<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Desert Plains on We Are The Red Guardians</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/</link><description>Recent content in Desert Plains on We Are The Red Guardians</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Session the Sixty-Second</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62/</guid><description>&lt;div class="session-title" style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #b94e48; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;"&gt;
 Session the Sixty-Second
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 7 March 2026
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&lt;table class="hp-table"&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Menka&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;54/54&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Kyril&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;76/76&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Lycovyne&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;56/56&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Gonchar&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;100/100&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Flint&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;72/72&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Cathal&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;77/77&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Seamus&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;78/78&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We gave Heimdell&amp;rsquo;s crowns to Harald and Maeve. Menka returned the holy symbol of Odin to Harald&amp;rsquo;s curate, Olaf Iverson.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kyril&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 vials of holy water&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oil of Fiery Burning&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Cathal&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gamred the Golden&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; (+3 two-handed sword, double-damage vs clerics in case Menka gets mouthy, plus user can &lt;em&gt;Detect Magic&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Remove Fear&lt;/em&gt; 30&amp;rsquo; radius 1x/day)&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Markheim Identify Parade</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-markheim/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-markheim/</guid><description>&lt;div class="session-title" style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #b94e48; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;"&gt;
 Markheim Identify Parade
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 1 March 2026
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&lt;p&gt;Hall crew returns on day 13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Day 8:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tim trained Lycovyne for one full week and he gained 2 hp, (56/56).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We decided as a party to keep the coin we acquired on solo quests and to share out magic items.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We have 11 pearls (pg. 349, Session 48). For some reason they were deemed too spendy to come from &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zagyg&amp;rsquo;s Spell Component Case&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, though the case could produce the live miniature carp. &lt;em&gt;Detect magic&lt;/em&gt; was required for some of ther loot.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Hall and Back Again</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-the-hall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-the-hall/</guid><description>&lt;div class="session-title" style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #b94e48; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;"&gt;
 The Hall and Back Again
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 8 February 2026
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&lt;p&gt;Harald and Ninax, Menka and Cathal discussed the orcish incursions . Cragenheim will be levying troops from the surrounding area in the near future. Priest and knight assured them we would be back through at some point.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Menka, Cathal and Seamus planned to travel to the &lt;em&gt;Hall of Seven Pillars&lt;/em&gt; the following morning. Ninax offered to ride with us to the block house. With the cessation of the frigid, lingering winter the road to Westkeep was re-opened, though only a well-protected caravan dare make the journey.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Kyril's Solo Record</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-kyril/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-kyril/</guid><description>&lt;div class="session-title" style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #b94e48; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;"&gt;
 Kyril&amp;#39;s Solo Record
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 8 February 2026
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&lt;p&gt;Auntie T. flew with Kyril, accompanying him on his journey to meet with Brann mac Thorn. The archdruid of this region appeared to be equal parts human and plant matter and, as he spoke, there were long pauses in communication. Brann informed Kyril that this would be the last time he could help Kyril gain a level. From here forward he must work with the Great Druid directly.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Flint, Cooling His Heels</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-flint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-flint/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Since Flint was not leveling-up, he killed time in Markheim at the Diamond Spider Tavern, drinking ale and &amp;lsquo;assisting&amp;rsquo; the dancers (i.e. attractive thieves wearing translucent silks) there with robbery of certain customers (&amp;ldquo;marks&amp;rdquo;), most of whom were out-of-towners passing through on caravans, merchants or farmers selling their goods in Markheim.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Diamond Spider was, as you know, the local Thieves&amp;rsquo; Guild in Markheim, headed by the owner/proprietor, Spider Braz, and the retinue of dancers, bouncers and barmaids, all of whom were guildmembers, or at least non-thieves in the know and on the payroll. There was a complex system regarding who called be &amp;ldquo;rolled&amp;rdquo; and who should be left alone, and Flint neither fully understood nor got involved in that.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Gonchar On Patrol</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-gonchar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-62-pre-gonchar/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Since Gonchar was not leveling-up, he passed the time between adventures by volunteering to ride with the Castellan&amp;rsquo;s men on patrols of the region around Markheim and Ninax&amp;rsquo;s Blockhouse. He was given a small-ish pony of surprisingly-surpassing speed (&amp;ldquo;Mala&amp;rdquo;), and was told by the men he would be riding with to get used to the horse for a day or two, for they must ride swiftly. Gonchar got used to the pony for a day or two, and the animal was smart and fast, and Gonchar - a below-average rider at best - was soon able to ride well and with speed with only two days of getting used to Mala. He was also fitted for lighter chain mail armor, as he was told that plate would not work for the kind of riding they&amp;rsquo;d be doing.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Session the Sixty-Third</title><link>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-63/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://evilblacksword.us/chapter-5/session-63/</guid><description>&lt;div class="session-title" style="text-align: center; font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #b94e48; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;"&gt;
 Session the Sixty-Third
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 2 May 2026
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&lt;table class="hp-table"&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Menka&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;61/61&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Kyril&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;76/76&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Lycovyne&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;56/56&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Gonchar&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;100/100&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Flint&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;72/72&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Cathal&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;85/85&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Seamus&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;78/78&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Freyvior&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;81/81&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the &lt;em&gt;Temple of Thoth&lt;/em&gt;, Father Malai had described the &lt;em&gt;Hall of Gods&lt;/em&gt; to Menka and stated that it would be a good idea to show proper veneration to the gods if we entered that sacred hall. Father Yuyu had described the prayers and intonations for proper sacrifice and veneration to Osiris for this purpose and Menka made note of it (see 5.6.6).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>