Session+Two

Session Two: the Little Girl
Arion and Jen return to the Golden Garden Inn to find the little girl, Eli crouched behind the front desk’s counter with Kirin and Lia a short distance away, speaking to some Inn officials and town guards. Eventually Eli is coaxed out from behind the counter and taken up to a room to rest. Shortly after the commotion as the Inn settles down, the PCs are confronted by a group of Mandosian Knights looking for a young girl matching Eli’s description, and armed with a tale of an escaped imp taking on the form of a child. Kirin escapes out a window with Eli in toe and Arion, Lia, Jen and Viktor (Kirin’s slightly inebriated mentor) find themselves arrested by none other than General Teiriel Sitara of the Mandosian Knights, and her second in command Tarikolden Cinnyr. A night spent in jail for their refusal to speak of the child introduces the PCs to a jester by the name of Oliver Rousil. The time passes quickly, and just before midnight, Reid enters the jail armed with a document professing their innocence. The PCs are released, and instructed to remain at the home of Reid Slade until the charges have been cleared. They follow Reid to his home and find Kirin and Eli waiting there for them. The evening passes uneventfully from there, thank the gods and goddesses!

It is exactly 843 miles from Estaea to Bel Aman'dur. That is how far the little girl, Eliana, had travelled alone, scared and on foot. Why did Drayton Slade, the infamous draconian knight of Havenland send her to Arion? What dangers and perils had she been put through, and who wants her so badly? Is there a place safe enough to take her? What secrets lie behind her ever-changing eyes?

There seem to be an awful lot of Mandosian Knights in the city this year. Were they gathering for a feast or their own celebration? The Lady General Teiriel Sitara, and her faithful ward, Sir Tarikolden Cinnyr, are also in town. There must be something going on.

What could the Mandosian Knights possibly want with a small child, and why are they willing to kill for her?

Why does it seem as though so many parents have lost their children? And all girls nonetheless.

Session Three