Lanal 27 – Vulūne 5, 652 DR: Circling the City, the group visits Dreg’s Brewery and reunites with Jak at Ironhold. From Ironhold the company rides south and east toward Ōddon. An Ogdar ambush is answered with force. Rott’s armies are found encamped along the Nyr Plàtan. After several checkpoints, the party returns to Kry Ōddon.

Continued from The Winter Song.

Bærídor, 27 Lanal 652

The day following the Feyri Massacre was spent healing wounds suffered by the claws of the ettercap. Both Kaithah and Mishara were very thankful for Alcèrra’s ministrations. At the day’s end Alcèrra bid her friends leave and was taken by carriage to her pre-arranged meeting with the Mourners’ Guild at The Tower of Sulyard.

Palídor, 28 Lanal 652

Convalescing at Kryr Shùrulm.

Alídor, 1 Vulūne 652

Convalescing at Kryr Shùrulm.

Kændor, 2 Vulūne 652

Convalescing at Kryr Shùrulm.

Malídor, 3 Vulūne 652

On 3 Vulūne 652, the group left Kryr Shùrulm on horseback, riding north and west along the Northwall Road, through Northgate, and south to the Run Merdus. Crossing the river they continued around the City walls until they came to Dreg’s Brewery where they had a drink with the ever-present and hospitable Hat. Hat warned them to beware the Black Hill mines after dark for the Grū that lived there. With daylight fading, the group rode south into the evening drizzle, passing briefly through Erhet and setting off along the Barony Road as the day ended. Riding the rock strewn and twisting road in the darkness they were “greeted” by Ogdar in a stream near Ironhold who after short introductions told them about their friend, “the little mason”, who’d been “broken” after a failed escape attempt. All waved good-bye and the group rode the rest of the night clad way to Ironhold.

Arriving at Endren’s central tent, the group reunited with Jak of Cænden, and spent the better part of the evening exchanging stories of their experiences since parting ways at Kry Ōddon. Jak seemed somewhat amnesiac about his experiences following his imprisonment in the black book, and could not tell the group where Dammon had gone, explaining that he’d disappeared one night while they were staying at an inn within the City. After sometime, they were escorted to tents within the compound for the night.

Amdor, 4 Vulūne 652

In the morning of the next day Aanna arrived with the scroll Jak had lent her and explained something of the spells contained therein. Jak offered her the “flying spell” if she would cast it into theSpinning Ring. She explained that it might take her some time to learn the spell and find the appropriate components but that she would explore that possibility. The group talked with Aanna for sometime about their missing companion and the Ring of the Nar Drūden. She was generally helpful, until Ændroth’s name was mentioned.

The group rode from Ironhold along the old mining path that winds its way to Ōddon, at the request of Mishara. They rode long the first day, camping along a slope that led up toward the mountain pass. Shortly after building a campfire and cooking their meals, large stones started dropping into the camp, one glancing off the Eylfāe’s back, injuring him. Jak grabbed his spear and charged off into the darkness, followed shortly by the others. Running up a small ridge Jak came upon three Ogdar who were waiting in ambush some fifty yards from the trail. A wide battle ensued with Jak’s spear tearing through Ogdar flesh, ghostly hands grasping at the Ogdars’ throats, Eylfāe arrows spraying from the archer’s bow, and large rocks catapulting through the night air. In the end, all three Ogdar lay in rocky craters where they’d fallen. In the morning, Misharaand Jak tracked the creatures over a high ridge and found a smoking cave in the distance, but decided to return at a later time.

Wōdìndor, 5 Vulūne 652

On the next day the group rode up through the pass, and descended into the coastal lowlands of the Nyr Platan. Riding out of the high hills they saw two armies encamped around the towns of Portage and Ōddon, with pennants bearing the sign of the Iron Crown. Riding east to the towns they were met by guards along the road but were admitted through several checkpoints before reaching Kry Ōddon that same evening.

Continued in Allies and Ambushes.

Characters

• Alcèrra Nàdrelan
• Jak of Cænden
• Kaithah Argentale
• Mishara Mythdaras
• Aanna
• Hat
• Endren of Orynder
• Felze

Played: 14 Mar 1998