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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8489488" data-attributes="member: 82106">Just to recap...Alec found himself in the woods, and heard the giggles of goblins who had apparently tricked him into being teleported here. He soon met up with Baldir and a patrol, who took kindly to him, even though the goblins slimed some of his men and turned Naugli's beard green. Soon after the goblin incident, as Alec and Co were about to make for the Forest Berg, Nairni showed up. She recognized Baldir and he invited her to come along with them, as they are cousins. They all proceeded to the castle where they spent some time talking and drinking. Baldir introduced the PCs to the Warden, who almost immediately declared that he recalled a prophesy of a female bear riding dvarg who would bring the end to the kingdom. Unmollified by Nairni's protest of innocence he declared that as they were guests he simply hoped they wouldn't overstay and that he had elsewhere to be.Baldir laughed it off, and then Alec offered to cure Naugli's green beard. He acquired some materials and dispelled the goblins' charm, reverting the beard to normal, and Naugli was highly grateful. Baldir also told them that they could find a 'Great Druid' in the center of the forest, but that getting there required some kind of special permission or ritual.In the morning the PCs went to see the Butler and Alec did research on the Druid and how to find him. The upshot of this was that a minor ritual is required in order to navigate to the first of a series of 3 altars. Exactly what is entailed with interacting with the altars was not made manifest, but lore indicates that these would be dedicated to nature gods/spirits and require some kind of ceremony or possibly a sacrifice.The characters then proceeded to see the Quartermaster. He was able to supply them with the required natural ingredients needed for the ritual, and they got a few basic supplies. After this they set out, performed the ritual, and followed a crow which appeared. They reached an altar, Nairni performed a small ceremony, and they were guided further onwards by a will-o-wisp like light. A second altar was encountered, and again Nairni and Alec were able to carry out a small ceremony. A path was then revealed to them, which lead to a hut or small building, and when the door was opened an old woman appeared.The woman talked to Nairni, who articulated her desire to become a bear knight and command a group of similar warriors. The woman told her that in the long past there had been such warriors and that they had 'gone to the north', and that her quest lay in that direction. At that point the discussion ended with the woman vanishing into the shadows.</blockquote>

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