Embers of the Wilds: Episode 05

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==Experience==
From the previous episode:
* Pearl Levels Up to LVL3, gains 1HP (rolled a 1 with advantage).
==Recap==
===27th April, Year 20===
The whole Trog Canyon is in a heatwave. Kyra's armor is finished. Pearl tries to buy a bow, but it is very expensive. She borrows some money from Kyra.
The posse head towards the cave they were captured in, to get their things back and enact revenge on . Kyra keeps an eye out for , he's nowhere to be seen. Tristelle finds no tracks.
When they find the cave, Pearl sneaks up ahead to check the entrance out. Tristelle casts on herself and follows Pearl. After a moment of confusion, Tristelle scouts ahead and notices a single troglodyte coming out of the cave. She notifies the rest of the party.
Since Kyra can't see in the dark, and can't stay stealthy with their torch lit, they decide to lure some troglodytes out. Tristelle makes some toad noises, troglodytes take notice, and 3 of them come forward.
A troglodyte notices Kyra, 
Combat starts: The Party vs 3 troglodytes
Tristelle makes bird noises, one troglodyte spends his turn confused, looking for a magical bird. One troglodyte hits Kyra, she kills it instantly. Seeing his friend beheaded, one troglodyte flees. Pearl hits one with . The troglodyte tried to crawl away, Kyra kills it.
End of Combat.
They continue deeper into the cave. It's a disgusting den of troglodytes. They find a storage area with their stuff, and some other things, and a locked metal chest. Tristelle tries to pick the lock on the chest, doesn't succeed.
Tristelle goes in deeper into the cave and explores. Finds nothing of interest but 1 troglodyte. She notifies the party of her findings, they go inside and take their things back. As Kyra dons the armor, a troglodyte comes forward, Peal scares it away, and Tristelle tries to assassinate it. Pearl almost finishes it off with a , and Tristelle kills it as it wails for mercy.
Kyra is finished putting on her armor. They notice the metal chest is full of coins, Tristelle casts , there is a thin coat of magic traveling anything, but nothing is specifically magical. They deposit troglodyte corpses into a safe place. Kyra smashes off the lock of the box and puts the coins from the box into the backpack. It is 120 copper and 80 silver. They spend the night there.
===28th April===
Braxis seems to be gone, they head home.
===29th April===
Kyra gathers volunteers to help stop magmin attacks. When they come to the cave, they see that the cave has been flooded from all the rain. They collapse the entrance just in case over the next 2 days.
===2nd May===
Back in Trog Canyon, Pearl sells her bow and pays Kyra back. Tristelle shows the patch she picked off of the corpse to and and check if they recognise it. It is the sigil of Warlord Drennen(?), they came through the Trog Canyon a couple of years back. Warlords sometimes visit Northridge.
===3rd May===
The posse gather their things and head off upriver in search of Braxis.
Tristelle notices no change in the intensity of magic as they walk.
===4th May===
Kyra notices a pack of strange bird-ish creatures coming towards them.
Combat start: The Party vs Unknown creature
Tristelle casts , 3 of the creatures are out. Pearl casts and wounds one. Kyra misses a creature, it also misses her. 
 Tristelle throws a dagger at one creature. Pearl one creature dead. Kyra kills the creature she was engaged with and keeps lookout. 
 Tristelle kills one sleeping one. Pearl climbs up the tree, while Kyra kills the remaining one with Action Surge. 
Combat end.
Tristelle casts on the creatures, the monsters are recent to the area and non magical. They are unable to follow the tracks and rest for the night.
Further down the river, Kyra hears creatures coming from the woods, they immediately hide. There are 2 brass draconians (Baaz Draconians) with halberds, followed by two copper draconians (Kapak Draconians) armed with bows. One of the brass draconians seems to be Braxis himself.
Both groups sneak into the trees and peer at each other across the river. Pearl shouts at Braxis, he steps out and asks them what they are doing there. Pearl says they aren't here for them, they are looking for the source of magic. They shout across the river, Braxis demands surrender once he realises the party have their stolen gear back. Pearl walks out of the cover and the 2 copper draconians shoot at her, one arrow hitting her. Tristelle casts and tries to intimidate him. They decide to fight
Combat start: The Party vs Draconians
The two copper draconians poison their arrows with their own saliva and notch them. Pearl casts on a copper one as an arrow misses her. Tristelle casts and one copper draconian, making them fall asleep, but Braxis wakes them up. Kyra casts Rally on Tristelle.
The unnamed brass draconian starts to cross the river. Pearl Braxis. The 2 copper draconian ready their poisoned bow attacks again. Tristelle on one, doesn't work, but takes 2 arrows and resists poison. Braxis hides behind a tree. Kyra hides behind a tree and readies an attack.
The unnamed brass draconian finishes crossing the river. Pearl the uninjured copper draconian to death, it dissolves into a pool of acid. Tristelle fools the monsters with of herself leaving cover, making the last copper draconian to waste their shot. Braxis retreats from the battle.
Kyra does Fainting Attack on the unnamed brass draconian that had crossed the river. The brass draconian retaliates and wounds Kyra. The one alive copper draconian's arrow misses Pearl. Tristelle throws a dagger on the brass draconian attacking Kyra, misses, and gives Bardic Inspiration to Kyra. Kyra heals and almost kills the creature.
The creature drops on one knee and offers to surrender, but readies an attack. Pearl takes an arrow, resists poison. The archer flees the battle. The party accept the surrender of the brass draconian.
Combat end. 
The captured brass draconian, , puts his weapons down.
==Experience==
No experience this episode.
Category:Embers of the Wilds Episodes