Session 22: Instant Regret

The group arrives in Gethwor and enters the Beneath the Evertree Tavern. They have some drinks while saying their goodbyes to Arran. The next morning, Arran is already gone before the others awaken. As they eat breakfast, they meet the halfling Elric, who owns this tavern and a chain of others. He intends to travel through Moradhin for the autumn festival and then to another inn of his at the Spike. Since his destination aligns with theirs, he opts to join the group in their travels. When they get ready to leave, they spot Suvulaan with her brother Gyrra, Ahrm’s former boss. He was wounded in a barfight because someone mistook him for Gyrraleth. Vojta tells Gyrra about Ahrm’s fate, and Elric offers him a more peaceful job as a bartender at his tavern in Watershade city.

As the group starts travelling, Vica inquires more information about Elric, but he obfuscates about his background. They approach a bridge across a river, and spot a young woman sitting on a stump on the other side. She waves into the distance as they cross the bridge. A moment later, an explosion blows up the cart and bridge, scattering the group to both sides of the river. Suddenly, the woman attacks Vica with powerful sorcery, while another attacker leaps from cover and stabs Elric with a dagger. On the other side of the river, an unseen marksman wounds Grombrin with a volley of oversized crossbow bolts. Vojta saves Elric by transforming him into a giant yeti, who promptly smashes his attacker into the dirt, while Grombrin immolates the part of the forest where the marksman is hidden. Joe and Vica fight the sorceress, who flees once her ally is defeated, but Vica shoots her down before she can escape. As Grombrin’s flames settle, there is no sign of the unseen marksman.