Pagus Event

Farren Striess

Novak Belasch

I'ziah Zupso

Obeh'ra Epocan

Pietra Amabile

Emhyr Solsteel

Florence Beauvau

The Pagus Event, otherwise known as the Pagus expedition, journey to Garlemald or just Pagus refers to a mission wherein the Wayfarers were deployed to a small Garlean settlement in the far north known as 'Pagus'.

The settlement consisted of former personnel and families of those who worked in or around the ceruleum mining facility nearby

Doctor Arthurioux Loufert had commissioned the Wayfarers Circle to locate and recover ceruleum which was deemed necessary for the continuation of the project to save Eraeina's life. Feather needed the ceruleum to continue the research and development into Garlean Hyper-tuning technology, which would rescue Eraeina from succumbing to a grievous wound.

Setting out on the early morning of the 20th of the first astral moon, each Wayfarer made their way to Camp Broken Glass, where the team would rendezvous before setting out on *snow-bikes* to the settlement of Pagus.

### Briefing from Madame Marigold

Before the team set out for Pagus, the team were briefed by Madame Hale Marigold personally.

It was explained that the only working communications equipment at the settlement was an old radio tower that had seen better days, as a result the local citizens received a patchy communique detailing that a band of contractors were headed to the village, but the details of their mission was unable to be relayed.

Madame Marigold also had two additional requests; to keep an eye on their employer Arthurioux Loufert, who would be coming along on the mission and that Farren Striess test out a new form of combat suit, which was specifically designed for him.

The team were provided with four snow-bikes, capable of seating a driver and a passenger for transport to the settlement.

### Trouble on the slopes

A while into their travel, a snow-bike piloted by Florence Beauvau made a daring trick, driving up a mount of snow for a jump. The mound was discovered to be no ordinary mound but a voidsent blanketed beneath the slush. Rearing its head, it sent Florence and passenger, Obeh'ra flying off their bike.

The voidsent moved into an attack position as the other Wayfarers were dismounting, I'ziah and Pietra were first to enter the fray against the creature, attempting to strike it. Emhyr let loose with his bow but he didn't account for the wind resulting in a friendly fire incident, injuring I'ziah Zupso with a glancing shot.

The group swarmed the voidsent, attacking it from all angles before a single shot rang out from the snow, silencing the monster. Upon further inspection, the shot came from a Garlean officer named Varia Fae Linus, a patriot elevated to overseer of the Pagus facility during the previous calamity. Emhyr Solsteel attempted diplomacy but failed to make any meaningful impact on the Garlean.

### Arrival at Pagus

Commander Linus had gone on ahead, leaving the Wayfarers to follow behind, hoping that they would give up.

The group forged on and made it to the settlement, where they were once again met by the Garlean, who mentioned that they had met, or at least heard of, Doctor Arthurioux Loufert before. It was made apparent that Loufert had worked with the Garlean Empire some time ago, much to the surprise of several of the Wayfarers.

Tensions were high with the commander and a few members of the team, none the less, they made their way to the town to meet a former miner by the name of Silia Cen Cita, whom they were told would be of assistance. The team were given a brief look over of the village, and tasked with the first challenge to prove themselves an ally of the locals. Whether it through talk, work, or dispatching voidsent, progress had to be made for the mission to succeed.

Novak Belasch opened dialogue with some of the locals, gaining valuable information into why the *Pagus Mining Facility* had been closed one year prior to their visit whilst I'ziah Zupso busied themselves with some scouting, stealthily gaining information for the Wayfarers.