castle Scarwall, vast and sinister, rising from the mists of a caldera lake.
Consulting with the Brotherhood, the group decide to take the Barbican that guards the high walkway over the lake from the orcs lairing there. Seven orc warriors, apparently set there to guard against the forces of Kazavon, prove no match for the heroes. Seeing that the spell upon Scarwall does not affect the Barbican and that the orcs were apparently left alone by the undead, the group decide it should make a good campsite.
XP
Travel to Scarwall, encounter with Shoanti Ghosts - CR 9 XP 6400
Fleeing the Tree of Death - CR 10 XP 9600
Gug battle - CR 9 XP 6400
Battle at the Barbican:
6 Orc Fighters CR 5 XP 1600x6= 9600
Ury Sevenskulls, Orc Barbarian CR 8 XP 4800
Total: 36800/4=9200
9200+108447=117647 XP
Need 155,000 for level 11.
