C1S4 – DM Judy

We travelled to Varna in the Elden Reaches and were warned that there would be no opportunity to get supplies in Greenheart. So Xtopher Robin got healing potions, I learned there was a Princess Donuts so I got some and NDell got some herb and barley seeds so he could greenify Sharn. We then went to Greenheart and met up with Geth. We will be going into the Mabar Manifest Zone to verify some possible Blood of Vol activity. In Greenheart Geth took us to meet Oalian (Of Oalian’s Grove) the druid leader of Greenheart. He’s a huge Sapient pine tree. He communed mentally with each of us individually He knew my greatest fear and temptation and warned me about taking care, to know what I was doing as far as my decisions went. When I asked what he wanted he told me I should help Geth in an upcoming battle. It was late so the next day we went into the gloaming. The first ring had lots of insects and diseased plants. I can understand why Astarion may have been on the material plane, if only to get away from that. The second ring had some tiny blue lights but we avoid being enticed by the will of the wisps thanks to NDell. Then a figure ran past us screaming chased by zombies. He had on a cloak with the Blood of Vol insignia. Clayton captured the person in some vines and we had decided to just run ahead while the zombies ate the person but some ghouls and armored dead appeared in front of us so we had to fight.

Xtopher Robin had warned us that he didn’t fight /hurt people but he did help with traps and making difficult terrain between running away. NDell, Clayton and I attacked and eventually decimated the attackers with some help from Geth’s hippo friends. After the battle, Xtopher was tempted by a wind which was trying to lead him somewhere. He followed so the rest of us accompanied him. As we walked a Rakshasa appeared, Ashatrel, and gave me a sending stone from his mistress, Sul Khatesh. He then disappeared. We continued on, hearing chanting in the distance. We drew closer and found an altar with a leader facing it, surrounded by eleven figures in the same Blood of Vol cloaks as the figure eaten by the zombies. NDell and I radiant-ed the leader and Clayton, NDell and I killed all but one of the remaining cultists. Xtopher destroyed the altar. We knocked out the last cultist and brought him with us to question later.