YP - Session 2
General Summary
The Nighthawks, the ranger division of the Last Bastion, were sent out a little earlier for this year's winter’s hunt. Captain Dorn had informed the group that due to an anticipated more severe winter than usual, a larger catch than usual is needed to help supplement the keep's reserves. Just a few miles north of the keep the hunt began along a frozen lake. Using this as an opportunity for some team building, the Lt. had turned the hunt into a competition which Dathar and Maximus tied. Settling down after a productive day of hunting, Maximus had noticed a golden stag out in the middle of the lake and decided to investigate the large magnificent creature. Due to its sheer size, the Lt. said that capturing the Stag would go a long way towards the party's goal.
Following suit, the rest of the party made their way onto the lake, but startled the stag which fled, and subsequently, the group gave chase. After a mile and a half or so of pursuing the stag through the forest the creature had cornered itself upon what appeared to be a ruined temple or an area where people congregated. After regrouping nearby the group decided to engage the deer, and during combat there were visible sparks of light with every strike on the animal. At the conclusion of the encounter, the stag had released enough light to the point where it completely illuminated the ruins and with one brilliant display released the light into the ether leaving no physical remnants of the golden stag. Despite coming away empty handed within the confines of the space the group had manage to notice that a large stone altar in the background had moved, exposing an entrance to a subterranean chamber and headed down to investigate.
Once below, there appeared to be a collapsed archway of rubble and debris which Kastor had cleared off with a spell, and in doing so revealed an obsidian black book underneath it all. After some inspection, Dathar was able to loosely translate the title as the Book of Woe. During the entirety of this investigation while in this subterranean chamber, back on the surface it seems as if there were scouts that found this place in search of the book. You had dispatched of them easily, and Kastor managed to hunt down of the remaining two who were attempting to flee. Upon slaying the remaining assailants, Kastor had stumbled upon a large war band in a forest clearing.
Report Date
04 May 2023
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