We were drinking our coffee and discussing what we were going to do for the day when we were teleported to an unfamiliar alleyway. A large multicolored ogre called us out, and blasted us with a Cone of Cold. The bard summoned the jester to hold it off while the rest of us made for higher ground. Once on the rooftops, we discovered 3 crossbowmen waiting in ambush. After that, a weirdo creature with no eyes joined the frey. The mage reported from above (he was flying at this point) that most of the alleyways are guarded by other thugs. The multicolored ogre, which we thought we were safe from, started flying. Not good. I sniped off a few of the thugs and crossbowmen, and lost track of the ogre. The rest of party cleaned up the rest, but no one knew where the ogre went.

Shortly after that, the Baron was addressing the populace of Thunderstone regarding the recent goings on in his not-so-fair-anymore city. We decided to drop in and give it a listen. He spoke rather somberly about his city going to pot, and basically declared martial law. He accused the Temple of Pelor of being traitors, and ordered the militia to arms. As soon as he left the stage, the bard jumped up and began trying to incite a riot. He had everyone going, until four demon dogs came running out of the city hall and scared them all away. I spotted a bone-demon-thing on top of the city hall that looked to be enjoying himself too much. So, I took a shot at him. He retaliated by trapping me in a ice cage (damned walls too slippery to climb!), and swooped in from above to kill me. Coltan flew in and saved me though. Coltan then dropped me off on top of city hall and went with the barbarian and the monk to check out the Temple of Pelor, which seemed to be sprouting smoke. The bard entered the city hall from the bottom.

Inside the hall I found the room where the Baron was holed up. He was arguing with someone else inside by the sound of it. I gave the door a tap and hid in the shadows. That multicolored Ogre answered the door! So, I popped a shot off at him and the wuss ran back inside. I met up with the Bard and we decided to rush the room. We busted in and found the Baron, the freakish ogre and a squid-head (mind flayer). The Ogre and the squidhead bolted out the window and got away. The Baron claimed to be mind-controlled and issued a public withdraw of his earlier speech. The others returned from the temple after having destroyed the boney demon and some priests of hextor.

But I still don't trust the Baron.