Chapter Two

Chapter Two of Oberon Campaign One covers about of a week of time in the town of Brindol. It was the "proper" start of the campaign after Chapter One which was more of a "pilot episode".

Map of region

Session 3: "If You go Into the Woods Today"

Date: 20th Novembus 343IC

• The group caught the mid-afternoon ferry to the port of Lilo
• The ferry went to Ranst before travelling overnight to the mainland

Date: 21st Novembus 343IC

• Jeremiah found himself unable to successfully buy a book and bought a map instead
• Outside of Brindol the group were involved in defending against a hobgoblin attack
• Collectively agreed to stay at the Stone Wyvern
• Visited Eric the Elf at the Chancery Outpost and swapped the Letter Opener for a boring Bag of Holding

Date: 22nd Novembus 343IC

• Along with numerous other mercenaries the group assembled at Axenshaft's where they met Eldremma
• They were assigned to investigate a region to the south west and to locate the guard commander, Kartanix.

Session 4: "Crypt Crew Gets Cracking"

Date: 22nd Novembus 343IC

• Instead of heading SW the group instead went north and met up with another adventuring group, "The Fabulous Four"
• Eventually they reached the Rivenroar Estate and began to search the ruins
• An attack from Goblins was fended off and the two adventuring groups descended into the crypts

Session 5: "Moar Explore of Rivenroar"

Date: 22nd Novembus 343IC

• The exploration of the Rivenroar crypts continued
• Many Hobgoblins were killed in the making of this session

Session 6: "House of the Rising (Black) Sun"

Letter to Varrak

Date: 22nd Novembus 343IC

• The group reached the lowest level of the crypts.
• A badly injured cleric (Jalissa) was rescued from a wraith. Lennox proved to be unstoppable!
• Two Gnolls studying a weird obelisk were encountered and allowed to leave. The obelisk was used to summon an Evistro (a powerful demon)
• After a brief fight, the leader of the hobgoblins, Varrak (son of Varnak) surrendered.
• A letter to Varrak from an unknown "Emissary", implicating Troyas, was found.
• Unfortunately the captives taken by the Hobgoblins (except Jalissa) did not survive.
• The player characters returned to Brindol with Varrak, whilst the Fabulous Four headed north to Fort Unstein with a Goblin captive.

Session 7: "Myles vs Morality, pt.1"

Date: 23rd Novembus 343IC

• After a difficult night keeping Varrak safe in a guard tower the group took a day to "relax"
• Myles set off into town to locate a particular child, after having been very interested in everyone's hair
• Jeremiah decided to start research on a spell to detect how much "soul" a person had left
• Jalissa was taken to the Temple of Apollo to recuperate
• The Imperial Army arrived and, following the Goblin's testimony, headed south to investigate reports of an army
• Scylla and Gnarvak met Baskin Haskinar and studied his private library but learnt little new
• Gnarvak got invited to a "Dwarves-only" party for the Festival of Dionysus
• The group showed Eldremma the letter that they found implicating Troyas.

Session 8: "Fun with False Flags"

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Note from 62nd Legion

Date: 24th Novembus 343IC

• The group were staying at The Craven Raven when they were woken by the building of a gallows. Gnarvak immediately offered assistance!
• The Army showed up and placed Brindol under "lockdown"
• Varrak's (private) trial was scheduled for noon
• A messenger for Myles delivered a large wooden box and a note

Date: 25th Novembus 343IC

• The group assisted the town watch and the real army in stopping a group dressed as the legion from burning down the town.
• Varrak escaped from the watch barracks and fled the town via the sewer.
• The council considered postponing the Festival of Dionysus.

Session 9: "Heartbreaking Hobgoblin Hunt"

Date: 25th Novembus 343IC

• Jeremiah found that he could fit down a sewer pipe and decided to give up adventuring.
• Titus joined the party.
• Eldremma was finally exposed as the 'mastermind' behind the Hobgoblins. She wanted the town to rely on mercenaries again.
• Varrak was killed in a tense battle (during which Edriss the merc stupidly attacked the wrong side)

Session 10: "Much Ado About Nothing"

Date: Festival of Dionysus

• The group locate damning evidence against Eldremma
• D'Netheril makes his first (physical) appearance and informs the group that Dalola Trollgrip must be saved before midnight!
• The group head to the village of Blackroot

Session 11: "Big Trouble in Little Blackroot"

A mutated Goblin

Date: Festival of Dionysus

• A cavern dedicated to the cult of Belrashyrra is located at the Torash's farm.
• Mutated Goblins and tentacled "things" are discovered, along with a magical prison.
• The cultists are killed and a number of Dwarves, including Dalola, are saved.
• Torash, sadly, didn't survive the attack.
• The group returned to Brindol.

Session 12: "Take the Money and Run"

Date: 1st Decembus 343IC

Having left Brindol behind, the group travel eastwards into Chapter Three.