Session Twelve: Leaving Brackenmill

General Summary

- 9 of Han -

The party was summoned to the barracks by Captain Baldwin. The courier had returned with a note from the bird council. The bird council agreed to send troops to attack the bandits however their forces are thin with the advent of the ember touched creatures and their advance on the woods. The bird council would like to meet the heroes of Brackenmill and get any troops willing to volunteer to either go west and help with the Scorched Grove or go east to attack the bandits.
Baldwin told the party that he was going to go to Alderheart and volunteer himself leaving the town of Brackenmill to Uyncis. The group told him that they would discuss things and come back later in the evening.

The party left and talked about what to do next;

• They could help Kathon get out of Brackenmill and take her to Meadowfern to stay with Yarrow's family and hide away from the assassins.
• They could go to the Scorched Grove and go looking for clues to the source of the fires and the cause of the Great Calamity.
• They could travel to the Crest Mountains and hunt down the bandits and their leader.
• They could meet with the Great Bird Council of Humblewood and work with them.
• They could take the offer from Slim to go to Rosalia and help him deal with the crisis there and the spread of the strange disease that has been affecting people.
• They could go to the Avium and study more while being on the lookout for Odwald who, according to Aldous, was a Necromancer studying forbidden magics.
• Or they could follow the deeds and letters from the assassin's and hunt down the hunters.

After talking for some time the group decided to help Kathon first.
Yarrow suggested seeing Algas first to stock up on supplies and to see if he could get a book on Alchemy. Algas was happy to help and let the party know that many considered them heroes. They were each given healing potions, except Alabaster who kept trying to barter, and Yarrow purchased the book he was looking for with the help of Aldous.
The group left a note for Baldwin about what they were doing and how dangerous Flandal was going to be, gathered Kathon, Yarrow let Aldous carry his money and showed him the affects he now had on it, and the group set out for Meadowfern.

- 10 of Han -

The group traveled the whole day along the Road of Iron. Once they camped for the night;

• Yarrow began to read his book and collect herbs from the nearby area
• Aldous opened his eyes to magic and investigated what the others were doing
• Alabaster worked with his magic to try and learn the spell Detect Magic
• Cyrus talked with Kathon and began to learn Shield of Faith

- 11 of Han -

Another day of travel got them to the crossroads where they could go further west or north to the Avium. At night;

• Yarrow read his book and collected herbs from the nearby area
• Aldous opened his eyes to magic and investigated what the others were doing
• Alabaster worked with his magic to try and learn the spell Detect Magic making more headway tonight than before
• Cyrus talked with Kathon and continued to learn Shield of Faith

- 12 of Han -

The group spent the morning traveling the road until they came to the split. They could go Northwest to Alderheart and beyond or South and to the Port city. The group decided to cut through the woods. Gathering themselves they prepared for the journey ahead but with a Yarrow and Alabaster it shouldn't be too difficult.

Report Date

08 Apr 2020