Session One Hundred Seventeen: Rescuing Rafiq

Rafiq was answering questions for his new templar friend. He warned the Templar about Tyr planning to attack Urik. It was a lie, of course, but he was hoping the Templar would believe him.
The rest of the group were in the desert, west of Fort Iron. They did not know what to do about Rafiq being captured. So, they decided to have Ali use the way to spy on Rafiq.
Back at the fort, the templar brought in dancing girls and he and Rafiq dined together. This is the scene that Ali saw, when he used the way to spy on Rafiq. Ali told the group what he saw, making sure to point out that Rafiq seemed to be enjoying himself.
Dimitria was sure a spell had been cast on Rafiq, otherwise, he would just teleport away. Suddenly, a wind blew in from the south and when the dust cleared, Kraah was standing before them.
The group was over joyed to see their friend again. The group briefed Kraah on all that had happened since they left the Lost Oasis, including how Rafiq had been captured. Kraah was troubled by Rafiq's capture and came up with a plan to rescue him. Everyone listened and agreed that it seemed to be a good plan.
Yusef spent the rest of the day crafting disguises for everyone, except Kraah. He did a good job for everyone and for Clavis, he did an amazing job. He made him look like a beautiful, muscular woman. They didn't want to return to Fort Iron the same day, so they waited until the next.

Day 9, Week 2, Fifthover, Friend's Vengeance, 190th King's Age, Sun Descending

"Never after Manu."

In the morning, they put they disguises on and returned to Fort Iron. Kraah simply walked up to the gates, with Clavis beside him. Dimitria, Ali, and Selia pretended to be travelers, looking to shop. Yusef snuck in.
Kraah and Clavis walked up to one of the guards and asked whom he could speak to about large quantity purchases of weapons, or perhaps the hiring of mercenaries. Kraah convinced them that he was a wealthy merchant, so they lead him into the fortress wall, away from the common rabble. A salesman approached and introduced himself as Salani. They were also accompanied by a guard named Manu.
Clavis followed and started flirting with Manu. Manu was responding positively to Clavis' flirtations. Clavis lured him into a storage room, with hints at a potential intimate encounter. Once inside the storage room, Clavis knocked Manu unconscious.
Meanwhile, Dimitria, Selia, and Ali were meandering around, looking at the varies wares being offered and expecting a cry of "guards!" to be let out at any moment. Yusef sneaked into the wall and disguised himself as a guard. He began looking for Rafiq.
Clavis exited the closet and tried to seduce Salani, but Salani told him that he had a rule, "Never after Manu." Yusef saw Kraah and Clavis, but did not acknowledge them and they did not acknowledge him. Yusef did ask Salani if everything was okay, when Salani replied that it was, Yusef said "Very Good." Then, he walked to the room Rafiq was in and stood guard in front of it. There was a legitimate guard standing there also. Yusef tried to relieve him, but the guard did not believe him. Yusef pretended not to care and was said he was happy to share guard duty with someone.

When Rafiq and Clavis walked by, they asked what was in that room. As Salani began to explain, Yusef opened the door. Kraah and Clavis pushed the guard and Salani inside. Yusef was quick to knock out Salani and Clavis knocked out the guard. Rafiq looked at them and greeted them. Kraah called upon his elemental lord to remove the spell clouding Rafiq's mind. Rafiq shook his head and thanked his friends from rescuing him. He opened a dimensional doorway and they all went through, except for Yusef.
Yusef exited the room and walk casually outside. He walked up to Dimitria and told her that everyone was safely out of the fort. Dimitria gathered Ali and Selia together and made their way out of the trade fort. Yusef discreetly removed his guard outfit and followed them.
Now that they were back together, Rafiq used to way to transport the entire group to the Warrens in Tyr. Unfortunately, they appeared right on top of a rats nest and a swarm of vicious rats attacked them. The rats were tougher than they anticipated, but the group was able to defeat them. None of them escaped unscathed.
Kraah looked up and said the wind was summoning him. He told them how happy he was to see them again, then a whirlwind picked him up and whisked him away.

Join us next time for another exciting session of Adventures Under the Dark Sun. 
2nd edition AD&D Dark Sun Cast of Player Characters 
Dimitria: Human female druid. 20 years old. Played by Mary. Speaks Urikite, Raamin, and Tyrian.
Clavis: Human male gladiator. 30 years old. Played by Dave. Speaks Drajish and Tyrian.
Rafiq: Human male psychoporter. 25 years old. Played by Ben. Speaks Tyrian, Balican, Raamin, and Urkite.
Selia: Half-elf female ranger. 27 years old. Played by my wife. Speaks Elf and Tyrian.
Yusef: Human male thief. 24 years old. NPC party member. Speaks Tyrian, Nibnese, and Urikite.
Ali: Human male clairsentient. 26 years old. NPC. Speaks Tyrian, Urikite, Balican, and Gulgish.

And Guest Staring: Kraah: Aarakocra male air cleric.17 years old. Played by Chad. Speaks Aarakocra, Tyrian, Balician, and Gulgish.