B/X D&D in Stonehell

  Dramatis Personae: Izzie the Thief Benji the Halfling  NPCs Banfiz the Elf Gort the Cleric  Mik the Torchbearer  At the kennel on vacation: Kiwi, Benji’s War Doggo  The party entered the third level via the secret stairs and headed east. They discovers a room with a carving of a female dwarf serving drinks to warriors. Etched under the carving is the name “Gudren”, and the party discovered that uttering the name while touching the carving fills one’s empty containers with fine mead! At least they won’t die thirsty or sober down here.  Another room contained a chanting statue, and an altar with a statue of a honey badger on it. Saying “Badger” (Badger Badger Badger?) in dwarfish caused a stairway down to level four to be revealed. Bravely, the heroes decided to descend down the stairs, where they found themselves in the effective “basement” of the dwarven temple above. Adjoining was the inner sanctum, which they profaned by entering. The resident dwarven Wraith took exception to their

  Dramatis Personae: Benji Boggins, Halfling, accompanied by his war dog, Kiwi  Isabella diSarono, Thief Norton, Magic User, probably uses a red Swingline stapler as a focus.  NPCs: Gort of the Shining Force, Cleric Buffalo Head, Fighter Mik Enkopolo, Torchbearer and Caddy  It appeared Banfiz needed a vacation, and was nowhere to be found, so the party was down a magic-user. Fortunately, the Bog Standard is a busy tavern, and before too long Izzie and Benji spotted a likely  sucker  ally for their upcoming delve, in the form of a magic-user named Norton. To say that he was mild mannered and meek was a gross understatement. How could such a person survive the dangers of dungeoneering? Would he prove to be made of sterner stuff? To break in/haze their new recruit, they decided to explore more of the valley leading to Stonehell. This area is comparatively well-travelled and picked over, making it safer than the dark depths of the dungeon. After leaving an offering for Coal the Black Bear