Verderuac

Population: 202

## Summary

Verderuac is the home location of the Village campaign. It is located in the country of Whitrontia on the continent of Poiles. it has a population of 202 and main culture is human with small pockets of Dwarves due to its near proximity to the mountain dwelling people to the country's north.

## Notable Characters:

* Dodren - (Paladin, Guard Captain/Field Medic, Human)
* Varin Liadon - (Ranger, Scout/Huntsman, High Elf)
* Mite son of Atom - (Barbarian, Woodworker, Goliath)
* Adrianna - (Sorceress, Diplomat, Human)
* Hunkey Dory VI - (Paladin, Town Preacher, Human)
* Bjorg Bjorgensen - (Druid, Town Hermit)
* Merv - (Rogue, immature teen, Kobold)
* Kretion - (Warlock, old, very deaf man, tavern owner, Kobold)
* Galaga
* Charli Engelberg - (Bard, Instrument shop, Satyr)
* Nattari - (Cleric, Town Healer, Tiefling)
* Bariell - (Wizard, Advisor, Drow)
* Sarah - (Druid, Human)

## Events

### **First Day (Hunting, Church Endeavors, Knightly Duel, Eivor's Apprenticeship)**

* First day
	+ Varin and Merv hunt elk.
		- Merv puts five elk to sleep. Varin, Merv, and hunters kill a large bull and young bull, leaving two cows and one young bull alive.
	+ Hunkey Dory VI preaches
		- Swears, and is bothered by Merv. Repents, and gains two members to his church.
	+ Two knights have a duel
		- One knight is hurt badly, taken in by Dodren to heal. The other is fine, and rides off. He is a high ranking knight from Aragdamunz
	+ Varin picks up an apprentice
		- Eivor, one of the hunters from the elk hunt, learns from Varin how to make a proper bow.

### **5-29-21 (Aiden Incident)**

* One week after initial village setup, but before we encountered the necromancer
	+ Minstrel challenged townspeople to a battle of wits
		- Driven out of town after he is headbutted by Hunkey Dory VI. Falls unconscious and leaves the next day after Hunkey Dory VI leaves him in his church.
	+ Travelling elven merchants arrive.
		- Large and regular elk antlers are traded for throwing dagger that Merv has.
* Next Day
	+ Two boys (Jack and David) are trying to be manlier than their partner, bothering a young lady
		- Mite intimidates them and they soil themselves. They spend some time in church. The lady seems fine.
* Next Day
	+ Lazy teen (Bart) needs a job
		- Father speaks to Varin, Varin takes him to Mite. Works with Mite cutting trees.
		- Father is abusive
		- Varin builds a mask resembling Cartoon Cat, and scares Aiden, the father.
			* Aiden commits suicide. Hunkey Dory VI gives him a funeral service.
			* Varin gets plastered (and contemplates his life and the events that brought him here). Bart works with Mite in his woodworking shop.

### **WEEK 3 (Necromancer Cave)**

* Village has been here for two weeks
	+ Varin finds a cave while scouting.
		- Has metal ore and coal in boxes, along with skeletons
		- Returns to village with scouting party, picks up Hunkey Dory VI, Dodren, Merv, and Mite to help clear cave.
		- Clears out cave, finds necromancer
			* Hunkey Dory VI obliterates minotaur skeleton.
		- Captures necromancer, interrogates him in the village
			* Villagers are very stressed about coming events. Varin calms them for a time.
			* Mite and Merv take necromancer fingers.

### 6-6-21 (Necromancer Interrogations, Merv's Departure, Mindflayer Investigation)

* A mine has been established in the necromancer cave.
	+ Secret door in the necromancers quarters are found that leads to the bottom of the ravine.
	+ A xorn is found at the bottom of the ravine.
		- Varin negotiated for gems from the xorn.
		- Smith and his dwarves began to build the mine

* The necromancer is interrogated again.
	+ Charli starts off calmly, then becomes more aggressive.
	+ Necromancer states that he lied.
	+ Necromancer is exiled, and sent with 30 gp of gems from the xorn.
* A villager from a nearby village tries to persuade others to leave Verderuac and travel to Bamefairme.
	+ Merv wants villagers to go along with.
		- Charli makes Merv soil his trousers.
		- Villager gives Merv new pants, Merv leaves the village with the man.
* A traveller approaches the village, saying his wife has been kidnapped
	+ Mite, Varin, Charli, and Old Kobold Man (Kretion) ride out to investigate.
		- Find a bandit camp, where bandits are terrified of something that had gone through the camp.
		- Woman is found in the camp
		- We clear the camp, and find evidence of a mindflayer attacking one of the bandits. The woman is ok.

### 6-30-21 (Mindflayer Investigation Wrapup, River Monster)

* We track the mindflayer to its hideout, where it is actually peaceful and friendly.
	+ It separated from its colony, and protects the forest.

* Fish are being killed off rapidly, and two wealthy individuals arrive in town.
	+ They’re looking for a beast, which may be what’s killing the fish.
	+ Mite attempts to catch it, line snaps immediately.
	+ Plan B, set up a lot of big hooks tied to trees with bait.
		- Doesn’t work, need a new plan
		- Makes 12 harpoons and rushes out to help a fisherman who was snagged by the beast
			* The beast cuts the rope of the harpoons and the fisherman is recovered and gives his account of events
			* Beast is identified as a Water Piercer.
		- Hunkey Dory VI is suspicious of the two merchant’s relationship
			* Finds wife’s diary, find out that her new husband, who she had recently married, dealt with her husband that she cheated on
			* Find out Cedric, the husband, cursed Borgaard, her previous husband, and turned him into a monstrosity.
		- Mite grapples with the beast, Hunkey Dory VI weakens it, and Cedric, after being promised freedom from his crime, reverses the curse.
			* Borgaard is ok, Cedric and his wife leave, and Borgaard takes over Cedric’s ship, living in the village and trading with other cities and nations. (population is restored to 198)
* Hunkey Dory VI takes a stroll on the outer parts of the forest outside of the village.
	+ Ambushed by three bandits looking to rob someone.
		- Two killed in the following fight, last one attempts to escape, but is tackled by Hunkey Dory VI and knocked out.
	+ Last Bandit tied to a tree by Hunkey Dory VI. Thinking he’s a heretic, Hunkey Dory VI gives a speech on the “tyranny of evil men '' and decapitates him using divine smite.
		- Hunkey Dory VI’s father cries in heaven over his son, Henry is disappointed.

### 7-24-21 (Jack and David Shenanigans, Trade Routing, Wyrmling Hunting, Cock and Bard Torture)

* Jack and David are harassing travelling drow in the tavern, calling them derogatory names.
	+ Varin, an elf himself, tells them to return to the church and to not antagonize travellers.
* Mite, Varin, Kretion, and Hunkey Dory travel with Captain Borgaard to Silreak, a far larger town than Whitrontia’s capital, to shop around and sell whatever said people had gathered/built
	+ Stop in Swift, Borgaard’s previous home, to try and get back his home and property.
		- The duke knows him, and, along with our testimonies of his being cursed, and the duke’s knowledge of Cedric, he would help Borgaard get back his things.
		- Kretion daydreamed about taking over the boat, for some reason
		- Hunkey Dory turned rotten food into edible food for the poor, spreading the word of Henry along the way.
	+ Continued on the way to Silreak, and eventually arrived without any trouble
		- Mite sold carved totems to the populace, making 13 GP
		- Kretion sold ale from his tavern, making 10 GP
		- Varin traded some of the books that he found in the necromancer’s lair, getting two books on how to make potions and herbalism, along with making 33 GP, which he spent on an alchemist kit and herbalism kit.
		- Hunkey Dory tried to get the Book of Henry copied, but couldn’t afford the process or the means to do it himself.
		- Borgaard managed to trade some other items off for 53 GP
	+ The group established a proper trade route for Borgaard to follow
		- The route would circle the Freysrift lake in 2 weeks time. Profit derived from this would not include our village exports. Village exports would be tallied separately.
* Upon return to Verderuac, miners reported that a small dragon had been seen flying overhead.
	+ Mite, Kretion, Hunkey Dory, and Varin followed it to an old castle.
		- The trees that had grown over it had been knocked over by the beast, and multiple burn marks covered the castle walls and towers.
		- Two gargoyles attacked, and were disposed of.
		- The red dragon wyrmling announced that he would rule over this land, but was also killed quickly.
		- The bodies of the fallen creatures were harvested, (albeit not very well) and the group leveled up.
* A naked bard played music in the town square, much to the village’s dismay.
	+ Varin took him to the church in order to get pants, giving him a stern warning to keep them on.
	+ After five minutes, his pants were off, and before Varin could throw him out, Kretion caused insects to swarm his junk, nearly killing him.
		- Varin carried him to the church to get help.

### 7-28-21 (Varin's Bandit Raid with Buck)

* Varin takes his daily patrol outside of the village, is informed by Buck via project image that a small bandit encampment is nearby.
	+ Varin and Buck clear out the camp, find a small Behelder in the bandit camp
		- Buck keeps the creature after Varin refuses to take it from Buck.
		- Two bandits fled the camp, captured by Varin after camp was cleared, Bandits in the custody of the Village.

### 8-6-21 (Clash of the Armies, Shroom Usage)

* Varin is out on his daily patrol, and hears the sounds of an army moving
	+ Varin is caught by the army, and after some negotiation, he is put into a cage without his weapons, but will be released after the village is found.
	+ The warband is from Dusrosia, and is looking for guerilla fighters that had attacked a Dusrosian village.
	+ Varin was freed after Mite verified his identity
	+ Hunkey Dory took his pug for a walk
		- He was grabbed by the guerilla fighters known as the Black Dog Knights from Eaglenia, who threatened him with a knife.
			* After he was thought not to be a spy, General Boscon, the Black Dog leader, had Hunkey Dory lead them to the village to buy supplies.
	+ Both parties were actively battling one another, and the village was between the two groups.
		- We negotiated with both groups and convinced them to talk in the tavern.
			* Boscon had four slaves that he would actively beat and force them to do everything for him. Boscon was also a very large, intimidating man.
			* The Dusrosian knights were far more dignified and polite.
			* Kretion went to make food, and absolutely botched the meal.
				+ A slave taste tester threw up, and Buscon pimp slapped the slave
				+ Varin offered everyone a goodberry to sate appetites.
			* Mite threatened Buscon after he refused to speak about the village’s safety.
		- Eventually an agreement was made, that Boscon and the knight in the crow shaped armor would duel the next day.
			* If the Black Dogs won, the Dusrosian army would need to leave them alone.
			* If the Dusrosian’s won, the Black dogs would be taken as prisoners by Dusrosia.
		- Mite prepared the fighting area for Buscon and the crow knight
			* He built an arena for the two army’s champions.
		- Varin patrolled the town with Eivor as a lookout. He met with the head general of the Dusrosian warband, who offered him 50 GP for compensation due to the trouble that the warband caused, along with warning him about the Black Dog Knights and what they might do should they win.
		- Dodren kept watch over the Black Dog Knights, making sure that they did not sneak into the town.
		- Hunkey Dory studied the book of curses.
		- A boat was sent out to warn the duke of a potential attack from either group, should the village not send word in one week stating otherwise.
			* The boat managed to get by by pretending to fish.
		- Kretion made good food for once, and fed the people staying in the tavern the next morning.
	+ The two groups gathered together in the village, with Varin leading them to Mite’s arena.
		- Both groups only brought with them a small group of soldiers, with Boscon bringing his slaves as well.
	+ The crow faced knight would duel Boscon, and both prepared themselves.
		- Kretion brought ale to sell, which netted him 10 GP
		- Mite announced the start of the duel
		- Boscon’s strength gave him and edge over the knight, however, the knight was cunning, and using a roundel dagger that the knight normally carried, he jammed it into Boscon’s eye after he tried to hulk smash the knight into the ground. Afterwards, the knight used his polehammer to pound the dagger further into his skull, finishing him off.
		- The Black Dog Knights fled after seeing their general fall, leaving all but one of Boscon’s slaves.
			* One was chained to a horse, which did not end well for him when the horse took off in a flash.
			* Varin immediately gave chase, followed by another of the Dusrosian knights. He intended to keep them away from the village, should they decide to attack.
		- Mite, Dodren, and Kretion, along with the other knights, gathered themselves, Boscon’s corpse, the slaves, and Kretion’s leftover ale, and loaded them onto a wagon Kretion brought.
		- The camp was abandoned, and the Black Dogs ran into the woods, pursued by the remaining Dusrosian warband.
			* Sounds of battle were heard over the next few hours, with more Dusrosian’s returning, and no Black Dogs.
			* Eventually, all of the Dusrosian’s returned after the Dogs had been routed.
		- As a gift, Boscon’s armor was given to the village as a trophy or something to sell. The warband left soon after.
		- The slaves also stayed in the village, which Hunkey Dory began helping in his church.
* Varin is awoken by Bart, saying that Mite is sick.
	+ He goes to get Hunkey Dory and goes to Mite’s house
	+ Upon arrival they notice that Mite is acting unresponsive and aggressive. And has spores covering his body
		- Attempts at telepathy and magic on Mite are met with a psychic demonic force attacking the caster.
	+ Hunkey Dory runs to go get Charli and Kretion.
		- Meanwhile Mite is becoming more hostile
	+ The gang shows up and Varin leads Mite into his house and closes the door
		- Mite then proceeds to knock the door off its hinges with Varin as well
	+ Mite then stabs Varin through the chest and kills him
	+ Varin is awoken by Bart, and asks Bart if Mite is sick
	+ Varin gathers the group, who all have no memory of the previous encounter
	+ The group goes in fighting Mite and manages to knock him out.
		- Mite mumbles “her... spores….forrest….must stop”
	+ A celestial claiming to be from Henry appears saying that a demon has infested the area.
	+ The celestial leaves and the group heads off south following the signs of decay
		- Varin dodges a cluster of spores that have a cloud of dust near them
		- Charli is crushed by a tree
	+ Varin is awoken by Bart, and asks Bart if Mite is sick
	+ Charli wakes up in a cold sweat and meets with Varin outside
	+ The group is gathered and lure Mite towards the mines
		- Mite gains some lucidity and explains to the best of his ability that his mind is infected and he must be restrained
		- He keeps control long enough to be restrained
	+ The group heads into the forest and because Charli forgot, Varin almost stumbles through the spores from the previous loop
	+ Charli then narrowly avoids the tree that crushed him before
	+ The group comes to  a cave that looks like it is made of mushroom
		- They are attacked by 3 spore zombies
		- They are weak to radiant damage
	+ The group enters the cave and Kretion becomes mad
		- Intelligence comes and goes
	+ Kretion falls into a hole but manages to catch the rim
	+ The party come to a fork and see two corrupted celestials
		- One tells truth, the other lies
		- To be able to ask questions the party must answer a riddle per question
		- First question was ‘Is it night out”
			* Determines which is the liar and which tells truth
		- Second question is ‘Which path is safer”
			* Answer is the left path
		- Party decides to answer a third riddle
		- Asks ‘which way is the demon queen”
			* Answer is the right path
	+ The party proceeds down the right path and a the entrance to a large room, Hunkey Dory prays to Henry
		- The celestial from before returns and Hunkey Dory learns to share his (weapon glow)
	+ The battle begins
		- The celestial goes down but manages to heal Kretion
	+ Varin has died 17 times, Hunkey Dory VI has died 22, Kretion died 19 times, and Charli 14 until the demon was finally destroyed.
	+ The members find themselves in the forest, with recently used mushrooms around them.

### 8-15-21 (Witch Burning, Catching Thieves)

* Most everyone was in the tavern late at night.
	+ Dodren announces that a large smoke plume is seen coming from the east of the village
	+ Unsure of what it is, Varin grabs a shovel to curb a potential forest fire
	+ With Kretion and Varin being the only ones who can see at night at all, they move quickly ahead while the others continue on slowly.
		- Kretion hears chanting ahead, Varin goes to investigate, sending Kretion to get the others to come as fast as possible.
			* A pyre has been built, where a “witch” is being prepared to be sacrificed.
				+ A group of acolytes, a head cleric, and a large congregation of ten dwarves awaited the burning.
			* After watching for a time, Varin came out of hiding to stall the process.
				+ Halt!
	+ The inquisitor at the pyre was a very convincing person, but Varin was able to stall until...
		- Halt! Mite, Kretion, Hunkey Dory, and Adriana arrived.
	+ Kretion stayed hidden in the woods, and noticed a member of the congregation hiding.
	+ Attempts at diplomacy were made, with a show of Henry’s strength compared to the Allfather’s, the god of the inquisitor.
	+ Hunkey Dory argued with the man about morals of the Allfather’s church
		- Eventually, Hunkey Dory had enough, and slashed the Inquisitor across the face.
			* The inquisitor turned towards his congregation and began to chant.
		- Kretion failed to sneak around a guard, and then made his way towards the imprisoned woman surrounded by acolytes
			* The acolytes were more or less small flesh golems.
		- Adriana nuked half of the congregation before they could undergo a ritual turning them into dwarven fire spirits, which acted as suicide bombers.
			* However, she did ignite the pyre.
		- Hunkey Dory smited the inquisitor, Mite continued to hit him with his axe.
		- Varin threw goodberries to Kretion, and slowly the two whittled down a few of the acolytes.
		- Kretion casted blindness, blinding multiple enemies, specifically the two acolytes that were trying to tie the girl to the pyre.
			* Kretion managed to cut the ropes, and the girl ran. He kept with her to make sure she didn’t completely run off.
		- Mite turned the inquisitor into two halves of an inquisitor after Adriana went down to an acolyte.
			* Hunkey Dory used his lay on hands pool to heal her.
		- Mite helped Varin finish off another acolyte, and Adriana crisped the final one after Kretion’s daggers struck it.
	+ Varin gave more berries to Adriana and the girl, and questioned her.
	+ Mite and Kretion looted the inquisitor’s body.
		- Mite also began burning bodies on the pyre.
	+ Hunkey Dory caved in the inquisitor’s skull.
	+ Adriana kept the still burning pyre in check.
	+ Varin and Mite began tracking two runaways while the rest began walking to the village with the accused witch.
		- The witch was actually a witch, but wasn’t inherently evil.
		- One of the runaways was found dead in the woods, the other was assumed to be killed
			* The guard that Kretion found in the woods was also found by a prison wagon, who was terrified of what had killed the other runaway.
			* The pair realized this was the work of a leshen, which the inquisitor said the witch had created.
	+ Hunkey Dory, Adriana, and Kretion hear movement from the trees, and spot the leshen with an arm in its antler.
		- The druid/witch walks up to the leshen, and hops up onto its back.
		- Varin and Mite run to the other group, seeing the woman on the leshen.
	+ She gifts Mite some seeds, and also says to replant some more trees.
		- Mite plants them in rows upon coming back to the village.
	+ Hunkey Dory VI and Varin go back the next day to retrieve leftover supplies near the camp to bring back to the village.
		- Wagon and other supplies are still present, however there are many trees in the area growing that aren’t native to the forest, along with war and riding horses without riders.
			* The horses and wagon were taken back by two guardsmen that had been brought along for the trip.
			* The trees were white with red leaves, planted where the pyre had originally been.
		- Both begin retracing the trail that the two runaways had followed.
			* Varin heard the familiar voice from before pleading for help. He and Hunkey Dory decided to find out what the voice was.
			* The voice belonged to the other runaway, who was trapped inside of a tree, missing an arm.
				+ Varin prepared to finish the man off, but the prisoner asked Hunkey Dory to give him his last rites.
				+ Hunkey Dory, although pained by the action, fulfilled his wish, then finished the man off.
			* Flora was spotted atop a tree, and asked to speak to Hunkey Dory alone.
				+ She respected Hunkey Dory for being as thoughtful as he was when taking the man’s life
				+ She returned to the tree, then the trees (ents) began walking away.
			* Varin watched the trees cross his path, and was given another bag of seeds.
			* The pair regrouped and then returned to the village
* Torvald recently burst into the tavern, pointing to another patron.
	+ He accused him of stealing his purse.
	+ Dodren calmed the patrons down, then used Zone of Truth to get a confession from the other patron after they travelled to the docks.
		- The patron found Torvald’s purse, then handed it to a fisherman going out on a skiff.
	+ Dodren, Kretion, Torvald, Adriana, and Hunkey Dory commandeered another fisherman’s skiff to chase the thief down.
	+ They find the fisherman near the swamp.
		- Dodren asks the man to surrender, which the man responds to by paddling away,
		- Dodren uses the moonbeam spell to smite the man to sleep, which was successful.
			* The skiff suffered some minor damage, but would make it back to the village.
		- Torvald received his purse, then set back out to the tavern to give the other accomplice a piece of his mind.
			* Dodren settled the argument, and bought a round of drinks to smooth the encounter over.

### 10-02-21 (Gibbering Mouther, Kretion's Imprisonment)

* A guard informed Varin that a nearby settlement needed help.
	+ The settlement had gone quiet for a little bit, the letter requested for a checkup.
		- Varin attempted to get Hunkey Dory to come along, but he was out of town for a religious event.
			* Varin brings Kretion, who’s experiencing a massive hangover.
				+ Two town guards accompany the two for the investigation.
	+ Trip takes about two hours, the party arrives at an empty village where two houses have their roofs ripped off.
		- A villager comes out and tells the party to run.
			* A massive flesh blob comes out of the woods covered in multiple eyes and mouths.
	+ Varin shoots two well placed shots on the blob, knocking out two of it’s larger eyes.
		- Kretion casts a cloud of daggers on the creature, slicing it into a pile of flesh.
	+ Varin calls over the villager, who calmed, but still in a state of shock, breaks down in front of Varin.
		- Varin investigates the nearby houses as the guards take information from the villager
	+ As Kretion collected the meat from the blob, he notices the flesh is slowing melding together again and realized it was a Gibbering Mouther.
		- Guard raises this to Varin, who figures out that fire can kill off the blob.
			* Varin kills off all of the remains of Gibbering Mouther, with only a small mouth remaining which is put into a jar by Kretion.
	+ Villager starts crying when he sees the mouth in the jar, says that the creature was his wife and child.
		- Kretion jokes about his wife being the creature, guy punches Kretion’s stomach in a fit of rage.
			* Kretion uses hellish rebuke on the villager, instantly killing him.
				+ Varin restrains Kretion, while the guards bring the burnt corpse of the villager along.
	+ Once the party returns, Kretion is thrown in jail and the villager’s body is brought to the Church for preservation until contact with his spirit can be conducted.

### 8-28-21 (Spooky Mansion)

* Varin, after doing some reading of the necromancer’s books, found a journal
	+ The journal contained evidence of a wizard named Patron Gordy and his manor in the nearby swamp.
	+ Varin shared the information with Dodren, saying that if he wasn’t busy, he should look into it.
		- Varin needed to deal with a wolf problem.
	+ Dodren gathered up Adriana, Mite, Hunkey Dory, Kretion, and Charli to investigate the manor.
		- Two fisherman dropped off the group on a small island in the swamp that seemed to have a mostly empty square on it
			* The square only had small brush, no old trees were in the square
		- Looking through the book, Dodren found an unusual phrase in the book, which he spoke aloud.
			* Kretion, who was standing in the square, was thrown out of the square. He did catch a glimpse of the inside of the house before it materialized before him.
		- The group entered through the front door, and walked into a ballroom.
			* The ball room was open with a few benches and paintings in the room, along with a chandelier.
			* There were four pathways, three on the ground floor and one going to the second floor
				+ Each of the paths were shrouded in a dense fog.
					- While exploring the rooms, Kretion believed he had seen a humanoid like figure in the fog.
		- The party decided to move straight ahead
			* After a short time of walking, Dodren and Mite had been separated from Charli, Adriana, Hunkey Dory and Kretion.
				+ Mite and Charli were attacked, but Hunkey Dory and Dodren were able to strike the specters that appeared through the walls before they could move to the other side of the hallway.
					- Mite and Charli both were hurt, Mite badly.
			* Mite and Dodren heard the others’ calls and made their way back down the hallway to them,
				+ Before they left, they found a hallway that they could see through, but a constant gust of wind was blowing down the hallway.
			* Charli had the idea to tie rope around each person, then tie them together, creating a chain of people.
		- The party then came into a sitting area with bookshelves and ceramic plates.
			* Adriana decided to break a set of ceramic plates
				+ Patron Gordy shouted for them to leave.
			* Adriana broke a second plate, Mite smashed an end table, and Charli destroyed a bookshelf.
				+ Gordy attacked, along with the rest of the specters that made up his family.
			* Adriana was struck hard, but Hunkey Dory and Dodren were able to make quick work of the specters
				+ Patron Gordy escaped.
		- The group took a short rest in the sitting area. Charli found a book on playing the harmonica.
			* There were three new exits to the sitting room.
				+ A door that was heavily locked from the party’s side.
				+ A door that was locked from the opposite side.
				+ Another hallway.
			* Kretion and Dodren examined the locked door and tried to open it.
				+ After failing, the group followed the new hallway after deciding against opening the heavily locked door that they would be able to open.
			* Kretion found an entrance to one of the manor’s towers.
				+ The inside of the tower was entirely filled with fog like the rest of the house, but no sound came from the tower.

* **Insert Bull Arc**

### 5/11/22 (Tavern Throwdown)

* A bar fight broke out in the tavern owned by Merv
	+ A Guard alerts Varin, who directs the guard to get Mite and his wife while he investigates.
		- Varin finds 5 drunks, with one being a angry burly man beating on a citizen in the tavern
	+ Guard alerts Mite and Adrianna, with the former being in a rough mood due to the guard forgetting her name.
	+ The three arrive at the tavern while Varin has been watching the situation.
		- Guard leaves to gather more men.
	+ The large drunk notices Mite, Varin, and Adrianna at the door, revealing himself as Daniel.
		- Claims he’s angry over not getting lemon in his scotch.
			* Mite challenges him, causing the drunks to become hostile.
	+ One drunk attempts to punch Adrianna, but misses horribly.
		- Picked up by Mite and tossed at Daniel, knocking the commoner out.
	+ Adrianna shoots a lightning bolt at Daniel, nailing him in the chest and knocking him down.
		- One of the drunks retreat to the corner in fear of it.
	+ Daniel gets back up, rages, charges towards Adrianna and punches her in the jaw. He attempts to punch Mite, but stumbles upon doing so.
	+ Varin goes over and Zephyr strikes one of the drunks, knocking them out.
		- Causes the other drunk to get the commoner in the corner to flee.
	+ Mite punches Daniel and kicks his feet to knock him over.
	+ Adrianna casts a firebolt on Daniel, wounding him further.
		- Daniel gets up, hits Adrianna with a chair, and puts Adrianna in a headlock.
	+ Varin punches Daniel, with him feeling mostly unaffected.
		- Mite responds by throwing his ax at Daniel, causing him to let go of Adrianna.
			* Adrianna casts charm on Daniel, which pacifies him.
	+ Varin gets handcuffs for Daniel and brings him to the town jail.
		- Apprehends the two other drunks that left with no resistance.
	+ Damage to the tavern wasn’t too bad, with most of it being some singe and broken furniture.
		- The Church of Henry offered to pay for some of the damages.

## Lore

Whitrontia recently ended a war with Dusrosia, where they managed to take back some lost land. However, the settlements in the area had been mostly pilfered and destroyed. Verderuac is in this land, rebuilding from the previous war