Session 16: To Manzanita

The group awake in Blackwater after having quashed the attack from the earth elementals the night before. First thing in the morning, Abe, Billy, and Elisen went to the spot that the earth elementals had sprung from to investigate any potential information on where they may have come from. Magical trails could be seen like those they had found from the spikes, and they led off towards the forest and mountains east of the town.

While near the stables, Aggie checked on the status of the group's horses and cart in the stable and the inventory of items they had stashed there. Aggie discovered that some of the items had been moved, but nothing was missing. She spoke to Carl the stablehand but he hadn't seen anything.

The group conferred, trying to make a plan for how to help the town and unblock their travel route to continue their search for the Bibble. They decided the obvious course of action would be to follow the direction of the magic lines, so they prepared for a journey across West Elizabeth and to the mountains. They purchased a map of the local area and studied potential routes. Aggie, who said that she had some experience with the area, recommended a route going southward around the Great Plains instead of cutting across the grassland. It seemed like a decent enough idea to the group, and so they agreed to take the road and stop in the small settlement of Manzanita Post just inside the edges of the forest.

The group ended the day by deciding to spend another night resting in town so that they could set off early in the morning.

The next day, the group went to see Terra once more to see if she would be willing to come with them to aid their quest against the earth elementals. Despite some hesitations, she agreed to come along with the caveat that she would need some time to prepare. The group left her room, but Elisen couldn't shake a feeling of unease. Elisen transformed herself into a tiny insect and crawled inside the door to spy on Terra, although Terra seemed like she was merely packing and talking to her bug collection. Along with Terra, the group set out along the southern route towards Manzanita Post.

While travelling, the group met some travelling minstrels who sang a jaunty tune.

They then came across some creatures similar to the earth elementals, which they successfully fought.

The group arrived at Manzanita Post which turned out to be mostly comprised of a single train station, and they met Calvin the station clerk. Aggie convinced him to let them spend the night away from the elements inside the station, provided they accept that there weren't formal bedrooms at all but merely just the benefit of a roof and four walls. Also at Manzanita post were a posse of bounty hunters headed by a man named August. He said they were from Blackwater and had been sent to Manzanita Post in search of more books, and that they had discovered strange occurrences near Manzanita. Aggie made an attempt to ask for his assistance in their quest to discover the source of all this trouble, but he declined. Instead, he said that the group should look him up if they get back to Blackwater or to get in touch in the future if they have a need for any bounty hunters.

Abe and Terra finished the day off by going hunting for more food supplies, and eventually the group ate and rested inside the station at Manzanita Post.

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