Journey to the West (Pt 2)
Session 21 Recap
General Summary
Finally ready for the long road ahead, the party meets up with the caravan bound for the ruins beyond the western border of the Union. The days of travel are long and, aside from some friendly faces while passing through Miller's Bend, the party finds themselves alone in the crowd of scholars, researchers, and members of their former mercenary troupe, The Red Blade Mercenaries. After nearly a week along the road to Haven, they finally enter into Haven Forest. When some unnatural smoke catches the party's eyes, the stir crazy adventurers break with the caravan to investigate, pushing into the wild forest and finding a burning house some distance in.
A quick investigation reveals some heavy structural damage to the abode separate from from the blaze, and the presumed owner of the house mauled to death. After recovering his journal, the party follows some bloody animal tracks leading away from the house, only to find a dead dire bear and a terrified bear cub chained to a nearby stump. Moving to investigate, the party is ambushed by a rampaging bullette. The battle is quick but bloody, with each of the Outkasts receiving life-threatening injuries before finally slaying their opponent. Bara jumps to attended to their wounds, as Rayne moves to free the cub, surprising everyone when the orphaned animal imprints on the berserker. Still a bit shell-shocked from their orderal, and having nothing more to do as the house crumbles into smouldering remains, the party heads back to the caravan.
Once reunited with their traveling companions, the party informs the caravan master of the events that transpired, and earns no small amount of respect for their hard-won victory over the landshark. The caravan master dispatches guards to help the party harvest the hides of the bullette before once more setting off for Haven, and the following two days of travel are thankfully quiet and uneventful. By the time the group arrives in Haven, the only scars of the battle that remain are Bara and Rayne's rent armor; a testament to the horrible power of their defeated foe.
Rewards Granted
- Bear cub now loyal to Rayne
- 750gp worth of bullette hides and trophies
Missions/Quests Completed
- Investigate the smoke
- Rescue the bear cub
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