Rise of Drekis: Chapter 1 Episode 03

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==Synopsis==
Elaine and her squad kill all but one of the deserters on the mountain while losing only 1 of her own spearmen. The deserter who survived was a Solumese mercenary who tells a similar story about what happened on the boat to what the sailors described. After listening to his story and feeding him some rations, Elaine executes him and the other deserter they captured, sending a clear message that Drekis doesn't tolerate desertion. Elaine returns to camp and plans a scouting mission to the northeast. They find nothing in the north, but as they go south they come across a canyon by the beach with someone standing guard. It appears this is the main camp of the deserters. They then continue south when they run into the cleric and 15 soldiers. They run back to camp but Gregor falls though thin ice and dies. They reach camp with the enemy right on their tails. 
==Recap ==
===Day 8 (789 rations): Fight vs Scouts Continues===
Combat continues.
*Elaine and 2 spearmen enter the mine.
*Elaine yells to the deserters to surrender because she will save them. They don’t surrender.
*One of Elaine’s spearmen kills a deserter.
*Elaine leaves her spearmen to check what's happening outside.
*Elaine goes to help her spearmen fighting the lumberjacks.
*One spearman kills one of the deserters.
*The other spearmen kill the other deserter.
At the mine entrance, one spearman and a bowman exit the cave wounded. They report that one spearman named Robert died and they killed one deserter, but the mercenary retreated deeper into the mine. Elaine takes Willa and a bowman with her into the cave. They follow a blood trail to where the mercenary and a deserter are hiding. She tells them that if they surrender they won’t die in this cave. The deserter and mercenary disagree on what to do and the mercenary kills him. He surrenders to Elaine and they leave the cave to group up with everyone else. They returned down the mountain to their camp with the body of the dead spearman. 
Elaine talks to the mercenary and he explains that the main camp is to the east and tells the story of what happened on the boat. His story matches what the sailors said. The mercenary tells Elaine there are 13 Drekisian soldiers left and 14 Solumese mercenaries at the main camp. Elaine doesn't trust these numbers because they don't match what the sailors stated. After they finish their conversation, Elaine executes the mercenary and then executes the Drekisian deserter they captured. The mercenary lets Elaine execute him after saying a few last words in Sulomese, but the Drekisian deserter continues to beg for his life up until the axe severs his head from his body. Elaine then gives a speech to her squad about not letting rumors and lies weaken their resolve. That night, Elaine has a hard time sleeping as the burden of executing those men weighs down on her. She thinks back to a moment in her childhood when she was crying after being bullied by her siblings for being a half-elf and bastard child. She remembers how her father came up to her, put his hand on her shoulder and said, "You know Elaine, sometimes we can’t change what we are, but we can still strive to do better."
Supplies gained: +10 arrows, +1 bow, +1 battle axe, +30 rations, +4 spears, +2 hatchets.
===Day 9: Return to Camp===
Elaine and her squad head back to their main camp, leaving the bodies of the executed men where they were killed, but bring the body of Robert back. They return to camp and bury Robert's body. 
===Day 10: Scouting in Peace ===
The next day, Elaine, together with Willa, Gregor, and a bowman plan a scouting mission to find the main camp of the deserters. They decide to go north around the mountain and up to the tip of the peninsula where they make camp after not finding anything of importance. 
===Day 11: Encounter With the Cleric===
In the morning, they head back down the peninsula and head south, putting themselves between the mountain and the sea. They then begin to see footprints and stumps of trees: signs of civilization. Elaine decides to head towards the beach where many of the footprints are going, when Gregor almost falls through a crevasse. Luckily, he hears the ice cracking under his feet and scrambles to the other side as the ice gives way. The rest of the squad get across the crevasse with no problem using a rope. 
Elaine and her squad move up to the edge of the 25-foot cliff looking out over the beach where they see a deserter standing guard at the bottom of the beach. They slowly back away and head south until they hear the cleric giving a sermon about Elaine and her detachment and how, although they are the enemy, they are also their saviors, for they have a ship that can get them off this island. Elaine moves closer to where the sermon is happening and sees 10 Drekisian soldiers in their armor, and 5 Solumese mercenaries also in armor. After getting a look, Elaine and her squad hurry off. However, they were spotted and a volley of arrows rained down on them as they ran away. Gregor gets hit by an arrow but survives as they run. As they are running, Gregor falls through the ice of a river. Elaine tries to save him but it is no use. Gregor gets swept under the ice never to be seen again. The party manage to make it back to camp with the desserts right on their tail.
==Experience==
No experience this episode.
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