The Hags Lair

In a dimly lit cavern, the party find three people; two women and a man, trapped in cages. Vesta freed the two women from their cages, they introduce themselves as Mathilde and Brandy and inform her that they have been trapped for months by a witch named Ethel. Zeph checks on the man trapped in the cage, he finds him in a dire condition, missing an eye and both of his hands, Vesta opens the cage but the man doesn't have the strength to move. Thurdon carries the man with assistance from Vesta. As the party head towards the passage to leave, two figures emerge from a separate passage; a hag accompanied by a heavily pregnant woman. The hag reprimands the man, who she calls Daniel for leaving his cage. After crossing over a bridge to an island in the centre of the cavern, she produces a pair of severed hands which she throws into a cauldron. The hag instructs the two women the party freed to deal with the party, as their appearances transform into that of hags. Combat begins. During the fighting several of the party members, namely; Emyr, Dank and Thurdon, are badly injured. As the party attempts to fend off two green hags, the third of their coven can complete the ritual. The pregnant woman gives birth to a baby. The witch Ethel gathers the babe in her arms casts 'Invisible Passage', and disappears. After Ethel's quick departure, Mathilde follows soon after. Brandy, however, is less lucky than her companions. Encircled by four of the party members, she is unable to escape. The party lands blow after blow on the hag until finally, Thurdon lands the final killing blow. With her final breath, Brandy proclaims that their role has been fulfilled and the prophecy has begun. Thurdon throws Brandy's corpse into the ravines.