Eleventh Day of the Spring Season (New Moon -2), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

Elspeth has a simple proposal for Erdudfyl. Journey to the village of Ruiger Moor, which has cut off contact with the grove for more than a week. Find out what curse afflicts the town, and if possible, resolve it. For this, the group will receive the favor of the Druids of Eglantine Grove. As assistance, two of the changeling youths (Áron and Adhamh) will provide guidance and assistance. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Nine

Eighth Day of the Spring Season (New Moon -6), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

Along the way, Shank’s pony is lost, along with a substantial portion of adventuring goods. And when the party awakens the following morning, Shanks gear and clothing is left behind in a neatly folded pile; but no trace remains of the Thief otherwise. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Eight

Sixth Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon +5), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

If and when Erdudfyl and Meurig return from the black lands beyond death, they have absolutely fair questions about who exactly Shank the Thief is in league with. The mercenaries? The Saexa? Ifan the Black? All we know for sure is that we can’t be certain of Shank’s alignment. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Seven

Fifth Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon +4), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

The pay and the three ponies liberated from bandit corpses provide a win in the profit column for this day’s activities. Taking any of the bandits captive to answer questions, or finding any relevant maps or clues amongst their corpses would have provided an unqualified success. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Six

Fourth Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

We also met Father Caeso Atria, the Magi assigned to the temple in the Bridgeford keep. From him, we learned that the inquisition is in town, in the form of the Archon of Cantref Talgarth and his Red Paladins of Mithras. Grim servants of the warrior god, the Red Paladins are charged with ferreting out heresy, sorcery, and the diabolical practice of ýâtavô. All of which are punishable by death. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Five

Third Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon +2), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

Meurig and Erdudfyl clear the bandit camp of hostiles by outright dispatching most of the bandits, save their leader, who exists, pursued by bear. Several wagonloads of plundered goods are liberated, as will as a strongbox filled with coin. The wagon and much of the gear is mostly left behind, as the beasts of burden associated with said wagons are sadly nowhere to be found. What did the bandits do with the horses they captured? Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Four

Third Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon +2), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

The party heads north across the River Wye, to clear a known bandit camp, and encounter two bandit scouts along the way, who are killed in battle. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Three

Second Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

Combat ensues, but the rested and prepared bandits are not so easy to dispatch as those unawares and sleeping. Several are dispatched, but in the heat of combat Presto and Elvira are forced to abandon the crossbow riddled body of Lofer, and retreat back to Bridgeford (again). Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Two

First Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.

Lofer and Tristan scout across the river Wye, and discover a bandit encampment off the beaten path. The engage in combat, ambushing the sleeping bandits, and kill a few before being forced to advance to the rear with speed. They return to Bridgeford, and consume their meal in the village outside the keep. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode One