Session 12: Escape from the Crossroads
General Summary
The party left the town square in Freygarde Crossroads down the sidestreet on which they had just been checking out the shops. They managed to find their way back to the Freygarde Forks on sidestreets, avoiding the Hexalian Order guards. Entering the inn, they ordered dinner and drinks while waiting for J'Dira and her caravan. The party spotted Father Stanford, a cleric in the Hexalian Order, asking questions of other patrons in the inn. Rome walked by and overheard that he was asking about the recent events in Eleth Lilanor, and looking for Rome specifically.
J'Dira and the other five Tabaxi in her caravan joined the party at a table, making plans to journey together to Dro'Desh. Shortly afterwards, Father Stanford came over and started questioning the party. Ogvai started antagonizing the cleric, brazenly asking him questions instead, causing the cleric to cast Zone of Truth on the party. Ogvai resisted, and Rome and Tamugar were able to shrug off the effects before revealing anything. Unsatisfied, Father Stanford questioned J'Dira's crew and then moved to other tables, casting Dispel Magic on Rome and Ogvai when they weren't looking. Rome, using only physical elements to her disguise, was fine, but Ogvai's Disguise Self was dispelled. The party quickly ran out the door of the Inn, making hasty arrangements to meet the caravan well outside of town the following morning. The tabaxi blocked the door while the party ran through the gates, finding a small grove of trees on the west side of town, using the cover to teleport aboard the Windward Serpent.
Returning to the woods under cover of night, the party spotted what looked like a lone rider with a torch heading into town from the south. The party snuck between copses of trees, making their way carefully around the city and eventually spending the night in a small forest alongside the Nythan Transsect a couple miles north of the Crossroads. The next morning, the caravan arrived, seemingly unfollowed, two hours later than expected. Inside the lead wagon, the party revealed their past to J'Dira, who had no love of the church, and they continued their journey to J'Zanassi Forest.
Notes
Takes place on YA 2269, The Panther, days 11 and 12
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