Session 4: Trap for Seran

General Summary

Exploring the Keep

at the Wizard's Keep (Mike send the pic) - first leve exploring quickly - no 'connection' to basement/root cellar

Gareth lived upstairs

Red Brands used basement to keep it looking abandoned

2nd story. workshop - 20gp of tiny jewels and random OLD spell bits

town grew up around the keep

Library - Not much here. if reburbish would be good desk

Quick hidy spots - nothing secret this level

third level - pillars - gazeebo-ish. 7 pillars. HARD to do.

Cernan looking: b/t pillars opening ringed by golden light. He's the only one to see it. Like when he first met Arabeth.

wear pattern on inside of circle is different - newer. Less wear very strange

not a defensable thing

Runes under the wood of the arches. ANCIENT runes. We can't read them.

try to put it back magically - wood falls off the runes look amazing. Not sensing active magic.

covering it and tying wood back to pillar

Cernan prays at the arch/pillar. tastes metal. there's a key required. Can see key then gone.

Trap for Seran

we setup the trap with Cita hiding with a net in the cave to the sea and the rest of us hiding in the cavern. (We pitoned the doors shut.)

4 came through in a procession

Simon: the banner bearer (spared)

Sherry: the bard and puppeteer (killed)

Sir Clark: zombie (WAS the judge knight, but Seran killed him and changed him into a zombie) (killed)

Seran: icky mage (might be necromancer) (killed

A 5th entered the cavern

The Asp: rogue assassin (killed)

Cernan is the ONLY follower of Arabeth right now, Seran said this and that this was Arabeths' last chance.

Post Battle

talked with Lieutenant Garris - Captain Borland and his cohort are missing

we share our best guess that the Asp killed the mayor

Seran was building a temple outside of town.

destroyed the temple foundation

Cernan talked with Lt. Garris about Arabeth and Garris believes. (Cernan's pendant gains a 2nd leaf). Stormy is intrigued.

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Takeaways from Encounter:

Arabeth needs more followers

Capt. Borland and cohort look suspicious

We have a keep to fix up

Options to pick from

We have a tower rune magic puzzle (Stormy will need this for her soon to be Drake Companion)

Thunder Tree (town) - In side the shop is an emerald necklace

Cragma Castle - Goblins have taken over and locals want us to take it back.

Tidy up loose ends in New Haran.

Wave Echo Cave (We don't know where it is)

Deceased

Contents

Report Date

11 Jun 2022

Primary Location

Wizard's Keep

Secondary Location

New Haran

Related Characters

• Arabeth
• Captain Borland
• Gareth
• Mayor Garris
• Seran
• Sherry
• Simon
• Sir Clark
• The Asp

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