Session 80 - New dangers, new friends

08/09/300

The group arrived in Regni land and begins to look around. Heskan sits in prayer and feels drawn, by whatever has been guiding him recently, to head to the south east. Heskan's visions show him a swirling mist over a forest with darkness running through it Tendrils of darkness ran to four places, all tainted with a sickly energy. The lights Heskan has been drawn towards were headling to a point near the south-west corner of the forest. In the  Elnorin also spends some time communing with nature and senses a structure of some kind to the east.

Braith recalled the forest as being called the Great Boar Wood, where the Regni first settled 300 years ago. The group journey on through the woods but come across a large clearing. Here they find the Moss-Covered Barrows, a battlefield where ancient Vannin battled dwarves from the first Imperial conquest of the region. After some trepidation, Ruric spent time at each dwarven grave and paid a coin to each.

After the best part of a day they reached the town on Beadhamm that was being raided by things from the forest. The group charged in and found that strange undead, seemingly more corrupted plant than truly necromantic creations, were stealing away townsfolk. To the west they saw great clouds of dust, some hearing the thundering of hooves. Battle was joined.

The group focused on saving the captured villagers. The fight was drawn out but eventually the slain enemies formed up into a large mass of plants and corpses that brought havok down on the party. As the next wave of enemies approached, the plant was brought low. A wave of half-orc cavalry swept through and drove off the final wave. The party gathered and were surrounded by the riders. One slightly older half-orc walked through and dismounted. He introduced himself as Temujin ba'atur, leader of the Uufushcal and a paladin. His stead was a brown, winged horse was introduced as Runs like Silk. The group introduce themselves and Temujin orders food to be provided. Braith, Elnorin, Bankanir and Temujin all head to the middle of the town to ask for permission to camp. Heskan and Ruric are fed by their now hosts. Temujin seems slightly rude but aware his brashness isn't normal. They meet Gunnric, a local Theyn, who tells them that Trumwyn (the Tiarna) isn't able to see them now but will do in the morning. She thanks Braith but is initially dismissive of Temujin's request to camp nearby. Braith admonishes the theyn, who apologises. Elnorin heads to the local druid, a hedge caster by the name of Penda, and tells them how to cure the fungal infection. 

Everyone returns to find the camp being made the other side of the river. Food and drink is passed around as Jaqa, Temujin's second, makes a move on Heskan. Temujin also notes that he can help with Namhias as he has seen this affliction before.