Acorn

Map drawn by the mayor of Acorn's surroundings. Art by @montyglu

Acorn is a small logging village in Hearthlen that primarily exports oak wood. It is rather unremarkable except for when the party arrives, every single individual has been turned into a tree by a curse. Anyone who came within a certain distance from the town slowy begins to transform into a tree.

After the party dealt with Mira's Tomb, they returned to Acorn to find the populate restored... mostly. While they were restored to their former forms, all the townspeople of Acorn bear some lingering, yet harmless mark of the curse such as patches of bark-like skin, leaves growing in their hair, or a twig-like pinky finger

## Notable Individuals

### Mayor Oaknut

The party was supposed to meet the mayor, and were given a sealed letter from Lynne for him, presumably an introduction and instructions for him to give them his aid. He was a tree when they found him, though he had managed to write a letter explaining the curse, and scrawl out a rough map to Mira's Tomb before he was completely transformed. He was restored, like the rest of the townspeople, but occasionally coughs out leaves.

Oaknut has blonde hair parted down the center that curls up above his ears and an equally blonde curled moustache. He is a reasonable man, who cares for his people, though he is out of his depth when it comes to the supernatural circumstances surrounding Mira's Curse. He said he was helpless to refuse the demands of Wormtongue when they demanded information.

Ky gave the mayor Mira's acorn satchel with 55 acorns to replant.

### Master Pointhat

*"Your goat is walking on two legs and is totally swole! What the fuck?" ~ Master Pointhat*

Master Pointhat does indeed wear a tall, pointed hat. He is an eccentric wizard in the extreme. his title of "Master' results from him graduating last in his class at a magic academy, but he did graduate, and that's what earned him the title. He is very, very unfocused, and tends to ramble, and often displays a memory only slightly better than a goldfish's. He has been seeking someone to give a spellbook and make them his apprentice. He hasn't been able to give it away and says that the locals are too interested in chopping wood and having muscles.

## Prominent Locations

* Mayor's Home - Has a sign outside with the symbols of Hearthlen's ruling family, marking it as the residence of an important person. The mayor left a note for anyone who might happen by.
> "If you are reading this, it is too late for me.
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> Three weeks ago a strange traveler came to Acorn asking to see Mira's Tomb. They were a gaunt fellow, tall with a wiry black hair. Fearing their wrath I gave them brief instructions to the tomb. They came and went within a week and left without another word. Soon after the people of Acorn began to change. At first we felt elated in the sun, then our skin began to harden, then our joints stiffened. And now with this note I leave you, I am unable to move and leaves are growing from my skin where hair should.
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> I fear that this strange visitor desecrated the tomb, and now the ancient spirit of the Druid Mira has now unleashed her wrath towards us.
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> Be you thieves I ask you leave with haste. If you are wolf hunters, beware your quarries, I fear this curse has compounded upon the man-eaters. If you are heroes, I beg of you. Seek out Mira's Tomb and set things right. I've scribbled a map with what little movement I have. I beg of you, please help us. "
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* Inn - Still had good food and beds despite the owner and patrons being turned into trees. It's ledger showed that the last two individuals to visit were someone called "Wormtongue" a month ago, and "Osiris" a few days prior. Information found in the Mayor's letter implied that Wormtongue may be the cause of the tree curse, and Osiris was a hapless merchant who passed through, but transformed into a tree before he got very far out of town.
* Mage's Tower - The party gently trespassed inside to try to gain information. They discovered that the resident had been researching the Barkskin spell, with some notes implying that he and the other townsfolk weren't willing participants.
* Sawmill - Acorn's main industry is oak wood.