Session 2 - Fort Belurian

General Summary

The party spoke with River Mist and Flask of Wine agreeing to pay them a half share of any treasure if they would act as guides down the river to Camp Righteous and Camp Vengeance as well as exploring the nearby jungle looking for a lost shield guardian. They then went to the docks in order to take the ferry. While waiting, they were approached by a sketchy individual looking for help setting up the Flaming Fist in Fort Belurian. Apparently, someone thinks the Fist is in league with local pirates. The party turned him down, and he slunk away into the crowd. After arriving at the fort, they talked to a few locals and eventually spoke with the castellan, Gruta Halsdottir. She welcomed them and asked them to help with clearing out some of the undead nearby, offering a bounty as well as a charter of exploration. They were eager to kill undead, and so quickly agreed. Looking at the message board, they found Qawasha was a local guide, who is also a druid, and who was also eager to hunt the undead. He agreed to be a guide for them for free as long as they were hunting undead. After picking up some supplies, they headed into the jungle. After two days of travel, they came across a pack of ghouls lead by a ghast. In the ensuing struggle, Kasimir Zhayne was nearly killed, being saved by their guide. After defeating the ghouls, they decided to gather the heads for bounty and immediately head back to the fort. Along the way, they were ambushed by a flock of velociraptors, which proved to be quite an annoyance, but otherwise easily dispatched. Turning in the bounty and receiving the praise of the castellan, they decided to take the ferry back to Port Nyanzaru and pick up the trail of the shield guardian.