Session 2

Fighting the bandits in Lillyvalley and journey continuing to Peacrest.

### Events

The game started in the forest by the hunting lodge. The party was planning on how to proceed after Nyre scouting. They decided to sneak close to the 2 bandits sitting at the table in front of the main building, get rid of them, maybe fight whoever would join the fray from the house itself. Ephra was able to move closer without being detected, but Nyre and Elwyn, snapping some branches, gave away their position. A fight ensued with needles and fire flying in the direction of the bandits, who quickly recovered and slashed their displeasure into attackers from the forest. The party came out victorious, though bloodied.

Quickly healing and retreating deeper into the brush the party decided to try for the back door. Before they got to it some people came out of the lodge, discovered one of the bodies of slain comrades, and started investigating. Quickly two parties met each other and another fight broke out. The drow and the goblin were making good on their revenge until Nyre turned into a 4ft long cobra and started absolutely smashing all enemies. Two more bandits run towards the commotion, dealing good damage with their weapons, and yet stood no chance against the poisonous fangs.

Afterwards, Ephra disguised himself as one of the bandits and went inside the lodge to investigate. Finding no other attackers inside, the rest followed him in. There they discovered a couple of children, who they tried to intimidate into submission, but then followed more sensible way of calling in Marko. The children didn't see much, mentioned boxes being stored in the shed and that there's a cellar underneath the lodge where they saw some more people coming in and out with letters.

The party decided not to endanger the lives of children and returned with them to Lillyvalley. Grateful Milan and parents of other kids showered them with deserved praise, gold, and whatever food they could spare. Then Milan mentioned he heard a month ago from the mayor of Peacrest that the town was struggling with bandits as well. He hasn't had any more news from the town, but mentioned they could ask around in Twelve Doves Inn for gossip, if the party is inclined to follow the thread of bandits and help get rid of them for good. The other villagers decided to go back to hunting lodge, kill anybody who was left, burn the place to the ground.

The party rested for the day and next morning set off to Peacrest. They met with merchants and travellers who complained about being attacked more often, how unsafe the trade track has become. But with no adventures and on a good road, they reached the town in early afternoon the next day. First they met a 10 year old boy who was planting flowers along the road. Then they saw the Twelve Dove Inn. Moving on they looked around the town market, main square, the more expensive inn, the temple. They decided to go and ask about they mayor in the temple, but quickly discovered that the building is closed. Asking the man sitting and smoking outside they heard that the temple is closed for renovation, dunno for how long. The man was not friendly, knew nothing, and only scowled.

They proceeded into the nicer inn, Lucky Peach, but beforehand Nyre turned into a cat and Ephra into one of the bandits. Inside the inn were only 3 more people, 2 merchants and a town person, who were talking together. Elwyn and cat-Nyre went inside, ordered wine and milk, and sat at a table. Ephra-bandit walked in and decided to intimidate the merchants into giving him information. He asked about the mayor multiple times, but always received an answer that the merchants don't know anything about the mayor and haven't heard anything new. When Ephra-bandit went to his own table, Nyre-cat heard over the whispers that the folk thought the new bandit weird an behaving differently than the rest. The party finally left the inn and continued to the other one, Twelve Doves, to seek more information.