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**The party decided to spend the next day (66) preparing to leave, and completing final tasks, and will leave Far Haven for White Beach first thing next morning (67) by road.**

## Agreed actions:

* Garaf to ask Maranay about taverns in White Beach, ask for a refund for unused nights (or at least something in kind!) Also ask which Perceval sect is she?
* Bazin/Umar to attempt to see Ronshadow again to ask for letter of introduction to Cheron Axehead.
* Caradoc to investigate Temple wall burn mark - with plenty of Det Magics from supporting spell casters
* Ask if there are any other ferries or fords up or downstream from the main bridge to White Beach in case it is washed out.
* Purchase supplies for journey including plenty or rope for fording river.
* At the same time – try to speak to the Dark Elves (see what they are trading etc) – accompanied by Bazin or mages with Comp Lang. Joshua with Kirsten to get their scent (plus scent of Lizardmen, Maratasen and any other newly met races)
* Decided  the Shieldbreaker company was probably not relevant, and couldn't be followed up on anyway as it would need chatting to Miriam which we will not do.
* Decided revocation of ban on Wyldwood followers going to Temple of the Book was **not** an invitation – at least until it's been reconsecrated in May!
* Francis wants to speak to a (real, not apprentice!) speaker of a Centaur clan to find out more about Elder races. **Clarification:** Strictly, Francis is obsessed with the arrival of Elves, Orcs and Humans, and who saw them, but information on any of the races is welcome, even hobbits. Francis finds it odd that humans have no stories about where they were before they arrived on the island. If I recall correctly, some were shipwrecked, then others turned up. How, whence? His long run interest is how Elven arrival clashes with Elves' mythology, the Empress etc and (minor) gods frolicking with them here.

## Vinmira:

* He was dressed slightly eccentrically, but not outrageously.
* Met Saratak about 3-4 years ago – thought he was flaky then!
* Has no idea about the books from the destroyed library – not even what used to be there originally.
* Will deliver **our** report to Cagrun and Gohde.
* Provided descriptions and sketches of Bez Drock and Onwen: Both male humans, will be in their 60's. (For Drock, think of Druss). Finding them may be different – but they will stick out from the native Ariels population!
* Explained that Olg's/Miriams company were the Shieldbreakers – a company specialised in sieges/taking forts etc – the mission was to clear out an orc stronghold near Wingsport/Beriesa. No information on what actually happened

## Journey North to White Beach:

* Clans will be involved with herding. There are several Maratasen and Orc clans left (ie who haven't gone haring off East)
* Almost no need for mule fodder, hunting will be OK, and rations probably only need about ¼ of what was required for journey up here.
* The Bridge *may* still be there when we get there – depends on when it goes boom!
* Party to consider loading up on rope (and twine for Two to fly across with) to aid fording:
* Journey on from White Beach to Tobar (if required) is probably best done down the Great North River.

## Other information:

### Sallahan:

Dark powers/chaos descended on the island 10 to 15 years ago – sounds pretty unpleasant – but the timing may be significant.

### Lighthouse:

Still no obvious reason why it might have been demolished.

### Temple of the Book wall:

From spring regrowth etc, 'break in' seems to have occurred between 1 week and 1 month ago. Burn on the wall looks like where someone has left burnt skin behind when putting their hand on a red hot surface – a mini-fire trap?

### Dwarven party coming to Far Haven:

About 40 artisans plus 10 apprentices – costing at least 100-150 gp per day. So Saratak is 'splashing the cash' for Dwarven artisanal skills (we guess at city defences).

### Saratak's wealth/influence:

Far Haven is a thriving trading city and Saratak collects taxes both directly and indirectly, so he is 'well off' (and has a 'good' chancellor.) Saratak's influence spreads all the way to White Beach and Tobar – the clans support him as he is respected as a Seer, seems to share their goals (or at least their survival) and he is fair with them (unlike the other towns/cities around Northlake which look down on the clans.)

### Spell of Voids:

Soratan's spell was cast in haste, when all the Wild were concentrated around Trollheim/Ghoulagabba. The return of the Legendary creatures is therefore not related to where they 'went' from – it does seem that they are returning to places appropriate for them (ie Sahuagin in the lake etc)

Elves spell(s) were cast with planning – but they probably 'over-egged' them by adding too many extra embellishments. It was their spell that had the five portals where the teleport traps are – ie it appears the traps are the remains of the mechanism used to gather the Elves to the portals. Again, the Elves didn't seem to return to these points – but they have certainly made them strategic objectives!

### Elder Races

Dwarves were there at the time, just not mentioned. (And don't ask about Hobbits!).

### Swanfeather

Her white feathers were a form of albino-ism. (Most Ariels are mottled/dun colour). The message to Francis from Saratak via Swanfeather about Riverside proves it was our party that they were waiting for.