Session 203 - Fey Raiders

General Summary

15^th of Kelen (Third Month of Spring) 724TR

The story so far

Jolanta, and her trusty bodyguard Blaine, are agents of the mysterious Order of the White Hand, hunting down unscrupulous mages and covering up magical mishaps.

This is the continuation of  Session 202 - Nightmare in the Sewers.

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Location - City of Tashal in the Kingdom of Kaldor.

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Part 1 - Mission 13 - A Stormy Night

Lady Bresyn, art by Artbreeder

While a late spring storm rages outside, Lady Bresyn Risai and Jolanta are spending a pleasant evening discussing gossip and magic.

Suddenly Lady Bresyn snaps to attention, her wards on the nearby Orgael Wood have been triggered. Something or someone powerful has entered through the Barasi Point or Holy Grove.

This could be benign or dangerous, Jolanta is asked to investigate.

Part 2 - Slave Traders

As the rain-drenched duo of Jolanta and Blaine approach Orgael Wood, they spot suspicious movement in the nearby village of Artoen. They see a small group of commoners and an old warrior sword in hand, just standing in the rain. Another peasant is lying on the ground, arms out, moving towards the woods as if an invisible creature was dragging him.

Bails grabs the prone figure by the other end and starts pulling in the other direction, he hears a curse. A small flying fey creature emerges out of nowhere, shooting arrows at him, followed by another on a roof and yet another a small distance away. Chaos erupts.

The Aridni's arrows cases confusion, sleep, and charm their victims. Blaine spends much of the battle sleeping while Jolanta is dreadfully confused. Eventually, the fiendish little fairies are killed; however, during the skirmish, they charm the surprisingly skilled old warrior who injures the duo while defending his new "friends."

Part 3 - Orgael Wood

In the woods, the pair find a large, old dead tree in the center of the woods. Half a dozen peasants are sleeping, scattered on the ground around it. Many have small arrows sticking out of them. Blaine and Jolanta cautiously approach.

Out of the tree emerges a horror, a blighted wooden, distorted, almost wraith-like figure, barely physical. It spews forth lighting, which unfortunately is empowered by the energy of the storm. To make matters worst its touch was poisonous. Blaine is badly scorched by lightning and dizzy from poison. However, Jolanta unleashes her full arcane power. Eventually, the Ala is weakened and destroyed as it attempts to flee into the dead tree, through the magical gateway, back to wherever it came from.

Having dealt with this threat, the characters return the sleeping peasants to their village. Most remember nothing of their experiences. Jolanta is satisfied, one extra-planer incursion dealt with.

To be continued.

NPC Interactions

Lady Bresyn Risai - White Hand Contact.

Challenges Overcome

Killed 3 x Aridni.

Killed 1 x Ala.

Created Contact

Nothing this week.

Related Reports

Barasi Points - Holy Groves.

Orgael Wood.

Player Character Status

Jolanta - Human - Level 10 Evoker.

Campaign

Agents of the White Hand - Campaign Complete

Protagonists

Jolanta

Report Date

26 Dec 2021

Primary Location

City of Tashal

Secondary Location

Orgael Wood

Related Characters

• Lady Bresyn Risai

NPC Companions

Blaine

Jolanta's loyal and often drunk bodyguard.

Blaine, art by Artur Sadlos