Session 34

Rosetown (February 28, 2020)

The party frees the chained slaves beneath the first windmill and seeks to do the same at the others. However, one of the windmills has been set on fire, alerting soldiers to their location. The party is able to free the slaves at two more of the windmills but is forced to leave those in the fourth when reinforcements arrive. The party leads the slaves into the wheat field and defeats four mounted knights. Ignatius argues that the party should use the cover of night to attack Grey Manor, but Ragnar says his only priority is freeing his sister, Aryll, from Rosetown. The party relents and follows him. On the way, Russell, the defacto leader of the slaves, tells the party that people think he is cursed and blame him for Yorrick’s attack. Learning that Russell’s son was taken in the attack, Ignatius surmises that his son is Poe, and tells Russell that he has a good feeling that his son is still alive.

Ignatius causes a distraction at the Rosetown gate by polymorphing into a Mammoth, which allows the rest of the party to sneak in to search for Aryll. On their way to the camp, Altair encounters Investigator Bram, who has been hiding in his family home and eliminating the guards at night. Altair recognizes the home and realizes that Bram is the son of his old friend, Llewyn. Together with Bram, and aided by Felix’s guard uniform, the party is able to rescue Aryll from the camp. Hiding in the wheat fields, Ignatius sees guards moving from Rosetown towards Grey Manor. The party recovers with the slaves in the woods, and Ignatius rejoins the group. Ignatius shares his plan to use the wish to go back in time to prevent the collateral damage they have caused.

The party makes their way to Grey Manor, but encounter no guards on the way. Ragnar’s mole in the Manor gets them inside, and is revealed to be Avery from the Ebon Hawk. Avery gives them the layout of Grey Manor and explains the Lady Grey has fortified the great hall with soldiers, and that all the nobles are locked in their rooms until the ritual is completed. The party sets the Manor on fire, and burns the stables, and then waits for the guards to come extinguish it. However, the guards have strict orders to not engage, and tell the party that “Lady Grey is waiting for you.” Eventually the guards and nobles begin to exit the Manor via the second-floor windows, and the party dispatches them easily. However, as Grey Manor burns, Captain Gregor and his troops ride from Rosetown to investigate. Meanwhile, Lady Grey’s ritual is completed, and she emerges from the flames with her remaining acolytes and archers, flanked by a 15 ft tall demon.