Adventure 12 - Whitebane Woods

6th Month (Dark Sky), 37th - 40th

On their way to search the burned portion of Whitebane Woods, the adventurers were immediately ambushed by two small, Korreds. This encounter proved to be frustrating, but not dangerous. The Korreds were able to hinder their foes for a time, but the PCs were eventually able to get passed their defenses and take them down.

After that encounter, the PCs found the small hamlet of Silvrus at the edge of where the forest fire had raged. This small village of 26 people had averted disaster by working tirelessly before the fire arrived. Although they saved the village as a whole, and none lost their lives in the process, several buildings and some of their crops did get destroyed. At this point, they were rebuilding, and recovering from the blaze.

Among those helping them was Antigonon, the plant-folk druid that the PCs had previously met near the overgrown village of 3rd Moon. The PCs decided to assist in some of the work effort to rebuild parts of the village.

It appears that some of these villagers witnessed first-hand the person they believe started the fire. The description is as follows...

He was a tall man. Definitely human, and one that had seen many years given his white hair and beard and wrinkled hands. The entire right-hand side of his face and body, at least, what was visible from under his white and silver robes, was covered in tattoos; all of it strange symbols and magical runes. He spoke in a strange language; one which I was not familiar. But when he spoke, it was not to me, or anyone else. He spoke to himself, or to something else perhaps that wasn’t to be seen with eyes alone. He paid no mind to anyone around him. He simply went about his business as if no one else was there. From the words he spoke, at least, from those I could understand, I believe he referred to himself as Kyon. It is difficult to know if this was his name, or if it was some title he was proclaiming.

While near the edge of town, the PCs, and two villagers, heard the enthralling song of a Siren. It compelled both villagers, and all but one (thankfully) of the party. When confronted with the Siren, Panan was visibly not enthralled, so the Siren attacked him.

Because of the conflict, some of the other PCs broke free of the compulsion. However, this caused a strange encounter where the PCs were fighting other PCs and the villagers themselves. Eventually, the compulsion failed for everyone, and the siren met her own doom.

The PCs continued on to the village of Breezeway, where they heard a rumor about a recent fire which destroyed a building. The Shalkoy Lodge was a building owned and used by a reclusive group of travelers. The PCs went to investigate.