Briarwood II: Eclectic Boogaloo

Expedition

The adventurers reunite outside of an ominous cave on the way to Briarwood to investigate a lead regarding the mysterious dwarf, Grunbad Kazarak. Together, they battle a carrion crawler infestation, release a number of prisoners from the the clutches of a hag coven, and defeat a hill giant in pitched battle, thanks in no small part to Scrugg's superhuman dexterity and unbreakable resolve. They learn that the dwarf had indeed been interred along with the captured commoners, and proceeded south after making his escape. After the smoke cleared, the group continued south and made landfall in the port city. Moments later, they found themselves robbed of their coin purses and gave chase to a gang of street urchins through the winding alleys and promenades of the city. Once cornered in a dead end, the children revealed their trump card: a small army of urchins armed with slings and shortbows, each trained on a member of the group. Before the situation devolved into violence, they heard a voice echo from the shadows of the alley:   "By the Broken! Manzanita, is that you?"