Session 14-Apr-2022

General Summary

With the Sanguine Order a due in a couple days in Drakar's Hearth, the party decided to travel ahead to the ruined city of Trest. Here, a place of magical power is said to exist. Aurora bartered for horses and waterproof pack. Llywelyn secured storage and reinvented himself before leaving the next day. On the road, Anya befriended a lone wolf that traveled with them for a time. Before long, the party left the dense evergreen forest behind for a cold wasteland marked by withered trees. Beyond the forest were signs of a city long forgotten, complete with abandoned farmsteads, guardhouses, and mills. Everything looked as if it was simply abandoned. Eventually, the group made their way to the high city walls of Trest and had to contend with the ornate gate blocking their passage. Aurora made use of her wild form and flew over the wall to open the gates for the rest of the group. Then, the party was greeted by an eerie but beautiful cityscape. Gilded statues stand tall in the town squares and basic goods still lie in the market stalls. Aurora communes with one of the ancient statue to glean important details about the history of Trest and its secrets. Afterwards, the party travels to the northern quarters of the city after a dark miasma pursues them. They ascend the high walls into the quarter where they found a meeting place. The group finds a curious star map. Later that night, Anya spots a curious light in a distant window. Aurora's dreams intensify and manifest into a vision. The next day, the group investigates the strange light in the window with no strong conclusions. Llywelyn spots possible imperial agents scouting the city and sets up a diversion. The party enters the home from Aurora's dream and heads for the basement. In the basement, they find an extensive wine cellar with barrels of various sizes. Aurora and Anya investigate corpses that turned out to not be corpses at all... but the restless dead! Anya dispatches many of the undead with some expertly placed crossbow bolts. After a brush with near-death, the group stops to rest in the now still cellar.