Session 2.4
General Summary
Recap:
The party had made their way into the Draywood Forest to investigate, and hopefully even get rid of the source of the caravan attacks. During the party's overnight rest a forest troll had stumbled upon where camp was made for the night. Despite their exhaustion, the party fought bravely and with the assistance of a wandering traveler had slayed the troll.
Reward: 2 vials of troll toxins.
Afterwards it was divulged that this traveler, named Wolf, was actually a member of the first mercenary group that was taken up the Mayor's request. However, they were separated when his group was attacked, and he is trying to find them again. Wolf lead the party to the site of the attack, which was around the same area that the caravans attacked detailed on the Mayor's reports. After some investigation, this site revealed tracks that led deeper into the forest. Undeterred the group followed the tracks in and discovered the source of the attacks on the caravan, a beholder now had its sights set on the party. During the ensuing skirmish, there were some inconsistencies with the source of the attacks as they did not seem to originate from the beholder. Soon it was realized that the beholder was actually an illusion as a few members of the party had stumbled upon a camp not far from the swamp where a teenager(Avery) was protecting and providing for his younger siblings(Christopher and Surrey).
You had agreed to take care of them and house them on your island. In return for not turning you in to Mayor Goldmane, you were given the rest of Avery's Deck of Illusions as well as the rest of the goods that he had procured from previous scores.
Reward: Deck of Illusions
Shortly aftert landing in Labrie the party encountered Mayor Leury Goldemane, who's economy was being affected by a series of attacks on trading carts in the surrounding Draywood Forest. The group agreed to assist, and in return the mayor stated he would look into the whereabouts of the discplaced Peche villagers. Before setting off for the forest, Mayor Goldemane had provided the party with two horses and a cart.
Fantti, Zhorn, Priestess Luna, and Lowell had set off into the Draywood Forest towards the site of the most recent attack. While per the Mayor's request Rhorn had stayed behind. Halfway to the site of the most recent investigation the party had made camp for the night but was attacked by a Forest Troll who happened upon the camp. It was handily taken care of thanks to the assistance of a wandering adventurer, who introduced himself as “the Wolf." Afterwards the party was able to extract 2 vials of troll toxins. It turned out the the Wolf was part of the prior adventuring party that the Mayor had sent out. Furthermore, the Wolf was left there by his "allies" to maximize their cut of half the reward money.
"The Wolf" guided the party to the area believed to be where the most recent attack occurred, and where he was separated from his group.
After some investigating Zhorn you noticed some notches on the tree, a teddy bear, and unearthed tracks that lead further into the woods. Deciding to follow it, the group ended up at a swamp where a beholder, a floating eye creature with eyes and tentacles, was standing sentry. Unable to be stealthy, the creature had notice the group and attacked.
However after some time, there were some inconsistencies between the exchange in attacks. For example, attacks that appeared to hit the creature did not find any purchase. Furthermore, the attacks themselves didn’t seem to originate from the eye of the beholder. After further investigation Fannti had eventually deduced that the creature was actually an illusion(Deck of Illusions), and the attacks on the party were actually traps that were triggered.
On the outskirts of the swamp there was a camp, and the inhabitants of this camp happened to be an adolescent human male(Avery), and his younger siblings(Christopher and Surrey). He had explained that his parents were called away to serve at beginning of the war, and with nowhere and no one to turn to they ran, and he’s been trying to support his siblings ever since.
As a resolution Fantti had offered the orphaned kids a safe haven for them on the Amethyst Isle, and they had agreed to take the offer in return for not turning them into the Mayor as well as giving the rest of Avery’s Deck of Illusion.
Rewards Granted
- 2 vials of troll toxins
- Deck of Illusions
Report Date
17 Jan 2023
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