Chapter Four

Between Chapters Three and Four of Oberon Campaign One the group travelled about 200 miles. The following summary was given:

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SW Thorast regions

"The Long and Winding Road to Nowhere"

22nd Decembus 343IC

• So that all the player characters can process the events of the previous session (and to stock up on rations and horse feed) they stay a night in the "Blessed Retreat" inn in Turvin.

23rd Decembus 343IC

• At Gnarvak’s insistence the group take the road to Larenfast in order to leave the Welcome Hills.
• As well as avoiding an entire level’s worth of plot in Hammer Hold, this path takes the group off into the wilderness, forcing them to camp out.
• Myles introduces the group to his new friend, a crow named "Dwolian".

22th Decembus 343IC

• Myles starts to complain about the weather but is, rightly, ignored.

25th Decembus 343IC

• Myles is now joined by Starr complaining about the weather.
• The group push on for a couple of long days despite the weather getting noticeably worse with increasing altitude.
• They go past Fort Basilisk.

26th Decembus 343IC

• Myles, Starr and now Scylla are regularly complaining about the weather.
• The group crosses into the region known as "the Amber Falls" and then the "Sunlit Highlands".

27th Decembus 343IC

• Titus joins in the complaints as he can now feel the cold through his armour.
• There is a thrilling encounter with a pack of wolves which occurs 'off-screen'. No one dies.

28th Decembus 343IC

• Now everyone is complaining about the weather, even Gnarvak.
• By mutual consent, the group decide that they will have to stop at the next town.

29th Decembus 343IC

• Group picks the nearby town of Kiessel to stop off at and resupply.

30th Decembus 343IC

• Party arrives at Kiessel.

31st Decembus 343IC

• Party still at Kiessel.

32nd Decembus 343IC

• Party still at Kiessel.
• Lennox gets really bored and picks a fight with a local. There's minimal bloodshed.

33rd Decembus 343IC

• A break in the weather enable the party to continue their journey.

34th Decembus 343IC

• With the Dwarf Road once again passable, the group follow the route into Grindivar.

35th Decembus 343IC

• The group passes through the town of Tüdesheim.
• Several NPCs try to offer them quests but all are flatly declined.
• The GM looks depressed at this but the party continue quickly into the Borstheim Plains.

36th Decembus 343IC

• The group ride through a couple of villages at the NW corner of the Borstheim Plains. They don’t stop as they can’t afford it.
• A group member points out a typo in the Adventure logs
• The GM reminds them that he is doing this for their benefit, not his, and if they were that concerned then they could bloody well write their own adventure log
• Despite this the GM continues to run games for a bunch of ungrateful little shits who are too lazy to even attempt to take notes
• The GM now has that rant out of his system and will continue with the log...

37th Decembus 343IC

• The group arrive in the Tolsberg Vale. They get work escorting a caravan to the town of Helmgard.

38th Decembus 343IC

• The party spend an uneventful day travelling to the town of Flenchen.

39th Decembus 343IC

• Nothing of interest happened on this day.
• Please move along and ignore the error in counting days.

Session 23: "The Strange Case of the Missing Graves"

40th Decembus 343IC

• The group reach the village of Blutroch - the village where Titus' parents were killed.
• Odd goings on were discovered including the graves of Titus' parents being missing.
• Various houses had been rebuilt with funds from the Cerulean Chancery.
• Rumours of caves underneath the village were said to be the cause of subsidence.
• Finally, the group arrive in the city of Broogen. There is much rejoicing!
• Titus books an appointment at the Registry for noon on the 52nd Decembus

Session 24: "Adventurer Accountants Assemble!"

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Direforge's "invite" to the party

41st Decembus 343IC

• First day of Orgilde - the Dwarven festival in honour of Dumathain.
• The group hire "Gerlin" an accountant and rent an apartment.
• Myles meets with D'Netheril and visits the Broogen branch of the cult of Damona.

42nd Decembus 343IC

• The entire group are "invited" to speak with Chancellor Direforge at the Cerulean Chancery compound.

Session 25: "Enraged Evistro Eviscerates Enemies"

42nd Decembus 343IC

• The meeting with Direforge concludes with the party being introduced to their 'handler', Harcourt Fenton.
• The group are tasked with spying on the Mafistos.
• It is decided that to get back into the Mafistos' graces that the party should make themselves 'available for work'.

43rd Decembus 343IC

• Titus visits the Enchespalus at Warfell. Meets with his old friend and mentor, Lucius Viator.
• Titus learns that Lucius' daughter has been expelled from the Enchespalus for accusing head of the group, Osric Hushrinder, of summoning fiends.
• Scylla dn Myles visit the Mafistos and ask about jobs. Predictably they are asked to spy on the Chancery.
• Gnarvak meets Harcourt and learns of "Project: Celestial Fury".
• Last day of Orgilde.
• Scylla discovers how expensive it is to send a letter to Bal-Morath via the Guild of Messengers and Couriers.

44th Decembus 343IC

• Titus returns from the Echespalus.
• Whilst discussing the next steps they are interrupted by D'Netheril who informs them that the cult of Damona have summoned a demon.
• The group do battle with an Evistro. Titus dies during the fight, but gets better soon after.
• Maxine Maenius, who assisted with the battle, is introduced.
• The cult of Damona are revealed as being the people who took the obelisk from the Rivenroar Estate.

Session 26: "Who Knew What, Why, How and When?"

44th Decembus 343IC

• Group begin interrogating Myles.
• Titus kills remaining Gnoll, so losing valuable a information source.
• Cultists of Damona arrive.
• D'Netheril is temporarily replaced by D'Norrin - revealed to be a Shadar-Kai (the native race of the Shadowfell).
• The Enchespalus turn up.
• Myles, with D'Netheril's help escapes. Titus follows.
• The Chancery arrest the cultists.
• Titus collects his adoptive parents and leaves town with Myles and D'Netheril. They are joined by Max.