Wall Storming #82 - The Heroes on a Mission

 Way back in #26, some crazy kids decided to make a run for it, this is the continuation of that story.

The Runners

My notes are sketchy and my memory hazy, but here's the basics, Instead of treating the session like a mission, go out, gather info, gather goods, return, the Team thought they could escape. They travelled fast, they hooked and killed a zombie that got in their way, but the kept going at pace, they really gave it a good go, after a full 3 hours walk, they got to the outskirts of the city, nary a zombie in sight, or so they thought.

As the Sun rose in the sky, the nearby zombies warmed up, and sensed movement, so they rose up, crawled out of places, and worse yet, the entire 'field' nearby, was a moss covered swamp. it "looked" like a grassy field. 

Over 100 zombies started to crawl out of the swamp, as the characters sat in a nearby house and ate their provisions.. they exited the house to see a field of movement. 

The players were in shock, the characters too. Should they run for it? but if this is what's here, how many more are out there? what if its worse, what if its better? eventually, the crash of a nearby building, alerted the players to a 2nd mob of zombies coming from behind, and much closer. This cemented their choice to run home.

sadly, they didn't get very far when a 3rd mob emerged from side streets, they were almost surrounded. two of them were scratched, they ran for the gate, banged on the door, and were let in.. they told their story, and were sadly executed before the disease would take them.

The Story was the trigger point.

A leaf.

A green leaf.

They'd seen a green leaf on their travels, maybe a bush, maybe a branch of them, but they swore it was there. some kind of nearby wooden fort, had a tree in it, with some green growing.

This was pondered by the Adventurers guild.

Wallstormers #50

A group of trained warriors were sent out to see the location of the leaf, by correlating the maps, the adventurers guild figured they knew the location. They sent out their best. 

None returned. Yet, the guild had seen an approximate path of where they had travelled. Wall guards tracking them as seen between buildings or along known paths, timed, smoke rising in a position, maybe an indicator as to the fortress. 

Screams of something horrific, moans for days, none returned. 

WallStormers #82

Now we come to the Adventurers guilds next attempt. Rumours amongst the clergy and the noble houses, they insisted on sending their greatest heroes. A priest of the house of klarg, known for his true affiliation, the house of rokboi, God of Retribution and Fire. The high Ranger of the noble guild of Rangers, and the greatest warrior in the last several years, Lion Wrangler himself HRUN. 

They were sent out, together with a local guard (to ensure they can re-enter the walls) via a special gate, known only to a few, to investigate.

As expected, they returned. They found the tree, they watered it, blessed it, and sprinkled holy water on the roots of the tree, claimed it had held back the horde but they too were surrounded, waves of zombies, ones who held weapons, were armoured, fortress of protection, with traps, spiked pits, and a tsunami of baby zombies (accounts may have been exaggerated ) they returned as heroes.

People are ecstatic, life has returned to the outside, joyously, the people have renewed vigour.