Well I've gotten quite a ways behind on my recaps!  I'm going to try to start posting the long forms again but to catch up I'm going to post slightly edited version of the capsule recaps I send out with my game scheduling emails.  

Session IX - Run through the Jungle wherein the party:  met up with companions old and new, set out on a journey to the outpost of Dr. Agama, fought off a squamous mage and his mesmerist pterodactyl henchmen, decided against exploring a vast pit (with caves at the bottom) that was heralded by a swarm of carrion "birds" hovering over a scene of carnage, arrived at a vantage overlooking the great river, and fought off a second squamous mage - this time assisted by a pair of pachycephalosaur mounted knights - in a pitched battle that left one party member unconscious. 

Session X - Rivers Edge wherein the party :  made an new ally, crossed a rivers, survived a crocodile attack , tamed a pachycephalosaur (after many attempts), found an ancient stele covered with Hyperborean writing marking a path into the mountains, discovered a small shrine and blood covered idol, found a secret door, began exploring an enormous underground structure, and contemplated opening a door sealed with blood.  

Session XI - A Bloody Temple wherein the party:  Opened a blood sealed door, fought a demonic turtle, were ambushed by an albino alligator, descended to an underground pool, through careful planning successfully got the jump on determined group of enemies, and survived a late night attack by a pair of ring bearing monsters out for revenge.  

Session XII - The Outpost wherein the party: Surveyed the outpost of Dr. Agama from a high vantage, went on a scouting expedition near small temple, saw a human wearing a large-brimmed black felt hat duck into recently excavated burrow,  shouted for human at entry to burrow, were answered by three giant black acid spitting lizards, followed last lizard dragging remains of Taledorn Phoenix) into burrow,  after a series of missed opportunities said goodbye to Vambrosia and Tiresia, limped back to camp, and said hello to two new travelers from the wilds of Torth.

Session XIII - New Companions wherein the party: Welcomed a new companion, recovered the remains of Zambrosia and Tiresia, agitated a whole colony of deadly lizards with fire, met  Lord Hyskos the master of the outpost (formerly of Hyperborea), learned of Lord Hyskos’ feud with the underground dwelling and black hat wearing folk the Oon, and were given the command of a troop of tiny lizard men.
 
Session XIV - A Personal Army wherein the party:  Led a small army of half-size lizardmen, defeated a nest of acid breathing lizards, unleashed an environmental catastrophe, discovered an ancient underground laboratory, recovered gold plates covered with unknown writing, awoke a monstrous lizard-toad beast, and charged into battle against laser axe wielding undead lizardmen.   
 
Session XV - Strange Doings Underground wherein the party:  Further explored the ancient laboratory under Lord Hyskos's fortress,  defeated a corpse throwing lizard-toad beast, sadly lost the services of an eminent explorer of the Amazon,  had a supernatural encounter, discovered many locked metal boxes, were given passage by more laser axe wielding undead lizard men, and discovered a possible portal to two separate worlds.   
 

Thanks Handy!  I hope to have that sort of longevity with the complaints - I'm already hearing a fair amount!  

Session XVII:  The Boys are Back in Town
In this session Vonn’s player couldn’t make it but terry rejoined with Sparky.  And we had a new player, matthew, who made a Keltic shaman.  
 
PCs
mike – Ole Oleson, Viking Fighter (Level 3)
wind – Snake Eyes, Neshfal Abomination (human combined with snake) Fighter (Level 2)
terry – Sparky, Keltic Pyromancer, (Level 4)
tellion - Rogue Wolf, Keltic Barbarian (Level 2)
matthew – Jodito, Keltic Shaman (Level 2)
 
TLDR: Wherein the party met a pair of wizards and a trained monkey, discovered that certain rings were more dangerous than they realized, were tasked to find a transformed apprentice, journeyed to an ancient tower, found a shrine to a bat, had a view of ancient Khromarium, failed to use a net, wrestled a ring off a monstrous beast, triggered and survived a trap, broke into someone’s home with a laser ax, and settled in at the base of the tower.

Recap:   The party was still resting up at the Manticore in Khromarium when they met a Keltic Shaman (Jodito) who told them of a misadventure at the market and made cryptic reference to his totem the Jaguar, apparently some sort of mythical jungle cat.  Soon after they were visited by two magicians.  The elderly Tartek and young sorceress Phaedra, student of the great Praxigoras.   Phaedra was also accompanied by a liveried monkey.  Tartek was the sorcerer who the party had hired to examine the two rings.  He told them that during this examination his apprentice Ayatha had put on one of the rings and transformed into a ravenous beast and fled his tower killing another apprentice and several guards.  She had then fled into the outskirts of the city leaving a trail of dead and sometimes half eaten corpses in her wake.  

Tartek said the party had some complicity in the events and implored them to capture the transformed girl alive.  He explained that Ayatha was the daughter of a powerful nomad chief of the Fields of Vol and this chief would hold him, and anyone else involved, responsible for anything that happened to her.   He said he presumed removing the ring would reverse the transformation.  The party prevaricated and he then offered a reward of 2000 gp for bringing her back unharmed.  At this the party accepted and made plans for the expedition.  They went to the market and bought a stout net.  They also found a witch that would sell them a healing draught which she said was efficacious but only potent if several quarts were drunk at one go. 

Thus fortified they sought out the location of the girl – an ancient tower in the ruins at the outskirts of the city.  In the moonlight they could see the tower was cylindrical and at least 100’ tall.   A pair of closed stairs spiraled around the tower and the ancient masons had given these the semblance of a serpent.  At the top of the tower they could see a horned statue.  Talking to locals they had heard that a flock of birdmen lived at the top of the tower and on approach there was indeed telltale sign of these creatures. 

There were two entrances on the ground floor each opening to a stair going up and to bottom level of the tower.  At the entry they found a crude painting of a bat with numerous small jars and dishes holding a variety of items including candles, dried flowers, and remnants of food stuffs arranged beneath the painting.   Moving within the tower proper they found a large round room encompassing the entire first floor of the tower.  Within this room they found only the bloody and dismembered corpse of a hyena-man and a trap door.  Checking the hyena man, they found the corpse still warm and partially eaten.  They robbed the creature of its coinage and then dragged it atop the trap door.  They then then checked the other entry and found that there was a blood trail leading up the stairs.   They decided to take the other stairs and advanced to the second level.  They found another room also encompassing the whole level.  The room was filled with rubble and a few bones.  They found a stringless crossbow at the edge of this room.  Moving upward again they entered the third level, again a single room, this one having a fresco depicting an ancient and wondrous city that wrapped around the entire inner side of the wall of the tower.  Upon closer examination of the moonlit view through the windows the party surmised that it might be a depiction of Khromarium in an earlier time.  A section of the painting was marred by bloody handprints and hand and remnants of an arm were found nearby.  Also found was a suit of banded mail crushed and rent as though it was foil.  The insides of the armor were covered with frozen blood.

Undeterred the party soldiered on up the stairs.  Suddenly a hairy arm with a taloned hand thrust itself through a window and grabbed at Rogue Wolf.   A struggle ensued and Rogue Wolf broke free.  Ole leaned out the window and saw a beast matching the descriptions of Tartek making its way up the side of the tower to the next level.  At the same time Snake Eyes sprinted up the stairs to intercept the beast.  In a chamber that seemed to be the beasts lair Snake Eyes readied himself with the net.  The beast charged and Snake Eyes cast his net.  The beast easily dodged, and Snake Eyes was sorely wounded by the beast’s claws, bite and spiked tail.  The rest of the party joined and again failed with the net.  At this point Sparky cast a fire net on the beast and succeeded in trapping it for a moment.   The party spent precious moments trying to wrest the ring from its hand and failing until the fire web ceased.  The freed beast again attacked felling Snake Eyes but eventually the force of numbers prevailed, and the party wrested the ring from the beast and it became again the young apprentice of Tartek.

 The party took her back to the Inn and soon received their reward and the gratitude of the sorcerer.  They rested until Snake Eyes was back on his feet and then returned to the tower as they had not reached the top in their earlier foray.  Moving past the erstwhile beasts lair they overcame a deadfall trap and came upon an apparently inhabited level of the tower and were blocked entry by a stout door.

They cut through the door with the laser axe and found themselves in a wood walled hallway.  The saw that entry into the hallway would leave them vulnerable to a series of murder holes.  They cut through the wood wall and into an inner sanctum where several humans were waiting with spears.  These humans had a distinctive costume that included a high fur hat and a dagged leather cloak.  The party parleyed with them and decided in the end to leave them alone.  Though not before questioning them on their odd choice of habitation.  The humans deflected these questions and the party continued to the roof.  After seeing the bird men dwelt upon a platform that would require a dangerous climb the party descended and decided to rest up again and then venture into the trapdoor at the bottom of the tower.

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Wow, 33 sessions!  Makes me feel slow in these Covid-19 times.  Even though the writeups are shorter, it allows me to kind of imagine what went down.  I like it!  Keep playing and I can't wait to read more!  I think you do a great job utilizing setting material and the feel of the world, better than I do in fact.  This has inspired me to incorporate some more Hyperborian lore in my own games.  Great work!

Still playing pretty regularly!  Another batch of my weekly recaps I use in my scheduling emails along with a few extra comments in italics.   The players and characters have been:

terry – Sparky, Keltic Pyromancer 
tellion - Rogue Wolf, Keltic Barbarian 
wind – Snake Eyes, Neshfal Abomination (human combined with snake) Fighter  
joel - Kerryan, Kimmeri-Kelt Ledgerdemainist
rob – Vonn the Unyielding, Kimmerian Cataphract /Garr, Kimmerian Necromancer (after session XXXIX)
hobie – Xarial, Keltic Cleric of Apollo

Session XXXIV: Ark of the Dream wherein the party:  met a spiritual advisor (hobies character Xarial), traded insult with frost giants, rested for a coming battle, were foiled by numerous locks, ascended to the top of a tower of ice, discovered a man encased in ice, decided to trust a witch, entered the dream of an ancient sorcerer, (much of what follows thru session XXXVIII is within this dream), scared off a brace of lynxes, drew the attention of a moon, crossed a bridge,  contemplated a statue, slew a brace of creatures with a soporific bite, interrupted festivities, watched an abduction, and ascended to the gateway of a castle. 

Session XXXV: A Fleeting Glimpse wherein the party:   Witnessed an attack on townsfolk by faceless men in green armor, entered a castle, examined a statue, found a trap door, cowed a trio of overgrown children, enjoyed the performance of a golden dancer, spied upon a group of bathers, bantered with an axe-throwing marmot, ignored a feast, met a two tined servitor with a plan, discovered the truth behind gilded lies, looked into a pit and found the pit looking back at them, fought with themselves,  climbed to the top of a tower, viewed a noble court, and fell from a great height back into consciousness.

Session XXXVI: Fly Me to the Moon wherein the party:  Reunited atop a tower of Ice, fought an ancient phantom, got authorization from a 3-tined servant, climbed a spiral stair, watched as Snake Eyes romanced a mermaid, imagined a door, hopped a chasm, met a sorcerer, slew a crone, made a deal, found a group of cats, pretended hypnosis, took a journey aboard a barge, battled a trio of lynx's,  circumnavigated an island, stopped a bubble, journeyed to the moon, fought a group of priests and headed off into verdant fields.
 
Session XXXVII: Fools and Sages wherein the party:  travelled across lunar meadows, observed mixed herds of ungulates, fetched a cage from an enormous warden, met a kitten, retrieved a scourge, took a baton, fought a long necked demon, witnessed the appearance of a wizards nemesis, climbed a tower,  wrapped a sorceress in chains, celebrated the coronation of the king of the moon, slew a pair of gigantic would-be regicides, drifted back to earth in a bubble, walked the streets of a deserted city, shocked an old man, awoke on a beach, bantered with a goat herder, fought a giant cat on a narrow path, descended into a pit, saw the end of a sentence, and pocketed a key.

Session XXXVIII: Awakenings wherein the party:  saw Xarial conjure a boat, took command with a kiss, sailed to an island, bantered with a sea monster, did a deep dive into the concept of a reptilian gopher, watched a prisoner freed from a cage of bones, shifted scenes, imagined a bridge, widened said bridge, chose to release a demon, climbed a mountain, fought shifting cats, failed to state a theme, watched dumbstruck as Sparky engaged a sphinx, shrunk said sphinx, captured a sphinx in a golden cage, watched the sacrifice of a goat, grabbed goods at the end of a dream, recovered the secret to freeing the Bonewoman, gained great rewards, saw the creation of a portal to another dimension, rested, and observed personal growth.

Session XXXIX: When the Music’s Over wherein the party:  Said their goodbyes to Oudmai, left Oudvarr's island, decided to make sail for Eriksgaard,  discussed achievements just out of reach, came across a drifting cog, witnessed Snake-eyes communicate with a myriad of sea creatures, puzzled over strange music and a mysterious harmonizer, met a trio of be-wigged musicians, descended into a hold, fought a quicksilver cat, recovered a case of ingots, descended further into the ship, fought a mass of centipedes, discussed the merits of a unleashing a fireball, decided on a less flashy form of arson, ascended to the main deck, reasoned with the musicians, ended a debate when Vonn smashed a harpsichord with an axe, tried to avoid a long-tongued music lover, battled bravely as some were squeezed in the creatures claws, watched with shock as Vonn was bitten in half, defeated the creature, and escaped from the burning ship.

Session XL: Pyramids and Purloiners wherein the party:  Sailed to Eriksgaard, learned the strict rules of the Viking kingdom, met a necromancer (robs new character Vonn's brother Garr), hired a priestess, participated in the summoning of a hyperliterate slug demon,  read an unreadable map, made a secret landing, fought a glowing troll in enhanced moonlight, opened a gate in a standing stone, read a poem, descended a stair, harassed a mobile pyramid, and fought a trio of three legged "insects".

Session XLI: An Escalation of Conflict wherein the party: Investigated a tower of glowing lattice work, took samples of and tasted an iridescent distillate, startled a pair of hopping tripodal creatures, descended down an enormous escalator, fought three legged "insects", exchanged shots with a party of strange humans, ended the conflict with a fireball into a tiny room, stopped the escalator mechanism with same fireball, examined still giants, gazed out upon the night sky, utilizing all methods at hand broke into a three legged egg shaped construction, tested a few weapons and made plans to chase the hopping creatures.

Session XLII: Triple Jump wherein the party: Fought a star-spangled spectre, theorized on gravity and how it worked on a flat earth, took a step into the black gulf,  ascended an escalator, traded fire with iridescent women, captured a warrior, gained a bit of empathy, climbed a giant staircase, peeked behind a golden curtain, discussed the advantages and disadvantages of engaging the enemy, upon deciding on a policy of disengagement continued on to a triangular door, used ropework to cross a pool, were trapped in a chamber with a vicious beast, utilized a web to perfection, after victory picked through the bones of previous victims, and recovered a number of treasures.

Session XLIII: Sourcery  wherein the party:  Rested, continued deeper into the complex, fought a pack of 3 legged "insects", met an old man, took an elevator to a "sun filled" cavern, partook of healing draughts, set out for the ship, encountered a small army, renegotiated a deal, rode another elevator, crossed a pit, stood in the presence of the Source, pulled treasure out of the sand, rang a bell, faced glowing serpentine skeletons, witnessed a bolt of lightning from Kerryan destroy a brace of enemies,  caused a bony explosion,  were attacked by metal spiders, forestalled an attack with a web, took out two enemies with the death of another, smelled the summoning of two sluglike demons, ascended to a ram headed door, checked for traps, picked a lock, and watched Kerryan launched into the unknown.
 
Session XLIV: A False Sun wherein the party: were stunned to see Kerryan disappear into the Source, burned a web, fought a Hyperborean sorcerer accompanied by metal spiders and a brace of snakemen, felt burned by some late breaking information from an old man, saw the invocation of a storm of tiny fireballs,  foiled an inept ambush, witnessed Rogue Wolf flour an invisible warlock, watched with dismay as they failed to bring down their quarry, tossed a glowing pistol into the source, followed directions into a pit, ascended a stair, found a room of repose and numerous items of possible utility, met a frog man with glowing eyes near a subterranean reservoir, descended a stair, rested on fine beds, continued down to a room of strange devices, fought a band of still more frogmen, interrogated a captive, went down further, declined to enter a room with numerous suspicious opening and a bisected corpse, ascended again and then descended a spiral stair,  returned to the domain of the iridescent men, failed to start an elevator, and made plans to kidnap another helper.

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Dropping some more mini-recaps.  Next session will be the 100th of this campaign! 

The Players have been:
terry – Sparky, Keltic Pyromancer, (Level 7)
tellion - Rogue Wolf, Keltic Barbarian, (Level 7)
wind – Snake Eyes, Neshfal Abomination (human combined with snake) Fighter,  (Level 7)
joel - Kerryan, Kimmeri-Kelt Ledgerdemainist, (Level 7)
josh - Zarathia, Common Fighter (Level 5)
hobie – Xarial, Keltic Cleric of Apollo (Level 6)
EOTB – “Nameless”, Ledgerdemanist (Level 4)
gabe – Venecius, Keltic Grocer (Assassin) (Level 4)

NPCs (along for the ride at various times)
Klaen - a one legged old minstrel.  Head may have been removed at least once
Skur Dye - a drummer
Tistaine - a woman who turns into a cat
Authmir - warrior daughter of ancient sorceress
Flatnose - a caveman shaman
Valsuul - a warrior and liegeman of Snake Eyes

Not all PCs or NPCs present in each session of course.

Session LXVII:  Memorial of Ice
Wherein the Party:  discussed whether to take head of trussed minstrel, decided to allow him to guide them to an overgrown garden, heard tales of blood drinking fiends, opened a door without a latch, battled a brace of vampiric apes, entered a pyramid, found respite from the heat, sipped libations and donned multicolored furs, entered a depiction of a frozen landscape captured a statue, caught sight of a spectral panther, and began to explore further. 

Session LXVIII:  Breakfast of Champions
Wherein the party:  were presented with reinforcements by a piscine demoness, explored a freezing tableau, caught a blue eyed cat, glanced at a series of murals, found a seed bank,  tried to figure out a golden belt, watched Sparky immolate and then reconstitute, rested in relative safety, passed through a misty veil, kept Snake Eyes from a watery grave, defeated a maned crocodile, sliced a jewel from its crop, viewed and were viewed by a column of fire, lost the attention of an heiress, found a slice of home, saw a representation of the Blue Plane, fought off 10 legged arachnids, battled a gang of vampiric apes, were assisted by a magic wielding female warrior, were victorious and received a invitation to breakfast.

Session LXIX:  Five Sides to a Story
Wherein the party:  joined a new friend for breakfast, enjoyed bark tea and nut biscuits, viewed some dance moves, talked with a very old woman, rested up on beds of leaves, learned about missing golden gardeners, heard tales of a light eating gem, were offered gold and gems, failed to open a door, captured a vampiric ape, still did not open a door, left the garden with a new companion, headed out to look for horses, and observed the pentagonal fort holding said horses.

Session LXX:  Jungle Life (Far away from Nothing)
Wherein the party:  discussed tactics,  sent Kerryan to see a man about a horse, gained a nag, pickpocketed a painted tile, fled into the forest, set an ambush, took a band of troops by surprise, unleashed a flurry of magic, prevented a mass broadside, watched Snake Eyes survive a deadly shot, killed a beast man, captured a captain, liberated 5 more horses, tied captives to trees to face jungle justice, headed to the northeast, heard calls of the Uvaag-aak, and camped by a river.

Session LXXI:  Take me to the River
Wherein the party:  headed down a river, arrived at the main fork, headed upriver along a major road, avoided a Tanturaki guard post, interviewed some boatmen, decided to look for some friendly priestesses, headed up a mountain road, arrived at a roadblock, was caught in pincer by more enemies, saw Snakeyes make a mounted charge ending with a leap over the barrier, unleashed a storm of magic, really started missing Rogue Wolf and Sparky as battle continued, was relieved when Authmir broke up a firing line of reinforcements, and with way back to river cleared decided not to visit priestesses after all.

Session LXXII - Total Costneration
Wherein the party:  licked its wounds by the river, had a rude awakening by trio of vampire apes, slew two apes and watched another escape into the jungle, decided to head back to temple, crept up a mountain path, spied a fortress, speculated on stratagems employed in various Kevin Costner movies,  formulated a plan,  got into position, watched Snake Eyes ride into fire and survive a shot from a cannon (though alas not his horse), unleashed fire and lightning on clustered defenders, set off the powder, blew open the wall, stormed the ramparts, made short work of the defenders, took the fortress, and watched a gigantic colorful bird fly away with its rider.

Session LXXIII -  Bear Necessities
Wherein the party:  Interviewed a drunken bear, found a fortune, interrogated a prisoner, broke into a temple, sent Kerryan to scout, ran into a giant sleeping serpent, poked the bear again, returned to temple, fed prisoner to snake, slept for night, bantered with a bald merchant on a donkey, and made plans to re-enter temple.

Session LXXIV -  Hot on the Trail
Wherein the party:  made plans to defeat a serpent, descended into the darkness, unleashed hell upon a snake, sliced open a serpent and found the remains of their captive, discovered a goddess in a net, removed the net, watched sparky revive the goddess with a kiss, discovered a fiendish plot, found a secret door, chatted with a newly revived bear, tracked a thief to a river, and made plans to recover a stolen essence.    

Session LXXV -  Snakes for the Memories
Wherein the party:  set off in pursuit of thief, witnessed Sparky's inadvertent transformation into a flying golden serpent, climbed a mountain, explored a tower, decided to abandon the hunt, said goodbye to a new ally, scouted an ancient road, learned of an ancient power, found their horses stolen, walked to town, caused a scene at a temple, hired a wizard to investigate Sparky's condition, and looked into purchasing some ponies.

Session LXXVI -  Misty Mountain Top
Wherein the party:  left through the back room window, were asked for a belt, decided to decline an invitation by the authorities, made plans to visit a bujong, drank all day in a dockside bar, fought a band of priests and guards on the riverside, covered escape with fire, headed downriver in a collapsible boat, rained more fire on a wooden city, made it past an encampment, floated further downriver, made way back up a cliff, witnessed another band of horsemen from a safe vantage, found a tower and white column, followed an ancient road, and in want of a bridge climbed 1000 foot pinnacle of stone to a stairway leading upwards into a fog.

Session LXXVII  - Dance on a Volcano
Wherein the party:  ascended a stair, fought electric centipedes, emerged from the mist at the mountain top, were served refreshments beside a lake, had an audience with an ancient power, told their tale, asked for Sparky's deliverance from a life of serpitude, experienced an earth quake, were granted their wishes, were tasked with a minor delivery, were sent on their way magically, met a drummer, took out a band of garls in an ambush from the top of a tower, witnessed a great eruption, journeyed through falling ash, rested on the heights, and saw a lizard-bird alight on a branch and begin to speak.

Session LXXVIII  - Star Crush
Wherein the Party:  talked to a lizard bird, were asked why they hadn't delivered a head, killed the messenger, observed clouds of ash and a grey sky, journeyed across the lowlands, frightened peasants in their fields, arrived at Seremban, delivered a calf,  were made welcome, learned of a source of honey on an occupied isle, headed to a temple of the old enemy, found a secret door, viewed a planetarium, opened a fortified door, discovered a trio of thrones behind a door marked with a missing constellation, sat in thrones to ill effect, and destroyed a stellar model of hanging crystals.

Session LXXIX  - Tower of Power
Wherein the party:  half sealed a temple, rested up, debated the merits of various plans and varying levels of violence, negotiated with a band of mercenaries, climbed a tree, collected a jar of honey, fulfilled a vow, headed north, fought sparkling ghosts in the night, entered the mountains, spied a flock of red birds and a four armed man, followed their cue to a lonely tower, searched for a secret entry, and made their way into it through a hidden entry.

Session LXXX  - One for the Vault
Wherein the party:  began to explore the tower, battled guards and lizard bird beasts, frightened the kitchen staff, interrogated a scullion, fought more guards, headed upstairs, rifled through a library, pursued more guards, defeated guards, recovered a red stone hooked throwing knife, headed upstairs again, opened a vault, discovered a blindfolded seer and a great deal of gold.

Session LXXXI  - Catch a Falling Star
Wherein the Party:  Questioned a seer, stashed seer back in vault, climbed higher in the tower, explored a library, fought several lizard birds, raided a sumptuous apartment, followed squawking to an aviary, suffered the laughter of an ancient astrologer, decided to stop it, battled with astrologer and his servants and consorts and his lizard bird mounts, were beset with falling balls of fire, slew many and watched astrologer retreat, saw Authmir leap upon fleeing birds,  finished off lizard birds with magic, recovered a silver sword, climbed out of tower and confirmed death of birds, body of astrologer and consort missing, books and scrolls recovered, breached top of tower, discovered a troop of guardians around star seeing device, and declined to challenge final guards.

Session LXXXII  - Along Came a Spider
Wherein the party:   decamped from the astrologers tower, acquired a seer and lizard-bird, rested in the rain, headed across the mountains, looked for and found a village, were welcomed with some wariness, overcame the villagers suspicions, were treated to a feast, rested in bed for the first time in days, inquired of a the location of a crag spider, learned of a tribe of spider worshiping garls and their sacred spiders in the hills to north, and resolved to look for the head of a spider (for purchase preferably) in the lowlands. 

Session LXXXIII  -  Robbing Leech
Wherein the party:  Were guided by village youths to the city of Kudah, found a comfortable drinking establishment, searched the markets for a spider skull, met an ancient sorcerer and his collection of cats, purchased an item from a pair of magical twins, bought a fine string of horses + 2 mules, followed rumors of a spider skull to a wizards mansion, stabled the horses, set off an alarm,  found evidence of violence, searched through the mansion, waded in the marsh, discovered the presence of salmon sized leeches the hard way, looked into a shrine, discovered a spider skull in a locked metal room, opened a plug in the skull, and released a life draining shimmering cloud from within.

Session LXXXIV  - Chasin’ Down a Hoodoo
Wherein the party: took spider skull for safe keeping to the stables, explored further inside Sulek's mansion, found evidence of murder, discovered an unconscious women with very long hair, removed a dart, were trapped by tresses, talked themselves into being released, met a horned servant and a metal dog, rode a walking house into the swamp in search of a witch, decided to let sitting frogs lie, crept up on a stone barge, made an assault, shot a witch at long range with a crossbow, fought off humanoid leechlings, battled a giant mud man, webbed a gang of witchmen, took control of the barge, and rescued a hanging sorcerer. 

Session LXXXV  - Pyramid Dreams
Wherein the party;  learned of a plot to wake a sleeping goddess, after some debate decided to follow a swamp witch to another location, came upon a quartet of metal pyramids, found an empty stone boat, scared vines with a torch, opened a door, fought a lightning wielding undead sorcerer, saw some of party dematerialize atop a lighted podium, fought an armored giant, finished off giant after a stunning punch by frogman, followed others onto podium to another pyramid, tried to negotiate with band of priests, learned of a separate invasion, and left to see if they could find the pyramid that the swamp witch entered.

Session LXXXVI  - Out of the Briar Patch
Wherein the party:   Descended under a second pyramid, followed a trail of destruction, dodged lightning from a legless sorcerer, joined a battle in progress, webbed a metal man and a swamp woman, traded blows with scimitar armed bodyguards, witchmen and swamp dogs, avoided the slimy touch of the swamp witch, avoided the edge of pit down to the fires of the earth, had an audience in the form of a bethroned figure, after a fierce fight emerged battered but victorious, watched the throned figure push the last bodyguard to her death, and grudgingly acquiesced to an ultimatum. 

Session LXXXVII  - Cat Powers
Wherein the party:  relinquished their weapons, rode a sled of energy across a fiery pit to captivity, were introduced to a pair of brass servants, received a dinner invitation, gazed upon a sleeping goddess, were subjected to family tensions during a meal, returned to their cell, began a plan of escape, waited tight as Kerryan and the swamp wizard ventured forth on a quest for the relinquished weapons,  were released by Kerryan after his return from Lyrins quarters (wherein he foiled numerous traps and locks, retrieved the weapons, gazed upon a metal spider, and was joined on his way back by Lyrin's shape changing daughter), fought two metal guardians, upon the guardian's defeat released a pair of witchlights, used lanterns to banish the witch lights, made their way around the pit, and stood before the doors to freedom.
 
Session LXXXVIII  -  Rocky Top
Wherein the party:  Made their way out of the pyramids, fought a reanimated crocodile, boarded a walking house, began to flee, witnessed a  collapse, braced for an attack by a guardian riding a fiery bat, watched as the guardian was frozen by a spell from Kerryan, made way back to Sulek's mansion, journeyed with Sulek and family to a caravansary, left for Urugallu, observed multiple forces arrayed around the ancient fortress, camped in the lee of a stone, moved camp at instigation of a cavalry troop, flew over Urugallu in a nighttime reconnaissance, dodged gunfire, and got a sense of what lay beyond fortified walls.
 
Session LXXXIX  -  Headless in Urugallu
Wherein the party:   reviewed observations made on a scouting flight, sent Authmir to look for Klaen, on her return examined the headless body of the minstrel, moved camp to the fortress known as the Bastard, examined the scene of a decapitation, dodged a strange net, fought a pair of stone ogres, were guided to an entry under the ruins by a cat, observed a large creature in a pool at the bottom of a pit, saved Kerryan from consumption by witchlights, and retreated back to their camp.
 
Session XC -  Sharp Dressed Man
Wherein the party:  rested up after a sojourn under the fortress named the Bastard, made plans for opening a door, noted the approach of a group of lizard bird riders, took a defensive position within a tower, took out an enemy with a net, terrified another with magic, blasted a caged and floating magician, saw Kerryan fall to a magical bolt, caused the enemy to retreat, watched the leader demonstrate the dangers of a weapon that returns to one's hand, captured two prisoners, pursued the two survivors on bird back, decided to turn back after thinking of the consequences of losing ones mount, looted the bodies, found at least one was not what it seemed, recovered some objects of familiar construction,  watched Snake Eyes try on some new threads, decided to move the horses to the tunnels under the fortress, and prepared to carry out their original plan.

Session XCI -  Ghost Dog
Wherein the party:  opened a latch less door, found a pair of corpses, examined a lineup of murder holes, recovered some treasures,  descended a stair, fought undead guardians and their spectral dogs, lost a friend, emerged victorious, and retreated to safety. 

Session XCII -  Pitfall
Wherein the party:  dodged an assassination, reconnected with an old companion, returned some heads to a treacherous lieutenant, saw Venicius gain a brace of fiery potions and a body guard for Snake Eyes, made another assault on the murder hallway, nearly fell from a falling bridge, attacked a gang of undead guardians, watched Rogue Wolf get swallowed by a pit, and emerged victorious to stand in front of two featureless metal doors.

Session XCIII – Let’s Get Physical
Wherein the party:  Looted ancient corpses at bottom of a pit, recovered ivory armor and a gilded weasel (among other items),  broke down a door, fought a guardian, recovered a crown and coin, broke down a second door, defeated an undead dog, pulled the switch to open a wall, avoided most of a trap, descended a stair, contemplated the physics of crossing a chasm on a giant hanging rope, found this complicated by the triggering of pendulum mounted blade, circumvented all of this with a spider climbing thief, made it across, fought a mass of brambles and a thorny ape, and emerged victorious.
 
Session XCIV – The Bird is the Word
Wherein the party:  Said goodbye to a favorite grocer, said hello to a long lost bird, came across a statue of the Briar Prince, investigated a hanging box, released a giant creature of light, defeated creature unscathed, recovered an amulet, made camp in the underground, investigated some interesting recovered items, rested, sallied forth to engage with a hippo, had the shaman to do the talking, learned what a one eyed hippo most desired, sent Kerryan to lure witchlights, successfully delivered witchlights to hippo partially thanks to newly discovered footwear, dived into a pool, made way underwater to new chamber, declined to ring a gong, opened a door, headed down a rough passageway, and saw a ball of light coalesce into a strange being. 

Session XCV – All Night Long
Wherein the party:  Bargained with a ancient being, offered the life force of a loyal retainer, explored a creche of humankind, gazed upon a carillon of skulls, awakened an ancient guardian, fought a desperate battle, soothed a savage beast with an ossified melody, left the musician  playing on, ascended a ramp, broke through a floor, released someone long imprisoned, rested in a shrine,  fortified doors at the sound of approaching battle, escaped from an explosion, hid in the sheltering light of a candle, and considered the grim options for their future.

Session XCVI – Shot Down in Flames
Wherein the party: found themselves in bad way, scouted a little, made a fortress of nets and blankets to wait out the night, met up with a chatty wraith, awoke rested,  made a plan of attack,  sent in a zombie distraction, put enemies to sleep from a great height, fought with an old antagonist, blew up a garrison with a fireball, accepted a surrender, rescued a statue for a dream woman, rescued a bear and assorted prisoners, drew cannon fire, and headed inside a cavern to make plans for their next move.  

Session XCVII –  Elephants and Castle
Wherein the party: interviewed some blue robed magicians, sent signals to the top of Urugallu, listened for the sound of music in the depths, set a guard, had a discussion with a bear, learned of the creation of a new godling, bantered with a supercilious servant, entered the wooden temple of a an ancient prophet, climbed a long and winding stair, had an audience with an newly returned wizard, made a bargain to deal with a general, viewed the battlefield from above, and rested in comfort before the undertaking. 
 
Session XCVIII – For those About to Rock
Wherein the party:  Debated multiple courses of actions and which factions to deal with, descended stairs to the bottom of the rock, recruited the services of a bear, listened to the plaintive wail of an ossiferous  violin, reunited with old companions, learned of the survival of an abandoned minstrel, made a strategy for a meeting, set a watch as Rogue Wolf parlayed with two captains, bought the loyalty of a group of mercenaries, questioned a Tanturaki captive, held a summit at high noon with a girl general and her elephantine priests, made a new deal and a plan for an assault, gained a small army, waited until dusk, reinvaded a fortress, found a secret door, dodged an assassin, defeated a pair of mirrored warriors, took control of a stair, and planned for an assault on top of the rock.  

Session XCIX:  Cannonball Run
Wherein the Party:  headed up narrow stairs followed by small army of allies, emerged carefully from a trap door, used invisibility to gain drop on guards, learned that they were backup by a familiar grocer, took control of an audience hall, blocked the doors, allowed allies to summon help, heard the first blast of a great bombard, were staggered by great explosion, used confusion to advance, fought cleaver wielding giant baboons, sent Venecius into the sky to scout upon his bird, advanced further into the complex, fought a band of garls, watched an ancient spire fall, spied a glowing stone,  battled to center of the complex, witnessed the emergence of an ancient sorcerer, were staggered by yet another blast of the great bombard, and while awaiting the incoming projectile spied a flying squadron accompanying a four armed godling enroute to enter the fray.
 

Agree +1

Wow, just taking a look at these now. I am inspired! But we are close to session 300 in my current campaign, so I don't think I have the bandwidth to write that many mini-recaps! LOL

Great work, Eli.