Ruin Raiders

A party adventuring in the Fiach Wood and surrounding areas, starting early 253 AC (2024 AD).

People

• Tyra Blackstone
• Asher Frye
• Goban tighe Gro'Roc
• Flynn Gro'Arborg

Adventures

1. Escorting group investigating the ruins of Markal, a pre-cataclysm city.
   1. Start in Duleog NE of Baile Duchas. Travel to Markal.
   2. Dealt with wolves threatening the camp.
   3. Clearing undead out of crypt. Discovered door locked by "relics"
   4. Looked for relics in the keep. Found record of invasion/fall.
   5. Negotiated with Rebecca, a were-rat primalist living under temple with her family (more rats). Negotiated with Thaddeus, an awakened giant rat, and acquired crown.
   6. Returned to crypt, fought through remaining undead. Acquired a piece of the map to the Taurishen.
   7. Scouts reported that there was a hostile force of orcs en route, seemingly looking for the camp/map.
2. Returned to Duleog looking for more info on the Taurishen.
   1. Met with zoo-keeper, saved his butt. Found out about rogue orc (Diedre Mar'osh).
   2. Discovered that there were at least 3 more pieces--2 to the NE and one to the NW.
   3. Returned to Duleog, discovered people watching them. Intimidated a baker, who was saved from actual harm by having a kid.
3. Set out NW in search of another map piece.
   1. Struggled crossing a river during a storm.
   2. Met Segi no Iusta
   3. Fought Orthos Mad-eye (an insane ogre mage) and his patron Ose the Flubbering.
   4. Recovered map piece.
4. Hastened back to Duleog after hearing that the camp had been attacked and some of the people taken prisoner by the orcs. Placed map piece in lead case to avoid location.
5. Headed SE to forests edge. Cleaned out manticore pair.
6. Found Scaeva Tower, dealt with EsJay vo'Gal. Interrupted automaton delivery to Mar'osh.
7. Headed to Red Lake, met smugglers from Rauviz City delivering goods to Mar'osh. Hitched ride north. Goban broke a girl's heart, got beaten by her adoptive father.
8. In Mar'osh,
   1. met with some outlaws, detoured east, discovered that Diedre Mar'osh was trying to frame them for killing a village, defeated that attempt.
   2. Headed to the capital, nearly got robbed, met with king. Sent to the Bright-eye Mine to figure out what was going on there.
   3. Discovered that an agent of the Circle of Purging Flame was hired by the Cheesemonger's Society to sabotage the mine (ostensibly to ensure a continued over-priced market for goods)
   4. Convinced the king to punish Diedre Mar'osh by sending her to rehab a fortress in the north for a few years for her crimes.
   5. Were given the responsibility to offer olive-branch to Wyrmhold to prevent war.
9. Back to Lyodnoir
   1. Shopping
   2. Met with relatives of Tyra and Asher (half-siblings)
   3. Met with "interested parties" and prevented open warfare.
10. Towards Lake Coy'in
    1. Back to Scaeva Tower, escorted one of the kids north to her sister. Goban tighe Gro'Roc dodged an amorous relationship
    2. Downstream. Encountered the Architect, a demonic living house that had eaten several bands of locals.
    3. Goban is dream-dating Diedre Mar'osh.
    4. ...