Session 29: The Rot at the Edges

General Summary

With the creatures dead, The Red Druid fights against Niantian.
The Red Druid summons a wall of fire to separate Grubbis and Ofelia, and tells an inquisitive Flic that they are the agent of the Lords of Rot and Ruin.
Ofelia takes Grubbis on her back and climbs a tree and leaps over the fire wall, Grubbis casts webs, so the combination of webs, magical darkness and conjured elementals led to a chaotic fight which eventually leads to the death of the Red Druid.
The rot portal created has infected the tree, Flic talks to it and it asks to be killed to stop the rot from spreading. Flic and Ash cut out the rot, killing the tree.
Niantian tells the group what they know of the Lords of Rot and Ruins, a force of powerful entities from beyond this world, who seek to destroy the forest and let it to fall to rot to make the world a dead thing suitable for them to live in. They are opposed by the Wardens of Balance who aim to keep the arcane World Forest in equilibrium.
20 years ago Niantian's brother fell out with the Wardens and felt they were not doing enough to fight against the evil things of the forest and left and hadn't been seen since. Niantian assumed he had died as he no longer felt him or could find him with magic.
As they step out of the tree in Quinton, they all get a flash of the town on fire, burning and people dying. Niantin does say that occasionally the forest grants premonitions to those who are suffused by its magic.
They let Aofrik in on the plan to re-establish the magical protections of the leyline sites.

Rewards Granted

1. Rusted Iron Ring - Ring of Mind Stealing (Containing the soul of the Red Druid)
2. 55 GP
3. Scroll of Dominate Beasts
4. Dancing Short Sword

Campaign

Arborterra: Quinton Seekers

Protagonists

Report Date

18 Mar 2025