West Marches at the Board N Brew

Thirteenth of First Seed, 836 P.S. Halfling monk Mojo, the warlocks Echo and Sweet Summerchild, the druid Tulgey and new roguish tabaxi ally XIII, followed rumours of some kind of combat arena recently built in the woods south of Drellin’s Ferry. It was well-attended, hosting a ladder of challenges called The Gauntlet , and the mysterious “Lady Dagger” was involved in the management. Eager to test their skill (and to get close to the figure linked to the Reavers of Wrath kidnappings) , the party signed up under the team name of The Paper Street Soap Company . The Hateful Eight The floor of the arena was manipulated by a druid to form different terrain, trap, and obstacle features. Eight goblins made use of the plentiful cover, but were dispatched quickly. Daemon Daemonium The terrain was mostly cleared, save for a row of chevaux de frise style spiked barriers. A horde of maw demons rushed the party. They could deal out some major damage, but were relatively easy to hit, and th...

Tordek was just in the middle of an awkward exchange with a former student in the shanty tavern of Drellin's Ferry, a town struggling to reestablish itself in these frigid times, when ol' Delly Mullaney burst into the place. She was screaming and hollering that something come out of the woods beyond the cabbage field and that Mr. Mullaney was facing it down alone. Two of the townsfolk immediately leaped to Mrs. Mullaney's aid, as did Tordek, Kornak and the ranger Milo. They may have finished their drinks, first. Hearing the commotion in the road as folks bolted for the farmhouse, Mermur left her clandestine meeting to see what opportunities might arise. At the farm, the band put their lives on the line to defend the precious Mullaney cabbages , cajoled to slow growth by mundane and magical means and protections from the elements. First, the party fended off bears, then the hobgoblin hunting party that pursued their ursine quarry out of the forest. Mr. Mullaney and th...