Session 1 Report
General Summary
The party meets for the first time in 4 years at Hayfalls, where the grumpy and aging Cornelius Ryke has summoned them to execute Alfric's last will. There he gives them a piece of a relic from a long lost civilization that was supposedly a fairy tale, one told the the party as children by Alfric. There is a letter there that reads,
Children, if you are reading this, I have passed. I'm sorry I am no longer there in body, but I will always be apart of you in spirit. You made my last days the best days of my life. Remember, that in this dark and twisted world, the brightest light is your bond. You are stronger together than you are apart from one another and never forget that.
I leave to you a relic of King Arandir's golden kingdom, it is a map of sorts that I have shattered into 8 pieces and hidden across the lands to prevent all but the clever and most trusted people I know to find it. By now you know the truth of my deeds and life and surely the clues will lead you on.
You're first clue is
At my first great victory, your prize lies with the truth
Remeber, I love you and stay strong, together.
Your Loving Father, Alfric Regulus Breman
They surmise that the second piece lies in the Kassiden Pass where Alfric killed Gogoroth and ended the Midden Incursion as it happened very early in his life. But it mostly as geuss as Alfric died before he revealed too much about his past, the party had to find out from legends, books and song mainly that he was actually very famous.
They left Hayfalls for Stormhold, a place Damien the ranger was very familiar with as he used it as a base of operations a few times over the last 4 years. The road was traveled well, since Hitsuki had brought with her elven trained horses for her brother's and sister as a consolation gift for the fact she was not with them during their capture and enslavement some 8 years back.
On the road, the encountered an abandoned house that contained a carriage full of textiles on the outside and three bodies on the inside. One of the bodies was a wight that set upon them. The wight was dispatched when Hoth crushed it's skull with his warhammer, but not before Hitsuki set the wooden house ablaze with a poorly place sphere of fire.
The road after was uneventful and they arrived at Stormhold without much delay only to find the town being patrolled by men in solider's uniforms walking around rather than the usual hustle of commoners. The party finds that they soldiers are in fact the commoners being conscripted into the military because in recent months the steady attack of goblins and orc have ramped up.
They arrive at the keep where they meet Knight Commander Reyka and they volunteer to help the city. They are instructed to team up with Lt. Hatgrave and travel to the Kassiden pass and search for missing patrols as they have been missing recently and it is unlike them to miss a report.
The party enters the pass and locates a camp in the morning after staying the night in an outcropping. From the camps they can see a vast army approaching in the distant and choose to run, convincing Hargrave to run to since he was trying to stay and stop the horde. Running back they find that the Kassedin Pass and been snowed in and the only way out is hoping the fabled Pale Pass is still open after 40 years of obscurity.
The party manages to find the entrance to the Pale Pass with Worg rider hot on their trail. They enter the widest part of the valley in the pass and are ambushed by 5 mounted goblins, who are easily dispatched by the party and Hargrave and his men. Mobing quickly thought he pass they find the other in is blocked and as they come to the realization that they are trapped in the valley, they hear the sounds of marching footsteps deep in the Pale Pass growing louder with each passing moment.
They are trapped in the Pale Pass with a legion of Goblins!
Rewards Granted
Cornelius gave the party some relic pieces, items from the chest and a letter from Alfric. The pulled 20gp from a cart outside of a house that was inhabited by two bodies and lone wight laying a trap.
Missions/Quests Completed
They traveled two weeks and arrived at Stormhold. From there the enlisted their help to track down lost scouts in the Kassiden Pass with Lt. Hargrave. Upon arriving and staying the night the found there was a horde of enemies moving through the pass to siege Stormhold. Unable to leave the Pass as it snowed in the night before, they escaped through the fabled Pale Pass, where after being ambushed by Worg Riders, they found them selves trapped in the Pass as with a Legion of Orcs and Goblins.
Character(s) interacted with
Cornelius; a strange man who once owned a bank that only stored curiusoities. It was a failed business and the last thing he was to do was executor Alfric's will. After waiting 8 years, and spending lots of money to find the Party across the world, he was less than inviting...
Knight Commander Reyka; A stern and demanding leader of Stormhold. Ask the party to attach to the Lt.'s group and search for the missing patrols in the pass.
Lt. Hargrave; A dutiful solider who's dedication to the job is at the expense of his men. He order forced marches through blizzards and almost mad a first and final stand against the army if it wasn't for the convincing argument against a foolish action by Praist.
Report Date
26 May 2018
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