XI - Helix at Dawn
The horizon has just taken on the first orange glow of morning when the silhouettes of the buildings which comprise Helix come into view. Besides the relief arrival at the village brings, the sight also boosts the adventurers’ collective confidence, their familiarity with the swamplands having grown enough that they were able to reach the settlement without the services of a guide.
Helix itself is mostly quiet. Only a handful of drovers are loading carts in front of the Silver Standard Merchant Caravan Company and a few ambitious merchants have begun preparation for market in the village square. Lights burn within the windows of the Shrine of St. Ygg. Otherwise, the streets of the settlement are still.
