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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jmucchiello" data-source="post: 7907939" data-attributes="member: 813">BOOK 2 BEGINSYou led the villagers out of the swamp and into the bustling army base that Leed's Crossing has become. A few of you recognized innkeeper Kendrel and mayor Jurad from the last time you were here. Everett's father was leading the army and your reconnaissance leads him to believe his force is insufficient. He must return to Bit and muster a larger force. Some of the rescued villagers signed up for army duty and revenge immediately. Others were taken to Bit which can handle the influx of refugees better than the outlying villages.Accompanied by Everett's father, you trekked back to Bit with a group of 200+ displaced persons.Though the high summer festival was over by a couple weeks, the town of Bit still celebrated the heroes of the swamp's return. Everett, Perin, Swithun, Surina, Brother P, Drake, and Fitz all were given a heroes welcome. Several bard's already had songs about the liberators of Leed's Crossing. At the Tillerson estate, some of the group were reunited with Zadolix, Keth, and Valdral.Over the course of a few weeks, the Tillersons and Greygours conscripted a larger force and head off into the swamp. Everett accompanied them (perhaps some of you did too). When they got to Ss'slass, the village of friendly Lizardfolk, they are greated with friendship and are told Ariamhodary's forces have retreated deeper into the swamp. The army reaches the abandoned mining camp a day later. At Everett's suggestion, a trench is dug from the pit to the water's edge so the water's of the swamp can fill the mine, rendering it more difficult to make use of.The army returned to Leed's Crossing by mid-Adan, dispersing temporarily for the autumn harvest. By mid-Palient, the army in Leed's Crossing remained ready for any incursions, though, at this point it is assumed nothing will happen as winter approaches.East End is a ghost town. And Leed's Crossing is nothing but an army outpost. The farms around these towns are mostly barren. Bareback has taken in dozens of family from East End, but their new farms won't be productive this season. Food prices are rising in Bit and food trade on Empire Bay has increased as word of crop shortage in Bit gets around. Elves of the Groaning Forest and even some Centaur traders from the plains have been trading food to the northern and western villages.Bit is quiet once again. It is the seventh day of Toraya and plans for the upcoming Winter Festival are subdued this year. Some of your old friends have drifted away again. And during the interim, new friends have been made. (New PCs can explain how they made themselves useful.) The Tillersons have set any of you who want it with small residences in the Market Downs district. Two room flats above shops or separate three room houses whichever you prefer. Everett use to visit often but he finds he does not have the time as much any more. (His father discovered he wasn't just a drunk carouser and has put him to work.)Rumors (DC 5 type stuff)Increased encounters with elves of the Groaning Forest have made people say various things:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They being too generous. They need something.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They ask funny questions about farming, why are they suddenly interested in farming?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heard a few of them were down by the docks watching what goes on there.</li> </ul>Ariamhodary's fate is the source of many a rumor:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">His people turned on him and he's dead somewhere in the swamp.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">He was an avatar of Serter, The Star Walker, looking for a fallen star deep in the swamp.</li> </ul>Raina Rillstone, granddaughter of the old man, was found dead a few days ago. No can confirm this.Eliana Puth'Sayol has disappeared. Rumor is she ran away rather than marry a nobleman in Cade-Crable.An update to the Bit "local area" map:[ATTACH=full]118003[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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