Light vs Darkness

Earthday, the 14th of Terullius.
The war band leave Gassell and travel north, seeking the demon and its cultists. They cross the river into Mab territory, leave their horses at the base of the mountain, and continue on foot until evening. The night passes uneventfully.

Airday, the 15th of Terullius.
The party rise early in the morning and break camp. They travel up the mountain and along the tops until they can see the outline of the ruined chapel on the horizon. They descend to the church and search for traces of the enemy. Laen finds the leavings of a wolf and gets his animal companion Fang to follow the scent. They follow the scent downhill for half an hour until Fang looses the scent at the foot of a rock face. The rock face turns out to be illusionary, and a massive stone door is found behind it. Thorhal pushes it open.

As the great door swings open, several things happen. Thorhal feels a creeping coldness move up his arm as the contact poison smeared on the door enters his bloodstream. He fights it off. A cloud of noxious vapours engulf the area. A knight and their leader vomit uncontrollably and drop to their knees. Wolf-like creatures (gnolls) fire arrows from their concealed location. Two wolves move in to attack. The party battle their way inside. They encounter a several nasty dwarf-like creatures who sneak-attack with poison crossbows, and a spell-caster who webs the party and points an odd eyeball-shaped thing at Laen which makes Laen fell like his blood is solidifying... but doesn't quite. Finally they face the demon. Hariel has been battling the demon for some time when they arrive. Eventually the party wear away the demon's mirror images and Hariel finishes him with two mighty swings of his borrowed longsword.

GM's Notes:

• Obstacles Overcome:
  5 Gnolls (CR1) = 1500
  5 Derro (CR3) = 4500XP@lvl3, 3750XP@lvl5
  2 Wolves (CR1) = 600XP
  Spellcaster (CR5) = 1800XP@lvl3, 1500XP@lvl5
  Thirolos, Demon of Deceit (CR7) = 3600XP@lvl3, 3000XP@lvl5
  Razor Wire trap (CR1) = 300XP
  Contact poison trap (CR5) = 1800XP@lvl3, 1500XP@lvl5
  
  3rd level characters receive 14100XP / 11 = 1282XP
  5th level characters receive 12150XP / 11 = 1104XP
  
  Xavier = 10312 + 1104 = 11416XP (28% to level 6)
  Laén = 11412 + 1104 = 12516XP (50% to level 6)
  Þórhal = 10250 + 1104 = 11354XP (27% to level 6)
  Grymdoin = 4300 + 1282 = 5582XP (86% to level 4)