Session 45 - A New Direction

General Summary

1 to 1 time catch-up (35) days passage.
Session date: 13th of Leandro (Luscious Month) (mountain Day)
Late spring is here; Westkeep is rebuilding from the recent barbarian raid.

Session end: IN COMBAT! while Exploring "The Crypt of Whispering Sorcerers".

Rewards Granted

Carousing Results

Pockets

Table: Bane (frontier Village Adventure)

Outcome: A tumbleweed mishap leaves you temporarily blinded. Gain 4 XP but temporarily lose sight.

Osgar Cazyach & Zavel

Table: Bane Table Generic

Outcome: You break a sacred statue and incur the wrath of a minor deity. Gain 5 XP but gain a minor deity enemy.

Raddel

Table: Boon Table Generic

Outcome: You make an impression on a wealthy merchant, who offers you a discount on his wares. Gain 3 XP and a merchant ally who provides discounts.

LEVEL UP!

• Pockets
• Zavel

Character(s) interacted with

• Halfdan - Wealthy Merchant; a believer in chaos. Kinship with Raddel and his secret double life.

Created Content

Downtime Actions

• Zavel - Restor Rock Snake Skin shedding, druids help. They require an "Ooze sample" to complete the process.
• Osgar Cazyach - Research potential sites of arcane knowledge.
• Pockets - Repair the town - (hurt working on stairs, temporary blinded honor member of the "watchers". Endra the Watcher
• Horjak - makes his way to westkeep; looking for potential witches to protect from The Church of St. Ygg

"We are the Wild Fire" - Father Raddel; speaking to a wealthy merchant

Locations found by Oscar's downtime

• Stargazer’s Bluff: A plateau perfect for observing the stars and celestial events.
• The Silent Tower: An ancient, mysterious tower filled with secrets and arcane energies. (north a few days)
• The Crypt of Whispering Sorcerers (hex 0216)
• The Labyrinth of Echoes (Farmfield - hex 0215)

Session Events

Local Rumors and Discovery: A local youth connected to the guild has heard rumors about a false tomb related to Osgar's quest for knowledge. traveling west through fields and hills, noting signs of wildlife such as wolves and aerial predators. They discover an archway with geometric patterns and rune-inscribed pinholes that relate to wind elements.

Investigation of the Site: Inside, the walls show significant damage, possibly due to vandalism, and an aged halfling-sized bedroll with bloodstains is found by Pockets using his spear. Further exploration reveals a hallway with alcoves containing a raised onyx platform with a partial oval-shaped recess, possibly for a missing pane, surrounded by runes.

Mystical Insights and Challenges: Horjak uses a skill called Cat's Eye to identify tools and signs of an attempted clearing of a collapsed area, which was abandoned alongside more bloodstains. The path leads to a larger room with stairs and a dais, where they find a gallery depicting chained lanterns in a spectrum sequence. Osgar detects ancient teleportation runes linked to both nearby and distant locations, intended for a specific individual.

Ambush and Combat: As they proceed, Father Raddel and Pockets encounter wolves. Defensive measures like caltrops are deployed, injuring one wolf. During the attack, Father Raddel is wounded severely, and the group struggles to fend off the wolves, with one wolf killed by Pockets and another engaging in combat with Horjak.

Climactic Moment: As the battle intensifies, Father Raddel faces a critical moment, pondering his fate while being assisted by his companions. Memnon uses a flame spell to treat Father Raddel's wound as the scene ends dramatically with the group surrounded by wolves and the priest unconscious.

Related Reports

Location Birthed into the world

library hidden under an old granary; Elara Moonbrook librarian and an inkwell statue of St. Ceddric the Scholar broken here.

Notes

NPC Birthed into the world

^{Halfdan - Wealthy Merchant; a believer in chaos. Kinship with Raddel and his secret double life.}

Report Date

13 Apr 2024

Primary Location

HEX - 0216

Secondary Location

The Crypt of Whispering Sorcerers

Related Characters

• Horjak
• Pockets
• RIP - Raddel
• Zavel

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Session 45 Turn Order

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