The Things in the Warehouse

Approaching on the catwalk that groaned and complained under his considerable weight, Pelias surveys the situation and lays a scorching burst over the whole group.  As flames singed the hair and fabric of the combatants, one of the thugs fell to the ground.  With a word and a motion, the doppelgangers became invisible to Kreegan and Pelias.  Shade and Sora isolate one of the creatures and call out to Kreegan.  Swinging on the chains hanging from the catwalk, he crosses above the battle and drops down behind where he assumes the doppleganger is standing.  Crouching quickly, Kreegan scoops a fistful of dirt and gravel from the warehouse floor and throws it toward the face of the invisible figure.  Shade, still able to see the thing, brings her greatsword down squarely on its neck, dropping the doppelganger's body to the ground.

The man from town attacks Juggsy as she is prone, drawing a swift magic missile from Pelias.  On the warehouse floor below them, Shade and Sora make short work of the remaining doppelganger.  Sora's mace connects with the thing's chest, and a word to Bahamut bolsters her allies, healing and re-energizing them.  Juggsy, standing once more, swings her axes and slices through the leather of the possessed man's armor.  Before the man can retaliate, Pelias' dirty magic missile knocks him from the catwalk and he remains motionless on the floor below.

With the attackers defeated, the Band begins the process of cleaning their weapons and searching the bodies for clues.  Within moments, however, another band of thugs rushes in.  As they move into position, Pelias, from the catwalk, lights them up with a scorching burst.  Two of the six figures are instantly incinerated.  The remaining hired swords, however, surveyed the situation briefly.  Faced with a  300 pound Eladrin above them and clearly outmatched by the adventurers closing in on them,  the street thugs turned and fled.

Before the party can take up chase, they hear a sound behind them.  It seems a doppelganger has enough life left in it for a closing monologue.  Kreegan closes on the figure and presses his short sword against its throat.  "Who hired you, little flamingo?"
"The general-- General Zithrun..." it stammered, "the deal was done through a messenger.  I never saw his face."
Pelias leans in, "Why was the false Dunkirk coming here?"
Seeming to ignore the question, the doppelganger continued.  "The general wore an outfit fashioned from leather and steel.  He wanted to question Dunkirk about the security of the Moutnainroot Temple.  The false Dunkirk sent all the real priests to work on the Stone Anvil, as a diversion.  The general took the true Dunkirk to an interrogation room in this warehouse for questioning.  He soon grew frustrated with the priest's lack of information about the temple's defenses.  He has gone to the temple to investigate it for himself."
"Informative, if in a roundabout way," Shade muttered.  "All right.  The real Dunkirk?  Where is he?"
The doppelganger indicated where they could find the trap door, and then died on its own, saving them all the moral dilemma ("Not for some of us!" noted Kreegan) of whether to kill him or let him go.

Follow that... dwarf...?

After a night of rest, the Band of Jenkins paid a visit to the block of buildings that make up Overlook's war ministry.  At the gate, they were intercepted by two guards, who denied them entrance.  The band was approached by the new captain of the guard, formerly Aerun's second-in-command.  He could not answer any of their questions, and claimed that he did not know anything they might find relevant.  He thanked them heartily, though, for all they have done for Overlook, and requested they continue their investigation of Dunkirk, although he could not give them any official sanction.

Once more the Band of Jenkins made their way to the Stone Anvil

Dead Ends and Doppelgangers

We catch up with our heroes a little too early in the morning, after a little too much of Regan's finest mead--and far too many rounds of ale purchased by far too many grateful citizens.  Nevertheless, the Band of Jenkins set out to get to the bottom of the changes in Overlook.

Something's Wrong with Overlook

After fighting their way out of the fortress, the group found no rest on the road back to Overlook.  While Shade slept, a voice spoke to her.  Identifying itself as Lavinia, the disembodied voice warned of an unseen threat growing in Overlook and beseeched the party to make haste to the Shrine of Erathis in the city.  

Greystone Fortress

After returning to Overlook from the mines, the Band of Jenkins found that a messenger from Brindol had been looking for them.  She had been captured by mercenaries and held in the abandoned temple of Pelor by the meddlesome Lost Ones.  Our heroes faced the Lost Ones and their super-intelligent hounds and rescued the messenger.  She begged that the Band return to Brindol, as their aid was needed once more.

In the Beginning

The Band of Jenkins have made a name for themselves in the Elsir Vale.  Based out of the town of Overlook, they have proven themselves to be brave and resourceful adventurers.  It is not known who exactly this "Jenkins" was, although it is said he acted boldly and daringly, and ultimately died the way he lived.  

In its current formation, the Band is a party of six.  Four of the founding members remain: