Chapter 3: Meet the Seregans

Structure

Exposition

After escaping Danarim, the gang spent a day sailing across the strait that divides Dalterra & Hythenos. They arrived on the beaches to figure out their next move while hiding from the Grettanian Empire. Kiara contacts her mentor in the Warian Collective, Viko trains furiously on the beach, while Nyrus accompanies the warhorse to a freshwater source in the jungle. He took his eyes off the horse to do some hunting of his own, but came rushing back when he heard the horse get ambushed by a predator. Nyrus quickly responds and attacks the Jaguar, but not before it lands a surprisingly fatal strike on the warhorse. Haku swings out the jungle and engages Nyrus, seemingly to protect the Jaguar. The two are evenly matched until an enraged Viko joins the fight.

Conflict

Conflict 1: The Power Trio vs. The Seregans

• Incited over the hunt and killing of the Power Trio's warhorse by the Seregan Jaguar
• Ended in a relative stalemate between both parties thanks to Kiara's Calm Emotions spell
• Both parties call a truce and (ironically) share the horse's meat for dinner
• Food and healing from Hana/Kiara restores group to full strength
• Group earns 2,000 XP for fighting and meeting each other

Conflict 2: The Team vs. The Centaur Tribe

• Incited over the environmental damage caused by Viko
• The team brutally defeats the tribe, earning 450 XP per Centaur Stagwarrior/Druid and 700 XP for the chief (4,750 XP total)
• While the others are happy with this outcome, Kiara is not, feeling discomforted by what she considers senseless killing
• THe group fortifies their camp and decide to stick together, after Kiara explains the current political situation in Grettania. Everyone long rests, healing their injuries and restoring their powers

Conflict 3: The Team vs. Treant Guardians

• Incited over the environmental damaged caused by Viko throughout the past day
• Kiara insists on trying to contain this fight and negotiate with the Treants, but Nyrus & Viko contributed significantly to the fight. The others found ways to contain the Treants and Nyrus lands a blow, but Kiara redirected a fatal fire attack from Viko back to him as psychic damage.
• Team gained 15,000 XP for the fight, leveling them up to 11.

Resolution

After a lecture and eventual understanding between Kiara and Viko over the latter's over aggression, everyone bonds over their own motivations for returning to Hythenos; Kiara wants to prevent the new Grettanian Empire from gaining any more ground from its illegitimate roots, Viko hates authoritarian factions and has personal beef with the empire for destroying his home of 5 years, Nyrus is guarded about his reasons but states there will be opportunities for assassination work, Haku & Hana knew they'd travel to Hythenos eventually after touring Dalterra.

Relations

Protagonists

Viko , Kiara , Nyrus , Haku , Hana

Backdrops

Encounters

The Power Trio vs. the Seregans

Combatants

Creature	Initiative	AC	Current HP	Max HP
Viko	22	16	69	90
Nyrus	17	16	24	90
Kiara	7	11	60	60
Haku	17	18	8	79
Hana	20	18	85	85
Heavy Warhorse	n/a	12	0	34
Seregan Jaguar	18	13	0	39

Round 1

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Seregan Jaguar	Stealth pounce with claw, then bite	10 slashing & 12 piercing to Heavy Warhorse	n/a	n/a
Heavy Warhorse	Hoof slam & run	6 bludgeoning to Seregan Jaguar	n/a	n/a
Seregan Jaguar	Claw swipe, but misses	n/a	n/a	n/a
Heavy Warhorse	Trampling Charge & extra hoof stomp	7 bludgeoning to Seregan Jaguar	n/a	n/a

Round 2

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Seregan Jaguar	Bites and runs around horse	10 piercing to Horse	n/a	n/a
Heavy Warhorse	Runs but trips directly into Jaguar's swipe range	11 slashing to Horse as opportunity attack	n/a	Killed Warhorse
Nyrus	Grapple blades the jaguar, who fails the Dex save. Flies in with a kick	16 piercing & 12 bludgeoning to Jaguar	n/a	Knocks iout Jaguar
Haku	Swings in for a kick from the vines, but misses. Swings again, but misses	n/a	n/a	n/a

Round 3

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Nyrus	Swings at Haku twice, kicks but misses	20 bludgeoning to Haku	n/a	n/a
Haku	Backflip kicks with Seregan Martial Arts, then Barkwhips as he leaps from the branch they fought on	7 bludgeoning to Nyrus, followed by 13 bludgeonning	1 2nd level spell slot	n/a
Nyrus	Grapple Blades the tree and flies in with a Boltblade, but Haku dodges	n/a	n/a	n/a
Haku	Boomerangs Nyrus with Trunk Weapon	14 bludgeoning followed by 14 more bludgeoning to Nyrus, who Uncanny Dodges the tree for 7 damage instead. Uses a Reaction from the commotion to Hide	n/a	n/a

Round 4

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Nyrus	Goultani Lightning at Haku, then Hides	25 lightning to Haku	1 2nd or 3rd level spell slot	n/a
Haku	Detects Nyrus, Rock Throws & Boomerangs him	10 bludgeoning to Nyrus & 15 more	1 1st or 2nd level spell slot	n/a
Jaguar	Comes to and starts eating the horse	n/a	n/a	n/a
Viko	Rouzhai Fire at Haku, then swings twice with his morningstar (hits once)	18 fire to Haku & 8 piercing	1 1st or 2nd level spell slot	n/a
Hana	Hydro Rushes Viko	21 force damage to Viko	1 2nd level spell slot	n/a
Kiara	Cast Calm Emotions on everyone; Viko, Nyrus, Haku & Hana all fail the saving throws	n/a	1 2nd level spell slot	The battle is over; Kiara calmed everyone down

The Team vs. The Centaur Tribe

Combatants

Creature	Initiative	AC	Current HP	Max HP
Viko	3	16	30	90
Nyrus	13	16	74	90
Haku	22	18	44	79
Hana	6	18	72	85
Kiara	5	11	41	60
Seregan Jaguar	22	17	26	39
Centaur Stagwarriors (0/6)	3	12	0	270
Centaur Druids (1/3)	10	12	36	135
Centaur Chief	22	14	0	60

Round 1

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Spell Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Centaur Chief	Pike & Hooves	12 piercing & 12 bludgeoning to Viko	n/a	n/a
Haku	Trunk Weapon boomerang at Centaur Chief with Hail of Thorns. Chief fails saving throw	7 bludgeoning & 8 piercing to Chief	1 1st level spell slot	n/a
Seregan Jaguar	Runs up a tree and pounces on the Chief	9 slashing to Chief	n/a	n/a
Nyrus	Speed Slams into Chief a=with Shock Enhancement	22 bludgeoning & 9 lightning to Chief	2 1st level spell slots	n/a
Centaur Druids (3)	Poison Sprays Haku (fails saving throw), Thorn Whips Nyrus, Fog Cloud on the group	13 poison to Haku, 6 piercing to Nyrus	1 3/day casting slot for 1 druid	Combat zone is fogged up, giving sight-based creatures disadvantage on attacks (minus Kiara, Hana & Haku, who have extrasensory cognition with lifeforms)
Hana	Acid Splash (Quickened Spell) on the offensive Centaur Druids, Aqua Whip on the strategic one	13 acid damage to 2 druids, 7 slashing & 5 cold to third druid	2 sorcery points & 1 1st level spell slot	Strategic druid is slowed 15 ft
Kiara	Psionic Dart against Centaur Stagwarriors	13 piercing & 7 psychic damage to Stagwarrior	1 psionic dart	n/a
Centaur Stagwarriors (6)	First fires 2 longbow shots at Hana, second fires 2 longbow shots at Kiara, third attacks Nyrus with hooves & pike but misses, fourth attacks Haku with hooves & pike, lands the pike, fifth attacks Viko with pike & hooves but misses thanks to the fog. Sixth attacks the Jaguar but misses due to the fog	7 piercing to Hana, 5 piercing to Kiara (Warian Dodges the strongest arrow), 9 piercing to Haku	n/a	n/a
Viko	Throws Glaive at strategic druid, then launches Rouzhai Firewave at all the warriors (1 passed saving throw, the rest failed)	15 piercing damage to strategic druid, 46 fire damage to 5 warriors & 23 fire damage to 1 warrior	1 3rd or 4th level spell slot	Kills the strategic druid, ending Fog Cloud. Kills all the warriors

Round 2

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Spell Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Centaur Chief	Charge pike to Viko, then hooves	19 piercing & 11 bludgeoning to Viko	n/a	n/a
Haku	Spear Toss with trunk weapon, Rock Throw to druid	7 piercing to Chief, 23 bludgeoning to druid	1 1st or 2nd level spell slot	Kills the chief
Seregan Jaguar	Pounces on a druid, but they do not get knocked prone	10 slashing to druid	n/a	n/a
Nyrus	Grapple Whips a druid	7 slashing & 6 lightning damage to druid	1 1st level spell slot	Kills a druid
Centaur Druid	Thunderwave on everyone (Viko & Hana pass, Nyrus Kiara Haku & Jaguar fail)	13 thunder to Nyrus, Kiara, Haku & Jaguar, 6 thunder to Viko & Hana	1 3/day casting slot for 1 druid	Nyrus, Kiara, Haku & Jaguar are pushed 10 ft back into the woods
Hana	Casts Blight on druid (fails saving throw)	41 necrotic damage to druid	1 4th level spell slot	Drains the moisture from the last druid, killing it

The Team vs. The Treant Guardians

Combatants

Creature	Initiative	AC	Current HP	Max HP
Viko	15	16	5	90
Nyrus	20	16	70	90
Haku	6	18	79	79
Hana	4	18	85	85
Kiara	10	11	60	60
Jaguar	6	17	40	40
Treant 1	16	16	16	138
Treant 2	16	16	21	138
Treant 3	16	16	12	138

Round 1

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Spell Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Nyrus	Goultani Longbows Treant 1 after it demands submission from the "terrorists", then hides (Stealth roll 19)	14 piercing (13 from arrow and 15 from sneak attack, halved due to Treant resistance) & 3 lightning damage to Treant 1	1 Assassination Arrowhead
Treant 1	Slams twice at Viko	25 bludgeoning damage to Viko	n/a	n/a
Treant 2	Finds Nyrus (Perception roll 20) and tosses a Rock but misses	n/a	n/a	n/a
Treant 3	Launches Rock at Nyrus	20 bludgeoning damage to Nyrus	n/a	n/a
Viko	Rouzhai Firewaves all Treants (Treant 1 passes, the other two fail), then Rouzhai Flares Treant 1	28 fire damage to Treant 1, 56 fire damage to Treants 2 & 3, 38 fire damage to Treant 1	1 3rd or 4th level spell slot, 1 1st level spell slot	n/a
Kiara	Tries to Persuade the Treants that they will leave Dalterra peacefully, but is disadvantaged due to the fighting and fails. Tries to Entangle the Treants, Treants 2 & 3 are captured but not Treant 1	n/a	n/a	Treants 2 & 3 are restrained
Haku	GaioRift (all three Treants fail), crushes them to hold them in place	17 bludgeoning to all three Treants	1 3rd level spell slot	All Treants are restrained
Jaguar	Stays back at Haku's order	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hana	Casts Web over the rift	n/a	1 2nd level spell slot	All Treants are extra restrained

Round 2

Creature	Actions	Damage Dealt/Targets	Ammo/Spell Slots/Resources Used	Other Effects
Nyrus	Grapple Blade forward and drop kicks while Shock Enhanced	3 bludgeoning & 6 lightning damage to Treant 3	1 2nd level spell slot
Treant 1	Breaks free	n/a	n/a	Is free
Treant 2	Breaks free	n/a	n/a	Is free
Treant 3	Breaks free	n/a	n/a	Is free
Viko	Rouzhai Flamethrower the Treants (Treant 1 passes, the others fail), then Rouzhai Firewaves them (all fail). Redirected by Kiara, who cast Deflect Aggression and uses both of her Warian Reactions to reflect all damage back at Viko	60 psychic damage back to Viko	1 3rd level spell slot	Temporarily incapacitates Viko, ending the fight

Plot type

Chapter

Related Characters

• Haku
• Hana
• Kiara
• Nyrus
• Viko

Related Locations

• Dalterra