Castles and Bandits (Tears of The Blade) Session Report

Ran Jung, Zane, and Jarred into a castle module. The funny part was Jarred played Taylor (the thief) who wanted to steal from both players and almost got arrested by a knight. They were tasked by said knight to go to the castle and capture or kill the criminal dwarf named Brekk and his gang of gnoll bodyguards. The apprentice elf wizard Zantas spots a local noble (who had a long complex name) and leaves the bar, hoping not to be discovered by the man who has seen him before. Afterwards his player left, so the fighter (named Asgall) and Taylor headed off. Once they arrived, Taylor tried to use his hook to climb up the tower, failing twice as the hook clangs against the tower. After about three minutes trying to get the hook secured, they are surprised by well-armed bandits. The bandits stab Asgall in the neck and send him tumbling into the moat. The thief used the rope that was secured to the tower to swing and roll into the moat, and yelled up to the bandits that they had no money...so they were left alone. Taylor then had to spend the rest of the day (noon till midnight) dragging the 220 pound man with 80 lbs of equipment across the moat into an opening. He has able to get rest afterwards, and the warrior seemed to be recovering well, although he still needed medical help. Seeking aid, the innocent thief heads into the dark dungeons, not knowing what awaits him. Too bad for him, it's dangerous to go alone.