Chapter Six: Netheril - Session 38 - Pallid Plague part 2 of 3

Heroes

Connal Ragnirsson - Jarecki

Jarod - Jacek

Ren Howl - Adrian

NPC

Avelon, priestess of Waukeen

Cetus - Paweł (absent)

After helping lumberjack, heroes made camp and took watch at night. Nex day the went deeper into forest, looking for source of the plague. It was an strange orchard guarded by fallen druids. They were tending bushes of strange flowers, that were the same, as in bellies of undead bears. Quick and merciless attack killed almost all of gardeners. One last was captured and interviewed. With bile and hatred, he explained that it is too late, messengers with bags full of flowers were not on the way, but in Falcon's Hallow, preparing the town's doom.

Heroes headed immediately back and found town crowded with beggars. The secretly distributed flowers around community, while their base around old, abandoned house near herbalist shop. While Connal gathered forces of Lumberjack Consortium, Ren infiltrated network and found out their base, while Jarod and Cetus set trap. With one, quick strike whole affair was ended: beggars caught, flowers burnt. Going after first hit, heroes headed back to groove and learned from imprisoned druid, that plague was created with Iandrea Stella, buried under river bed.

Heroes immediately went to search for it and found stone basin. It was destroyed with Moradin's power. Ren decided to go into forest to search for fae-queen Syrix. He met her in old groove and informed of happenings. Whole group retreated then to Falcon's Hallow.

Chapter Six: Netheril - Session 37 - Underwater part 2 of 2 and Pallid Plague part 1 of 3

Heroes

Cetus - Paweł.

Connal Ragnirsson - Jarecki

Jarod - Jacek

Ren Howl - Adrian

NPC

Avelon, priestess of Waukeen

Bracket, captain of Road Wardens from Valley of Darkening Moon

After disposing a giant shark, heroes were approached by eight ameba-like, shapeless underwater entities, aboleths. Connal took upon his shoulders a burden of discussing with them and learned they were fearing the Kraken. Heroes agreed to investigate beast's case, if army stops siege. Abloeths agreed and promised to support them with their troops. The same was with sea elves and soon an extraordinary army moved on. After two weeks f travel, group reached a barren area of sea bed, where a huge pit was centered. Inside of it lived a terrifying monsters of depths... or didn't they? It was obvious, while some giant octopuses and squids dwelt there, no monstrous Kraken was present. Was it's existence another Carlin's lie?

Heroes returned to Coral and made report and than left for surface. They set course to Siriana, where the wanted to gather information about arcanists, flying cities and general whereabouts. During stay in port, they were approached by an elder man named Bracket, who was retired Road Warden. He was troubled with messages from friend of his, a sylvan queen Syntira of Darkmoon Valley. Her subjects were dying of strange plague, as well as many woodcutters too. Symptoms were similar to those of Isandrea Stella. It was created by dryad that wanted get rid of humans and Lumberjack consortium, but she disappeared long ago.

Heroes set out and after one day of travel along well-lighted roads, they arrived at Falcon's Hollow, small town, that was center of human's operations. Soon characters found that for some time sick lumberjacks were coming to town, to achieve curing and problems were centered deep in woods. One of the camps were under almost constant siege by wood creatures and so heroes moved to it. Journey took a full day and by the evening, after braving woods, valleys and streams, heroes arrived at their destination. The found lumberjacks fighting for their lives and loosing.

Heroes quickly joined the fray, moving against strange half-animal and half-plant creatures. They were of size and shape bear, entangled with thorns and stuffed-up with colorful, bright flowers. Combat wasn't to tough for heres but of all lumberjacks, only two survived. Finally, heroes defeated creatures and were able to help survivors...