Session 41: Naughty and not very nice Report

General Summary

At the start of the session, the heroes are wondering to do when they hear that an outrider is on the way that Charlemagne is to be crowned in Rome as the Holy Roman Emperor then moving back to Aachen.
They start doing their own thing. Grimmaz finally is able to speak, read & write Latin. Willhelm tries to mediate in the old grove. There he gets the sight of a ruined burning Eschbach with two skeletal creatures walking through with a robed figure that has maggots & worms dropping out of it. He also gets told that a group of clerics to the Vanir will appear, and a king is getting crowned to the south, and both will be mortal enemies to Willhelm.
They also here that after a bit of commotion outside, that there is Vanir priests to appear to bring a yule log from the north to burn at the nature grove. They all assemble at the grove and Willhelm feels a push away from it for some reason, and likely caused by the wards against evil in both the local church & grove. Quasiton refuses to come anywhere near either.
Six Elven clerics of the Vanir arrive with a yule log that is placed & lit at the menhir. They pray with the two priests of nature & nine goats are sacrificed to anoint the log too. Everybody is celebrating and the clerics question Willhelm who starts to verbally spar with them. They leave and mention the older grove can be closed with the use of the Mistletoe's Blood Clot and possibly a sacrifice too. They also mention the Blood Clot can usually be found in areas where there is the Amber found that makes up the Amber Sarcophagi. A remaining amount in good number can maybe found in the island of Baltia in the Baltic Sea, but nobody can be sure if it is still there or is a legend. Grimmaz takes a note so he can check this out later.
The Elves leave as they came, and something steps out after them. None other than Krampus is standing there looking directly at Willhelm. He gets fireballed by Willhelm, and then they start fighting. Grimmaz looks around for strong alcohol, getting some while Willhelm starts to get whipped by Krampus. Grimmaz then got a few drinks into Krampus and helps break up the fight. Krampus leaves pointing at Willhelm and runs his finger over his throat. When Willhelm asks why no-one helped him, he is told that Krampus was there for him, and not up to the locals to step in.
The remaining clerics help to heal Willhelm, and he tries to Magic Hand the fire out which doesn't work. He goes off to heal, and Grimmaz goes to go to bed before being approached by a tallish slender person on a black horse saying that they are from the Valley of the Black Ones and they are willing to trade. They are told to wait till morning.

Campaign

9th Century Earth Dungeons & Dragons 5e Campaign

Protagonists

Grimmaz Fyrwin

Neutral Human ()
Fighter 14

144 / 144 HP

STR
18

DEX
18

CON
18

INT
14

WIS
14

CHA
14

Report Date

30 Dec 2022