The Lazarus Expedition: Episode 14

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==Synopsis==
The party rest at the edge of the Great Lake & Elven Forest so Maut can get back her cure spells to deinfect the rest of the party of their mushroom infection. 
==Recap==
===Week of Quarantine===
The party are at the edge of the elven woods of Age of Heroes Arcadia, on the shore of the Great Lake. Their plan to deal with the mushroom infestation is to have Drolvrazorz & Maut stay in the tiny hut to avoid being reinfected. After a week Maut will have the spells to cure the entire party.
At the moment only Styrmir and Cassian are infected by the strange mushrooms from Blup. Cypher thinks it should be assumed everyone be considered infected for the coming week.
As they rest the party cross from October to November. A day into the rest Cypher sees a mushroom growing out of Styrmir's head. Styrmir is incapable of feeling the mushroom as if it was in a touch blindspot. The others (except Cassian) can see the mushroom. 
Maut and Drolvrazorz talk together about their beliefs during their time together trapped in the tiny hut.
Styrmir suspects that Ood began the mushroom infection under the influence of Nadinis who has recently come down to the world.
===Meeting the Elves===
Six days into the rest a group of elven scouts drop nets on Styrmir and Cassian. They are hostile towards the half-orc, Cypher, that they can see. They cannot see Drolvrazorz as he is inside the tiny hut. Cassian stays calm as Styrmir lashes out with a . The sound of the spell draws the attention of the party's allies.
Things get calmed down at the party talk with the elves. The elves say there are here to help with the infection. The party explain the infection came from Blup. Cassian hands the lead elf the letter Cypher wrote to explain the situation.
The elves are hostile towards Cypher as a half-orc, but she speaks calm and logically about her background being from a civilized land and that she was the one to write the letter. The elves become more calm about Cypher but are concerned about Drolvrazorz.
The elves cut the mushroom growths from Styrmir and Cassian's heads, saying the mushrooms are how the spores spread to others. Without the mushrooms they are not infectious. The elves have zero interest in helping the human settlement of Blup.
The party talk of their quest to Heatstroke. The elves says one of their clerics was called to go there last week. The elves say they will return tomorrow.
===Negotiating with the Elves===
The next day the party is fullt cured my Maut with her spells. Maut comfirms this with a casting of .
A elf ranger returns to the party and says they are allowed to travel though the elven woods if they leave behind Cypher and Drolvrazorz. Drolvrazorz creates a minor illusion of a goblin who moons the elf. The elf shoots the illusion.
The elf says if the party must remain together, they must travel around the edge of the elven woods. Traveling though the elven woods is a easier path to Heatstroke then around around the woods. It will result in less days having to cross the desert.
The party take turns trying to convince the elf to allow the whole party though the woods. The elf is convinced to talk with the other elves about the matter. However the party will have to wait a week for the elves's decision. The party agree to wait.
During the week of waiting Drolvrazorz uses Roy Waystar's spellbook to try to learn , but fails.
The party see a group of 20 horses being led to the lake a eighth-of-a-mile away by 2 to 3 people. The party stay away from the riders and they eventually leave. The grasslands are known for marauding horse raiders. 
===Journey though the Elven Woods===
At the end of the week the elf returns and says they will lead the whole party though the woods to the northern edge. As they travel the party see no other elves. The undergrowth is entirely untamed. Untouched old growth.
During the journey Cassian attempts to befriend the elven ranger and finds their name is Violet. Cassian is pleased that Violet agrees in the slaying of Drakthar Planebane. Violet asks for a story about good King Arnold story.
:"Once Upon a Time he was walking along a river he saw a young girl that fallen into the river and was struggling to stay afloat and was drowning. Good King Arnold looked around for a log or a stick or something long and strong he could offer to the girl to draw her from the water. But he was a resourceful King and he saw the value in things in the way in using things in a different way and seeing no other opportunity. With no way out, the solution good King Arnold reached to his breaches and unfastened..." - Nick's Good King Arnold Story.
:"Good King Arnold is well known for picking his head advisor off the street. The king met this man as a preacher on the side of the road. What words were said by the preacher are unknown but touched King Arnold's heart. The king invited in the preacher into the castle and the two had along conversation. After that he was hired as the King's advisor. Some may have called the preacher mad or crazy. He dressed um flamboyant and was unkempt just a homeless beggar for the most part, yelling on his Pulpit but good King Arnold he heard something different." - Cassian's Story
Cassian explains he tries to live his life like the King in seeing the best in people. Violet advises being more cautious of strangers than that.
After 10 days the party arrive at the northern edge of the elven woods. Violet then leaves for a day to gather supplies from a nearby elven trading post for the party's journey across the desert.
The party say their farewells to Violet. Cassian tries again to befriend the elf, but she doesn't reciprocate, but gives Cassian well-wishes.
===Fight with Slavers===
The party travel along the edge of a mountain range at the north end of the Elven Woods, along the edge of the Incline Plain. They happen upon a group of slavers resting at a creek with their group of slaves. The party are able to ambush the slavers.
The party move up and attack the slavers. The slavers leader is a spellcaster, Telemedies, who fights the party with and .
The party end up winning the fight.
==Experience==
No experience given this episode. 
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