Into the Haze

Written by Chrundle_the_Great

General Summary

Fifteen years after the Cataclysm, with the inescapable Haze descended over Redgaard, adventurers of all sorts have gathered to find wealth and secrets in the city's ruins. Two men, both bound by devilish deals, seek allies and information to better delve into the bones of Westemär's bygone capital.

Session Notes

• Eldemir and Sarlen meet and travel to Emberwood Village together
• They find a mysterious roadside shrine inscribed with prayers and rumors
1. Mutated hybrids battle for control of the land within the Haze
2. "He Who Sleeps Beneath" will save Redgaard from its ailments
3. Falling Fire pilgrims gather at St. Selina's Monastery in the inner city
• The Rat King's lackeys ambush the group and demand tribute
• After felling the ratlings, Sarlen notices someone else hiding nearby
• Jorvan Silvershade, member of the Diamondbacks of the Queen's Men
1. He asks for help saving his friend from Backbreaker's gang
2. Also, he offers to split the bounty for capturing the gang's boss
• Jorvan expertly guides the group to the craggy Northcastle district
• Opting to "hit hard and fast," they storm the gang's underground base
1. The goblin gangsters are unnaturally hardy and control different oozes
• Backbreaker inspires his minions with riveting accordion music
• Sarlen narrowly escapes from three gray oozes surrounding him
• Eldemir gravely wounds Backbreaker, but the gang boss escapes
• Pudding Pop, soft-spoken goblin who cares for the oozes
1. "Our ooze friends eat the Haze!"
• The group finds three prisoners, including Elliana of the Diamondbacks
• Jorvan beheads a tiefling woman of the Amethyst Academy
1. She was their real bounty all along, not Backbreaker
• Gromm Lightspitter, half-orc man whose faith protects him from the Haze
1. He disappears back into the Haze, instead of traveling with the group
• The group slowly but uneventfully treks back to Emberwood Village
• Jorvan still agrees to split the treasure looted from Backbreaker's gang
1. He also promises to introduce the group to his contact, Blackjack Mel
• Eldemir and Sarlen hear ratlings harassing others and rush to intervene

Character(s) interacted with

Jorvan Silvershade
Georgy "Backbreaker" Konstantinovich
Pudding Pop
Elliana
Gromm Lightspitter

Report Date

09 Mar 2024

Primary Location

Cavern of Oozes

Related Characters

• Eldemir Barling
• Sarlen Broadwing