Rise of Drekis: Chapter 1 Episode 01

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==Synopsis==
Lieutenant Elaine Pentalin makes landfall on Arrow Island in the Talens with some troops in order to hunt down some deserters. Elaine checks the north coast as a spot to make camp, but decides instead on a spot on the west coast. 2 days into the construction of their fort, enemy scouts spot the expedition. The expedition kills one scout but the other manages to escape. The fort is placed on high alert as a result.
Elaine sends the squad out to scout again and fights off a Polar Bear.
==Recap==
===Briefing===
It is a year after the end of the War for Arcadia.
Elaine, a Junior Officer in the Drekis Military, has been trusted with the task to search for a group of deserters. Elaine is an outsider to her own noble human family as she is a half-elf.
2 months ago, the 7th Mixed Infantry Company (30 mercenaries & 30 regulars + officers & cleric) were aboard a ship called the Alma, when off the coast of Whiteshore, reports of fighting broke out on the ship. The ship ended up crashing into Arrow Island of The Talens. The 7th Mixed Infantry Company leader, Captain Kel Syra Shohan, is presumed dead. It is believed that the mercenaries turned against the soldiers.
Why the ship ended up at Arrow Island is unknown, but it is thought they crashed or are waiting here to be picked-up.
==== Objectives ====
* Gather information on foreign agents
* Save the crew of the Alma
* Save / Arrest the cleric (Mother Ilse)
* Kill the deserters
* Recover the bodies of the fallen knights
** Kel Frieda Goblinstompen
** Kel Friedrch Goblinstompen
** Kel Heidi Seaki
* Recover armor and weapons
==== Detachment ====
* Elaine: Level 3 fighter in charge of the mission.
* 3 Squad Leaders: All level 2 fighters.
* 14 Spearmen: Level 0 fighters.
* 7 Bowmen: Level 0 fighters.
==== Group Weapons and Equipment (Start) ====
* Provisions for 25 people, for 40 days (1000 rations)
* Resupply / Extraction Ship after ~28 days
===== Weapons =====
* 32 Spears
* 12 Bows
* 10 Quivers
* 360 Arrows
* Gear
* 3 Lanterns
* 12 Torches
* 50 Oil Flasks
* 10 Tinder Boxes
* 10 Ropes (50')
* 30 Blanks
* 25 Bedrolls
* 7 Tents (4 person per)
* 25 Maintenance Kits
* 25 Mess Kits
* 5 Medical Kits
* 50 Bandages
* 5 Spare Packs
* 6 Wood Axe
* 6 Hatches
* 5 Shovels
* 3 Hammers
===Day 1 (1000 rations): Landing on North Shore===
It is 2 May 1516. Elaine and her troops are on the transport called the Windspeed. They have arrived at Arrow Island. Arrow Island is frozen, with the air temperature at water freezing point. 
Ship captain Yishun is directed to make landfall along the north coast of the island. The squads of troops head ashore on 2 longboats to scout it out.
The first landing is with Elaine and the 2nd Platoon, led by Karl. On shore they discover an unfinished set of stone buildings. The landing party split in 2 groups to search around the abandoned building. They see no signs of footprints or people having come here. Inland from the structure is forest. Elaine orders the 2 teams, one led by herself, one led by Karl, to search the nearby forest for an hour in 2 groups to see if it is safe.
During the search, Elaine finds not even tracks of animals. Elaine's team returns back to the abandoned unfinished stone buildings before Karl's team. While waiting, Elaine studies the building and finds there is no sign of it being a construction site; there are no piles of materials waiting to be put onto the building. However, the buildings are clearly unfinished and not damaged. Elaine deduces that construction was stopped on purpose and not in a hurry.
Karl's team doesn't return, so Elain sends a longboat back to bring back more troops. As the reinforcements row over, Karl's squad returns. Karl reports that his squad saw movement and went to investigate. It was a . 
Elaine orders everyone back to the ship, and they'll make landfall someplace else on the island. Elaine logics that if the deserters have made use of this position, then it must be compromised. The lack of nearby wildlife is also evidence towards there being something dangerous here.
===Landing on West Shore===
Landing on the West Shore near a spacious woods. The terrain is much more rocky than the north shore. Elaine & Karl make landing with their squads. They again split up and search the nearby forest. After an hour both groups return having seen no sign of person or animal or yeti. Karl may have seen signs of squirrel tracks, but is uncertain.
Elaine decides to set up their fort here on a rocky outcropping.
Construction begins as the supplies are rowed over from the ship. It is expected that the fort will take three days to be constructed. The expedition has supplies for a month. On 4 May the Windspeed sails away, and will be back in a month's time.
===Day 3 (925 rations): Tracking the Scout===
After the ship leaves Gregor, leader of Platoon #1 reports he has discovered something. He saw a person out to the west of the construction site. Before Elaine can issue any orders, her troops have fired their arrows killing the man. Elaine investigates the corpse and finds the dead person was emaciated from lack of food. They were armed with a short-sword. Gregor assumes it is a scout, Elaine doubts they are a scout. 
Elaine takes Gregor and 6 troops out to investigate where the person had come from. They can easily follow the tracks in the snow. Shortly after the search begins, they find a second set of tracks. Elaine to check where the second set of tracks came from and finds it is a spot that can easily spy on their new camp.
The group goes back to following the tracks. After an hour it becomes clear that the trail heads to the mountain in the centre of Arrow Island.
Elaine and her squad backtrack to the split in the track. Gregor and Bower are sent back to camp. Elaine heads off with 6 others to scout around for 2 hours.
The trail circles around the southern side of the mountain. It ends at a frozen river. After testing the thickness of the ice with a stomp of her right foot, the group slowly crosses the river and try to find the tracks again as they travel north. After half-hour there isn't a sign of any tracks. The group crosses the river again and continues south on the other river bank. They come across some possible-yeti tracks.
The party backtracks all the way back to their camp.
Elaine and the others return to the camp, still under construction. Elaine investigates the dead body. The dead man was wearing fur that is grey & short over their clothes. The man has callouses from using a sword for a long time.
Elaine sets extra people on night-watch. One person managed to escape and inform the others where their camp was. The fort will be finished construction tomorrow evening (4 May).
===Day 4: Fight with the Polar Bear===
Nothing occurs in the night and construction continues the next day. Elaine heads out again to resume scouting with Gregor and a squad. Plan this time is to scout the southern end of the frozen river.
Before they arrive at the river they are ambushed by a Polar Bear, with blood dripping from 2 arrow wounds.
Combat Begins: Squad vs Polar Bear
* The Polar Bear claws Elaine hard, with Elaine blocks the 2nd claw & bite blow. 
* Elaine tanks the Bear behind her shield, trying a shield punch. The spearmen form a shield wall. The archers ready shots for when they got a view. The bear fails to get a hit.
* Elaine holds position. One spearman lands a hit. The polar bear loses moral and flees. 
Combat Ends
After the fight the troops look at Elaine's wounds. Elaine asks for space so the troops back off. Elaine speaks with Gregor a little before deciding to continue the search, and see where the bear came from.
The group follows the trail and heads towards the sea. They find the spot where the bear was hit by the 2 arrows and started running. They see the direction the arrows were shot from and head in that direction, along the coast.
==Experience==
No Experience this episode.
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