Forbidden Lands: Raven's Purge

Session 9: December 5, 2023 (28th Day of Springrise, 1165 AS) Dramatis Personae: Echo, Wolfkin Hunter, played by Mike "All These Humans Smell Funny" P. Kelter Tealeaf, Halfling Rogue, played by Mike "I Can Save Her" Y. Vinny Boombatz, Dwarven Fighter, played by Eric "No More Hammer Time" M. Quod Occurrit: It has finally stopped raining! In the morning, the party starts their return to The Hollows, breaking their vow to never return there for a second time. They had managed to salvage a good amount of gear off of Esgar and co., and figure some silver in their pockets is easier to carry around than more spare armaments then they are likely to need, and they can now afford to pay for some extra muscle. They skirt into a new hex for funsies, but regret it almost instantly. Vinny may not have the eyes of a hawk or the ears of a fox, but he does apparently have the nose of a hound. He notices it first: the smell of burning meat, followed by the sound of heavy fo...

Session 8: November 21, 2023 (25th Day of Springrise, 1165 AS) Dramatis Personae: Echo, Wolfkin Hunter, played by Mike "I Absolutely do NOT Smell Like Wet Dog" P. Kelter Tealeaf, Halfling Rogue, played by Mike "Do You Think She Misses Me?" Y. Vinny Boombatz, Dwarven Fighter, played by Eric "I Wish I Had the Chance to Miss You" M. Quod Occurrit: Back to The Hollows The first time our heroes left The Hollows, they promised to never go back. Guess what, they decided to go back. On their way back to The Hollows, our heroes avoid an ambush that involved bandits pretending to be injured merchants on the road, complete with blood poured on the ground, and animal entrails used to look like human ones on the "dead" bodies, which were actually bandits waiting to attack those coming to help. This was easily perceived by Kelter, who had taken point and scouted ahead. Unbeknownst to the characters, these were slavers who had hoped to sell passers-by for fun a...