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11th of Brigan, Y126, E.O.T.

Knightly Letter: Ileas 20

by Alistan De la Roost

Ileas,
 
After a day’s travel, we came to the ruins of Ravensfield. After the inferno we left the town in, only the stone foundations of the inn stood, and they made for our camp site when we arrived in the evening. The next day we wished to find Reynis, the companion we were seperated from weeks ago after the battle we fought against Talespinner’s cult. It was hard not to feel like we let Reynis down, we owe him for his help and then got stuck dealing with the cult, going to the Immerglade and settling into Wolf’s Rest.
 
Sadly Reynis was nowhere to be found, not in the ruins, not at the little camp he had just outside Ravensfield, though Gael’s Dryad friend that hanged out there told him that the army that was stationed there did dig up something at the site of the cult stronghold we attacked. And going over there it became horribly clear what it was: the giant skeleton of a dragon that we found in the cave system close to their hideout was dragged out and moved. And whatever use they have for it, I doubt it spells good for anyone without that demon mask tattoo on them.
 
So without any further leads we slumped back to Ravensfield, unsure where to look for Reynis next, as we noticed the foresty path we were walking on changed into a nice cobblestone path completely unlike anything near Ravensfield, and to add to it we saw animals alongside it. Gael had a chat with them with his usual magic and learned we were on our way to someone called “Knottie Rootskewer” or Nan, marking the third hag from the infamous coven that we would meet with. And indeed, with the path now flanked by wooden windchimes we arrived to small clearing where the hag was sitting on a stone, watching some children play. The children looked normal enough but what caught our eyes was Ravensfield in the distance: skeletons representing villagers walked around and went on their business like the village never vanished in the first place.
 
We then talked with Nan Knottie, she explained that she wanted to meet us after we had such colorful encounters with her ‘family’, she also knew we were going up to confront the Black Knight and had an accompanying warning: if we continued going North, two people close to us could die permanently and if we turned back it would be only one. But if we turned back, she added, many we didn’t know would die. And with some cryptic messages about the different values of different lives, she stood up and took the playing children into the woods, leaving us with a shattering illusion as the reality of the ruins of Ravensfield came back.
 
Taking the Hag’s words in the choice was rather simple: we wouldn’t know who would die that was close to us (it could even be us) but we did know many would die to the Black Knight’s continued onslaught. And a hag’s words are easily twisted, who knows what the truth of it actually looks like. Though, I’m hardly making a clear judgement here since the black knight and what he did to Gideon still gnawed at me. So in the end, we travelled onwards to Latebra Velora.
 
Alistan

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  1. Letter to Gideon 1
    30th of Daga, 121 year of the tree
  2. Letter to Gideon 2
    1st of Lug, 121, Era of the Tree
  3. Letter to Gideon 3
    2-5 Lug, Year 121, Era of the Tree
  4. Unsent letter to Gideon 4
    6th of Lug, 121 Era of the Tree
  5. Letter to Gideon 5
    6th of Lug, 121 EOT
  6. Letter to Gideon 6
    7th and 8th of Lug, Y121, Era of the tree
  7. Letter to Gideon 7
    8-10th of Lug, Year 121 Era of the Tree
  8. Letter to Gideon 8
    11-12th of Lug, Year 121, Era of the Tree
  9. Letter to Gideon 9
    13th of Lug, Year 121 Era of the Tree
  10. Letter to Gideon 10
    14th of Lug, 121 Era of the Tree
  11. Last Letter to Gideon
    15th of Lug, Y121 Era of the Tree
  12. Letter to Mom and Dad
    29th of Lug, Y121 Era of the Tree
  13. Letter to Ileas 1
    2nd of Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
  14. A Tale of Three Chapter 1: Carnwen and the Captive
    Y122, Era of the Tree
  15. A Tale of Three Chapter 2: Petra and the Priest
    Y124, Era of the Tree
  16. A Tale of Three Chapter Three: Krysander and the Knight
    Y125, Era of the Tree
  17. Knightly Letter: Ileas 2
    2nd of Nuan, Year 126, Era of the Tree
  18. Knightly Letter: Galiene
    4th of Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
  19. Knightly Letter: Ileas 3
    10th Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
  20. Letter to Carnwen et al
    14th of Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
  21. Letter to Carnwen et. al 2
    15th of Nuan, Y126, E.O.T.
  22. Letter to Carnwen et. al 3
    16th of Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
  23. Letter to Carnwen et. al 4
    17th of Nuan, Y126 EOT
  24. Letter to Ileas 4
    21st of Nuan, Y126 EOT
  25. Letter to dad 1 pt 1
    23rd of Nuan, 126 EOT
  26. Letter to dad 1 part 2
    23rd of Nuan, Y126 E.O.T.
  27. Letter to Ileas 5
    28th of Nuan, Y126, Era of the Tree
  28. Letter to Ileas 6
    29th of Nuan, Y126 EOT
  29. Letter to Ileas 7
    1st of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  30. Letter to Ileas 8
    3rd of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  31. Knightly Letter: Ileas 9
    9th of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  32. Knightly Letter: Ileas 10
    15th of Aran, Y126 Era of the Tree
  33. Knightly Letter: Ileas 11
    17th of Aran, Y126 EOT
  34. Knightly Letter: Ileas 12
    20th of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  35. Knightly Letter: Ileas 13
    21st of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  36. Knightly Letter: Ileas 14
    2st of Aran, Y126 EOT
  37. Knightly Letter: Ileas 15
    24th of Aran, Y126 EOT
  38. Knightly Letters: Ileas 16
    24th of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  39. Knightly Letters: Ileas 17
    26th of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  40. Knightly Letter: Ileas 17 pt 2
    26th of Aran, Y126 E.O.T.
  41. Knightly Letter: Ileas 18
    2nd of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  42. Knightly Letter: Ileas 19 part 1
    6th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  43. The Journal Entry’s title
  44. The Journal Entry’s title
  45. Knightly Letter: Ileas 19 pt2
    8th of Brigan, Y126 EOT
  46. Knightly Letter: Ileas 19 Part 3
    9th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  47. Report to Keralon
    9th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  48. Knightly Letter: Ileas 20
    11th of Brigan, Y126, E.O.T.
  49. Knightly Letter: Ileas 21
  50. Knightly Letter: Ileas 22
    16th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  51. Knightly Letters: Ileas 23
    17th of Brigan, Y126 EOT
  52. Knightly Letters: Ileas 24
    18th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  53. Knightly Letters: Ileas 25
    21st of Brigan, Y126, EOT
  54. Knightly Letter: Ileas 26
    22nd of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
  55. Knightly Letter: Ileas 26 pt2
    23rd of Brigan?? Y126 EOT
  56. Knightly Letters: Ileas 26 part 3
    23rd of Brigan, Y126 EOT
  57. Knightly Letter: Ileas 26 pt 4
    23rd of Brigan, Y126 EOT

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