The Riot and the Rumours
The team gets caught up in putting down a riot by locals inflamed by the Shadar-Kai. They also get a bit of information concerning a few magic items. Rab gets a bit of a tour of Eschbach to.
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The team wake up as normal and go to the usual haunt for food. When there they notice an upsurge in Burgeaters making their way to the new town element. Noise comes from there like a rabble causing bother.
Asked by the Burgeaters to help they will find a crowd of locals demanding the overthrow of the local government and the non-humanoid species. They have a Shadar-Kai in their midst. They can fight the crowd, kill or arrest the Shadar-Kai, and/or disperse them either way.
They get a few cheers and few coin for any help provided. And a bit of kudos for showing that not everyone is evil.
Edward the Monk approaches them afterwards, saying that he has a scattering of information for them that may aid them. Going through some old documents he found in the church, he has discovered that to the northwest after a day's travel, there is rumoured to be the remains of an old religious site. An old grove to the Old Gods is there with a an old Roman church built on top of it. Abandoned for roughly 300+ years after an attack of some kind it is rumoured to be holding a couple of items that may be of use to them.
According to the old entries in the notes he found it supposedly contains the Sword of Michael & Nature's Blessed Staff. What these are exactly is unknown but both powerful enough to make a difference. His superiors would like them in the hands of those who can do good.
Exactly why it was attacked is unknown at present but told that some evil entity has been left behind by the attackers to try to stop those who would look for these items. It is a Cambion and left behind by a Fiendish battalion that attacked the site looking to corrupt it. They partially failed but look to stop others entering.
The team will need to fight him.
They find that only certain people can enter the old church and grove. The grove part can only be entered by Archi, and the church by Magnar. There they feel a pull towards the centre of each. Archie finds that the stone left in the grove breaks & falls apart revealing a root of a plant that grows quickly into the Staff. Magnar finds a cared sword in the floor, that when approached cracks & explodes outwards revealing the Sword.. Anyone will prevent this happening.
There they can leave.
When they get back to town:
Rab is offered the position of liaison for his people & Eschbach and offered as a de facto member of the Ludger clan allowing him to use the forge and it's resources when it's quiet.
Chicken is also to be took in as part of the party as long as she does no harm or burn things. She can be taught by the druids, and will regularly checked up on by Rikard. She will be warned if she plays up starting fires indiscriminately, Rikard has the authority to execute her on sight. If she plays ball, he may advocate for her and regularly reports back to the council about her behaviour.
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