Session 1
General Summary
All going about normal day to day business in the Institute when hear an alarm shout from outside,
near the South Gate. Lots of people gathering, Dean Georgiou, other students, etc gather on the
rampart above the gate. Exhausted horse approaching at speed with a human clinging on until just
before the wall. Dean dashes to the fallen man, Thoron'alata calms the horse. "Lizardfolk raiding
Devon's Holding" gasps the man. Dean asks for volunteers to go to hold the lizardfolk off. Many
students step forward, the Dean selects Polyphemus, Thoron'alata, Zankul and Alric to go forth,
handing them horses.
Devon's Holding is 15 miles, 2 hours steady ride south from the Institute. In between are fortified
farms. It's unusual for such holdings be attacked and lizardfolk normally keep to themselves,
though raiding is in their character. Immediately head south at best speed.
Run into a goblin ambush! Easily defeat them and retrieve some coins.
Continue south as quickly as possible. See a pillar of smoke, see building collapse. Reptilian
corpses, seem to have been slain as they fled, no combat happening. Villagers tending to the
wounded. Lizardfolk wear blue feathers. Asked by Piann to help her husband Devon and 20
comrades who pursued the lizardfolk into the Lizard Marsh some 15 miles south west, furious as
Devon's son had been killed by them. Probably half a day's travel ahead. Clear trail to follow.
Seems lizardfolk took a circuitous route so they don't lose any loot in the swamp, save time by
taking a more direct route.
Marsh has lush vegetation, thick reeds. Plunge in, searching for lizardfolk. Find many human
bodies, some ripped to pieces. Amongst them is a black dragon?! It seems injured from earlier
fighting, wheezing, sword poking out of it but has detected us and moves to attack. Fight for our
lives, somehow achieve victory, if it had been at full health it would have been a very different
outcome. As the dragon dies, it screams very loudly, likely alerting fellow dragons in miles
around. Retrieve the sword from the dragon, seems to be enchanted, it's named Brightfang.
Tracks lead onward...
Report Date
10 Apr 2024
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