Save the Children! - Feral Children

General Summary

The Alliance for Displaced Children has been working tirelessly since the events of the hurricane and the mad wizard to rescue lost children. Plays-With-Squirrels desired to find some of these children (perhaps for his own reasons) and gathered a party to go and rescue a couple of brats.
The party met up in Slumber and gathered what information they could from the ADC representative, Marrajo communed with his god for confirmation, and the group set out into the Black Forest in search of any evidence they could find of two small children.
They happened upon a hollowed-out tree trunk with what appeared to be remnants of food and other supplies that they suspected were from their missing kids. This time, it was Plays-With-Squirrels' turn to commune, but not with his god, with the birds. Who spoke back to him and warned him that a threat was near. Three dweomercats emerged from the trees, intent that the prey they were hunting would not be stolen from them. After some well-timed aim from Javida's hammer, the cats were dealt with, and the party was able to locate footprints to track. Child-sized footprints
Following the tracks led them to a dilapidated tree house inhabited by two small children that were well deserving of a bath. Frightened, the girls chucked rocks and flaming wooden sticks at the party. Not having the patience to speak to and attempt to reason with the children, Plays-With-Squirrels baleful polymorphed one into a turtle. This sent the party into a heated disagreement. Javida especially became angry when she realized that Plays-With-Squirrels had no intention of ever turning the child back and directed her hammer at him. Marrajo assisted Javida (he was not to be stripped of his payment from the ADC for failing to return the children) and Marco set one of his dogs to help as well. While combat ensued amongst the party members, the second child, turtle-sister in hand, began to escape by crawling out the back of the tree house across the branches. Marco and his other dog noticed her and began to talk to her, reassuring her that they were there to take her to safety.
Plays-With-Squirrels was no match for Javida whose hammer turned his skull into Stonebone stew. His body was looted and Marrajo harvested his liver for later. Meanwhile, Marco convinced the youngest of the two children to come back with them to Slumber and the ADC. The turtle-sister was turned back into her human self via a dispel magic spell (paid for out of Plays-With-Squirrels gold) and both children were bathed, clothed, fed, and treated for injuries and disease by the members of the ADC who stated that the "children would be brought home after a good night's rest."

Feeling proud to have rescued children from the dangers of the Black Forest and heading no guilt for the death of their party member, the party dispersed, loot in hand.

Rewards Granted

Loot:
71 pp, 517 gp, 579 sp, 1,460 cp
Gems
[50 gp] unworked citrine (worth 25 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 12 to repair)
[110 gp] unworked jade (worth 55 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 15 to repair)
[8 gp] unworked obsidian (worth 4 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
[11 gp] unworked turquoise (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
[12 gp] malachite
Potions
[350 gp] potion/oil of continual flame (CL 3)
[50 gp] potion/oil of protection from good (CL 1)
Scrolls
[1,125 gp] arcane scroll of wind blades (CL 9)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of magic weapon (CL 1)
Weapons
[1,516 gp] searing arrow [sheds light]


Loot from Plays-With-Squirrels
170 pp, 7,411gp, 59 sp Weapons
[6.5 gp] mwk dart
[301 gp] mwk shortspear
[2 gp] dagger
Armor
[400] dragonhide armoured coat (hermits robes)
Magic
[2,000 gp] ring of protection +1
[11,200 gp] plague rat belt, greater
[10,000 gp] headband of mental prowess +2
Gear
[180 gp] quick catch manacles
[100 gp] antidote kit
[40 gp] alchemist's kit
[5 gp] spell component pouch
Other
[120] blue whinnis poison
[75 gp] drow poison

Experience:
Javida(ECL 9): 1,675 XP = 675 (Dweomercats) + 100 (Feral Children) + 900 (PWS)
Marrajo (ECL 8): 2,500 XP = 1200 + 100 + 1200
Marco(ECL 7): 3,075 XP = 1575 +100 + 1400

Alignment:
Marrajo shifts to:

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C7E7

Marco shifts to:

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C7N6

Report Date

31 Aug 2024

Primary Location

The Havens

Secondary Location

Black Forest

Related Characters

• Javida
• Marco
• Marrajo
• Plays-With-Squirrels

Dungeon Master

Evette(ECL 6): 2,700xp/1,300gp/5dt