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Summary
The party journeys to the town of Asala, in the west of Athervon, hoping to find absolution for Darithe from the Abbot of a monastery there.
Maps & Figures
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| Markel's Map (updated) | The Town of Orveaux | The Town of Asala |
Adventure Log
| Month | Day | Hour | Notes/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accen | 04 | n/a | Violet informs Artigas and Du Serna of their return and exploits in the Fens; Gabriel and Esker inform Nalencampa about same. "The Asp" arrives at Bronzechapel residence to invite Darithe to visit Possa at his office in the Butcher's Guildhall the following day. |
| Accen | 05 | n/a | Darithe and Fariya visit Possa, who tells them that Fergasse is still looking for her. He does not want to turn her in, but nor does he want his rivals to turn her in and gain the profit instead of him. He suggests she leave Avis Armois quickly, within the week, before word can spread too widely of her return. Messengers arrive at the Bronzechapel residence to invite the group to a dinner at Seld Dieudonné, the Archbishop's castle in the city, in their honor in 3 days. |
| Accen | 06 | n/a | Madame LaPointe takes Fariya, Violet, and Darithe to clothiers to fit and adjust their gowns for the dinner. She sends Gabriel and Esker to tailors to do the same. |
| Accen | 08 | n/a | Group picks up new clothes. Attend the dinner in their honor at Seld Dieudonné, meeting many members of the court and nobility. They encounter a strange figure shrouded in darkness outside the Bronzechapel residence who speaks to them for a time before disappearing. |
| Accen | 09 | n/a | The murder of six sons and daughters of the nobility of the city is reported. The note left at the scene of one murder uses language nearly identical with that the strange figure in the shadows spoke to them the prior night. |
| Accen | 10 | n/a | Group makes final preparations to leave Avis Armois to travel to Asala. Fariya purchases horses for the group and retrieves hers from its stable. |
| Accen | 11 | n/a | Group departs Avis Armois. Arrive in the town of Camtou (40 miles away), where the road north splits from the road west. Spend the evening. |
| Accen | 12 | n/a | Arrive in the town of Aarnou (55 miles away). Spend the evening. |
| Accen | 13 | n/a | Travel approx 48 miles. Spend the evening in a small village on the road. |
| Accen | 14 | n/a | Travel approx 40 miles. Arrive in town of Liçou. Spend the evening. Overhear three mercenaries (Barto, Rássa, scarred man) discussion a bounty offered by Fergasse for a lass (presumably Darithe). |
| Accen | 15 | n/a | Travel approx 45 miles. Arrive in small village of Besanlès to spend evening. Sounds of some kind of predator heard in the night. Next morning find that flocks nearby the village have been raided. |
| Accen | 16 | n/a | Awake the next morning to hear that some kind of predator has raided the flock of a nearby shepherd. Party offers to help hunt the beast down. |
| Accen | 17 | n/a | Led by Jozeline, the Halfling scout, and accompanied by four young men from the village, party treks east and south into the hills, tracking the beast. They make camp that night. |
| Accen | 18 | n/a | Group is attacked before dawn by two huge lions. One of the villagers is killed, and Esker is badly wounded. Group manages to kill both creatures. |
| Accen | 18 | n/a | Group follows lion tracks to their lair; discover a pair of lion cubs; take lion cubs with them and return to village. Group departs village quickly after returning to avoid issues related to villagers that were on hunt seeing Gabriel and Fariya cast arcane spells. |
| Accen | 19 | n/a | Group travels on road; overnights in next village. |
| Accen | 20 | n/a | Group travels on road; reaches town of Vitrolles by evening. Group has fortunes told by woman in town square. Retire to inn, where they meet a travelling poet and singer, Zaren Lisano de Lucca, recently arrived from Veniri. He asks to accompany them west to write down their adventures. |
| Accen | 19 | n/a | Group travels west on road with Zaren; overnights in next village. |
| Accen | 20 | n/a | Group travels west on road with Zaren; encounters a merchant wagon train travelling east from Asala to Avis Armois & speaks to caravan master, a merchant named Ellert Halma. Group reaches the fortified town of Orveaux that evening. Zaren intervenes with song in the inn they are staying in when it looks like Fariya will be accosted by the locals. |
| Accen | 21 | n/a | Zaren asks if the group can stay on in the town a few days; the group agrees. Zaren watches the cubs while all but Darithe go out into the town. Fariya sells several of her medicinal plants. Violet hears several rumors from gossiping women in the town square about the troubles in Asala related to a "White King", an entity or monster that appears once per generation, taking children and killing adults in the town. Darithe discovers Zaren at the door to her room unexpectedly. |
| Accen | 21 | n/a | Zaren changes his mind and wants to move on; the group agrees, wanting to reach Asala quickly to see what troubles go on there. Group confronts him about his odd behavior the prior day. Zaren decides to part company with them, returning east on the road back to Orveaux. Group continues west towards Asala, overnighting at a village. |
| Accen | 22 | n/a | Group continues on towards Asala, overnighting in another village. |
| Accen | 23 | n/a | Group makes the town of Pallas by nightfall and spends the night. |
| Accen | 24 | n/a | Group continues on towards Asala. They pass through a strange, burned-out ruin of a village on the road, but there are no markers or other indicators of what it is or was. They move on, overnighting in a village on the road. |
| Accen | 25 | 1900 | Group continues west. They reach Asala by the end of the day. They are confronted by the town Sherif, Robin Deramaut, who asks them to quickly make their way to the local Inn, the Weary Monk, where he will meet with them about what has been going on in the town. The Sherif tells them of the terror that lays over the town - a horrible creature that takes children and slays any who try to defend them. |
| Accen | 25 | 2000 | The Sherif, LeGarre the Fenwalker, Gabriel, and Fariya escort the party of women from the inn to their homes. On their way back to the inn, they see a creature of white flying above the monastery, but manage to return safely. Meanwhile, the rest have heard a song about the curse upon the village sung by the musician Pobert the Halfling. The group retires for the evening. |
| Accen | 26 | 0700 | The group departs with the Sherif to visit the monastery. They are met by Brother Aimar, the Guest-Master of the Abbey. He introduces them in turn to Reverend Father Francois Umberco, the Abbot, who tells them the monks will help them any way possible.Tobias Reyni, the Librarian. Darithe meets privately with the Abbot as the rest investigate the library. |
| Accen | 26 | 0800 | The group is taken to the infirmary, where they meet the wounded man-at-arms, Vilivado Agimadus. He tells them of his encounter with the terrible creature that haunts the town. They are then taken to Brother Tobias Reyni, the Librarian. Darithe meets privately with the Abbot as the rest investigate the library. |
| Accen | 26 | 1200 | The group is taken to the estate of Madame Josseline Solé, who gives them an account of the attack on their home by the creature. |
NPC's
| Surname | Given Name | Occupation | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | Barto | Mercenary | Liçon, Avilet Province | Older man; overheard talking to Rássa & Lino about a bounty on Darithe's head from Fergasse |
| ?? | Rássa | Mercenary | Liçon, Avilet Province | Large, red-haired man, claims to be from eastern north (Juŋkil); overheard talking to Barto & Lino about a bounty on Darithe's head from Fergasse |
| ?? | Lino | Mercenary | Liçon, Avilet Province | Scarred man. Overheard talking to Barto & Rássa about a bounty on Darithe's head from Fergasse |
| Fergasse | Vincent | Guildmaster | Belis-ar-Weil, Gorges Province | Boss of the Five Points Brotherhood criminal syndicate in Belis-ar-Weil; son was killed by Darithe. Has placed a bounty on Darithe's head. |
| ??? | Possa | Criminal | Outer Docks, Avis Armois, Armois Province | Leader of a local criminal gang (Mark of the Wolf, aka The Mark); former associate of One-Eyed Kem; requested Kem's head as proof he was dead in return for information on where the hideout was. |
| ??? | Alceste | Criminal | Outer Docks, Avis Armois, Armois Province | "The Asp"; Handsome, quick rogue of The Mark working for Possa |
| Rufener | Levio | Officer of the Crown | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | Village elder |
| Roussel | Jozeline | Shepherd | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | Retired scout, formerly in service to Duc Leon du Gentis |
| ??? | Osric | Shepherd | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | Shepherd whose flock was raided by predator |
| ???? | Ulrich | Villager | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | young man who accompanies group to hunt plains lion |
| ???? | Achille | Villager | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | young man who accompanies group to hunt plains lion; dead |
| ???? | André | Villager | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | young man who accompanies group to hunt plains lion |
| ???? | Aubin | Villager | Besanlès, Antoppe Province | young man who accompanies group to hunt plains lion |
| Halma | Ellert | Merchant | Southern Reach Road | Trader, leading caravan from Asala to Avis Armois |
| Breguet | Marie-Ange | Townsfolk | Orveaux, Maussis Province | Older, stouter woman gossiping with Céleste and Amélie in Orveaux market square |
| Carré | Céleste | Townsfolk | Orveaux, Maussis Province | tall woman gossiping with Marie-Ange and Amélie in Orveaux market square |
| Renou | Amélie | Townsfolk | Orveaux, Maussis Province | young, blonde woman gossiping with Céleste and Marie-Ange in Orveaux market square |
| Deramaut | Robin | Sherif | Asala, Cascade Province | Sherif of Cascade Province, in service to Comte Ladislas Chagnon du Cascade |
| Chagnon | Ladislas | Comte | Aven Mirba, Cascade Province | Comte du Cascade Province, a vassal to Duc Féret |
| Féret | Djeferson Chappelle | Duc | Aven Bourlême, Soirac Province | Duc le Domaine Sud, Comte du Province Soirac, Marquis du Marche Les Fens; vassal to King of Athervon |
| Ponce | Mireli | ? | Asala, Cascade Province | One of the four woman talking to each other in the common room of The Weary Monk; sister of Marieni |
| Ponce | Marieni | ? | Asala, Cascade Province | One of the four woman talking to each other in the common room of The Weary Monk; sister of Mireli |
| Baugé | ? | ? | Asala, Cascade Province | One of the four woman talking to each other in the common room of The Weary Monk; lives at the base of the hill |
| Forino | ? | ? | Asala, Cascade Province | One of the four woman talking to each other in the common room of The Weary Monk; lives close to the top of the hill |
| LeGarre | Serbon | Fenwalker | Asala, Cascade Province | Met in the common room of the Weary Monk; wears the brooch of a Fenwalker; knows the Sherif, Robin Deramaut |
| D’Vuel | Asculay | Innkeeper | Asala, Cascade Province | Innkeeper of The Weary Monk |
| ???? | Aimar | Monk | Asala, Cascade Province | Guest-Master of the Abeïe d'Ortou |
| Umberco | Francois | Abbot | Asala, Cascade Province | Abbot of the Abeïe d'Ortou; addressed as "Reverend Father" |
| Agimadus | Vilivado | Man-at-Arms | Asala, Cascade Province | Guardsman for noble lady and her son whose carriage was attacked by a shape-shifting creature; gravely wounded in the battle, recovering under care of the monks in the monastery. Wounds are not able to be cured fully by healing magic. |
| Reyni | Tobias | Monk | Asala, Cascade Province | Librarian of the Abeïe d'Ortou |
| Solé | Josseline Aubert | Homemaker | Asala, Cascade Province | Wife of André, mother of Éric; survived attack on their home |
| Solé | André | Merchant and Landlord | Asala, Cascade Province | Husband of Josseline, father of Éric; abducted during attack on their home, missing; father was member of Order of the White Rose; family sword lost during attack |
| Solé | Éric | Child | Asala, Cascade Province | Son of Josseline and André; survived attack on their home |
Josseline Aubert Solé
