Session III

After returning from the abandoned mine the party discussed their next step with Sir Arthur. They discussed local politics and the implications of an armed force marching into the Anwin Peaks, which is an area claimed by two great houses, the Ingmars and the Reinhilds, but still decided to march the Thunderguard north into the Peaks.
Their destination was an abandoned castle in the mountains where they believed the necromancer has his base of operations. After a night of revelry around a large bonfire the party and the mercenaries began their journey north. While traveling they had some discussions, one of which ended with a deal between the Optinum trade guild and the Thunderguard who are now partners.
One night our heroes were woken up by screams and the sounds of fighting and found the mercenaries locked in a desperate battle with hordes of undead. The party joined the fight and defeated a group of skeletons and zombies, but lost one of their number, as the Gnomish bard Grung Pott drew his last breath on the battlefield. As the survivors looked around they saw death and carnage, with the surviving mercenaries scattered and running for their lives and a mass of undead out to kill them.