Re: Chapter 1: Into the Witchwood - The Adventure Begins
In the aftermath of the conflict, Liamm falls to his knees, doubles over and begins to sob as he struggles to come to terms with what just happened. Such rage welled up within him, the sudden loss of that emotion is difficult to bear.
Eoni steps free of the emotional apprentice and rushes into the velvety hollow, stepping over the fallen dryad's body to get at the lump under the bloodrose moss she believes to be Yhus. Tearing away the moss, Eoni finds a mass of rotting wood beneath, vaguely shaped like Yhus, but entirely inhuman. The cleric's facial features are present in the wood, his face caught in a blank-faced stare gazing out passively. The tree seems to have claimed him!
Meanwhile, Sarah and Aldara enter the hollow to retrieve their daggers and darts, finding them with little effort.
At the far end of the hollow, Sarah discovers a finely crafted wicker basket, inside which lies a small fortune of coins and other curiosities. The thief stoops over it for a moment before Aldara notices the cache of treasure as well.
[Private to Sarah: Sarah has an opportunity to pocket a very nice silver necklace set with a pendant and gemstones before Aldara sees her, if she wishes to.]
As the fallen dryad lies dying, a strange feeling washes over the party. Some indefinable energy courses through the heart of the great tree, as if the tree itself were letting out a great sigh of relief. A light wind swirls about, stirring leaves and debris – but carrying with it a sweet smell of fresh, clean air, a vast improvement to the stale, rotted smell pervading the massive hollow. It is quite possible the source of the rot and decay was the fallen dryad at your feet, her form withering away to little more than mulch in a matter of seconds. In less than a minute's time, all that remains of the fallen dryad are a gnarled wooden staff carved with runes.
Gleeful chirps and chitters are heard below, in the direction of the Moonsong mound. Apparently the grigs have noticed this change as well.
OOC: Within the wicker basket are 250 gp, 1000 sp, and a carved wooden bowl filled with 11 faintly glowing acorns.
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