ViRUS

### Results

Kefyn Cactar and his sword Ray'Zar discover the truth of their origins, as well as the origins of the Big Stretch as a wholeEnshou and several other Cabal members are slain

Sen'Zar remains at large, escaping the scene largely unscathed

### Involved Parties

The Cabal of the Brass ArrowThe Brigade

The Freedom Rapport

## IRL Data

### SQP Earned

**Wayfinding Arc** - 3 SQP**The Deep Dive** - 1 SQP

**Solid State Drive** - 4 SQP

1 Level earned up completion!

### PCs

Kefyn CactarFanri Dunemour

Hurc Broadblade

Tyane Starrock

### Log Author(s)

Fanri (P1), P2 & P3 TBD

**ViRUS** was a Brigade mini-campaign detailing a party sent to investigate a rumored origin point of Dragonsbane, an ancient civilization buried deep beneath the grounds of the dragons-only territory of Hazarat in the Northeastern Badlands. Led by Cabal Marshal Kefyn Cactar, the troop of four weathers through the harsh desert terrain in order to uncover these ruins and (hopefully) discover the source (and cure) for the prolific dragon-killing pandemic.

## Wayfinding Arc

The party arrives at the flattened ruins of Santriga, traveling northwards to reach Fitteste Outpost, where they'll meet with the Freedom Rapport.

The Wayfinding Arc covers the party's first 21 days of travel, moving from the ruins of Santriga to Fitteste Outpost on foot, with a pitstop in the town of Durentei. The majority of their travel time involved random encounters with aggressive desert wildlife and the struggles of getting a good nights sleep when their tents keep getting destroyed.

### **Character Developments**

* Hurc's hatred of the desert begins.
* The party learns the danger of desert winds, and how flimsy their tents are.
* Fanri gets some feathers to up the accuracy of her arrows.
* They get both stolen from and assisted by various fellow travelers.
* New NPCs
* Locations
	+ Santriga
	+ Durentei
	+ The Prickled Pass
	+ The Cactid Crossing
	+ Durentei Pass

### **Journal Entry: Fanri**

At last, I've taken up my first long-term mission for the Brigade, and tackling a huge mystery, no less. Alongside a team of other... sturdier members, I've been tasked with investigating the cause, and perhaps finding a cure, to the Dragonsbane disease that has been terrorizing the continent. The leads we have point to Hazarat being a possible source, which is quiet some ways away. Our plan was to make for the Fitteste Outpost, where the Freedom Rapport should have an easy way to cross the chasm. Currently, we're taking a rest before our final leg of the trip; the Fitteste Outpost lies just within site, so I thought now would be a good time to sit down and catalog this first chunk of our journey.

It took twenty-one days walking on foot to reach this far. Perhaps by myself, it would have been shorter. But I was the only one with a mount and after the trials we encountered, I would not have liked my chances alone. The travel was mostly boring, with only the ever unchanging sand dunes to look at, and the oppressive heat a constant companion. No one felt this more than Hurc, our resident Barbarian who hailed from the North. Such endless heat and sand was very uncomfortable to him. I did what I could to ease this by making sure we always had a good supply of water, but no amount of refreshment was enough to cool him. To his credit, he took the suffering with little complaining, thought perhaps taking off the bear cloak would have helped.

Occasionally, the monotonous walking was interrupted by sudden, intense encounters with the local wildlife. From hunting a desert oxen to repair our broken tents, to slaying a giant sand lizard, to fighting off a patrol of Thri-Kreen, we faced it all in stride. (Though, I couldn't help but think of Zet as we killed them. Is there a chance some Thri-Kreen are like him?)

I'll admit, when getting the chance to fight along side powerful warriors like Hurc and Tyane, or legendary heroes like Kefyn Cactar, it's hard not to feel... outclassed. Many times they charged into fights I would have run from, and slayed the foes with such ease I almost felt embarrassed to have been worried for our chances in the first place. Sometimes I feel all I have to add are my fruit gathering skills and natural sense of direction.

... I wish I knew what I was supposed to do. Curse these stupid legs and these week arms, its been months since the trial and I haven't moved forward at all!

I need to stay on topic.

Our travels brought us to the town Durentei. A close encounter had left Tyane severely wounded, so we were all relieved to find a town, hopefully with a healer. It was a run-down place. A once bustling trading town until the oasis being quarantined amidst fears of the disease scared their business away. It was full of kind, if dower folks who were happy to patch our friend up and sell us supplies for the rest of our journey. We also got a welcome, restful sleep on an actual bed after weeks of hard earth and drafty tents.

That brings us to now. The Outpost is visible on the horizon, its likely only a few more days til we reach it. Just one leg in our long journey done. Hard to believe I've been away from the Zenith for almost a month. It really does feel like a home now.

I can only hope we can find some answer to take home with us; maybe solving this mystery will feel like a real step forward.

-Fanri

## The Deep Dive

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**This section/page is a stub!**
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**Reason -** *Needs to be claimed and written*

The party meets the Freedom Rapport and discusses the surrounding area, discovering another party of Cabal members passed through doing the same thing they are (which is very sus). Accompanied by Fanri's brother, Rodi, they delve into Bebida Canyon looking for hints of long-gone civilizations.

## Solid State Drive

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**Reason -** *Needs to be claimed and written*

Good description pending lol

### **Character Developments**

* List out various character developments

### **Journal Entry: (Pending)**

In-character or general summary of what happened at the latter end of ViRUS!