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1. Ghost Wind (Master Level Team)
   Player: Christopher J. Ford
   Upon hearing of the possible dangers in the Wastelands, it was decided that only three members of Ghost Wind would undertake this mission: Illiri (Female Human Sorcerer 16), Ja'Nek (Male Human Cleric 5 / Psion 1), and Anak (Melee) (Male Dwarf Fighter 5). They opted for warhorses supplied by the Guild. Once through the Mysts, the Couatl guardian ended up favoring Anak with a Horn of Goodness. Once in the Wastelands, Illiri’s favored weapon, the Orb spells, proved nearly fatal to the sole denizen, a Nightcrawler that had killed every other intruder in its domain. Emerging from the Wastelands into the village of Woodbourne, they worked with Team Troubled to free an imprisoned cleric of Kord named Warulf Anivor, despite the protest of the villagers. They then proceeded to the abandoned temple of Kord where the Portal was located and aided in the exploration of the grounds and the cleanup of the room.
   Ghost Wind survives to adventure again.
   


2. Troubled (Novice Level Team)
   Player: Julia McGinnis
   A new player on the scene, mighty Dwarven cleric Thug (Male Dwarf Cleric 15) agreed to the mission, and took a light riding horse to keep up with the others, despite Dwarven hatred of riding. Even dismounted, Thug had trouble staying afoot upon entering the Wastelands due to a steep dropoff on the other side of the barrier. Upon encountering the Nightcrawler, Thug had a large bite taken out of him, but countered with a spell that inhibited the creature’s ability to feel where they were on the ground, ending its melee attacks. A Cloudkill cast by the Nightcrawler ended the life of Thug’s horse, but Thug still had to ride to keep up, and so doubled up with Team Ghost Wind’s larger warhorses. Once the creature retreated, he helped keep the party heading in the right direction by Finding the Path. Once out of the Wastelands, Thug worked with Team Ghost Wind to free Warulf and then made him useless by guiding the party to the Portal by Finding the Path again. Thug lent a hand with cleanup, but at the end of the battle with the Discipline Patrol was bitten by a very formidable Phase Spider.
   Troubled survives to adventure again.
   


3. Nature's Chosen (Novice Level Team)
   Player: Peter Farina
   Another new hero, Uram Shakai (Male Half-Orc Druid 3 / Barbarian 2 / Bear Lord 10) did not need a horse, being able to turn from Orc to Bear and make good speed in either form. The first through the barrier into the Wastelands, Uram was also the first to manage to draw “blood” from the Nightcrawler. His mighty claws tore through undead flesh very effectively. Before entering Woodbourne, Uram turned back into Orc form to avoid scaring the villagers, but they were already scared. When Uram went to the tavern, they tried to poison him, not that he even noticed. At the Portal, Uram helped fight off the Discipline Patrol, summoning three bears to aid in the fight. And at the end of the battle, it was Uram’s scent ability that allowed him to find Relya casting a Sending spell and thwart her attempt to alert the cult leaders about our heroes’ mission.
   Nature’s Chosen survives to adventure again.
   


4. D’Varien Lin’Toth (Novice Level Team)
   Player: Alain Ackerman
   The third new hero in the mission was an Elven archer named D’Varien Lin’Toth (Wood Elf Fighter 5 / Order of the Bow Initiate 10). D’Varien took a light riding horse and went along willingly. He was the first to interpret the meaning of the twenty-foot tall stone road markers along the old trade route. In the Wastelands, he realized his arrows had no effect on the Nightcrawler, and saved his ammunition. It was to D’Varien that the ghost of Queen Elyna appeared and left him the puzzle of a miniature replica of her castle. On the road into Woodbourne, D’Varien found a copper piece and noticed the mint mark was that of Terra 7, the world they were on. He watched the stabled horses while the others explored, working on a new bow to while away the time, and brought the horses when called, finding an angry mob. The mob parted for the horses and the party headed for the Portal. At the temple, D’Varien explored much of the main building and later participated in the battle against the Discipline Patrol, also earning a bite from the spider for his troubles.
   D’Varien Lin’Toth survives to adventure again.
   


5. Urgoth (Novice Level Team)
   Player: Dan Farina
   The last team was a Half Orc named Urgoth (Male Half-Orc Barbarian 6 / Eye of Gruumsh 9). Urgoth went for a light riding horse, and lead it into the Wastelands with a remarkable climb down the gravelly slope. He was the first to attack the Nightcrawler, but his first few blows did not penetrate the creature’s rubbery undead hide. Urgoth wised up and started putting more strength behind his blows, and succeeded in doing the creature some harm. In Woodbourne, he too tasted the villagers’ poisoned brew, but also shrugged off the effects. He got information about the Discipline Patrol from the unhelpful bartender. And then at the temple, he thwarted the assassin Marta’s attempts on his life.
   Urgoth survives to adventure again.