Mission 004: Written In Blood
The 'mission' is to provide extra security at the Awakening Festival in Felderwin, a farmtown in the Marrow Valley. While they're expected to do some work, it's supposed to be a rather relaxing time...
Mission Log
Presented with the 'mission' of providing extra security at the Awakening Festival of Felderwin, the party arrived, quite excited for the free time they were granted to explore in between guard shifts.
While Tushi and Fanny searched for a lovely gown to replace Helelee's rags, Rarity was given a reading of their fortune that was definitely, positively true, and Yarn, Helelee, and Arlo observed the wheeling and dealing of famous Felderwin trader Aunt Dellie. The festivities were soon to be interrupted, however, as a group of blood-eyed farmers attacked the locals, nearly killing the innocent bystanders before the party could finally stop them.
Once the attackers were defeated, Aunt Dellie found a drawing upon them that she recognized as in the style of her goddaughter Kiana - depicting a moment in her childhood when her friend tragically drowned. Concerned for Kiana's safety, Dellie asked the party to go to the edge of Marrow Valley, near the Ashkeeper Peaks, where farmers had been spreading due to difficultly growing crops of late in the valley proper, but where monsters from the Wastes of Xhorhas were none to wander.
Granted passage on a wagon by another trade, Lady Dre, and joined by the holy man Proclaimer Ward, the party travelled toward the peaks. Along the way, they saved another farmer (Uncle Polder) from being attacked by giant, ravenous coyotes. Upon being rescued, the farmer gave them directions to Kiana's farm - saying she'd recently spoken of an old friend coming to visit her, who had the same name as the one Aunt Dellie had said died years ago.
After getting stuck in a sinkhole, attacked by undead severed hands, and exploring several empty farmhouses, the party finally found Kiana's home, and approached carefully. Dealing with more hands and finding more and more artwork, including a mass of hands dragging a child beneath the waters.
In the house's cellar, the party found Kiana, seemingly under some kind of enchantment, and with her was a monstrous amalgamation of arms and hands that attacked, speaking in your minds as it attacked. Though Wild Yarn and Fanny were almost laid low by the monster's attacks, you managed to defeat it, breaking Kiana from its control and releasing the other farmers as well. With the monster slain, you returned to Felderwin, where Aunt Dellie rewarded you for your heroics, and sent you on your way!
SUMMARY
DM Tony
PLAYERS Cairo (Rarity), Julie (Fanny), Katie (Wild Yarn), Lauren (Tushi), Nikki (Arlo), Zoe (Helelee)
RESULT Mission Complete
TOTAL XP 983 XP each
TOTAL GP 34 gp each (33 gp for Wild Yarn)