Knowledge in the Forest

Continued from Curses and Power

Autumn Year 720 - Day Twenty Five - The Southern Lands

The forest fire to the south continued as the party of Kargrimm, Nephrus and Valrith set up camp for the night.

The light in the sky was spreading, brighter. They set off in the direction the compass orb pointed.

They walked through the smoke filled forest, and came upon a structure almost hidden in the trees and smoke. There were people there attempting to stop the flames, through magic or other means. Recognising the symbology of Silvanus The party attempted to help, Kargrimm started to chop a tree to clear an area, Valrith splashed the trees with water from her shield. Nephrus did what he knows best, Eldritch Blast the trees away.

They planned to make a dam in the river to flood the nearby area, but their execution is not quite so good. After frantic work the area immediately around the temple was cleared of flames. It was a Sanctum of Silvanus, the patrons were grateful for the assistance.

The compass points further North East.

> *“I think they mean the library.”*
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There are monks at the library who seem pleasant, they sold the clerics bread once. The followers of the God of nature didn’t really offer the party any more useful information so they set off North and East.

They left the fire behind, the sounds of forest and river water filled their ears. As the heroes rounded the bend they were confronted with four horse riders, a nobleman and Darius of House Zar. What ensued was a negotiation to offer Viscount Marth satisfaction. He wished for an apology and to slap the trio each once. They agreed in the hopes that this would lead to freedom from further troubles.

The heroes traveled further onwards Northeast until they reached the building that may be the Library.

A skeptical man greeted Kargrimm's knock at the door, he allowed the three in after seeing Valrith’s library card. He escorted them to a certain permitted area. A reading room. There was a statue that Nephrus recognised, a famous scholar, responsible for laws and customs in the local area, who disappeared later in life.

> *“The History of Doulbot Abbey”* by Charles The Monk
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The group asked for books about, The Cyrene Empire, The noble Artaxerxes, and Soulsmiths. The Dwarf left to retrieve books. An assassin walked out of the locked door, Kargrimm recognised her from the other group of adventurers. When the Dwarf returned Kargrimm took the oportunity to convers with him, it turned out much to Kargrimm's pleasant surprise this Dwarf was his cousin, Dagri son Dagan. Kargrimm had thought he was the last of his clan but that was now not so. Dagri tells how the Glimmerstrike clan found ore and are rebuilding the Hold north of here. They found this library that held the knowledge of almost anything. The group of other adventurers were sitting at a table, they looked at Kargrimm, he said good evening.
Mean while Valrith was reading some very dry treaties of the history of Cyrene. Nephrus was flicking through lore on Soulsmiths, Knowledge Demons, Info Elementals, odd creatures that worked to their own designs, mortals attempted to bargain with them, some successfully, some not. They can be almost obsessive.

Innij, the woman from the forest who had offered the trio a feast walked down the corridor, Kargrimm stopped her. She again attemped to buy the orb from Nephrus who was reluctant to sell the object. They asked if she could allow the heroes further into the library as she seemed to hold some sway there. She did, the heroes entered the next level of the halls of knowledge.

The man behind the pulpits is named Arthur.

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