19 Takaramont

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### Major Events

The group happens upon a dragonborn and two black half-elves being accosted by Ascan guards. A creepy shadowy tree-creature appeared and attacked, possibly a manifestation of the Fytulk. When the fight was over, it was discovered that the boy was dead. Gunnloda managed to raise him, though she wasn't sure she could AND it took a lot out of her to do so. It eventually comes out that Yahya and Taji have been covering for Alarys, the actual Moonborn.

## Synopsis

The group happens upon a dragonborn and two black half-elves being accosted by Ascan guards. A creepy shadowy tree-creature appeared and attacked, possibly a manifestation of the Fytulk. When the fight was over, it was discovered that the boy was dead. Gunnloda managed to raise him, though she wasn't sure she could AND it took a lot out of her to do so. It eventually comes out that Yahya and Taji have been covering for Alarys, the actual Moonborn.

## Camp

[10:16 PM] DM: Seir uses her ritual to pack up camp the next morning and you're on your way. How is Seir traveling the next day?

[10:18 PM] Seirixori: ((cart))

[10:21 PM] DM: So you're riding along down the road through the woods. Everyone but Ryleigh's on the cart, Ry riding ahead a few lengths to check for oncoming traffic.

[10:21 PM] DM: Perception checks, please.

[10:22 PM] Urrak: ((5)) Seirixori: ((15)) Gayle Silbando: ((4)) Brimeia: ((10))

[10:22 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((16)) (You hear voices ahead.)

[10:26 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh turns and mouths something to Seir, then rides ahead.

## Ryleigh

10:28 PM] DM: Coming around the bend, you see a cart with a single ox, three of the mounted guards are standing around it with a fourth still on his horse. There appear to be more figures seated or kneeling on the ground in the middle of the group.

[10:30 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh rides Adventure closer, but in a non-aggressive manner.

[10:32 PM] DM: There are three commoners with their hands bound in front of them, kneeling next to the cart. Two are dark skinned half-elves, the third is a dragonborn. One of the guards is holding a pendant in his hands, looking expectantly at the trio. Another of the guards holds his hand up to Ry. "Stay back, traveler. Official business."

[10:35 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I have group following behind me, I'm afraid our cart won't be able to pass, as you're blocking our path to continue."

[10:36 PM] DM: Guard: "Then they'll just have to wait."

[10:36 PM] DM: The guard holding the pendant jostles it. "Your time's running out. Which of you owns this?"

[10:43 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Very well," Ryleigh says, she turns around and rides back to the group.

## Cart

[10:27 PM] Seirixori: Seir frowns and asks Urrak to slow the cart.

[10:28 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods and tugs a bit at the reins, "Somethin' wrong?"

[10:29 PM] Seirixori: Seir just places a finger to her lips for them to stay quiet as she tries to focus on where Ryleigh went and what she might have heard.

[10:30 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods again

[10:31 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia grips her greataxe, just in case.

[10:31 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle's eyes narrow as she looks at her surroundings.

[10:32 PM] DM: Perception checks.

10:33 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((6)) Urrak: ((4)) Brimeia: ((7)) Sariel: ((7))

[10:33 PM] Seirixori: ((24)) (DM to Seir: You can hear the sound of multiple horses, hooves pawing at the ground, soft grunts. You also make out a couple humanoid voices, though you can't quite make them out.)

[10:37 PM] Seirixori: Seir frowns, "I.... Can't tell if that's bad or not." She whispers. "It's... Horses and people, but..."

[10:38 PM] Urrak: "Better safe than sorry," Urrak swallows and straightens her back

[10:39 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Any color on their robes you can see?"

[10:41 PM] Seirixori: Seir kind of laughs, "Can't see them." She taps her ear as she continues to try and figure it out.

[10:45 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh comes riding back to the group. "There's 4 guards up ahead... they have 3 non humans bound and are inquiring about a pendant. I... I don't know what we should do," she admits.

[10:46 PM] [10:47 PM] Urrak: "Can't ye just talk t' th' guards? They listened to ye  last time. Y'know do yer Asten thing."

[10:45 PM] DM: Perception checks again.

[10:46 PM] Sariel: ((10)) Gayle Silbando: ((6)) Ryleigh Alastair: ((3))

[10:46 PM] Seirixori: ((23)) Urrak: ((17)) (DM to Seir and Urrak: You hear a commotion suddenly start and what is probably a woman crying out/screaming.)

[10:47 PM] Urrak: Urrak perks up "Someone's in trouble! I heard a scream, a woman's."

[10:48 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle scrunches her nose at asking the dumb question and her eyes go to Ryleigh when she returns. "And if they don't listen...I would like to help the-" she stops when Urrak mentions the screaming.

[10:48 PM] Seirixori: Seir tenses, "Urrak," she hisses.

[10:48 PM] Urrak: "I...we should....I want t' help." Urrak's hands tighten around the reins

[10:51 PM] Seirixori: "Hold on, I can... Maybe I can distract them."

[10:52 PM] Brimeia: "Are we sure this is a good idea?"

[10:52 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia looks toward Ryleigh.

[10:53 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I won't always have the power to protect you guys... let alone strangers. They have a dark skinned half-elven woman," Ryleigh says, looking at Seir first, then at Gayle in a knowing way.

[11:03 PM] Gayle Silbando: "They're going to kill her. But even if we get them away from the guards, there are witnesses."

[11:03 PM] Urrak: "There's gotta be somethin' we can do. I get th' feelin' they'll kill more folks than jus' her."

[11:05 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's brows furrow, and her expression is worried. "We have to pick our battles here, Urrak. This might not be one of them..."

[11:06 PM] Urrak: Urrak bites her lip, but doesn't protest.

[11:06 PM] Seirixori: Seir turns to Ryleigh, "Ryleigh, are there wolves in this forest?"

[11:06 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Yes."

[11:08 PM] Seirixori: Seir takes a deep breath and summons eight wolves, "Please go lead those guards into the forest, if they won't follow, try and get them far away from the woman." She directs them ahead of them where she heard the sound.

[11:08 PM] DM: The wolves disappear into the forest on either side of the road.

[11:09 PM] Seirixori: "If they can at least get them away from her, maybe we can get her with us."

[11:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Then let's continue on," Ryleigh pulls Adventure back around. She hesitates for a moment then holds her hand out to Seir. "If we intervene, I'll need your help, there's 4 of them."

[11:10 PM] Seirixori: She nods and takes Ryleigh's hand, "Okay."

[11:10 PM] DM: There's shouting and growling from ahead.

[11:11 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Hold on," Ryleigh tells her, and they ride ahead.

[11:12 PM] DM: What are you in the cart doing?

[11:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((No, Ry said to continue on the path))

[11:13 PM] Urrak: ((we continue down the path))

[11:16 PM] DM: As you all go forward, you see the guards, one with a bloodied sword, two with bows, and one mounted with a bow, all looking at the wolves coming out of the trees on either side of the road, snarling. There are three commoners on the ground next to the cart, two of them seem to be covering a third. The horses on the other side of the cart are pawing at the ground uncomfortably, and the ox attached to the cart looks ready to run.

[11:19 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((can we see any onlookers or witnesses?))

[11:19 PM] DM: Just the guards and these three.

[11:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "*Homashoc*," Ryleigh whispers in a warning tone, "If we save these people we might put a bounty on our heads."

[11:21 PM] Seirixori: "I know, I know. I have one more idea."

[11:24 PM] Seirixori: Seir curses, "Fuck I hope this works," and using her thaumaturgy to throw her voice 30ft towards the woods, she says in abyssal, "*Spook the horses and the ox to run.*"

[11:27 PM] DM: Give me an Animal Handling check.

[11:27 PM] Seirixori: ((20))

[11:29 PM] DM: Ok! The wolves start snapping at the horses' legs and the ox and they all bolt. The mounted guard falls hard to the ground and scrambles back to his feet, drawing his sword after his bow got knocked out of his hand.

[11:29 PM] DM: The ox cart goes careening past you, a wolf hot on the ox's tail.

[11:31 PM] DM: One of the guards looks up at Ryleigh and shouts, "Don't just stand there! Put that sword to use and help us deal with these wolves."

[11:31 PM] DM: And we're going to call it here.

[7:24 PM] DM: Dawnguard picked up Gayle on their way to Kenbow to find out about the root of the rumors surrounding the Moonborn and the cause of innocents dying. Along the way, the group's dealt with racist guards, more racist guards, a man in a grey cloak and his friends who are hunting the Moonborn, a blast from Ry's past.

[7:25 PM] DM: Ryleigh and Seirixori are on Adventure, about 30' from the closest guard. The rest of you are in a cart about 10' back from Adventure. Seir has summoned wolves and told them to chase the horses and ox off. Four of them are doing so. Four are still trying to scare the guards away from the female half-elf. The mounted guard fell off his spooked horse. The three guards are in defensive positions around the commoners against the wolves. The commoners are currently huddled together. You can see now that two appear to be dark-skinned humans or half-elves and the other is a silver-scaled dragonborn. One of the guards turned to Ryleigh and said, "Don't just stand there! Put that sword to use and help us deal with these wolves."

[7:43 PM] DM: What do you want to do?

[7:44 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh pulls Adventure to a stop, her brows furrowing at the guard yelling at them.

[7:46 PM] Seirixori: Seir slides down, off of Adventure and jogs back to the group and says, as quiet as she can, "Do not attack unless I do, please." She then takes off into the forest.

[7:47 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods and takes a deep breath, "I got a bad feelin' about this..."

[7:50 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Riding forward after Seir gets off, she hops down, placing herself between the wolves and the commoners, draws Dawnbringer as she does.

[7:50 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle nods. "Worst case we can take on the guards, but I worry about the safety of the civilians after the dust settles."

[7:52 PM] Seirixori: Once she gets to the forest line and behind a few trees Seir uses her thaumaturgy once more to yell in Abyssal to the wolves, "Howl and then run into the forest!"

[7:52 PM] DM: The wolves do so.

[7:54 PM] DM: The guards keep their weapons up, worried about what all yelling means.

[7:54 PM] Urrak: Urrak drives the cart closer, pulling up next to Adventure

[7:55 PM] Seirixori: Seir waits for them to come back, dismisses them, and casts plant growth on the area around them, leaving 3 trails from the forest towards where the guards are.

[7:56 PM] DM: Plant growth on the road?

[7:58 PM] Seirixori: ((it's wherever any plants are get overgrown in a 100ft radius))

[8:06 PM] DM: So the grass grows tall, the shrubs get thicker, the trees themselves seem to thicken, their branches filling out and hanging low over the rest of the forest. It looks like the Fytulk itself is encroaching on what little space is carved out for the road to pass.

[8:07 PM] DM: The guards look more and more uneasy.

[8:11 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle's fist clenches and her face mirrors the looks on the guards', for just a moment.

[8:11 PM] DM: The guard with the bloodied sword reaches down and grabs the female half-elf, yanking her to her feet.

[8:11 PM] Seirixori: Seir summons two dire wolves next to her, telling them to surround the guards and only attack if attacked. She then yells, "HAT!" in infernal before shifting into a dire wolf herself, one she's seen in Limabey, that has scars and a bitten ear.

[8:12 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's momentarily distracted by the guard grabbing the woman, but she plunges her hand into the bag of holding and places the hat on her head.

[8:15 PM] DM: The guard with the half-elf starts moving backwards, trying to move down the road. The archer next to him kicks at the dragonborn. "You, move."

[8:17 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh also moves back, along with the guards and the commoners.

[8:17 PM] Seirixori: Seir howls and starts growling when the guard starts moving, "Ry, tell him the forest wants them... or the civilians, he can choose? The blood? I don't know."

[8:19 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "The forest is unhappy," Ryleigh says to the guards. "Give it the commoners so we can run. Maybe it wants blood."

[8:19 PM] DM: For the record, Rainsilver and Monty look uneasy too.

[8:19 PM] DM: Ryleigh, deception.

[8:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((27, nat 20))

[8:21 PM] DM: One of the guards says in a wavering voice, "Told you you shouldn't've stabbed him. Don't bleed in the forest."

[8:22 PM] DM: The one holding the female half-elf jerks his chin at the bleeding, probably dead half-elf on the ground and says, "Give it that one. Toss it out there. The lizard too, if you gotta."

[8:23 PM] Urrak: Urrak jumps off the cart and tries to calm the horses.

[8:23 PM] Seirixori: Seir moves forward, growling more, focusing on the one holding the half-elf, "Ry how do we get them all? Do we need to?"

[8:28 PM] DM: As the wolves come out of the forest, snarling, the guards start backing up more. The two with bows point them at the wolves. The third kind of half-tosses the bloodied half-elf in their direction. The dragonborn cries out in resistance to the action, causing the guard to then kick her towards the wolves as well.

[8:32 PM] Seirixori: Seir snaps at the guards as the one kicks the dragonborn, but continues to slowly advance on the one with the half-elf, still keeping a decent distance, but hoping to make clear what she wants.

[8:33 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Feigning worry, Ryleigh also moves back with guards and the half elf, she says, "I think it wants them all."

[8:35 PM] DM: The guard shakes his head. "Can't have this one."

[8:36 PM] DM: The two archers raise their bows, pointing them at the two closest wolves.

[8:36 PM] DM: The dragonborn kneels  over the body of the half-elf, half covering his body, but watching the wolves carefully.

[8:37 PM] DM: Perception checks, please.

[8:37 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((8))

[8:37 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((17))

[8:37 PM] Seirixori: ((16))

[8:37 PM] Urrak: ((6))

[8:38 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh mouths to Seir, "This isn't working, they aren't going to give her up without a fight."

[8:41 PM] Sariel: ((24))

[8:42 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle notices the dragonborn attempting to cast a spell and casts counterspell under her breath.

[8:43 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((DC 13))

[8:43 PM] DM: Ok. You see her blink, confused.

[8:44 PM] Seirixori: "Fuck it." Seir howls and runs to attack the guard holding the half-elf.

[8:45 PM] DM: Roll initiative.

[8:45 PM] Urrak: ((22))

[8:45 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((4))

[8:45 PM] Sariel: ((23.18))

[8:46 PM] Brimeia: ((14))

[8:46 PM] Seirixori: ((4))

[8:47 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((18))

[8:49 PM] DM: Ok! @Sariel you see the scarred wolf charge at the group. You're still in the cart. The dragonborn and half-elf are on the ground near the wolves and the guards have the other half-elf in their hands.

[8:52 PM] Sariel: Sariel jumps out of the cart and runs in front of the horses.

[8:54 PM] DM: Do you want to take an action or bonus?

[8:55 PM] Sariel: ((is there anything I can even do?))

[8:56 PM] DM: You can dash to move further, you can attack, you can try to do something creative... what does Sariel want to do?

[8:58 PM] Sariel: Sariel dashes up to Guard 1.

[8:59 PM] DM: Ok! You can dash as a bonus action. Do you want to use your action, hold it, or end your turn?

[9:02 PM] Sariel: ((Hold it))

[9:02 PM] DM: Ok, so what action and what's the trigger?

[9:02 PM] DM: Like 'hold attack until...'

[9:02 PM] Sariel: ((oh nvm. just end it))

[9:03 PM] DM: @Urrak !

[9:04 PM] Urrak: Urrak will run towards the crowd and situate herself between the two 'saved' commoners and the guards.

[9:04 PM] Urrak: She'll also cast healing word on the possibly dead one

[9:05 PM] DM: Looking which direction?

[9:05 PM] Urrak: towards the guards

[9:05 PM] DM: Ok. The spell fails. Action?

[9:06 PM] Urrak: Urrak will hold her action unless attacked by a guard.

[9:08 PM] DM: Ok, guard 1 will release his arrow at the wolf.  The arrow pierces the wolf's shoulder.

[9:08 PM] DM: He then draws another and releases it, but the arrow soars high and flies off into the woods.

[9:09 PM] DM: @Ryleigh Alastair

[9:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh glances over her shoulder, and she sings a few words under her breath. ((casting hold person on the guard holding the half-elf; 16 deception))

[9:11 PM] DM: He fails the save and is paralyzed.

[9:12 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((end turn))

[9:13 PM] DM: Ok, the wolves are going to attack Guards 1 and 4.... and Seir go ahead and roll your attack too because I really should've let you do that first.

[9:14 PM] Seirixori: ((16 to hit, 6damage))

[9:15 PM] Seirixori: ((and the phone thing maybe?))

[9:17 PM] DM: One wolf bites the first archer for 13 damage and he's knocked prone. The other wolf hits the other for 9 and is also knocked prone... and the guard wolfSeir attacks also fails his save.

[9:19 PM] DM: The attack against the paralyzed guard is critical, though, so roll another 2d6, Seir.

[9:19 PM] Seirixori: ((6))

[9:20 PM] DM: Ok! Gunnloda's turn, she's going to get out and move to the two commoners.

[9:21 PM] DM: @Brimeia

[9:24 PM] Brimeia: Bri moves up towards the dragonborn, as close as she can make it with dash.

[9:24 PM] DM: You can get to her with just movement.

[9:27 PM] DM: Action?

[9:29 PM] Brimeia: Hold action, but Brimeia will whisper as quietly and subtly as she can that the wolves are friends.

[9:29 PM] DM: Hold what action until what trigger?

[9:31 PM] Brimeia: Uh, attack if attacked by a guard.

[9:31 PM] DM: Ok.

[9:33 PM] DM: Guard 4 is going to scramble backwards, and the wolf will get an attack of opportunity.  And hit. But when the wolf is done gnawing on his leg, he's going to stand and fire at the wolf.  It hits for 19 damage. Then he fires again and misses.

[9:34 PM] DM: Guard 3 will attack with his blade. He slashes at the wolf for 9 damage.

[9:34 PM] DM: It's pretty badly hurt at this point.

[9:35 PM] DM: Guard 2 is held and prone, and rolls a 20 on his save, so he is no longer paralyzed, but it's the end of his turn and he's still prone.

[9:36 PM] DM: The dragonborn just blinks at Bri and casts a spell on the half-elf.

[9:36 PM] DM: @Seirixori ! The guard next to you is not paralyzed, but is prone.

[9:39 PM] Seirixori: Seir bites him again. ((22 a, 7d))

[9:39 PM] DM: Ok! @Gayle Silbando

[9:41 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle gets out of the cart as well and dashes next to Bri.  ((end))

[9:41 PM] DM: Back to the top! @Sariel ... the wolves are attacking the guards, Ryleigh cast a spell on one of them, none of them have been hostile to anyone in your group yet.

[9:42 PM] DM: The female half-elf is still surrounded by the guards who are surrounded by the wolves.

[9:47 PM] Sariel: Sariel does nothing.

[9:48 PM] DM: @Urrak

[9:49 PM] Urrak: Urrak will move to the side of guard 3 and hold her attack unless provoked

[9:51 PM] DM: Guard 1 is kind of surrounded, but doesn't know that, so he'll try to back away, taking an attack of opportunity from the wolf and Ryleigh.

[9:51 PM] DM: @Sariel can take an attack of opportunity on him, if you would like to.

[9:53 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh will take the AOO ((24H, 10D)).

[9:54 PM] DM: Ryleigh pins the guard to the ground with Dawnbringer, preventing his movement. He looks up at her with shock and betrayal across his face.

[9:57 PM] DM: @Ryleigh Alastair

[9:57 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Using her action, Ryleigh is going to grab the girl, forcing her in the space behind her. "Get back to your friends and get to our cart. We'll protect you as best we can." She'll then grab her shield from her back and turn to face the guards.

[10:02 PM] DM: On the wolves' turns, they'll attack Guards 3 and 1. Guard 3 gets yanked prone, taking his first damage. Guard 1 manages to avoid the wolf's jaws.

[10:05 PM] DM: Gunnloda's eyes go dark. Her hand comes up and she mutters something, and two of the guards become paralyzed, and Ryleigh watches her arm swing forward and slash into the prone guard again.

[10:07 PM] DM: @Brimeia

[10:13 PM] Brimeia: Bri will move up, rage, and smack the closest guard, taking Ryleigh's attack as a cue that they can do the same

[10:14 PM] DM: It will be a critical hit if you hit (with advantage).

[10:16 PM] Brimeia: (uhh what do i roll now?)

[10:16 PM] Brimeia: (for damage)

[10:16 PM] DM: another d12

[10:17 PM] Brimeia: ((20 a, 15 + 9))

[10:17 PM] DM: Brimeia's axe slams down on the guard's chest and black mist rises out of him, wrapping around Bri and soaking into her skin.

[10:18 PM] DM: Guard 4 is going to look around... and book it.

[10:19 PM] DM: Guard 3 is paralyzed, and is still paralyzed.

[10:20 PM] DM: Guard 2 is stuck between two wolves, and will disengage to move away.

[10:20 PM] DM: The female half elf will run to the dragonborn. "What do we do?"

[10:21 PM] DM: And the dragonborn will lift the other body and start moving away from the fight, the other half-elf following behind.

[10:21 PM] DM: @Seirixori

[10:22 PM] Seirixori: ((how far are the ones that ran?))

[10:22 PM] DM: One is about 5' away from you, the other is about 60.

[10:24 PM] Seirixori: Growling, Seir decides to shift into an Allosaurus and beelines for the guard 60' away, swiping him with her claw. ((17a, 6d and need a str save for prone 13DC))

[10:25 PM] DM: He saves, but is now even more scared.

[10:28 PM] DM: Ok... as everyone's fighting, there's a strange crackling sound, and a dark hole appears in a nearby tree, then another creature, a humanoid shaped plant creature that looks like glowing black energy covered in bark, steps out of it. And it grows a long club out of its hand and charges Urrak.

[10:29 PM] DM: Luckily it misses with both swings.

[10:29 PM] DM: @Gayle Silbando

[10:30 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((Do I recognize what this is?))

[10:30 PM] DM: No.

[10:32 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle doesn't know whether to be more angry at the guards, or terrified about the new enemy, so she casts levitate on the plant creature. ((Con save DC15))

[10:32 PM] Gayle Silbando: She runs towards the guard who got away. ((end))

[10:33 PM] DM: The thing starts floating. .. and looks very confused.

[10:37 PM] DM: @Sariel You can step forward and attack the still paralyzed guard at advantage for an auto-crit.

[10:38 PM] Sariel: Sariel's gonna run and attack Guard 2.

[10:39 PM] DM: That works too. lol

[10:39 PM] Sariel: ((28a 13p 3c))

[10:39 PM] DM: Frost Brand does indeed stab deep into the guard's side.

[10:40 PM] DM: @Urrak you have a paralyzed guard in front of you and an evil Groot in the air behind you.

[10:40 PM] Urrak: Urrak will attack the guard, she'll deal with the floating plant man once he get back down.

[10:41 PM] DM: Advantage, crit damage

[10:42 PM] Urrak: ((30a, 24d))

[10:44 PM] DM: The red swirls in the black blade pulse like a heartbeat as the blood pools around it, then soaks into the blade itself, disappearing and drawing more blood from the guard's body dealing an additional 10 necrotic damage and giving Urrak 10 temp hp.

[10:44 PM] DM: @Ryleigh Alastair

[10:47 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh will run her full movement, then hum a tune that causes her to disappear and reappear by the fleeing guard. She'll swing Dawnbringer at him. ((18H, 16D))

[10:48 PM] DM: The wolves will attack Guard 3.

[10:49 PM] DM: They take him in their jaws and play tug of war, snapping his spine.

[10:50 PM] DM: Guard 2 will attack Sariel and make a run for it.  17 hits, for 6 damage. If she wants to use Uncanny Dodge, she can half it, but it uses her reaction so she can't take AOOs.

[10:51 PM] DM: @Sariel ?

[10:53 PM] Sariel: ((So if I take the damage  I get an AOO?))

[10:53 PM] DM: Yes

[10:54 PM] Sariel: Sariel grunts in pain and attempts another attack. ((15a))

[10:54 PM] DM: That one will miss.

[10:55 PM] DM: The commoners all get past the cart.

[10:56 PM] DM: The plant creature will grow a club from its foot and kick at Urrak for another two swings.  Neither of which hits. It makes a deep, menacing, dark sound.

[10:57 PM] DM: @Gayle Silbando

[10:58 PM] DM: @Seirixori

[10:59 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle sighs at the plant thing still trying to attack Urrak. "Now is not the time," she deadpans and yeets a chromatic orb of fire at the thing.

[10:59 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((16a, 15 fire d))

[11:00 PM] DM: The fire crackles over its bark, catching several pieces until they sizzle away, doing double damage.

[11:01 PM] Seirixori: Seir bites the guard. ((nat 20- 26, 27d))

[11:02 PM] DM: Seir snaps him in half like the T Rex in Jurassic Park. There's another runner about 40' back from you.

[11:03 PM] Seirixori: Seir turns and goes up to him, sticking her face in his face and grins.

[11:05 PM] DM: @Sariel . The plant dude's in the air. The only remaining runner is 30' away and both Ry and Seir are out there with him.

[11:08 PM] Sariel: Sariel yells in frustration at the guard who ran away from her, and turns around to shoot the plant thing with her crossbow. ((21a 7p))

[11:09 PM] DM: The bolt hits and sticks into a piece of bark.

[11:09 PM] DM: @Urrak

[11:11 PM] Urrak: Urrak will strike the tree monster with her greatsword

[11:14 PM] Urrak: ((11, 12 and 28, 13))

[11:15 PM] DM: The second strike hits. The bark splinters and more of it falls away, revealing more of the dark energy beneath.

[11:15 PM] DM: @Ryleigh Alastair

[11:19 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Adventure is going to run past all of you and towards Ryleigh, trampling the guard attempting to escape on the way. ((18H, 9D; 26 - crit - 12D))

[11:19 PM] DM: Adventure knocks him prone and steps on his face.

[11:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh is going to use her movement to meet Adventure at the guard, swinging Dawnbringer. ((29H - crit, 16D))

[11:21 PM] DM: And then Ryleigh brings Dawnbringer down, killing him so she doesn't have to hear the noise he's making..

[11:21 PM] DM: Wolves... can't reach.

[11:22 PM] DM: Gunnloda casts sacred flame and it takes double damage.

[11:23 PM] DM: More of the bark burns away.

[11:23 PM] DM: @Brimeia

[11:25 PM] DM: Actually, hold for tech.

[11:29 PM] DM: So you guys continue to pinata and burn the tree thing until all its bark falls away. A burst of black energy causes it to fall back to the ground, but Gayle levitates it again and you continue peppering it with attacks until it dies .

[11:29 PM] DM: The shriveled husk of a tree man falls to the ground.

[11:29 PM] DM: And that's where we'll end for tonight.

7:00 PM] DM: You came across four Ascan guards who had three commoners in manacles next to their ox and cart. The horses bolted to the east, the ox and cart to the west. There are four Ascus guard bodies in the middle of the road and a weird, shriveled plant man.  Behind your cart, the silver-scaled dragonborn and female half-elf are kneeling over the male half-elf, their hands still shackled.

[7:02 PM] Urrak: Urrak sheathes her sword and searches the guards for the keys to the shackles

[7:03 PM] DM: Investigation

[7:03 PM] Urrak: ((9))

[7:04 PM] DM: It takes you a good minute of rifling through their pouches and pockets before you're able to find a key, but you do.

[7:04 PM] Urrak: Urrak walks over the commoners, approaching slowly. "Here, I can help ye out of those." She holds the keys up beside her.

[7:04 PM] DM: As you approach, the half-elf stands, a dagger in one of her bound hands. "What do you want from us?"

[7:05 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh rides up to the party on Adventure, a dead guard draped over her. She pushes the guards body off Adventure then says to Seir, "How much longer until your wolves disappear?" There's an urgency in her tone.

[7:06 PM] Urrak: Urrak stops, "We were tryin' t' help ye, nothin' more. We're not gonna hurt ye."

[7:06 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle heads over to the commoners and goes to feel the pulse of the male half-elf.

[7:06 PM] Seirixori: Seir comes back, still shifted. She tilts her head at Ry, "An hour, roughly."

[7:06 PM] DM: The woman points her dagger at Gayle before she can get close enough.

[7:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "And how far can you be from them?" She adds to Seir.

[7:07 PM] Brimeia: "Relax, we just wanted to get you away from those guards. We know they've been hurting people who aren't human."

[7:08 PM] Gayle Silbando: "No guard has the right to treat you this way. We  saw there was trouble and just wanted to help." She looks over to Urrak so she can finish unshackling them. "My name is Gayle."

[7:08 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia puts her greataxe away and holds up her empty hands.

[7:08 PM] Seirixori: "I don't think it matters how far. Probably as long as I don't leave this plane."

[7:09 PM] Urrak: "An' I'm Urrak, we're an advernturin' band. We saw that th' guards had ye, and that yer friend was in trouble, So we tried t' get ye free from them. If ye still wanna stab me, fine, but let me unshackle ye so ye can do it a bit more effectively, eh?"

[7:09 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Can you have your wolves drag the bodies of these three into the forest? And then have them return to 'guard' this last body? Then if someone approaches they can snarl and snap at them, before dragging half of the remains into the forest?"

[7:10 PM] DM: The dragonborn gently puts her fingers to the male half-elf's chest, then stands and puts her hand on the woman's arm. The woman falters a little, lowering the dagger.

[7:11 PM] DM: The dragonborn takes a step forward, holding her wrists out toward Urrak. "Forgive her."

[7:11 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods and shifts back, calling her wolves to her. "Drag these three to the forest, please."

[7:11 PM] DM: The wolves do so.

[7:12 PM] Urrak: "It's fine, we understand yer scared," Urrak unshackles the dragonborn

[7:13 PM] DM: She puts her hand out towards the half-elf. "Taji..."

[7:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh finally acknowledges the others. "We need to get off the road. Now. Why don't we ride back and find a place in the woods to stay for while, if not the rest of the night." There's a shake in Ryleigh's voice.

[7:14 PM] DM: The half-elf steps forward too, the dagger trembling in her hand.

[7:15 PM] Urrak: "Hold on, Ry, let 'em get their footing." Urrak takes the half-elf's wrist gently and unlocks the chains

[7:15 PM] Brimeia: "Don't mind Ryleigh. She's just trying to keep us safe. Come along, we can explain more later." Brimeia tries to be as reassuring as she can be.

[7:16 PM] Seirixori: Seir doesn't pay attention to the others as she tells the wolves to guard the left over body and drag it to the forest if other guards show up. Then she walks over to the dead plant guy and crouches next to it.

[7:17 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'm sorry..." and Ryleigh really sounds it. "But there will be another patrol, especially when these 4 don't show. If we're caught anywhere near here... we will be blamed... and I... I might not be able to talk us out of it. Please, we need to get off the road."

[7:18 PM] Urrak: "Their ox ran off, along with th' cart. We can't fit them all in with us. We'll either have t' walk  or figure out another way t' get outta here." Urrak looks to the man on the ground. "An' we have another causality t' deal with."

[7:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "We can all fit if you guys cram together and Seirixori rides with me. We don't need to go far, we just need to get away from here and find a spot in the woods to lay low for a few hours."

[7:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh is starting to sound irritable.

[7:21 PM] Urrak: "Fine, pile in, someone can ride with me up top, as well." Urrak walks back to their cart

[7:22 PM] Brimeia: "She's right, we gotta go." Brimeia moves to help them into the cart if they're willing

[7:22 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle nods. "We should leave this area. I can walk."

[7:22 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh offers her hand to Seir, pulling her up onto Adventure.

[7:22 PM] DM: Half-elf: "My brother? Please, I can't leave him."

[7:23 PM] Seirixori: Seir stiffens when Ry does, not expecting it. "Oh."

[7:24 PM] Urrak: "We can bury him just inside th' woods, if that's alright. It'll be a cramped ride, even more so with him."

[7:28 PM] DM: The half-elf looks to the dragonborn. The dragonborn looks apologetic. "I can't..."

[7:29 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'll take him on my horse," Ryleigh says, hopping off Adventure and offering to take his body.

[7:30 PM] DM: They both look at Ryleigh with surprise, but the dragonborn nods.

[7:30 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Are we far from home?" She asks the half-elf. "He deserves more than just being left here in these woods."

[7:32 PM] DM: The half-elf nods at Gayle, tears at the corners of her eyes as the fight leaves her.

[7:32 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh takes him carefully and secures his body to Adventure. "Let's get going," she says to the group, leading them back the way they came.

[7:32 PM] Urrak: Urrak and the cart follow

[7:32 PM] DM: Everyone piles in and you head back towards the west.

[7:33 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Can anyone cover our tracks?" Ryleigh asks.

[7:33 PM] Seirixori: "I can try to, but I don't think we need to."

[7:35 PM] Brimeia: "I can run along the cart if it would help. Though I don't know how that would affect our tracks.."

[7:35 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((We're looking for a place to pull off the road and hunker down for a few hours))

[7:35 PM] Gayle Silbando: In the cart, Gayle offers her hand to the half-elf in comfort if she needs it.

[7:36 PM] Seirixori: Seir squeezes Ryleigh's arm, "It'll be okay,  issui'as."

[7:36 PM] DM: The half-elf's crying into the dragonborn's shoulder.

[7:37 PM] DM: It takes some time to find a spot, but after an hour or so, Seir spots a place where the cart can pull in.

[7:41 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: They do! And start to unload. Ryleigh carefully take the body off Adventure and carries him to the half-elven woman. "Would you like to bury him here? Or... do you have other plans?"

[7:42 PM] Seirixori: Seir walks over to Gunnloda and whispers to her, "Can you do anything for them?"

[7:43 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "I... don't think so. I only have one set of diamonds, and... I think it's been too long now."

[7:45 PM] DM: The dragonborn and half-elf look at each other again, and the dragonborn says, "If we're going to be here for a little while, please, just set him down."

[7:47 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "I could try... but if it works, they're the only diamonds we have."

[7:48 PM] Seirixori: She nods, resting her hand on Gunnloda's shoulder and squeezing. She heads to the egde of the group, closer to the forest, crossing her arms and frowning as she stares out into it.

[7:48 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh nods, setting him down. Her face is pained as she says to the half-elf, "I watched my brother die and had to bury him too... I'm... I'm truly sorry for your loss." She quickly turns away, and walks the perimeter of where they're making camp.

[7:51 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Gunnloda, I have another diamond if you need. I can pick up more on the way, I'm sure." Gayle almost whispers to her once the rest start walking.

[7:52 PM] Urrak: Urrak shifts a little uncomfortably. She walks over to the horses to help get them settled.

[7:52 PM] DM: The two women kneel beside his body. The dragonborn pats down her chest like she's looking for something, then looks over to the half-elf. She shakes her head. "The guard had it."

[7:52 PM] Brimeia: "We're sorry if we scared you," Brimeia addresses the rescued folks, " We were trying to scare the guards off without letting on that we were on your side. Not that it worked. Where were you all headed?"

[7:53 PM] DM: Gunnloda shakes her head at Gayle. "It wouldn't be strong enough. We could buy more in a city. Probably Aston even."

[7:54 PM] DM: The two women don't intentionally ignore Bri, they're just focused on what they're doing.

[7:55 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: On her perimeter check, Ry walks up to Seir. "I... I need to speak to your wife and, I think maybe you should be there when I do."

[7:55 PM] Urrak: Urrak walks back to the group, "I suppose we could give it a try. Personally, if I fall, I wouldn't want t' come back, but..." She crosses her arms.

[7:56 PM] Seirixori: Seir looks a little confused, but she nods, "Okay..."

[7:56 PM] DM: The dragonborn sighs and they both clasp their hands and start a prayer, both their lips moving, but silent.

[8:00 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "You can come over whenever... just, don't be too long before you do," Ryleigh says, taking Seir's hand and giving it a brief squeeze. She then walks over to the group.

[8:01 PM] DM: The prayer ends, and the dragonborn bows her head. The half-elf starts crying more.

[8:01 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "If it's okay with everyone, I'd like a word with Gunnloda. Alone."

[8:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda raises an eyebrow towards Ryleigh. "O'course..."

[8:03 PM] DM: Gunnloda glances over her shoulder at the commoners, then walks to Ry.

[8:03 PM] Seirixori: Seir waits a few more seconds before heading over to Ry and Gunnloda.

## Seiryloda

8:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh paces back a forth a little, her hand gripping onto Dawnbringer handle. She keeps her voice quiet, but a bit shaky when she says to Gunnloda, "When we were fighting the guards... you said something in celestial and... and controlled me."

[8:08 PM] Seirixori: Seir wasn't really paying attention, her gaze still more focused on the forest, until the last part and her head snaps to look between the two. "What?"

[8:10 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I heard Gunnloda say an incantation of sorts and then... then my arm moved on its own... hitting the guard without my control," Ryleigh repeats, her voice still quiet but her breathing is a little rapid - like she's reliving the moment.

[8:10 PM] DM: Gunnloda frowns. "I--- m'sorry, Ryleigh. I don't remember doin' that."

[8:11 PM] Seirixori: Seir closes her eyes and audibly exhales, "This is happening with a lot more frequency lately, isn't it?" She whispers, she's saying it to herself, but it's loud enough for the other two.

[8:14 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's brows furrow, like she's trying to actively push aside her feelings. "You may not have meant to, but... but I..." she shakes her head and turns her back to Gunnloda, taking a few audible deep breaths.

[8:21 PM] Seirixori: Seir hesitates, unsure of what to do, she gives Gunnloda's shoulder what she hopes is a reassuring squeeze and goes to Ryleigh's side, "...tell me what you need."

[8:24 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I know it was an accident but you know I can't... and I'm here... I don't know..." Ryleigh looks pointedly at the sky a single tear falling down her cheek. "We have other things to attend to right now, I'll be okay... I always am," she says in a near broken whisper.

[8:28 PM] Seirixori: "Liar," Seir chuckles, taking Ry's hand and tugging it so she can pull her into a hug. She looks towards Gunnloda and says to them both, "I wish I knew how we could... control this, so to speak."

[8:30 PM] DM: Gunnloda just kind of looks lost in this moment and nods. "I'm real sorry, Ryleigh... I didn't mean t'upset you."

[8:30 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Extra tears leak out of Ry's eyes when Seir hugs her.

[8:32 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "It's not your fault. Being controlled is... a sensitive subject for me," she says quietly, clearly trying stop her crying.

[8:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Maybe Rukiya will have more information for us once we get back home."

[8:37 PM] Seirixori: "Maybe." Seir sighs, "This is going to sound... rude, and I'm really sorry, but I need you to decide on crying now or later. I don't want to leave any of them alone for too long."

[8:39 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'm fine," Ryleigh says, her eyes glassy, but sharp. "We don't have time for tears and they won't change anything."

[8:40 PM] Seirixori: Seir rolls her eyes, "Later then."

[8:41 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh quickly presses a kiss to Seir's forehead and walks back towards the group.

[8:43 PM] Seirixori: Seir frowns as Ry goes and kneels in front of Gunnloda, cupping her cheek in one hand, "This is getting a little complicated isn't it, llaro?"

[8:45 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods. "I didn't mean t'..."

[8:48 PM] Seirixori: "I know, tor beag, I know." She presses a kiss to Gunnloda's lips. "I can try and stop you outside of a fight, if you want, but... It's a lot more complicated in one."

[8:58 PM] DM: She takes a deep breath and sighs, but it's a shuddering sigh. "'m scared... I don't want t'be the reason somethin' bad happens to you."

[9:04 PM] Seirixori: "You won't be." She smiles, reassuring and with a stupid amount of confidence. "If you need a minute I'll be here, but you know they're lost without us." She winks.

[9:06 PM] DM: She nods, a slight uptick at the corner of her mouth. "Y'almost make me believe in m'self."

[9:09 PM] Seirixori: "Good. You should. You're amazing, llaro. And I'll continue to tell you so until you do believe it... even after that." Seir kisses her again and stands, leading them back to the group.

## Back to the others

[8:03 PM] DM: The dragonborn stands and puts her hand on the half-elf's shoulder, then steps away.

[8:04 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh walks further into the woods.

[8:05 PM] Urrak: Urrak walks over to the commoners, "If ye need," she starts softly, "I can set him t' rest. S'ye don't have t' see him like that. Jus' let me know how we can help ye, or if ye need anythin'."

[8:06 PM] DM: The dragonborn looks back over at the woman now crying into her brother's chest. "I'd rather not give up on him just yet... if we could find our cart..."

[8:07 PM] Urrak: "I reckon we could track it down. A scared ox makes quite th' trail." Urrak offers with a small smile

[8:10 PM] DM: The dragonborn looks back at Urrak, glancing in the direction Ry and DF had gone. "I'd be grateful. I don't want to impose on you."

[8:10 PM] Urrak: "It's no imposition t' me. An' I'm sure I can convince a few others t' come along, fer safety."

[8:11 PM] Urrak: Urrak looks over, "Gayle, Bri, Sariel, what do ye think?"

[8:12 PM] Brimeia: "Sounds alright with me."

[8:13 PM] Gayle Silbando: "If we go as a group, it will be safer. We have to try anything we can."

[8:14 PM] Gayle Silbando: "What are your names by the way?"

[8:14 PM] DM: Dragonborn: "I'm Alarys. They're Taji and Yahya."

[8:16 PM] Urrak: "We want t' do as much as we can fer ye, Alarys," she looks to where Ryleigh and Seir entered the woods, "Should we wait fer them t' come back? This feels real urgent."

[8:17 PM] Brimeia: "We should probably stay put."

[8:22 PM] Urrak: "Aye, we can get a bit o' rest." Urrak rummages through her pack. "Have any o' ye eaten recently? We've some rations if ye need 'em."

[8:24 PM] DM: Alarys: "We ate in Wandermere..." She looks back at Taji again, then back to Urrak and Brimeia. "Why would you risk attacking guards for us?"

[8:27 PM] Urrak: "We're followin' rumors about t' Moonborn. We've heard stories of dark skinned half elves like her friend, bein' targeted. We're tryin' t' stop th' killin's, but it looks like it runs deeper than jus' a occasional pack of madmen." Urrak pauses a moment, wondering if she should offer any further info, "Our paladin friend is very interested in seein' how far it goes."

[8:28 PM] DM: She tilts her head. "To what end?"

[8:29 PM] Brimeia: "To get to the bottom of it, and .. stop them if we can."

[8:30 PM] Urrak: "Aye.  As of what else Ryleigh's lookin' fer, ye'll have t' ask her. We're mostly here t' make sure she doesn't die out there."

[8:32 PM] DM: "How would--- what would you do if I told you the Moonborn was in Kenbow when we were there? What's your intent?"

[8:34 PM] Brimeia: "Wait. Really? That guy's still kicking? Thought he was a goner long ago."

[8:34 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia thinks for a minute. "That's how you all got caught up with those, guards, isn't it?"

[8:35 PM] Gayle Silbando: "We wanted to insure their safety, as like what Urrak was saying, they are being targeted and killed. There have been rumors floating around that the Moonborn still exists, and the higher ups want to eliminate this...conflict of interest because they feel threatened."

[8:36 PM] DM: "They were looking for her."

[8:36 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia frowns. "Who?"

[8:36 PM] DM: "The Moonborn. The guards were looking for her."

[8:38 PM] Urrak: "An' ye saw her? Talked to her?"

[8:39 PM] Brimeia: "The Moonborn? I thought that was some sort of prince."

[8:40 PM] DM: "She's real... but you travel with an Asten. I don't feel comfortable sharing what I know with... that."

[8:41 PM] Urrak: "Ryleigh is...A different sort o' Asten. I can promise ye she doesn't want t' harm th' Moonborn. Quite th' opposite."

[8:44 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh walks out of the forest.

[8:44 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Affiliations aside, Ryleigh has the safety of those who are being wrongfully targeted in mind and she can be trusted," she looks over to where Ryleigh and the rest disappeared to. "I know it's not much, since you hardly know us."

[8:46 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: When she does walk into the clearing, her eyes fall onto the group, but instead of approaching, she walks over to Adventure and starts to stroke her.

[8:49 PM] Gayle Silbando: “Any information you might have would be greatly helpful to point us in the right direction,” she offers a look of reassurance. “We would hate for more people to get captured and hurt.”

[8:50 PM] Urrak: Urrak glances over at Ryleigh, and then back to Alarys , "Aye, we're on yer side."

[8:50 PM] DM: Give me a persuasion check, either both of you or one of you with advantage.

[8:50 PM] Urrak: ((Jaymes will do it with Advantage))

[8:51 PM] DM: ((16.))

[8:55 PM] DM: She looks back at Taji, then Ryleigh, and back to Gayle. "Would it be possible for you to escort us across the border?"

[8:55 PM] Brimeia: "I'm sure we could."

[8:55 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods, "Int'a Vyon or...?"

[8:58 PM] DM: She nods.

[9:00 PM] Urrak: "Aye, we can do that. We'll find yer cart an' get movin' from there." Urrak places her hands on her hips. "I'll talk t' Ryleigh."

[9:04 PM] Urrak: She walks over to Ryleigh and Adventure , "So, we've got a plan t' move forward. Those people, they say they've seen th' Moonborn, in Kenbow. They seem t' know more, but they're hesitant t' tell us, cuz of yer affiliation with Asten.  They want us t' escort them t' boarder. I think once we're close, they'll be more willin' t' share."

[9:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh quirks an eyebrow. "So you want us to escort these people the 4 days it takes to get to Vyon for them to give us information we can get by riding a day to Kenbow? No. We're here to find the person claiming to be the Moonborn so innocent people stop dying because of their proclamation of being Vydea's chosen."

[9:09 PM] Urrak: "Ryleigh this is th' best lead we've had. At th' very least, we can help them find th' cart we caused t' careen off int'a th' woods." Urrak crosses her arms, "An' even after that, they're alone in these woods, they've lost someone, it's cruel t' just leave them t' their own devices. We can at least get them t' a bigger city back up th' Spine."

[9:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "No." Ryleigh says simply. "We already knew the person claiming to be the Moonborn was in Kenbow, what information can they possible give us other than their name."

9:15 PM] Urrak: "What other people have we come across that could even give us a name, Ry? Or do ye really want t' keep goin' on this wild goose chase?"

[9:18 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Wild goose chase?" Ryleigh's tone is clearly irritated. "Everything I've done has brought us one step closer to the Moonborn. Not once have we been off their trail. Whoever it is is on the move, we can't afford 4 days of travel and hope their information is still good when it'll take us 4 more days to get back here." She shakes her head, then walks over to the main group.

[9:13 PM] Seirixori: Seir walks back to the group, Gunnloda beside her, "What'd we miss?" She asks, looking to where Urrak and Ry are.

[9:16 PM] Brimeia: "Hey there, stranger. Was about to ask you the same thing." Brimeia chuckles. "Our new friends here said they know where the Moonborn is."

[9:18 PM] Brimeia: "They also were hoping for an escort back to Vyon."

[9:18 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Urrak is talking to Ryleigh to see if we are able to help take them to Vyon in exchange for information, but that's going to be at least a few days travel."

[9:19 PM] Gayle Silbando: "How could you be sure it was the moonborn?" she asks Alarys genuinely.

[9:19 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh walks over to you all, leaving Urrak behind.

[9:20 PM] DM: Alarys looks like she was about to answer, but stops when Ryleigh approaches, looking at her warily.

[9:21 PM] Gayle Silbando: "We can talk privately if you would like, Alarys. I can promise you that Ryleigh is not like the rest of them, but I can understand your wariness."

[9:22 PM] Seirixori: "Where were they? The moonborn?"

[9:22 PM] DM: "Kenbow."

[9:23 PM] Seirixori: "You guys were there?"

[9:24 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I apologize," Ryleigh says to the Dragonborn woman, "but my friends seem to have mislead you in my absence. We're searching for the person claiming to be the Moonborn, because there are innocent people being targeted by these rumors. People like your friend and her brother. I won't spend 4 days escorting you two to the border and risk losing the Moonborn's trail while doing so. I'm sure you can understand our urgency... we aren't the only ones looking, and we were ambushed in Aston by people wanting to end the Moonborn's life - I can't allow that to happen, because even if I don't believe in the Moonborn... they give hope to those who do."

[9:24 PM] Urrak: Urrak walks back to the group slowly

[9:27 PM] DM: "Can I speak with my friend, alone, for a moment?"

[9:27 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Certainly," Ryleigh says, turning away and walking back towards the horses.

[9:29 PM] DM: Alarys bows her head to excuse herself and walks over to Taji. She kneels beside her, leaving her back to the rest of you.

[9:32 PM] Seirixori: Seir's tail is flittering behind her with a bit more frequency than normal, "So uh, you guys, did none of you ask a more obvious question?"

[9:32 PM] Brimeia: "What?" Brimeia looks puzzled.

[9:34 PM] Seirixori: She motions to the half-elf, "We've already been told what a rarity they are so, I don't know, did you ask if she was the one we're looking for?"

[9:35 PM] Gayle Silbando: "They are on their guard and we are strangers so any answers would have been compromised. I'm sure they will tell us then the time is right if that is the case. Hopefully sooner rather than later."

[9:36 PM] Urrak: "Besides, if she was th' Moonborn, she'd be dead instead o' her brother. Or worse. Those guards could've easily taken her. "

[9:37 PM] Seirixori: "Or he protected her?" Seir says, again like it's an obvious thing.

[9:37 PM] Brimeia: "All they said was that the Moonborn was in Kenbow when they were there. I assumed it meant someone besides, them, but I suppose you've got a point."

[9:40 PM] Urrak: "Regardless, we're not gettin' anywhere with them. Not with Ryleigh around. They're afraid of her."

[9:41 PM] Seirixori: "Hmm." Seir frowns, looks to where Ry is and then where the strangers are. She heads over to the half-elf and dragonborn, clearing her throat as she gets closer to them.

[9:42 PM] DM: Alarys and Taji look up at Seir's approach.

[9:46 PM] Seirixori: "I... understand you don't trust my friend, or possibly any of us. Which is fair, but... she's... her girlfriend is also being targeted by this and I'm afraid unless you tell her why you want an escort, she'll leave you here."

[9:48 PM] DM: They look at each other for another moment, then Taji looks up at Seir. "We're trying to get to the temple in Riverrun. I'm the Moonborn."

[9:49 PM] Seirixori: Seir blinks. "Oh." She kind of laughs, "Thank fucking gods, I hate this place and I would love to leave it."

[9:51 PM] Seirixori: "Do you mind if I tell them? I could maybe just convince her, and them, we need to do this, without specifying. She trusts me."

[9:52 PM] DM: Taji takes a deep breath and stands. "It's ok. Everyone will know sooner or later."

[9:55 PM] Seirixori: Seir nods and heads over to Ryleigh, tugging her back towards the group. "We'll talk later about Things, but we have more important Things right now, like exactly who we were looking for being a few feet away from us."

[9:56 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's brows furrow, but she allows herself to be tugged back to the group.

[9:59 PM] DM: As everyone gathers back up, Taji says, "I'm the Moonborn. The guards found my pendant and were asking whose it was when you came across us. We're trying to get to the temple in Riverrun."

[10:00 PM] Urrak: ((17 insight))

[10:00 PM] Seirixori: Seir motions her hands to them, "See, I asked."

[10:00 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh studies the woman closely. ((12))

[10:01 PM] Urrak: "Thank ye fer askin' th' more obvious question, Seirixori." Urrak smiles a little despite of her slightly bruised ego.

[10:02 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((19 insight))

[10:02 PM] Seirixori: ((22i ))

[10:03 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "If you are the Moonborn, I'll be more than happy to assist you to Riverrun, but first I'd like to make sure you are who you say you are. Would you be willing answer my questions under a truth spell?" Ryleigh asks.

10:04 PM] DM: Give me perception checks pls.

[10:05 PM] Urrak: ((2))

[10:05 PM] Brimeia: ((18))

[10:06 PM] Seirixori: ((17))

[10:06 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: ((15))

[10:08 PM] Gayle Silbando: ((16))

[10:08 PM] Seirixori: Seir studies the two strangers as Ry asks this.

[10:08 PM] DM: So everyone but Urrak sees Alarys move her fingers and mutter under her breath.

[10:09 PM] DM: Urrak just thinks Taji's pretty.

[10:11 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle notices and casts counterspell under her breath as well. ((DC13))

[10:13 PM] DM: Taji nods to Ryleigh.

[10:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's eyes fall onto Alarys. "You must agree to this as well."

[10:14 PM] DM: Alarys's eyes dart to Taji, then across the rest of the group before she nods to Ryleigh too.

[10:17 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh starts to sing a song of truth and how it's rarely a simple thing. (casts zone of truth - DC 15)

[10:17 PM] Seirixori: Seir waits for Ry, and immediately asks, "So... are you going around pretending to be the Moonborn while your pretty friend here does the work?"

[10:21 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "It doesn't matter what she says, she can lie." Ryleigh's eyes narrow.

[10:21 PM] DM: Alarys steps forward, her hands open at her sides. "I am sorry for the deception. She and her brother have been trying to protect me the best way they know how. I am the chosen of Vydea."

[10:22 PM] Urrak: "And now I...am confused." Urrak mumbles

[10:22 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "You're in disguise?" Ryleigh asks Alarys.

[10:23 PM] DM: "No."

[10:23 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "So you really are a dragonborn?"

[10:24 PM] DM: "I am."

[10:26 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Well, I have some good news for you. All of the rumors that have lead us here don't point to you."

[10:28 PM] DM: Alarys nods. "Taji and her brother have much to do with that. When I realized that the people I was helping were spreading the word of my work, they came to me and asked to help. They offered to shield me if I could get them to Vyon. We would work as a team to conceal who was performing the acts."

[10:29 PM] DM: "I have also disguised myself at times."

[10:31 PM] Seirixori: "That's unfortunate." Seir clears her throat afterwards. "Uh... Just gonna stop talking now." She mumbles.

[10:32 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "The road back to Vyon won't be easy, but hopefully, the sooner we can smuggle you out of Ascus, less people here will be targeted... they don't need the extra reason for persecution. Why do you want to go Riverrun?"

[10:33 PM] DM: "Vydea told me to go to her temple there."

[10:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh quirks an eyebrow. "Directly?"

[10:34 PM] DM: "She appeared in dreams."

[10:35 PM] Urrak: Urrak's eyes shift around as she thinks.

[10:35 PM] Gayle Silbando: “Is this possible? For the moonborn to be reappointed after the death of a previous moonborn?” She asks, mostly towards Ryleigh.

[10:36 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh shrugs.

[10:37 PM] Seirixori: Seir kneels beside Gunnloda, whispering something to her.

[10:37 PM] Urrak: "Is there a kinda...test ye can do? T'prove she's th' real one?"

[10:39 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "She has to tell the truth," Ryleigh answers the group.

[10:40 PM] Urrak: "Wasn't th' Moonborn healin' folks? Miracles an' th' like?" Urrak plays with an earring absently

[10:41 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "She doesn't have to prove who she says she is, because she cannot lie about it," Ryleigh reiterates, rubbing at her temples.

[10:42 PM] DM: Gunnloda steps away to walk towards the dead man.

[10:42 PM] DM: Taji: "What are you doing?"

[10:43 PM] Urrak: "Jus' sayin', a crazy person could believe they're tellin' th' truth, even when it's a clear lie..." Urrak trails off as she watches Gunnloda walk away

[10:44 PM] DM: Gunnloda pauses to answer Taji. "I just... I might be able t'help."

[10:47 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "What matters is that she's the one the rumors are about, that the trail we've been following ends here. The Moonborn, Vydea's chosen, none of it actually matters. What does is that the sooner we escort her out of Ascus and get her to Vyon the rumors will hopefully stop. It won't stop people being hurt by Tilman and his cronies, but it'll give them less reason to look so closely."

[10:48 PM] DM: Gunnloda continues on towards Yahya and Taji follows her.

[10:49 PM] Urrak: "If it means leavin' Ascus, I'm in," Urrak says over her shoulder as she watches Gunnloda carefully.

[10:50 PM] Seirixori: "And we can maybe get my friends a new place to live sooner!"

[10:51 PM] Urrak: "That too! I guess," Urrak crosses her arms, "Hey, Seirixori, what's yer wife doin'?"

[10:53 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh shushes them. "We need to keep quiet, we don't want to draw anything out of the woods."

[10:53 PM] Seirixori: "Trying to believe in herself."

[10:55 PM] Seirixori: "Speaking of the woods... Has it always been this way? The creepy darkness the," she says a word, you know by sound it's druidic, "had?"

[10:57 PM] Urrak: Urrak tries to listen to Gunnloda and Taji's conversation

[10:58 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "It was always like this in Falberk," Ryleigh replies. "I didn't spend a lot of time this far North, but it's my understanding that the Fytulk was only like that near it's heart... which was near where I grew up."

[11:00 PM] Seirixori: "Takara said the darkness was growing, but the..." She frowns, trying to find the right words, "the Person-tree, they don't generally look like that."

[11:01 PM] Urrak: "Guys yer gonna wanna look at this," Urrak points at Gunnloda

[11:01 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I played in the forest as a kid, it was a kind of escape for my family to picnic there, but I've never seen anything like the tree creature that attacked us."

[11:02 PM] Seirixori: Seir's been looking at Gunnloda while talking, and she hushes Urrak, "Don't distract her."

[11:03 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods. "Right, right"

[11:03 PM] Seirixori: "They don't attack, unless threatened, and we weren't... I mean, the ones I know don't. They guard things, we weren't even in the forest."

[11:04 PM] Seirixori: She reiterates, "And they don't look like that. It only looked normal when it was dead. Mostly. It ... It's like something drained it."

[11:04 PM] Brimeia: "Creepy."

[11:06 PM] Urrak: "A haunted forest wasn't enough, eh? Now there's some kind o' dark energy about too? Yer home country sucks, Ryleigh." she mumbles something in orc to herself.

[11:06 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "The Fytulk has always been kind of mysterious and wild. It's the type of place that parents scare their children with - 'don't wander too far into the forest or you'll be swallowed up by it' or 'the beast of the Fytulk will steal you away if you go out after dark.' For the most part, I always believed they were just tales."

[11:07 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh half smiles at Urrak's comment. "Yeah... I know."

[11:07 PM] Urrak: Urrak's attention snaps back to Gunnloda and the siblings, "Holy shit, was that him? She brought 'im back?"

[11:07 PM] Seirixori: Seir's smiling as she looks over at Gunnloda, but there's also a little sadness in it as well.

[11:09 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh catches the look on Seir's face and takes her hand, giving it a small squeeze.

[11:09 PM] Seirixori: "I kind of wish I could find out what's wrong with the forest, but with Takara as worried as she was... It's not something I don't think we can deal with right now."

[11:10 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle also begins to look a little uneasy at the stories but listens intently.

[11:13 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Takara will handle it, and if she needs help... she can always ask Moki. And if he needs help... you can tell Takara we'd be happy to. She takes care you, homashoc... the least we could do is help clean a portion of her domain. But let's get this lot back to Vyon first..." Ryleigh looks a little weary.

## Gunnloda's Ritual

[10:49 PM] DM: Gunnloda kneels next to the boy's body, looking over him.

[10:50 PM] DM: She looks up at Taji. "I've never done this. I can't promise it'll work. Could y'tell me about 'im? It might help."

[10:52 PM] DM: Taji: "He's... kind. Believes too much. We're from Manavik. He likes oranges?"

[10:52 PM] DM: Gunnloda smiles softly at her attempts to figure out what's relevant. "Thank you. His name?"

[10:53 PM] DM: "Yahya."

[10:55 PM] DM: Gunnloda reaches into her bag and withdraws a small pouch. She sprinkles diamonds out into her palm and places them on his forehead, his nose, his chin, his chest.

[10:56 PM] DM: She puts her hands out over his body and closes her eyes.

[10:58 PM] DM: Her brow furrows a bit, like she's focusing or exerting herself.

[11:00 PM] DM: Her eyes fly open, but they're entirely black like entrances to the void.

[11:01 PM] DM: Taji recoils a bit, startled.

[11:02 PM] DM: Gunnloda reaches out with alarming speed and grabs Taji's hand with one hand and takes the boy's hand in the other.

[11:03 PM] DM: One by one, the diamonds explode into little puffs of glitter that sparkle over his skin.

[11:04 PM] DM: Gunnloda's eyes close. Her face relaxes.

[11:05 PM] DM: A deep gasp comes from the boy's body, followed by a moan.

[11:08 PM] DM: Gunnloda's eyes open and they're the normal green again, but slightly panicked. She leans down and puts her hand to his belly, casting a cure spell to fix the sword wound.

[11:09 PM] DM: Taji pulls him up into her arms in a hug, tears streaming down her face.

[11:10 PM] DM: Yahya: "T-Taji?"

[11:10 PM] DM: Taji nods and holds him closer.

[11:12 PM] DM: Yahya: "Taji, I saw him... I saw dad." He pulls back a bit and looks at her. "He... he wanted me to tell you he's proud of you."

[11:13 PM] DM: As the two hug again, Gunnloda stands and starts walking back towards Seir, but stumbles, wavers, and about halfway there, she falls to the ground.

## The others

[11:15 PM] Seirixori: She hums in acknowledgement and starts heading slowly towards Gunnloda, but once she sees her fall she runs over.

[11:15 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh quickly follows, looking concerned.

[11:15 PM] Urrak: "Gunnloda!" Urrak follows behind Seir and Ry

[11:16 PM] DM: She's unconscious, and paler than usual, but breathing shallowly.

[11:16 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle gasps and runs over as well, but keeps a little distance to give her space.

[11:17 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia follows and waits at a distance like the others.

[11:18 PM] Seirixori: "Ry," Seir says, trying to sound calm, but absolutely isn't. "Can you--" she motions to herself, "the thing." Somewhere she knows she needs more words, but they don't come as she pulls Gunnloda to her, or tries to.

[11:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Kneeling beside Gunnloda, Ryleigh hovers her hands over her. She stops when Seir asks her to something other than what she was. So she hums the song you've all become familiar with that she uses to locate Seir. Once it's finished she starts singing a soft, soothing tune. ((lay on hands for 20))

[11:23 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Her aura is still there, it's different, but not in a bad way." Then she worries her lip. "I can't heal her... maybe she just needs to rest."

[11:24 PM] Gayle Silbando: “Has this happened before?” she asks softly with sadness in her voice.

[11:25 PM] Seirixori: "No," Seir whispers, tears in her eyes.

[11:26 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "No, but she hasn't intentionally tried to raise someone before."  Ryleigh runs her hand slowly up and down Seir's back. "She'll be alright, homashoc. It probably took a lot out of her."

[11:30 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah..." Seir says, her voice still quiet, feeling a bit guilty.

[11:32 PM] Urrak: "Are we stayin' th' night here? We should get her more comfortable," Urrak bites her lip "I can carry her, if need be."

[11:40 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Let's go ahead and make camp, so we can let Gunnloda rest and regain her strength. We'll head back out in the morning."

[11:44 PM] Seirixori: "I can- I can do the- the camp thing."

[11:45 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh leans in and presses a kiss to Seir's forehead. "No, homashoc, we'll get it... you stay put and watch Gunnloda."

[11:45 PM] Urrak: Urrak nods, "I'll get some firewood."

[11:48 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "I'll set up the tents," Ryleigh says.

[11:48 PM] Brimeia: "Yeah, we got you." Brimeia gives Seir's shoulder a gentle pat before moving to help set up camp.

[11:49 PM] Seirixori: "Urrak!" She nearly yells, barely remembering to keep her voice down. "Dead wood only. Please."

[11:50 PM] Urrak: Urrak gives her a thumbs up, confirming she heard Seir, and walks into the trees

7:13 PM] DM: Traveling through Ascus has been a pain in the ass. If it's not racism and asshole guards, it's Ryleigh's attempts at controlling the world around her or weird fuckin' tree-man-things that glow black. But you've at least found what you're looking for- the person claiming to be the Moonborn.

Alarys, a silver dragonborn, is accompanied by two dark-skinned half-elves, a brother-sister pair named Yahya and Taji. They've been helping conceal Alarys's identity for passage to Vyon.

Ryleigh believes that whether she is the Moonborn or not, removing her from Ascus will help stop the murders and disappearances you've been investigating.

Yahya was killed by guards, and Gunnloda raised him, though apparently at great cost to herself. She's currently unconscious, though stable and under Seir's watchful eye. The rest of you have busied yourselves with the making of camp, only using the dead wood that litters the forest floor and raising your tents.

Everyone speaks quietly, out of caution so as not to call more of the denizens of the Fytulk to you, but also out of worry for Gunnloda and Seir's fragility. Everyone's been skirting around addressing the elephant in the clearing, but now, a few hours later, the camp is made, rations set out, the fire beckons as the sun fades, and everyone finds themselves drawn together again.

[7:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh goes to check on Seir, where ever that might be.

[7:21 PM] Urrak: Urrak sets herself down by the fire, occasionally poking at it with stick to make sure the all the wood catches.

[7:23 PM] Seirixori: Seir's resting near the fire, not paying attention to much else, completely focused on Gunnloda, despite there being nothing she can do.

[7:25 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Homashoc, do you want me to move her into a tent? Or... do you need anything?"

[7:25 PM] Brimeia: Brimeia is sitting  by the fire too, trying to  rest but looking awkward with all the tension.

[7:28 PM] Seirixori: It takes her a moment to respond and when she does, guilt fills her voice, "No, no just... don't go." She reaches out to take Ry's hand.

[7:28 PM] DM: Alarys, Taji, and Yahya have been keeping to themselves, talking softly between themselves, but they approach in a group now. Alarys gestures towards the fire. "May we join you?"

[7:29 PM] Brimeia: "Of course." Brimeia smiles at them and gestures to an open space on the ground

[7:29 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh holds Seir's hand and stays for as long as she needs her too.

[7:29 PM] DM: They each take a seat.

[7:33 PM] Urrak: Urrak looks over to Seir, Gunnloda and Ryleigh a moment before turning to the newcomers, "I imagine this wasn't what ye thought would happen when ye started travelin' this way."

[7:34 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Keeping an eye on their surroundings, Ryleigh eventually gestures for Gayle to come over to her.

[7:34 PM] DM: Alarys: "We knew the journey would be difficult."

[7:37 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle shifts her legs around from her spot near the fire.

[7:38 PM] Urrak: "Bein' in Ascus is bloody difficult already," Urrak chuckles, "But if everythin' ye say is true, then it's real fortunate our paths crossed, I'd say."

[7:38 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Is it okay to ask what else were you told in your dreams?" she asks Alarys.

[7:39 PM] DM: Alarys bows her head slightly. "I cannot say yet whether this is truly fortunate. After all, you are the reason we no longer have our own cart, aren't you?"

[7:40 PM] Urrak: "One of us at least," Urrak laughs a little. "Though I do apologize fer th' rest o' us. I did want t' get it back fer ye."

[7:41 PM] DM: She tilts her head towards Gayle. "I cannot promise I will answer all questions, but you may ask them."

[7:41 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle nods. "Thank you for your transparency. Excuse me a moment." She gets up a heads over towards Ryleigh.

[7:43 PM] DM: Yahya's brow furrows as his gaze follows Gayle to where Gunnloda's resting. "Is she going to be ok?"

[7:43 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh whispers something to Gayle.

[7:45 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle keeps her face neutral.

[7:46 PM] Urrak: "We're not sure. I've never seen Gunnloda like this before."

[7:47 PM] Gayle Silbando: "I hope she'll be okay," her eyes drift over to where Gunnloda is laying down.

[7:48 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle clears her throat. "Alarys, how did you get the Moonborn title? Was it appointed to you by Vydea?"

[7:49 PM] Brimeia: "I sure hope so. She takes good care of us."

[7:50 PM] DM: Alarys: "She gave it to me, yes."

[7:50 PM] DM: Taji grumbles a bit under her breath.

[7:51 PM] Gayle Silbando: "May I ask how she gave you the name?" she continues, "How she said it, I mean."

[7:54 PM] DM: "It was in a dream. The first time she appeared, she urged me to travel to Riverrun. The second time, she told me to use the title Moonborn. She said it would be helpful."

[7:58 PM] Urrak: "Helpful? That's an interestin' way t' put it."

[7:59 PM] Gayle Silbando: "When the dreamed happened, what changed? Were you a healer before it already?" she keeps her voice level, but curious. "The rumors we've heard were things short of miracles were being done on ill individuals."

[8:01 PM] DM: Alarys smiles. "I was a jeweler."

[8:02 PM] Seirixori: Seir shifts, but only to sightly turn her body towards Ryleigh as she whispers to her, tears in her eyes.

[8:03 PM] Brimeia: "So you just... got powers suddenly?"

[8:06 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh cups Seir's cheek and softly whispers what sounds like reassurances to her.

[8:06 PM] DM: Alarys: "I suppose you could say that... though I've been studying for a while longer."

[8:08 PM] Gayle Silbando: "How long ago did this dream happen?"

[8:10 PM] DM: Alarys: "The first dream was about two months ago. The eleventh."

[8:12 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs as she says something and then leans into Ryleigh.

[8:13 PM] Urrak: "When did she tell ye t' go to Riverrun?"

[8:13 PM] DM: Alarys: "The eleventh."

[8:14 PM] Urrak: "Sorry, when she called ye th' Moonborn."

[8:14 PM] DM: Alarys: "Three days later."

[8:17 PM] Urrak: "An' yer friends here, did you know them before th' dreams? Are they jus' fer keepin' eyes off ye or?" she motions to the siblings

[8:17 PM] DM: Taji grumbles, "We can speak for ourselves."

[8:18 PM] Urrak: "Then speak."

[8:19 PM] DM: Yahya speaks up. "We met her in Manavik. I wanted to help her."

[8:19 PM] Urrak: "Cuz ye believed she was th' Moonborn?"

[8:20 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh's head looks towards the group at the mention of Manavik.

[8:20 PM] DM: Yahya confidently replies, "She is."

[8:21 PM] Urrak: Urrak looks over to Taji, "I sense maybe yer not so sure. Did ye come along t' keep him safe?"

[8:23 PM] DM: Taji: "Course I did. He's my brother."

[8:27 PM] Gayle Silbando: "But why the detours if Vydea told you to head to Riverrun in your first dream?"

[8:27 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh starts to sing a soothing song - it's soft and warm, but it's sang so low that none of you can hear the words, only the melody.

[8:30 PM] DM: Alarys: "I am from a small town south of Bitra. When I started using the name Moonborn there, then traveled to Manavik, I started encountering... resistance. Vydea told me to go to Kenbow, so we cut across the forest rather than going to the Spine. It seemed less dangerous and faster."

[8:32 PM] Seirixori: Seir finally says something, "Sorry about your cart, and the wolves... And the overgrown forest." She stops and then adds, "Oh, and the voice." She's quiet but her voice carries.

[8:34 PM] Urrak: "We were tryin' to keep things from escalatin' but, well, shit hit th' fan real quick." Urrak stretches her neck a moment, "Is there anythin' y'need in Kenbow still? Or is Riverrun yer final destination?"

[8:36 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle looks over to Ryleigh to see if she might have any other questions for the others.

[8:36 PM] DM: Alarys: "We just left Kenbow. My Lady used me to help ease the troubles they were facing there."

[8:37 PM] Urrak: "What kind o' troubles?" Urrak quirks an eyebrow

[8:39 PM] DM: Yahya: "It was gross. Boils and pus and--" He shudders.

[8:42 PM] Urrak: "A plague," Urrak rubs her chin, "That's impressive, t' say th' least."

[8:42 PM] DM: Alarys: "It was nothing. Vydea led me to a place where the cure could be found."

[8:43 PM] Seirixori: Seir's eyes finally leave Gunnloda, now turning to Alarys. She doesn't say anything, just watches.

[8:45 PM] Gayle Silbando: Gayle's face contorts at the description of the plague.

[8:48 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: "Openly worshiping Vydea here is brave and healing people in her name right under the noses of guards is like a slap to Tilman's reign," Ryleigh says, a small smile on her lips.

[8:50 PM] DM: Alarys bares her teeth in what might be a grin. "I can only hope to be a hundredth the pain Lucas was."

[8:51 PM] Seirixori: Seir laughs and then tugs at Ry's arm, "Help me, please." She looks down to Gunnloda and then motions to their tent.

[8:51 PM] Gayle Silbando: "Anything that causes Tilman discomfort, I can get behind." Gayle also smiles. "So what is next when you get to Riverrun? Is there someone expecting you?"

[8:52 PM] Ryleigh Alastair: Ryleigh tilts her head in Alarys direction, in an approving way. Then she lifts Gunnloda and carries her to a tent.

[8:52 PM] DM: Alarys: "I am to go to the temple. I... assume it's so that the priests there can help me fulfill her wishes."

[8:54 PM] Urrak: "Well, hopefully we can get all of ye there in one piece."

[8:54 PM] DM: Yahya: "Yes, please..."

[8:55 PM] Urrak: Urrak stands, chuckling, "You we're gonna keep real close eye on," she stretches and yawns a bit, "I suggest ye all get some sleep. I'll take th' first watch."

[8:56 PM] Gayle Silbando: "I'll take your 6, Urrak."

[8:59 PM] DM: People take turns taking watch. Gunnloda wakes briefly in the middle of the night, but goes right back to sleep, but at least that allows Seir to rest too.

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