Author Archives: Jesse Folk

Lucia Talene awakes in the Dankwood, alone and completely lost. Her last memories are running out of the ruined temple as her friends fell before her. The druid ran through the woods that night until she collapsed from exhaustion. Sparing a moment to eat some food and water to return her energy, she takes aContinue reading “Session 27: A Friend in Need”

Looking into the murky glow from the crypt beneath them, Halinde Stillmoon arches her neck to hear all she can of the chanting coming from the chamber. “What do you hear,” asks Kristov. “Is your husband among those chanting?” The druid scoffs at the notion but listens intently once more. She can hear the sicklyContinue reading “Session 26: The Shardmaiden’s Secret”

It’s a still morning at the party’s camp in the woods near Lake Varda. Knowing that they face a possible sorcerer and an undead horde weighs heavy on all their minds. The group spends the morning preparing for the fight to come. Sturmberg and Lucia train in combat, the veteran dwarf teaching the druid betterContinue reading “Session 25: The Ruins at Lake Varda”

Dawn breaks on the third day of Fallwane, and the adventurers rouse from their slumber. Making their way down to the main hall of the inn, Kristov and Lucia find a passed out Sturmberg lying in a pool of his own vomit. A quick and firm nudge of the foot from Lucia wakes the dwarvenContinue reading “Session 24: Stir the Blood”

The maiden’s terrified screams rattled through the inn as the party looked on in shock. “It’s happening again,” muttered the bartender. Faus immediately started whispering “Grisby” repeatedly until retreating to a shadowy corner of the tavern. As Lucia and Sturmberg leapt to the windows to see where the restless dead were coming from, Kristov turnedContinue reading “Session 23: The Dead Walk”

After recovering from the previous evening’s festivities, Kristov, Faus, Sturmberg, and Lucia decide to head to the northwest in search of more settlements and the potential for treasure at the grave of a long-forgotten lord. Before leaving, Kristov gives Jabari 100 silver out of his coffers to pay for the hirelings and the upkeep ofContinue reading “Session 22: A New Journey”

Dawn breaks at the roadside camp as Jabari, Faus, and Kristov rouse from a pleasant slumber. Once breakfast is had, the wolfkin announces that he is running back to Ogre’s Thorn to warn the party’s serfs that guests are coming to the keep. Kristov and Faus get the orc and elf entertainers ready for travelContinue reading “Session 21”

The carnage the Gray Bear left behind at the keep was extensive. The beast had destroyed what minor restoration the serfs had finished. The wise woman, Lucia, told her new lords that they got Gwyn to safety while the refugees held the bear at bay. Unfortunately, the bear killed one of their people during theContinue reading “Forbidden Lands Session 20”

The evening at the ruined village passes uneventfully for the trio. In the morning, they gather with their follower, Tolu the Hunter, to discuss how to deal with the beast. “I figured you’d just hit it a bunch,” Kristov says to Jabari. Faus suggests causing a cave-in to trap the creature inside its cave. However,Continue reading “Forbidden Lands Session 19”

Healed from their travails the day prior, the adventurers survey the lands around the keep and begin to make plans to establish a settlement. Jabari orders the refugees to fetch fresh water as Kristov pulls the wise woman aside. She says her name is “Lucia Talene” and that the villagers would like to stay nearContinue reading “Forbidden Lands Session 18”