Session 13 - The Long Road

We make the decision in the morning to travel to Laelos and meet up with Lucinda to deal with the Alistan Preen problem.
 
I bring up the option to head west towards Sansura to investigate the 2 Raven Queen temples as well as potentially a long lost Moradin temple that might hold the Words of Moradin.
 
Part way through our first day of travel, as we crest past in between the Blacktop Mountains, we see an overturned wagon with smashed rear wheels and what looks to be the contents of the wagon spilled out on the path.
We don't see any movement near the wagon, no animal in sight that would pull it. We do see a form lying near the back of wagon, humanoid looking with greenish/grey screen which Ape mentions is a cave troll.
Raskin goes ahead by himself to investigate and only brings back a Sun Ring. Whilst worn and under the sun, you can cast fireball once per day.
 
The first night on our travel I experience a dream of a lush green jungle with mountains. The end of a dream, I see a large circle of multi coloured light. Amongst the multi-coloured circle of light, I see pushing from beneath, a large golden hammer, signifying Moradin. I imagine this is related to our gifts and Asgorath.
 
In the morning, I cast Remove Curse on the necklace afflicting Malaphor's strange ageing the last 2 days. The necklace raises up and I see a flash of the undead woman's face that we battled in Morgan and a burst of purple energy coming away from the necklace. Malaphor was now able to remove the necklace without it teleporting back on to him, but the ageing affect stayed and we estimate he has aged 30 years and is now 48.
 
We carry on our journey and part way through the day and notice a party of 6 coming towards us, armoured up with weapons, all wearing a dark blue and black cloak to signify their group. 2 Humans, 1 man 1 woman, a Half-Orc woman, a Tiefling, Halfling and a Tortle.
 
Human man is called Gadem Bask. Group is called The Favoured Few. Gadem is from Korshala Lanali.
Half-Orc female is called Zaitar.
Vivona is the human woman.
Kruna, the green skinned Tiefling with shaved down horns, worships Torm (Clenched fist gauntlet symbol)
Osais, the Hafling.
Nizo, the Tortle Druid, also from Korshala in Lanali.
 
Gadem mentions they're on their way to Fort Baldare in the North as they have a bounty for a young white dragon.
 
Third day of travel, part way through to our journey to the Adventurer's Crossroad, we hear a loud whistling, and a crash into the ground in front of us and blood splatters all over Ape and Raskin, I didn't see anything in the sky but it looked like the creature was a Dwarf before passing.
 
Approaching the door to the Adventurer's Crossroad, we see an individual leaning up against the wall to the side, and asks if we have any spare coin. I give him 5 gold, Initially he's shaky, but as he stands up tall, the shakiness goes away. Silvery hair and beard. Standing at around 5ft 10".
He says "I admire your compassion young man". His rags change from to deep yellow robes of silk and velvet. You are the first to consider helping me since I've sat here. Told me to go to Obabin Sanctum in Laelos, he might have a proposition for us. He then suddenly vanished and I still have the 5 gold in my hand.
 
After staying for some food and drink, we left the Adventurer's Crossroad. I send a message to Sir Archibald Gruff asking if anyone enquired about us after we left Marselv. Gruff said that Mr Preen asked but he didn't give him any information about us and then asked if we are connected to the death of his son. I replied to say we saw some bodies in the traps but didn't investigate them. Gruff told us to be careful as Mr Preen has resources. Gruff is halfway to Murath to help in the war brewing over there.
We rest up for the night again which goes by without issues.
 
4 hours into our journey, we come across a crossroad with a large wooden sign. Inkvorth going back on ourselves slightly, Aristocrane pointing south, Tinrin Village pointing north and Laelos carrying on eastward. We head towards Laelos.
 
That night while we're resting, I get woken up by Ape screaming to get up as we've been ambushed, lead by the same person who was part of the attack at the The Lords Lavish tavern in Pentareach. We defeat and kill all of the people who ambushed us. I also find a note which is unfortunately written in a jumble of letters, shapes. We'll need to find someone who can read the letter which hopefully implicates Alistan Preen.
 
A few hundred feet away from us Ape hears neighing of horses and with the horses, a large roofed carriage with cushioned seats inside.
Hidden underneath the bench, I see a collection of 6 dark green vials.
A large leather pouch tied with cord with 725 gold coins in it which I divvy up between us for 145 each.
 
I send a message to my mother letting her know that I'm ok and heading to Laelos. I also send a message to my uncle Wodric asking him if he knows a forgeman in Laelos. He mentions Norman Laive a dwarf and old friend to Wodric, used to be a Forgeman in Osterforge, now a forgeman in Laelos. I've met him previously when I was much younger.