Scout's Journey

We woke up late, and spent a few hours speaking with Benin about the details of the job. He knew little, effectively a colony of a 150 Kobolds who often contacted them had gone silent. Benin's patron knew this had been due to an enemy infiltrating the colony and turning into a lair. After a long discussion Peace suggested we scout the area. A quick review of the map yielded that it was a 6 day journey from our location to the end point. We decided to try going to Onete, a town east of Simpa. We could cross the woods south and get to the location faster. Calliope would stay behind, as she is quite busy at the moment engaging in diplomacy with the captain. We collectively decided she could wait for the troops and escort them down to the location. We could meet in a village right before our end point.
 
We decided to visit a local potion maker to find invisible potions. They didn't have them. Laurentius very bluntly asked if there was a back shop where special goods, with the shopkeeper, Paela, dismissing him quickly. We left the city and a man offering trinkets worth little approached us. We rejected his worth, but I did perceive off the corner of my eye Nak taking something with him. We headed to the next town, Onete, in a quiet journey. To liven the ride we decided to head through the woods. Our dear druid pulled out an advert she had ripped from a wooden board in Simpa. There was a warning for a Hypogriff in an abandoned tower near. We ventured there, at Laurentius, in all his glory, casted silence on himself. Once he realised the foolishness of the endeavour, he dispelled the spell. At the top of the tower we met Sir Mil, a small fairy who claimed to be a knight, with his mighty steed.... The Hypogriff in question. After polite conversation, a duel to first blood was had between Laurentius and the Hypogriff, with the later winning. Dominic was second, with significant success thanks to the Druid and Laurentius spells. Peace tried to use the victory to beckon the knight to hand over his mount, with no effect, as apparently the creatures bind to their riders early, before they are born even still in the eggs.
 
We left, tread the mountains and found an Owlbear nest (AC <17, HP <68) with four of the creatures, as the rest of the company battled these creatures, I ventured into the caves. No eggs or babies, but I did find a trail of dust. I picked some up. Nak and Peace later identified it as the remains for a teleportation. I didn't realise how ominous that was until we began descending the mountain and a loud voice boomed across the trees. A recognisable voice beckoned, asking for a deck of cards. It was the necromancer we fought against in Simpa. We rushed to meet him in battle after Laurentius spotted him in a ridge. As the troop emerged from the crevice I grabbed Laurentius and threw him the air in the direction of the necromancer. He silenced using spells the Necromancer, who was promptly held by Nak's magic. I asked Laurentius for a heated scythe, and as Nak held the necromancer's mouth open I cut his tongue and put my gwent deck in his mouth. After a brief discussion, Nak slit the fool's neck. We sacked his body and burnt it, and hed to Onete. We found a small tavern called the Stunted Pony where we stayed the night in two cheap rooms. Busy day!