===== Session 4: Into the Midnai Wilds ===== === Morning, 17th Summer Prime, 498 CE === * Ekhart, Sanglant, and Revana had breakfast with [[wiki:npcs:egren_otter|Egren]]. * Egren offered to bring a letter to [[wiki:npcs:delrune_mayze|Ekhart’s mother]] for him. * Ekhart was confused as to why he would write his mother a letter. * Egren exclaimed that he himself was a mama's boy. * Egren, [[wiki:npcs:old_zeke|Old Zeke]], [[wiki:npcs:bayden_tam|Bayden]] and [[wiki:npcs:tavian_larg|Tavian]] all left for [[wiki:places:mae_relian|Mae Relian]]. * Sanglant entered the Faerealm again. * He touched Ekhart’s hand who felt it tingle like it was asleep. * He gently cupped the light that floated around Rev. * When he did, Rev felt a sickening pull into some kind of darkness. * He checked outside and saw the large Water Elemental, but was far away enough not to be noticed. * The party left for Ambermoor. * They eventually reached a crossroad, and turned south towards the [[wiki:places:midnai_wilds|Midnai Wilds]] and Ambermoor. === Afternoon, 17th Summer Prime, 498 CE === * The party entered the Midnai Wilds. * The Midnai Wilds had many, extremely large trees. * They were large as ancient redwoods, but their branches hung low like weeping willows. * As they were walking, the party heard an [[wiki:npcs:agabane|old woman’s]] distressed cry. * They stealthily approached and noticed three bandits banging on a large stumped. * The bandits all had red bandanas covering their faces. * The stump appeared to have been converted into a woman’s house. * Sanglant split off, attempting to go into the Faerealm and see what he could see there. * As soon as he did, he was surrounded by small blue goblins that held him at spear point. * They wanted to take Sang to he their queen. * He quickly returned to the physical realm. * Rev turned into a bear and she and Ekhart approached the bandits. * The bandits saw the traveler and his bear and mistook them for aggressors and the two parties attacked. * A fourth bandit was eventually revealed to be an archer hiding up a nearby tree. * The party handily defeated the bandits. * The woman in the tree stump was grateful to the party for helping her. * Her name was [[wiki:npcs:agabane|Agabane]]. * She offered them 3 healing potions, a potion of Bull’s Strength, potion of Cat’s Grace, and a potion of Eagle’s Splendor. * She also told them that she would sell potions to them for a discount rate. * Agabane also had a friendly black cat that took a liking to the party. * The cat’s name was [[wiki:npcs:aloysius|Aloysius]]. * Agabaned explained to the party who the bandits were. * They were members of [[wiki:organizations:the_silent|the Silent]], a group of disenfranchised knights. * She used to work with them until she heard that they had taken someone hostage and tried to random them. * She didn’t like their underhanded ways. * The party departed for Ambermoor. === Evening, 17th Summer Prime, 498 CE === * The party made camp for the night. === Morning, 18th Summer Prime, 498 CE === * The party woke up and set out for Ambermoor. === Afternoon, 18th Summer Prime, 498 CE === * The party arrived at Ambermoor. * The town rested between the [[wiki:places:shadowfen_thicket|Shadowfen Thicket]], a thick and gnarly looking forest, and a raised plateau with a castle on it. * The path sloped down to a wood gate with [[wiki:npcs:stephan_gereg|a guard]] stopping the party from entering. * He appeared to be openly hostile to Rev, and elves in general. * Sang mentioned he was a knight and the guard let the party pass without fuss. * Ambermoor was a Tudor style town, always in the shadows of the forest or the plateau. * The party found an inn to ask for more info about Ekhart’s brother. * They found an inn called the [[wiki:places:ambermoor#windscene_tavern|Windscene Tavern]]. * They began taking to the innkeeper, [[wiki:npcs:ian_aether|Ian Aether]]. * He asked Sang what kind of knight he was, who then indicated he was a mercenary knight, doing a Nobleman’s business. * The party asked the Innkeeper if they had seen anyone that looked like Ekhart. * He said he hadn’t but he HAD seen an elf a while back that reminded him of Rev. * Rev asked Terra about the elf, and Terra showed Rev an image of [[wiki:npcs:laef|Laef]], her longtime childhood friend, and a picture of jail bars. ---- [[:recap| Back]]