Lorien - Mission Reports

= Lorien - Mission Reports =
== First Report ==
Our task given had been to identify the source of local disturbances which had been ongoing, preventing them if able which we succeeded at with no casualties.
Upon having spoken to the guard, a point was raised that perhaps the lack of travelers reporting dangers on the road we were to travel was a sign that none had survived the journey rather than a simple lack of traffic or hazards. This theory was reinforced upon encountering multiple groups of Humans serving some foul vampire who were dispatched with minimal injuries, stopping at a small settlement shortly after.
From this encounter we moved into a patch of grassland and nettles where we found a band of Dark Elves who seemed to be lost, looking for the way north. After having been questioned they set off towards said prior settlement and a discussion was raised as to if the group should give chase, however, I noticed them attempting to double back and ambush us when inspecting some plantlife nearby so the group prepared for combat. They were devious foes and one attempted to flank us during the fight but was dealt with. 
Shortly after the fight, I found a patch of lovely-looking flowers by the path - their hue had hints of purple and magenta and will make an excellent addition to liven up my garden back home nodoubt. Nearby was another village with but a single guard for its gate - who was exhausted beyond reason since there were no others to share the duty with. This was a result of their local militia having attempted to locate the source of the disturbances and not returning. 
Not soon after we left the village several piles of wood and what seemed to be a scarecrow lumbered towards us and gave assault - my staff was unable to hurt them so I remained on the defensive. From the eyes of the scarecrow, two gemstones were retrieved. Shortly after this, another town was encountered with a badly made stone gate which broke apart as one of our numbers went under, downing him with a chunk of masonry to the skull. As I ran forwards to stabilize his condition another chunk hit me and I lost consciousness. Upon being tended I made a mental note to avoid shoddily constructed archways in the future as the others spoke with those at a local shrine.
Once we left the village the group encountered a swarm of Skeletons and a Death Knight of Pain, whose weapon left two of us writhing on the floor in pain, which I had to treat with my poultices whilst the battle raged around me. After this conflict we found what appeared to be our objective - some kind of heart laying in a pool whilst a tabard of the aforementioned knight hung by chain over it. Despite assaults from these weird shades, the heart was laid to rest and the body of a Devotee from the nearby village awoke to our surprise. We were awarded an additional crown for our work and the gemstones from earlier earnt us each another additional crown.