Session 9: Blood Hunters

After Lamiak was by the white dragon, Vornastries, and the group left the destroyed village with Lady Irica, we skipped forward two weeks and found the group in the Running Willow, a tavern in the Capital of Miragon, Horavei. However, Trildon was missing, and after speaking to the server and this new dwarf, Bjorn, who claimed to be Trildon's brother, the group and Bjorn traveled to Hammers & Steel, a blacksmith downtown owned by a Human Cleric and a female Dwarf, by the names of Katric and Arnip. The group spoke with Arnip and she sent them to a warehouse where they might be able to find more information, and sent Katric with them. Upon arriving at the  very simply locked front door, that they spent  ten minutes trying to open , they finally broke it down with Longshot's axe. Upon walking in, they found three human warriors that seemed to use Blood Magic to enhance their attacks. After killing one, putting one to sleep, and charming the other, they interrogated the Charmed one. They learned quite a bit of information, like how Trildon was taken to the Temple of Magi in Riverdale, and they also learned about Jester, the Eternal Blood, or leader, of the Blood Hunters, a faction who was hunting Suil-Coia Rose, a new female elf they met in the warehouse. Afterwards, they searched the warehouse and found some basic equipment, and four magical items. Katric took the Ring of Health, Longshot took the Bracers of Defence, Aristrianna took the Candle of Invocation, and Bjorn took the Wind Fan. The group of six then teamed up to find more information about Jester and Trildon, when Nyraevyn received a letter from Lady Irica, saying she wished to meet them as soon as possible in the Running Willow. Upon arriving, they learned that they must attend an audience with King Xancoril van Weinerschnetz de Crystalarm IV. They were all forced to leave their weapons behind with Bjorn, and the three spellcasters had to dress up as Temple Mages. They then got to the Castle where Xancoril awarded Irica with a keep that he renamed Keep Lamiak in honor of her village. He then realized the Temple Mages weren't actually from the temple, and knocked out Longshot, then sent Suil flying across the room. He then calmly dismissed the group. Upon leaving the castle, Aristrianna attempted to interrogate Irica about the encounter with Xancoril and how she helped "round up the mages." Soon after, everyone but Longshot was knocked unconscious and begun being carried away. After another attack on Longshot, which ended with him knocking out a guard, Irica apologized and said she didn't want to do this, while charging at Longshot.