We return to our heroes as they race south towards Lyrum, with three of the feal-of-dune plants. Again, they make good time thanks to Raehendra's horse handling. The party drives directly to Whir's Worts and finds Whirsyllir preparing feal-of-dune paste. She reveals that the Silver Hare already returned with a great number of plants. However, it turns out that the three plants our heroes found were all female, while the others were male, meaning that Whirsyllir can use them to grow more plants. She explains plant morphology to the party while Barclay goes outside and alerts the town guard (and eventually the alder, Hane Selley) about the Stoneling army. The city is put on alert.
Selley asks the party to help with another issue: the recent earthquake appears to have disabled the lighthouse, limiting ships' ability to enter the bay. He arranges for a boat to ferry our heroes from the mainland to the island where the lighthouse stands.
In the meantime, Sentie identifies the gift from the Catamount: the Amulet of Omens, a magical amulet that can cast augury once per day. Unbeknownst to the rest of the party, Raehendra tries to sell a plant-based drug that Whirsyllir gave her. She fails, gets in a fight with a burglar, and is almost caught by the town guard.
Back together, our heroes are brought to the mist-covered island. Barclay's imp, Aevyr, observes the lighthouse keeper inside, watching for something. The party confronts him and he admits to being involved with a cult which is summoning someone—or something. Barclay peers into his mind and sees visions of cult members conducting a ritual in a cave on the island. The party rushes to this cave and a battle ensues.
The encounter involves 5 Cult Fanatics, which should be a "deadly" encounter for the party. The party mostly surprises them, (mostly) rolls well, and I (mostly) roll poorly for the cultists. Eventually, a tentacle appears through a portal, but it flees as soon as the last cultist drops.
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| Encounter with cultists |
We'll pick up with post-encounter investigation next session!
Soundtrack:
- Austin Wintory, The Banner Saga 2 (2016)
- Stuart Chatwood, Darkest Dungeon (2017)
The Main Cast, our player characters:
- Barclay Stone (he/him), human bard (college of eloquence)
- Aevyr, his imp familiar
- Kodrak Kukkerlun (he/him), dwarven fighter (battle master)
- Raehendra Tiddlybumpkin (she/her), gnomish ranger (hunter)
- Renn Summerstar (he/him), elven cleric of Lioris (twilight domain)
- Sentie Rancis (they/them), human wizard (school of transmutation)
The Supporting Cast, non-player characters:
- Hane Selley, alder of Lyrum
- Whirsyllir, owner of Whir's Worts in Lyrum
See the full cast list at Campaigns in Elsemorn.
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