Session 2 Recap: "Thief in the Night"
General Summary
Asleep after a long, eventful day at the Harvest Close Festival, the odd group of adventurers, travelers, and wayward spirits that had gathered together under the roof of the Five Fine Fish found their rest broken by the sound of fire, fear, and the bellowing roar of a dragon overhead. Amid the panic of the tavern's overnight patrons fleeing to safety, the group stumbled outside to discover the town of Darrowshore was burning, and a swarm of goblins were descending on the streets. One new face, however, did not flee with the other townsfolk. An Eladrin Elf calling himself Ash chose to stick with the eclectic group despite the chaos.
Ruby, after ushering out the last of the civilians, ordered the group to hurry and make their way onward to the Temple of Haliel, before leaping into the sky with a brillian set of burning wings to confront the massive red dragon circling overhead. Meanwhile, the group tackled the problems of the goblins on the ground, clearing the streets and rescuing the townsfolk from the fires, including the Scrugg Brothers' mother who'd been trapped in her burning home.
Cutting their way through the goblins, the group at last reached the Temple of Haliel and met with Knight Captain Arlan and his guardsmen at the main doors and warned that there were more within the temple's halls. Though the doors were shut, reenforced with the group's help they managed to force the doors open and into yet another fight with more goblins and a hobgoblin commander holding the line and bearing a standard of a red hand on its armor. But even this show of force was not enough to deter the group, and between the magic, might, and sheer tenacity of the group, the hobgoblin commander fell along with most of his forces. But before the group could press any further into the temple, the hallowed halls errupted in an explosion powerful enough to blow the building apart, killing Knight Captain Arlan, and ripping open the earth below to reveal a sinister-looking triumphant black dragonborn clutching a large crystal pulsing with magic.
But before any of them could react, the dragonborn vanished before their eyes, taking the odd crystal with him as the dragon overhead roared and flew away into the night, leaving Darrowshore stunned and burning in the aftermath of the attack. After several long moments of stunned silence, the group came to the realization that a Wellspring had been stolen and was in the hands of an unknown force. Numos and Ruby arrived shortly after to the devestating news and the truth that Ruby herself had been the one to hide the Wellspring after it's discovery during her adventuring days, not just from the town but from the vauntedConservatory of the Arcane as well. Calls for her arrest came quickly and the group found themselves divided on whether or not Ruby had made the right choice to try and hide the powerful artifact. In the end, it was deemed she would be placed under house arrest until the Aetheryn Guard could be summoned to handle the situation and Ruby implored the group to make their way to Baewic and find Nikolai Goodmane, one of the remaining members of the storied Dawnspire, for aid.
The group now stands at a crossroads, preparing to leave Darrowshore for the larger world and unsure of what their destinies hold in store for them next...
Rewards Granted
50gp each, Ruby's Comminucation Necklace
-Advance to Level 3-
Missions/Quests Completed
Defended Darrowshore from Red Hand/Dragon Attack
Report Date
12 Jun 2024
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