[Pathfinder] Hewligan's Rise of the Runelords: The Hook Mountain Massacre

[Rhun]

"Aye, now that is the truth!" agrees Danth, raising his mug to salute Jokad and his thick skull.

 

[hewligan]

OOC: Jokad has had species enemy 'Giants' for about 3-4 level now without a chance to use it. Time to lay the smack.

Without giving too much away, this adventure and the next feature a LOT of giant-kin, so good for Jokad, and not a lot of undead, so also good for Jovik.

 

[Friadoc]

"We'll just have to fight smarter," says Kael with a nod to his allies. Mal sitting ever-present at the varisian's side. "If we can force them to fight on our terms, at our advantage, not theirs', then we should do fine."

"Not only would it help the folk around here, but it'd give us another friendly waystop...no?" Kael adds, "Good for them, good for us, and good for those who trade through here."

 

[hewligan]

Despite the underlying current of fear that you can sense in many of the people, you have a fun night, exchanging tales, drinking ales, and listening to the gentle evening rain hit the wooden roof of the tavern.

You wake up the next morning nursing lingering feelings that perhaps you drank one too many, but a heavy breakfast of fried pork and eggs with cheese-bread soon rights all the wrongs in the world.

As you sit eating, you try to lay out all the things you learned over the evening.

• There has been no contact with the fort in a few weeks
• Normally a few rangers visit the town every few days either on patrol or to pick up provisions
• The gambling den burnt down one night and sank (it was built atop various barges lashed together)
• The wilds nearby, particularly the Kreegwood (the frest to the north-west that sits on the left of the route to Fort Rannick) have grown more dangerous.
• Wild animals like bears, firepelt cougars, and boars are becoming increasingly common along the edges of these woodlands
• Earlier a patrol headed north to Fort Rannick to try and make contact, but nobody returned

Now it is time to decide what to do.

 

[frostrune]

"Aye, now that is the truth!" agrees Danth, raising his mug to salute Jokad and his thick skull.

Jokad raises his mug and smiles at his own expense. Gods but he was happy to be on the road with friends again!

"Friends, this talk of ogres is one thing but I am also troubled by reports of the larger predators being sighted closer to civilization. These creatures typically hunt the deeper wilds. Something must have driven them, or their food source, away. Anything that drives out bears and boars probably isn't natural. Either quite a large number of creatures - like a tribe or something monstrously ravenous - like a dragon. Either way.. it ain't good."

"I think we need to check out the Kreegwood."

 

[Rhun]

"Perhaps...but had we best not investigate the situation at the fort first? If the rangers have stopped their patrols, that only doubles the problem of the animals and the Kreegwood. We could stumble around in the woods for days without finding anything, whereas it seems we know exactly where the fort is."

 

[Fenris]

Without giving too much away, this adventure and the next feature a LOT of giant-kin, so good for Jokad, and not a lot of undead, so also good for Jovik.

OOC: Under Pathfinder rules, Sneak attack now works against undead

"Could be just the lack of rangers are allowing the predators to ram closer now is all. No rangers to shoot them nor shoot their game, so the travel closer. For any reason we need to get to the fort and see what is happening." adds Jovik

 

[frostrune]

Jokad shrugs and leans back in his chair seemingly accepting the wisdom of the cleric.

As usual Danth makes the most sense. We have to pass by the Kreegwood to reach the Fort. He was confident adventure would find them regardless of their course.

 

[hewligan]

OOC: Do you want to move on that same day?

 

[Fenris]

OOC: Do you want to move on that same day?

OOC: Yeap