Session IV: Forest of Two Worlds Report

General Summary

Garthan

Group was still at the city Garthan. They decided to finish their business here and visit miller Yanada - many villagers stay about him that he is really evil guy. Borrowing money to people and then enforcing them to pay with incredibly high interest. They've took care of him with help of small soldier group from Bleeding sun, soldier name Arenal took care of the lead and helped them crush the bandits in their hideout. This bandit organization also revealed corruption among the guards and some officers.

Before their leave, they also dropped the cursed stone from Abyss back to the well as they decided they are not powerful enough to deal with it. Maybe they will return later.

Church in the city is also renamed after this group of adventurers that helped them a lot with their problems and misery.

Shamanic Ritual

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Way through the Forest of Two Worlds

During their travel to Chauve's Castle, they walked through Forest of Two Worlds, where they found several dead bodies and they weren't able to discover the cause of death. Later they arrived to camp and few of them had nightmares and weird visions of unknown cause. 

Village at the Chauve's Castle

They arrived to big, dark castle at the top of mountain. Small village welcomed the adventurers with empty streets and dark, old houses where light in the windows was quite rare. They visited the inn and find out there is nothing what the village can offer. Group decided they will go to the castle as soon as possible, trying to get their mounts that will take them to the city of Voxtrenul. 

Chauve's Castle

At first, they were honored with new cloth, food and drinks. Each of them get place to stay, but the first night Vanesa had weird dream, or maybe memory. Someone visited her at her bedroom and "took" something from her. Group was venturing and visting all places at the castle - library, hall full of weird portraits, dining hall etc. Vanesa decided to get a short nap and this was the last time they saw her. Later they received a message from owner of the castle, that she left. Leaving only short letter that doesn't sound like Vanesa. They decided to dive into investigation, finding out weird images hidden behind the paintings, lies everywhere and large room locked behind big wooden double-doors. They've had enough - picking the lock and discovering room full of blood on the floor, with altair at the middle where Vanesa was strapped. This resulted in battle between castle owner and his wife - both dying in the process. Lady of the castle was took away to the darkness by mysterius entity they saw ealier at the woods. Later that day, not even single living soul was in the castle except the adventurers. They found secret room where mysterius blind painter was kept - telling to the party he can paint magical tattoos and that he owns magical brush, that can predict the short future, using it at one of the party members for his safety. Later they discovered from the journal of the owner that this was long-going ritual, that must be repeated each solar eclipse to keep the bloodline and life of the members going.

Rewards Granted

Delru Kandus 

• 300xp for resolving the issue with bandit organization

Gleipnyr Sorento 

• Magical Tattoo, providing with resistance to necrotic damage and once per long-rest: instead of falling to 0 hit points, you fall to 1 hit point.

Vanesa Winterhall 

• Magical Druidic staff, providing with ability to once per long-rest shield self and all creatures within 10ft radius centered on self. This shield provides immunity to all magical effects and provides +5 AC to the wielder.
• 100 xp for defeating the Wild Shaman

Campaign

Hope of Aldur

Protagonists

Vanesa Winterhall

NG Half-orc (human) (Circle of Water)
Druid (Circle of Wildfire) 3

13 / 32 HP

STR
15

DEX
16

CON
20

INT
12

WIS
20

CHA
16

Alarion Naeron

LG Dragonborn ()
Cleric 5

11 / 50 HP

STR
20

DEX
12

CON
16

INT
15

WIS
20

CHA
13

Delru Kandus

Neutral Good Elvenkind (Custom)
Rogue 1

10 / 10 HP

STR
10

DEX
20

CON
14

INT
14

WIS
14

CHA
14

Gleipnyr Sorento Quindae

True Neutral Fire Genasi (Numerian Noble)
Fighter 3
Wizard 15

400 / 66 HP

STR
25

DEX
18

CON
22

INT
18

WIS
15

CHA
18

Player Journals

Dark forest and darker castle by Alarion Naeron

Report Date

01 Mar 2022