Session+Four

The PCs pack up their belongings and prepare to leave Bel Aman’dur. The group has decided to venture on to Oriscina. Arion’s mother resides in the city for parts of the year, and has a home there that the group can use for a short time. Jen is simply wishing to put some distance between Carter and her. Kirin stays on as Jen’s and Eli’s bodyguard, and Lia and Dunin offer to escort the group on their way north. Arion leaves the house for a short time to purchase the supplies they will need while on the road. During this time, Kirin and Eli decide to take Carter’s meddling into their own hands. They inform him that Jen is no longer in town… that she and Arion left earlier that morning. Carter doesn’t entirely believe the two, and takes it upon himself to try to muscle his way in for a closer look at the house. Eli promptly kicks him in the shin, and the kids run into the house, shutting the door more or less in his face. (Kids 1, Carter 0) Arion returns to find a rather upset Carter heatedly discussing things with Reid’s butler. Carter demands to speak to Jenica, but Arion refuses to admit that she is in the house. Carter then threatens to bring the town guard into it, claiming he can obtain a search warrant. Not waiting for the guards to interfere, the PCs and Eli leave town right away. They band up with a group of gypsies for the trip north. Not too far outside of Bel Aman’dur, where the crew stops for the night, they are attacked. Most of the assailants are Hissians and Bandits. Among the casualties of the attack is the PC’s pony. The pony isn’t victim of bandits or Hissians, however. It appears to have been attacked by something small and bat like… something that had gnawed on the poor creature. The rest of the trip north proceeds uneventfully, though some things are learned. First of all, Arion discovers that one of the gypsies is none other than Kyla Ashlan, the apprentice of Valinyr Tyrelli. She tells him the story of her flight from Bel Aman’dur. She is being chased and accused of conspiring in the plot that killed the King. She is accompanied by a bird… a large hawk, which turns out to be the missing Prince. Kyla is traveling north to seek help for herself and her feathered companion, and bids Arion to secrecy. Secondly, the group learns of more attacks similar to the attack on their pony. More animals have been killed, and left with tooth and claw marks unlike any that folks have ever seen. Once in Oriscina, Shaeria Aelaelol’myl, Arion’s mother, welcomes the weary and tired travelers into her home for a bit of rest. They relate to her a bit of what they have seen and heard. She offers to help Jenica find a house in town for her to stay in for a while. Eventually though, the entire party ends up staying in the house. The entire party, that is, with the exception of Lia. She has chosen to remain true to her druidic ways and live outside in the woods. For a while, time passes without incident. The group remains in or near the city of Oriscina. Arion performs in the local taverns and inns. Lia hunts, providing the group with a steady source of food. She also delves into leatherworking, selling several items at a local trading post. Jen picks up her glass working craft once again and sells trinkets in town. Kirin and Eli manage to find something new and entertaining to do every day, keeping the group on their toes, and Dunin comes and goes as he pleases, offering little explanation as to what he does with his time.

How long will the peace and quite last? How long can Jenica remain in one place before her diligent fiancé catches up with her? With rumors of strange creatures attacking travelers and livestock, how long can Arion and Eli remain in Oriscina before travel out of the town becomes to dangerous and they are trapped with in its walls? So many questions…

Session Five