Reytna

Reytna is a Hexblood Ranger who primarily lives in the Reaching Woods of the Western Heartlands. Although blessed with long life, they have not made good use of it spending their first fifty years traversing the forest and getting to know the fauna and flora. They're known for their lack of people skills, white hair, and a living crown of pepperomia leaves.

### **Early Life**

Having no memory of early childhood, Reytna spent most of the first few decades in the woods living amongst the forest and the animals. Villagers from Scornubel would often use these woods to hunt and it wasn't long until Reytna was discovered by a group of them. Driven by an insatiable need for knowledge, Reytna slowly began to investigate the city and it's people. Although initially cautious, the villagers would occasionally allow Reytna to trade or learn skills from the townspeople. Reytna learned to keep their living crown hidden in order to pass as human or Elvish within the city of Scornubel and eventually settled down on the outskirts of the city. They were eventually allowed to take classes at the city's university where Reytna discovered a passion for written knowledge. Eventually Reytna worked their way up into a researcher position, notably focused on the flora of the Reaching Woods. Being at the university allowed Reytna to read as many book as they wanted and living near Scornubel gave them opportunities to learn different languages and interact with different types of individuals. Although being at the university allowed Reytna to temporarily satisfy their curiosity, the forest slowly began to call them back and soon Reytna permanently moved back into the woods.

### **The Woods**

Living in the woods proved much easier for Reytna as there was no one to see their lack of aging. Once fully settled back in the forest, Reytna began to grow curious about their origins and the meaning of their hexblood status.

### **The Campaign**

Reytna was passing through the forest and making their daily rounds when they noticed the Heart Tree looking incredibly sickly. The tree itself was covered in a sticky black substance that oozed down from the tips of the leaves. After tasting the substance, Reytna discovered it was not any type of sap but instead a poison that had origins in dark magic. Desperate to heal the tree Reytna began to make their way out of the forest. On their way they were greeted by a stag with silver antlers who claimed to be responsible for Reytna's existence and who wanted the tree to be healed. Flustered and frustrated by the sudden appearance, Reytna responded to the stag with hostility and did not learn its name or true purpose. Reytna left the Reaching Woods and traveled through the Western Heartlands until reaching Phandalin where they stopped at the Stonehill Inn. Stopping at the inn proved to be a disastrous mistake as much to Reytna's irritation. While Reytna did not pay much mind to the innkeeper Liam or the small girl (Jeis) who hung around him, she did notice when a ghastly looking soldier (Torhd) walked into the inn, his presence breaking the door frame. Curious about this new stranger, Reytna watched as he ordered a meal he never ate and sat down to play poker with Jeis, a dwarf, and a young human. Jeis easily convinced Torhd to hand over money for the game and Reytna watched as the table seemed to split in two in response to Torhd's fist. Reytna takes notice of how Jeis pockets the extra money and covers for Torhd. Due to unfortunate circumstance, Reytna was forced to join a small crew comprising of Jeis, Torhd, and Banks to complete some favors for Liam.

#### Roped Inn

While eating a meal, Reytna observes Jeis threatening a mean old lady with a knife. Although suspicious at first that the old woman might be a hag, Reytna interjects and takes the knife from Jeis and informs her that they know Jeis is connected to dark magic. Reytna decides to stick around with Jeis because they believe Jeis is naive enough to lead them to a more powerful dark magic user and that the situation with Torhd is too good of a mystery to give up. After heading to the town job board and picking a job to convince an old lady to evacuate her windmill, the crew makes their way over to the windmill where they encounter a manticore stalking the tower. Torhd makes the decision to run headfirst into action and try to attack the manticore with Reytna not far behind while Jeis and Banks attempt to scale the tower to rescue the refugees inside. Once the manticore is distracted by the illusion, Banks and Torhd assist the refugees down the tower and out to the woods. Reytna notices that Jeis is still in the tower and makes the decision to climb up the side of the tower to reach the inside. Although initially able to hit the manticore with a couple arrows, both Reytna and Jeis are impaled by spikes and left to bleed out. Banks and Torhd return from the woods and Banks climbs the tower to heal both Reytna and Jeis while Torhd stays on the ground and slays the manticore. The group returns to the forest and rests.

#### Dead Trees and Flying Things

The group returns to Phaladin and collects their reward from the mayor before returning to Stonehill Inn. The group eats, drinks, and recovers before Reytna turns in for the night. The next morning, Reytna meets up with Banks and a new addition; a halfling named Reris Tallfellow. Torhd and Jeis are nowhere to be found and Reris mentions a sickly tree in one of his woods. Interest piqued, Reytna is more than happy to temporarily abandon the two missing crew members in order to search out this tree. Reris leads Banks and Reytna to the woods and to the specific tree, which has the same sickness as the tree in the Reaching Woods. The crew finds a campsite that someone had recently stayed at and Reytna finds a mostly empty potion bottle thrown into the bushes. The potion bottle contains a small amount of the black viscous fluid. Reris identifies the fluid as belonging to dark magic of the necrotic type from the 9th plane, which Reytna had previously learned a large amount about. Reris claims his patron is from the third circle and names a fake patron and Reytna immediately becomes suspicious of him. The three of them suddenly encounter a Perryton, which manages to down Reris before Reytna is able to shoot an arrow through its brain. The entire crew regroups at the Inn and Reytna soon retires to their bedroom.

#### Decisions and Departures

Reytna once again dreams of the silver stag, who approaches her under the Heart Tree. Desperate for more information from the stag regarding the tree and their own life, Reytna asks for help. The stag explains that there are dark forces at work that wish to destroy the mortal plane and that one of these dark forces is pushing its way onto the mortal plane and its essence is poisoning the trees. As the stag lays its head down, Reytna realizes the stag is Artemis, Goddess of Hunting. Phihana explains the tragedy that has happened to her party and requests that the group head to Leilon to begin the search for Finn and Rune. Before they leave the party stops to get more supplies. Once they make it to Leilon, Reytna notices the rampant poverty and outright poor quality of life that the citizens of Leilon have as well as some figures lurking in the shadows. They go to the temple of Tymora where Reytna makes an offering of one silver to the goddess before meeting Rose, the leader of Tymora's congregation in Leilon. Rose takes the party to a back room and explains the event surrounding the Thieves' Guild and Rune's past. Rose suggests the party go to Crusty's Tavern. Upon entering, the tavern seems a lot rougher than what Reytna is used to and their initial impression is a tavern full of thugs and bandits.

#### The Hunt Begins

Reytna suggests that the party split up in order to intercept the bandits in Rassalantar suggesting that Phihana, Porter, Tar’an, and themselves go look for them. They suggest the rest of the party head to Neverwinter while making a stop in Phandolin. Reytna and the rest head towards Rassalantar on horseback, passing an old man begging for coins. Once they reach Rassalantar they head to the local tavern and meet Jagger, who is able to point them in the correct direction.

#### Birds & Pray

Jagger points Phihana, Reytna, Porter, and Tar’an toward the bandits and they head up to a cabin with a sign in front that says "Welcome Loved Ones". The cabin is clearly a front for a cult and Reytna asks to speak with someone in charge. Reytna convinced the leader that Hawk told them to meet with her there, and the leader tells the group that Hawk is not there and wont be back. Reytna asks for a pamphlet and receives a brochure for the Golden Sun. The cult begins to sing together and the group look for a member who looks young and may not fit in as well. They find Levi, who tells them that Hawk and Lex came and took his friend Koji who had been talking about their rituals. Levi continues to inform them on Hawk and Lex until they are interrupted.

#### Orcish Delight

That morning in the orc encampment Reytna spends their time resting in the tent due to their increased fatigue. Around mid-morning they hear shouting from outside the tent and go to investigate only to find Torhd stabbing a puddle of black ooze and watching Jeis light the ooze on fire. Torhd is convinced that the ooze indicates Reris is still alive but Reytna explains that it is a moderately common occurrence when warlocks are killed. The party decides to have a group meeting that evening and discuss their next steps.

#### Ice 'Em

Lon welcomes the party to his camp and tells his own troops that the party should be treated well and highly regarded. Torhd makes a hostile comment to Lon to which Lon reacts. Banks and Liam de-escalate the situation and Lon has orcs show them to their own tents. While on their way to the tents Jeis talks to one of the orcs about eating human meat although she believes they are talking about pork. Reytna is given a tent to share with Rune and Jeis who immediately discuss going to spy on Liam and Lon who are having their own private conversation. Reytna, figuring they've already started enough conflict in the orc encampment, leaves and informs Banks of the teen's plans. When Banks and Reytna return only Jeis is in the tent with Rune already gone. Reytna then leaves to join the hunting party to obtain food. Jeis assists in cooking the boar that was caught and Reytna invites Liam and Lon to dinner although the two do not immediately join.

Everyone in the party return to their respective tents in order to sleep. Jeis starts yelling for Jamril while inside the tent and in frustration Reytna throws one of their gloves at her. In doing so Jeis is able to see Reytna's hand which is nearly entirely black from the poison. She confronts Reytna on when they were going to tell the rest of the party and Reytna assures Jeis that they will share in the future. The next morning Liam's announces that he will not be continuing on with the rest of the party. He stops by to talk with Reytna before they leave and Reytna shows Liam their hands. Liam has never seen anything like it but based on his experience he says it looks to be demonic. He gives Reytna his own Rhyxali charm for good luck which Reytna places around their neck.

The party follows the orb's path through Ascore and towards the High Ice, beginning a hike up a tall, snowy mountain. As they approach the High Ice, they are able to look up and see Godsbane perfectly lodged in the ice at the top with a frozen corpse trying to pull it out. At the bottom of the cliff, they are able to see a dead body

#### Till Death Do Us Part (1)

Standing at the bottom of the cliff the party investigate the corpse of the young soldier. Reytna and Banks both spot a broach on the ground and Jeis determines it has no magic associated with it so they pick the broach up. Reytna searches the soldier's pockets and finds a small bottle of ink, a bit of torn parchment with "the power" written repeatedly and "she is speaking to me" written at the bottom. The young man has ink staining under his fingernails and has torn skin under his other fingernails. The climb up to the second body is over 90ft of sheer cliff so Jeis offers to ferry everyone up one at a time using her summoned Pegasus. While waiting for their turn Reytna attempts to start a conversation with Rune about her relationship with Banks and tries to convince her to make up with him instead of holding a grudge. They also express to Rune that they do actually care for her and want things to go well for her. When the party reunites at the top of the cliff they find the second corpse and a journal. The corpse appears unnaturally frozen mid-pose. The journal denotes the journey of two brothers, Evir and Surin, who were previous followers of Criton and died over the sword. While reading the journal, Torhd reaches Godsbane and pulls it from the ice. The group all express concern over him wielding the sword. Suddenly, the ice around them rumbles and a remorhaz bursts from the ground and attacks the party. After defeating the remorhaz, the party returns to Ascore to rest for the night at a local inn.

Reytna turns in to rest when the party arrives at the inn. While they sleep their dreams are haunted by Mask who entices them to take Godsbane and leaves a desire to steal away the sword. In the morning, Torhd suggests that they return to Neverwinter to face Ishku and the rest of the Ashen. Banks wants to wait until they can gather more resources and support such as Liam’s Band, Phihana’s army, and even the theives’ guild. Torhd believes that they won't need additional forces and starts an argument with Banks. Banks confronts the group about hearing Mask in their dreams and all but Rune admit to having the dreams. Banks says they should keep it in a cart or pack while they travel so no one has to directly touch it. Following this, they all agree to return to Neverwinter with one stop at Silverymoon. Before leaving, Banks takes Reytna aside to ask if they agree with the plan. Reytna suggests they all continue to Silverymoon to buy time and to make sure to keep Liam updated.

#### Gotta Hand it to Ya, That was Killer

The group leaves Ascore and eventually stop to rest for the night. In the morning, Torhd begins to panic because he cannot find Godsbane. Eventually it is found in a tree and Jeis admits to stealing the sword although says she did not place it in the tree. Banks talks to everyone about safety around Godsbane and Reytna suggests everyone take turns carrying it to decrease long-term exposure. Somehow, Torhd remains with the sword for the time being. The group starts on the road and discover a trail of blood. Reytna, Banks, and Rune investigate and discover two bodies out in the meadows. Banks suggests they could revive them and ask them how they were killed but Reytna says they should be left to rest. The three dig graves for the two travels and bury them.

The party decides to stop near a town on the outskirts of Silverymoon for the night and the two teens head to the small town's bar. Later that night, Reytna notices Torhd leaving the camp but assumes that he is going for a walk as he so often does. The next morning the group heads into Silverymoon where they are greeted with the sight of Arty's clock shop completely engulfed in flames and smoke. The fire is still large and sending up plumes of smoke and a local officiant tells the group that neither the owner nor his wife survived. The group then heads to Ayrn's ambassador home, which is currently under serious repair due to the damage caused last time. After settling in the party goes to Tymorah's temple and find Rose. They ask Rose to send a message to Phihana and ask if Rose is able to help them contact Chauntea. Rose tells them to meet in the Sacred Grove at dawn and be careful not to be followed. The party then goes shopping where Reytna watches Rune create a diversion in a shop to allow Jeis to steal an item. As they all head back to Ayrn's there is a conversation discussing a group of murders but no location or names are mentioned. Back at Ayrn's Reytna decides to rest for the evening as their own illness has begun to catch up with them.

#### Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Tymorah's Door

Its a stormy morning and the party heads out to go shopping. They reach the meeting place Rose had given them and wait but she never shows. The plants around the park look sickly and wane and Reytna attempts to speak with them. The plants respond that "She" is sick and they're all going to die. One of the trees tells them that they all have the same sickness and were poisoned by those in black robes. The tree says says that the group must find "Her". Looking for Rose the party goes to Tymorah's temple and break in only to find it deserted and dried blood throughout the temple. They follow the blood to a door and Torhd attempts to knock the door in, only to have Banks manage it after he failed. The group discovers that the staff of the temple, including Rose, have all been murdered and their hearts are missing. The group discovers Tymorah behind one of the doors and they all discover that the murders were performed to bring Tymorah to the mortal realm. The group agrees to try and find other holy locations that may be used to summon gods so they return to the garden. When they get close to the gardens they notice a large group of soldiers circled around a tall corpse inhabited by Reris.

#### Till Death Do Us Part (2)

The group attempts to sneak attack the soldiers, Lex, members of the Golden Sun, and Reris. Reytna and Jeis remain on the sidelines and hit the enemies with ranged shots. Eventually the battle ends and the group regroup towards the center of the garden. Chauntea appears in a burst of light and addresses each of them. She looks to Torhd and commands him to drop Godsbane. She tells him that he is free and he replies with a simple "fuck".

#### Smooth (Mindcontrolled) Criminal

Torhd's actions are revealed and Reytna remains back from him and also away from the group in general. After the rest of the group has said their piece to Torhd Reytna tells them that between the act against the goddesses and Torhd's state, they need to act now to stop the cult. Reytna attempts to approach Chauntea about finding a solution for her own poisoned state and the heart trees but Chauntea is still too sick to answer and her blood is too poisoned to be of any use. They all turn to Tymorah, who is not poisoned, and ask how badly she wants to return to her own realm. Rune uses Godsbane to collect 2 vials of Tymorah's blood. Banks insists on Rune giving Godsbane over to him and he attempts to use Godsbane to make a cut on Chauntea and pour a vial of Tymorah's blood onto the cut. Banks drops the first vial so Reytna steps in and takes the vial and pours it on Chauntea's cut. Chauntea is healed and returns back to herself. Chauntea tells Reytna that they need to take some of her blood and pour it over the roots of any heart tree, as all the heart trees are connected. She asks Reytna if they will attempt to return and heal their own heart tree or heal the one in Phandalin. Chauntea removes one of Reytna's gloves and rolls up a sleeve where the poison has encased their hand and traveled up their arm. With the glove removed and Chauntea holding their hand, Reytna realizes they have little to no sensation in their fingers which had been hidden with the glove. When Banks asks if they would make it to the Reaching Woods in time, Reytna says they do not and should just heal the tree in Phandalin. Reytna steps away and Banks speaks to Chauntea who eventually recommends they summon Rhyxali for assistance in returning to the correct realm. Reytna suggests they obtain the vials of Chauntea's blood and they use Godsbane to collect 4 vials. Mask attempts to convince Reynta that she can help but Reytna ignores her. Following this Reytna cures Chauntea and the group decides to return to Aryn's for the night before traveling to Phandalin.

They arrive at Ayrn's and Katyr bitterly asks them what they've come to destroy. Reytna attempts to be humorous and says the garden. Nobody finds it funny. Reytna tells Jeis to perform her summoning ritual in a bathroom but Chauntea and Tymorah tell her to look for somewhere else. Reytna, Banks, Chauntea, and Tymorah all awkwardly stay with Aryn in the living room and Torhd has gone somewhere away from the group. Eventually there is a loud crash coming from the basement and Reytna realizes that both Rune and Jeis have properly wandered off. Aryn and Katyr also hear the noise and immediately go to investigate. Reytna follows them in an attempt to mitigate any altercations. The three find Rune standing guard at the top of a set of stairs and Ayrn attempts to shove Rune out of the way. Reytna grabs Ayrn's arm, stopping her, and tries to say that Rune and Jeis are just kids and don't mean any harm. They let go of Ayrn and she goes down the stairs, pulling out a large, spiritual weapon. Aryn threatens Jeis with the sword resulting in Rune and Jeis trying to explain their way out of the situation. While listening to the two teens talk, Reytna notices that Rune has gotten very good at lying. Finally somewhat convinced, Aryn and Katyr head back up the stairs. Reytna waits until the two are out of earshot and tells Jeis to ask Rhyxali about whatever they found. After returning to the living room the tensions are incredibly tense so Reytna asks Banks to perform the healing ritual on them while they all wait. Unlike all the times before this, the ritual does nothing. Chauntea creates a small bath with her blood and has Reytna place their hands in the water. Chauntea holds their hands under the water and instructs them to put their own contempt for the gods aside and repeat a prayer with her. They both say the prayer and the water begins to shimmer until it is too bright to look at. When the light fades Chauntea is gone and the infection is down to Reytna's forearms. Banks informs Reytna and Tymorah that Chauntea has returned to her own realm. Reytna suggests that Tymorah perform her own act of kindness to return to the divine realm to which Tymorah performs somewhat ingenuine attempts on Banks that do not work. Tymorah then leaves with Katyr to find food. Ayrn tells them they should go get Jeis and Rune and get out of her home. Reytna says they'll go get the kids and Banks realizes they're still holding Godsbane. Banks asks them to drop the sword and they are unable at the moment. Ayrn accompanies Reytna down to the basement where it is completely dark. Reytna lights the candle in the ritual circle and Jeis, Rune, and Jamril all pop back into existence. Reytna ushers them all upstairs and the group leave Ayrn's. The group heads towards a local inn but Banks wants to stop by the river to speak with Eldath. While waiting Reytna notices they're all being followed by Lirzu and decides to go speak with her. Reytna updates Lirzu on Godsbane and that they are stopping at Phandalin before heading to Neverwinter. Lirzu reveals that Ishku and her are siblings and that he's currently on Mount Hotenow. Lirzu explains Ishku's location, how he fights, and what his plans are. Reytna asks Lirzu what they should do with Torhd and Lirzu says that if they're unsure of his alliance that they should kill him. Rune convinces Lirzu to join the party and Reytna introduces her to the group.

Tymorah continues to be agitated about being stuck on the mortal plane and Reytna tells her that she needs to perform a real act of kindness to return to her plane and not the weak blessings she's been doing. Tymorah gives Banks a two-faced compliment which causes them to get into an argument resulting in Tymorah storming off. Reytna expresses their concern about Tymorah being alone.

#### The Whole Tymussy

Reytna watches Tymorah walk off raging and Rune and Torhd following her. She looks back at Banks, who is crying. Reytna just looks between the two groups and stands there uncomfortably. Tymorah, Rune, and Torhd eventually rejoin and Tymorah apologizes to Banks. Following this apology the group begins to ride towards Phadalin over the next couple of days. As they travel they watch a dark, red streak bleed across the sky. Torhd says that the red lights indicates that Ishku has moved forward with the plane and that Bha'al has been brought to the mortal plane. Banks suggests that the group travel quickly to the heart tree but also that they stop by Bank's home to rest. Once they arrive at Banks' clearing, Reytna follows Rune and Jeis and inquires about what they discovered in Aryn's basement. Rune and Jeis explain that Aryn most likely orchestrated her husband's murder.

The sun comes up and the group begins to travel towards Phandalin and to the heart tree that lives in the outskirts. When they arrive they find the tree in extremely poor condition with the black, inky poison almost consuming the entire tree. Reytna approaches the tree and pours the vial of Chauntea's blood over the tree's exposed roots. As the roots absorb the blood they simultaneously begin to expel the poison which pools at the base of the tree and dissipates into steam. Reytna starts to feel better as the tree expels its own poison, however, they suddenly fall unconscious with Banks catching them. The poison ravages through Reytna with their own blood attempting to chase out the infection and the black ooze extruding through their fingertips. While Reytna remains unconscious a fight breaks out with the revenant Reris appearing again. Banks remains with Reytna throughout the fight in order to protect them. Although Reytna's body tries to fight off the effects of the poison and the damage it causes exiting their body, they are unable to withstand it and succumb to the poison.

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Reytna is revived by Banks with the assistance of Rune and Tymorah. Tymorah's brief act of kindness allows her to return to her own realm. When they return to consciousness they are lying in Jeis' bed back at the Stonehill Inn. They're a bit put off by the state of Jeis' room and bed and ask to be moved 'literally anywhere else' and Jeis helps them move to Liam's room. Torhd, Rune, and Jeis go out shopping in Phandalin and Banks stays behind with Reytna. Torhd returns and suggests they all travel to Leilon to find a diamond and Reytna chooses to stay back to recover. Rune volunteers to stay behind with Reytna.

#### The Shrek Episode

Reytna, still recovering physically and emotionally from their death, remains at the Stonehill Inn with Rune and Lirzu. Although Reytna is initially melancholic about being forced back to the moral realm, they eventually recognize the second chance for what it is and becomes determined to repay both Banks and the Forest.

#### Go Tell It on the Mountain

The group rides on horseback to Neverwinter with Reytna riding on a new horse that Torhd bought them. Throughout the journey they are caught between accompanying Rune who had previously been irritated with Reytna's overbearingness and also watching out for Banks who they currently owe their life to. The party make it to the front gates of Neverwinter where they are stopped by guards. Since their last visit, the number of guards has increased and they appear more selective with who they are allowing in. Rune goes first and the guards mention that they had been informed she might be returning. Torhd convinces them that they are her entourage. The group goes shopping again and Rune says her goodbyes. As the group climb through the forest and up towards Hotenow they notice the air getting hotter and the wind picking up. They reach the base of Hotenow and decide to take a rest. During their rest they receive a message from Jeis claiming that the dragon is friendly. There is no longer day or night so after their rest the group continues up the mountain noting that they don't have much time. They decide to scale the moutainside and sidle across, which proves treacherous and multiple Perrytons fly past them. At one point, a Perryton begins to cross directly in front of them so they all attempt to sprint to the other side of the cliff. Still injured, Reytna slips and falls to another level of the cliff. The rest of the group work together to pull them back up. They reach the top of the mountain and enter the abandoned village. At the top, 6 hellhounds stand guard about a mile away. Many of the buildings have been overtaken by lava, except for an old library, which has a side entrance that is accessible through lava. Banks creates a path in the lava for them to walk over. Once they reach the library they realize there are people inside the building and Lirzu says that this is the current headquarters of the Revenant. Torhd suggests a plan to sneak in but as the group look through the library windows they are noticed and a fight breaks out. During the fight, the group runs to the second floor of the library while chasing cult members. Reytna leads the chase up the stairs but is overwhelmed when spotted by Beg'an and becomes paralyzed in their spot. As the fight breaks out, Reytna attempts to break free of the paralyzing spell but struggles, growing more and more frustrated. Banks eventually spots them and frees them from the spell. Irate with having been trapped, Reytna releases a large wave that washes cult members away from the orb of Bha'als essence. They continue to fight until they notice Banks being targeted by Ishku so they turn to Ishku and begin to shoot him only to miss the moment Banks vanishes. Ishku releases a large wave of necrotic damage that hits everyone, downing Liam and nearly killing Reytna. Reytna attempts to heal themself and tries to finish off the remaining cult members. Still grievously injured, they struggle to take down the last guard and Jeis blasts the solider for them.

The room goes silent after Beg'an, Ishku, and the remaining guards are killed. Reytna, still on guard, notices red eyes appearing behind the orb of Bha'al's essence. They investigate and find nothing. Jeis suddenly tells everyone to grab onto her, which they do. They are all transported to Rhyxali's realm where she says that there are consequences she didn’t anticipate. An alteration, a rip. She says that there are little signs of it. She says there must be a tear in the world but that she doesn’t know the implications of this, warning them to stay aware. Rhyxali revives Liam and allows them to rest before teleporting them back to the library. They are greeted with the sight of Bha'als image turning into ooze. As the rest of the group wander the library, Reytna takes a book on the 9 realms. They exit the building and Jeis calls the dragon, Andy, over to take them home.

Once the group returns to the Stonehill Inn they all celebrate their victory and Reytna breaks the news that they will not be staying in Phandalin.

#### Epilogue

Reytna wakes up and joins the group for breakfast. Torhd eventually joins and presents the group with a midnight black feather which both Banks and Reytna investigate. Neither of them recognize the feather as a symbol but both agree that the feather must come from a powerful demon deity. After they finish breakfast, Reytna says their goodbyes, telling the group that they need to return to their own forest. While heading back Reytna prays to Artemis to ask if their work is finished, to which Artemis says they are done for now. Reytna asks what Artemis knows about the Old Faith and Artemis responds that she can help them begin to practice the Old Faith and find the balance that lies there. With this, Reytna transforms into a fox and continues their journey back to their forest.

## **Fun Facts**

* Does not care for alcohol
* Primarily follows a vegetarian lifestyle; however, once back in the Reaching Woods they will eat any type of food available.
* Knows that Jamril tries to flirt with them.
* Has died once