Porthaethwidge

Porthaethwidge is a town in the nation of Briham.

The town of Porthaethwidge is a town filled with luxury, festivities, love, and kindness. The townsfolk are all satyrs and each of them wears a spirit amulet that connects them emotionally. As a result, the town is overwhelmed with love and happiness. When the players arrive in Porthaethwidge, they are greeted by Festivál Agápe or the Festival of Brotherly Love. Bright banners, streamers, fireworks, and more fill the streets as the players hear the music and smell the cooking of the friendly, peaceful satyrs. As they come into the town square, they see satyrs dancing, playing, eating, and drinking.

As the party started making their way through the town square, they were greeted by Kesi: "Travelers, welcome! What brings ye to Porthaethwidge?” The party gave a variety of answers, but regardless of these answers, Kesi told the party that business is for the morning, and the festival rules the night. She offered each of them an amulet. If the player took the amulet, they were overtaken with love, belonging, and happiness.

At some point, the festivities paused as Kekos, the town’s elder, gave a speech. He reveals a bit of backstory to the players: the Festival is a celebration of his birthday because he made the amulets that link the emotions of everyone in the town, giving everyone the love of brotherhood. Eventually, the festival resumed after a grand toast to Kekos, and an offering of gifts. During the gift ceremony, Jeremy Wade offered Kekos a rather large catfish, which had attacked a couple of satyrs a few weeks prior.

The town of Porthaethwidge subscribes to the idea of "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need." The offering Jeremy made, taking the life of a creature that took the life of their own, made the satyrs extremely grateful. They offered the party free housing, food, and items from their market.

As some members of the party enjoyed the night, a few decided to try and break into the Great Library, where they were confronted by Kekos. He warned the party not to go in after dark, as there were evil creatures inside who had attacked him a few months prior.

As the day dawned, the party went to Kekos who was able to tell them more about the cult and how to overtake them. Kekos did not know much about the leadership in the cult, he only knows that the monks at Xynnar would be able to give the party more information. But how does the party get to Xynnar?

Kekos explained there are two routes. The first route is longer, but safer. The party would head back on the bridge they came from on their way from Kameeraska and head due north, seeing towns such as Alderdeen and Balerno before finally getting to Montshire, where they might be able to meet with a monk on a supply run. The second route is shorter but filled with untold dangers. The party would go through the Misty Woods and over the Mountain Pass. Each of these, according to Kekos, has dangers that range from wild animals to monsters to people living in the woods who have been exiled from society for committing atrocious crimes. Kekos told the party he advises they go the route through the towns but reminded them that the decision was up to them. Eventually, the party looked around and began finding books on various subjects, and also an orc named Gorklez, who wasn't quite sure how he had gotten there...

That night, the party returned to the Great Library and defeated the enchanted gargoyles. The next morning, they set off through the Misty Woods against the advice of Kekos and Svalgar Drax. Kekos asks the party to return once they finish with their ultimate quest-- defeating the cult. “Not just to give back the books,” he says, “But also so that we can hold another festival for the saviors of Briham.”

## Notable NPCs

* Kekos, an elderly satyr who is an inventor & the keeper of the library. He is said to have all the knowledge of the world in his library.
* Kesi, another elderly satyr who is the event coordinator for the town.
* Eonto, the owner of Porthaethwidge Mercantile. Eonto also got into a drinking competition with Kohta and Cain.