1 - Arden You Gonna Go My Way?

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## Summary

We begin our story in mid-spring, joining Wamberbash Bensonmum in his tree house, which is located in Griphook Forest in the south central area of Moriga. With his beloved spoon in hand, he sets out to gather mushrooms for his next meal. As he searches, he is surprised by a sudden noise. He whirls to see what it is, but something knocks him unconscious, and in the next minutes he has only vague awareness of being dragged through the woods and eventually dumped beside a road.

From here, we move just north of the nearby town of Arden, to Thandûl, the firsthome of the Ironstag Delve, which is still in the process of recovering from a terrible collapse. Tira Ironstag speaks with the mayor of Arden, Chiswick Garderock. Tira has shown more willingness to work with the nearby human village than her fellow dwarves; her father, Finnulf Ironstag is especially gruff toward his neighbors, although Chiswick chooses to see it as well-meaning. As they speak, a horn sounds in the village, and Tira and Chiswick hurry to see what is happening.

We then shift to the Chapel of the Healing Hand in Arden, where Peter Greyhawk is sorting the herbs he gathered earlier that day. He and Physick Comfrey hear a wagon rumble up to the door at the same time as the horn sounds. The guards bring an unconscious Wamberbash inside, and the two servants of Vasham begin to tend to him. Wamberbash awakens and is scared and confused. He is desperate to leave, but the Physick and Peter prevail on him to stay long enough to be treated. Peter leaves the Chapel to purchase some mushrooms at Wamberbash's request as Wamberbash settles in, although his protests continue.

Peter returns in time to see Chiswick and Tira arrive at the Chapel. Tira is immediately suspicious of the newcomer and insists on keeping watch over him as he continues to recover. Peter takes his newly purchased mushrooms to the Great Stag Inn, where he arranges with the cook Matilda Keller to make a  mushroom casserole from them. He brings it back to the Chapel, where Wamberbash immediately begins eating it in spite of his initial misgivings. As he eats, he speaks with himself, to the consternation of the others in the room. When he realizes his spoon is missing, Wamberbash begins panicking. He realizes it's back at his house, and determines to return to the forest to search for it. Physick Comfrey gives Wamberbash some medicated water that puts him to sleep.

Tira takes on the responsibility of watching Wamberbash as he sleeps, sharpening her axe to pass the time. When he awakens, Tira and Wamberbash decide to go for a short walk outside to talk about his background.

## Chapters

* 2.12 - Actual Play
* 57.13 - Closing comments
* 59.24 - Outtakes

## Notable People

* Chiswick Garderock
* Finnulf Ironstag
* Matilda Keller
* Peter Greyhawk
* Physick Comfrey
* Timmon Orandes
* Tira Ironstag
* Vasham
* Wamberbash Bensonmum

## Notable Places

* Arden
* Chapel of the Healing Hand
* Flenmoor
* Great Stag Inn
* Griphook Forest
* Ironstag Delve
* Moorwash
* Moriga
* Thandûl
* Three Sisters Mountains

## Notable Things

* Mushroom Casserole
* Wamberbash's Spoon