The Hunger

The Expeditionary Force travelled through the wastelands created by the destruction of the Grand Archives to reach Lyverva itself; or what was left of it. As they arrived at the memorial erected in the memory of the over 2000 people who died in the tragedy, Shaylee and Nykterion began to share visions with Lily of the night the Library was destroyed, and discovered that she was connected with none other than Jack the teddybear. Upon examination, members of the factions discovered both Jack and Lily’s names on the list of the dead. The presence of Legionnaires amongst the Expeditionary Force upset some pilgrims to the shrine, who blamed their predecessors, the Royal Council, for destroying Lyverva. The Force also found bodies drained of blood, and were attacked by more travellers and locals under some kind of enthralment. Some tried to use lumomancy to call them to their senses; however, others swiftly dispatched them, causing conflict amongst the factions.

A group of traders arrived, bringing leaflets about the local area, and trading items like healing potions. After several more attacks by people who seemed to be being controlled by vampiric enthralment, the man in black from Lily’s dreams revealed himself to the Expeditionary Force. He claimed to be called Trent Silk, which Loken of the Circle recognised as one of the names on the Lyverva memorial. He demanded that they give her to him, insisting that they were holding her hostage. The gathered factions refused, as Lily had no knowledge of this man and they could that she was scared of him. After asking Lily’s opinion, the factions encouraged her decision to recover her memories in her own, causing the man to attack them. Shaylee, channelling the power of Jack the teddy bear, defended Lily while the factions fought; however, the man managed to force Lily to drink his blood, restoring her memory. Before she could explain the situation to the Expeditionary Force, Trent grabbed her and the two of them vanished into smoke.

   The Expeditionary Force had been warned by the trader from earlier that a great beast with the face of a dragon had been spotted nearby. Over the course of their stay in the East, several members were captured by people calling themselves ‘The Sworn’, all bearing vials around their necks filled with mist. Unfortunately, the party who went to rescue them were also captured, and before the rest of the factions could rally to save them, several of the hostages with elven blood had the tips of their ears removed. The factions later came into conflict with the Sworn once more, discovering that they were being led by the dragon creature the traders had spoken of, who appeared to be some kind of beast-kin. Although they managed to defeat many of the Sworn, the dragon escaped capture.

Other rumour spread by the traders led the factions to suspect that Spyder had been attacking towns over Ásaterra. These suspicions were confirmed when Spyder and Alecto suddenly appeared in their midst, both of them showing signs of daemonic influence. They taunted their friends and comrades before vanishing. Other reports showed that the disappearance of Alecto had led to a power vacuum in Dubhdris, and that the nobles were fighting over the Thanedom.

The Red Dragons reemerged and attacked Larka, Eauxi, Loken and Leo in retribution for the previous torture of their comrades. The four of them, along with their allies in the Expeditionary Force, managed to fend off the attack, but they were left feeling uneasy.

   The expeditionary force was able to defeat a local band of bandits plaguing Albion, the Jolly Folk who had been robbing pilgrims. Although these witty bandits lured the factions into a trap, they were able to escape and defeat their foes, capturing their leader Richard Hilder.

### Outcome

The factions discovered that Lily, Jack and Trent all survived the destruction of Lyverva. Lily’s memories were restored, but she was taken away by Trent before she could reveal them. Alecto and Spyder were both revealed to be suffering from demonic influence and attacking the citizens of Ásaterra. The Thanedom of Dubhdris is left in turmoil by Alecto’s absence. The factions were attacked by the Sworn, and although they were defeated, their leader escaped. The factions are informed that the trial of Jacob Goblar, Cataphract, will be held in the North and their presence is requested.