Frozen Whispers (adventure)

[Krug]

Belisha walks up to Hardin and examines the fallen redcap. She destroys the scythe if she can. "Be careful Hardin," she says. "These fey have no loyalties. The Queen of the Forests has disowned them, and their caps are red from being dipped in blood."

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Hardin looks grim.

"We'll question it. Perhaps then we shall send it to Moradin's judgement, but I mislike that it was walking so brazenly on this road."

 

[Brain]

Slyfen lowers his bow. "I could use a zap of healing or two from that wand, Hardin."

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Hardin administers healing magic from his wand to all in the party.

In the meantime, the redcap lying in the woods dies. His body disappears, and nothing of him is left behind except for a single tooth. Belisha, drawing on her extensive knowledge of nature, explains to the rest of you that redcap teeth can be very valuable. Anyone wearing a redcap’s tooth has a better chance of using his or her diplomatic skills successfully in dealing with fey, and the advantage is even greater when dealing with other redcaps.

Belisha also grows concerned about this particular pair of redcaps. She knows that redcaps are mistrusting of any even numbers—and they usually don’t travel in even-numbered groups. If it’s true that this place has become a haven for the undead, perhaps their influence is causing the fey to act strangely…

Belisha uses a handy rock to smash the handles and blades of the scythes.

Behind you on the trail, your mule brays forlornly.



OOC Notes:

Healing (each use cures 1d8+1 hp of damage)
Slyfen raised to 16 hp in 2 uses (2 and 6)
Hardin raised to 24 hp in 2 uses (4 and 9)
Eolan raised to 25 hp in 3 uses (6, 2 and 5)
Belisha raised to 12 hp in 1 use (6)
Orlan raised to 22 hp in 2 uses (9 and 6)

Added 300 XP to each character sheet.

 

[Brain]

"Well, let's take their teeth then! Fey are tricky and any sort of edge in dealing with them is a boon indeed." Slyfen will harvest the teeth of the dead one and split them up among whoever wants some.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

"Aye." Says Hardin, "and we can use them when we're questioning this one." He indicates the unconscious redcap.

 

[Galieo]

Nodding his agreement, Eolan scratches Orlan behind the ear. "Yes, we best truss this other foul fey up and get him to some health so we can question him--not unlike that orc back at Relgore's cave, right?"

Peering about, the red-headed knight adds, "That is a good thought about their movement on this path, perhaps we should move to a slightly more defensible position. Where there are two, there could be more." Wheeling his war horse around, Eolan moves 20 feet down the path from the direction the redcaps came, stops and listens.

 

[Krug]

Belisha waits for the knight to finish. "I doubt if that will be much use. The fey move with footsteps like fallen leaves, even in this kind of weather." She takes a tooth from the redcap. "Let us make haste!"

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

His body disappears, and nothing of him is left behind except for a single tooth.

OOC: There is only a single tooth left from the redcap that died in the woods. You will have to choose amongst yourselves who will wear it, and how.

 

[Krug]

"Perhaps Hardin should take the tooth," says Belisha.