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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8961316" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p>The wizard decided to temporarily remain behind in Reddansyr – perhaps to research some matters at the Temple of Oghma – while Darrow, Dermot, Rosten and Lloria headed for Teziir. Before they left, Ian Gryphonhawk pulled the group aside and discreetly asked them to keep a look out for his son Killian in Teziir; he was restless, the innkeeper explained, so Ian let him go to the city to see about supplies and such for the inn. However, Ian was still concerned about Killian’s state of mind after his encounter with the witch hag. The innkeeper also asked that if they ran across any adventuring companies willing to find and raid a troll's nest by the Reddan River, to pass them word that they would be welcome to whatever loot was there; unfortunately, Reddansyr was not rich enough to offer a reward beyond that. This piqued the group’s interest and they decided to head there themselves, after perusing Ian’s store for items containing fire or acid to permanently kill their foes.</p><p></p><p>After two hours on the route south they ran into a lone bear, which briefly spooked Dermot since the ranger was hyper-alert for trolls, but the party did not encounter any of the monsters until reaching the environs of the Reddan River bridge. They were rushed by a troll pack a short distance past the river crossing, at Lloria’s direction falling back to the bridge to defend themselves against an onslaught of the flesh-regenerating monsters. The warrior cleric bore the brunt of the trolls’ fury in melee, but the four adventurers combined effectively to defeat the pack after some hard fighting.</p><p></p><p>Seeking to locate the nest which had to be somewhere in the area, the adventurers searched for the trolls’ back trail, in the process running across some relatively fresh humanoid tracks. Dermot traced them to a campsite and a pool of water, which the ranger determined had been used by a smaller humanoid female who then returned to the firepit, which was still burning at a low level. After the fire went out, Darrow spotted in the nearby treeline a worked piece of wood, which was retrieved by Dermot. It turned out to be a sturdy, well-carved bow, with the initials “BG” carved into it. Darrow recalled an earlier encounter with trolls at the forest cabin of Hamish Goodman, who had a daughter named Belle.</p><p></p><p>The four decided to do the right thing and, led by Dermot, traipsed the six hours northeast into the forest required to arrive at Old Hamish’s cabin. It was fortunate they did, as they discovered a band of trolls circling outside it. This time surprise was on the adventurers’ side and they quickly dispatched their monstruous foes. The hermit and former ranger was pleased to see them and welcomed them in for some liquid refreshment. His good mood quickly disappeared, however, after Dermot placed the bow they had recovered on the table for Hamish to examine. He confirmed that it had in fact belonged to Belle.</p><p></p><p>The old ranger was sad but seemed unsurprised at Belle’s demise, saying that she had never been right after going off with Helm’s Shadows – of which the only original member left was Aerikoth – and experiencing terrible things. After musing out loud for a short while about Belle’s fate, Hamish urged them to take her bow and put it to good use, since he could not bear to have it around the place. He promised to try and locate the troll’s nest, also providing them with directions for a shortcut through the swamp back to Reddansyr.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 8961316, member: 7015827"] The wizard decided to temporarily remain behind in Reddansyr – perhaps to research some matters at the Temple of Oghma – while Darrow, Dermot, Rosten and Lloria headed for Teziir. Before they left, Ian Gryphonhawk pulled the group aside and discreetly asked them to keep a look out for his son Killian in Teziir; he was restless, the innkeeper explained, so Ian let him go to the city to see about supplies and such for the inn. However, Ian was still concerned about Killian’s state of mind after his encounter with the witch hag. The innkeeper also asked that if they ran across any adventuring companies willing to find and raid a troll's nest by the Reddan River, to pass them word that they would be welcome to whatever loot was there; unfortunately, Reddansyr was not rich enough to offer a reward beyond that. This piqued the group’s interest and they decided to head there themselves, after perusing Ian’s store for items containing fire or acid to permanently kill their foes. After two hours on the route south they ran into a lone bear, which briefly spooked Dermot since the ranger was hyper-alert for trolls, but the party did not encounter any of the monsters until reaching the environs of the Reddan River bridge. They were rushed by a troll pack a short distance past the river crossing, at Lloria’s direction falling back to the bridge to defend themselves against an onslaught of the flesh-regenerating monsters. The warrior cleric bore the brunt of the trolls’ fury in melee, but the four adventurers combined effectively to defeat the pack after some hard fighting. Seeking to locate the nest which had to be somewhere in the area, the adventurers searched for the trolls’ back trail, in the process running across some relatively fresh humanoid tracks. Dermot traced them to a campsite and a pool of water, which the ranger determined had been used by a smaller humanoid female who then returned to the firepit, which was still burning at a low level. After the fire went out, Darrow spotted in the nearby treeline a worked piece of wood, which was retrieved by Dermot. It turned out to be a sturdy, well-carved bow, with the initials “BG” carved into it. Darrow recalled an earlier encounter with trolls at the forest cabin of Hamish Goodman, who had a daughter named Belle. The four decided to do the right thing and, led by Dermot, traipsed the six hours northeast into the forest required to arrive at Old Hamish’s cabin. It was fortunate they did, as they discovered a band of trolls circling outside it. This time surprise was on the adventurers’ side and they quickly dispatched their monstruous foes. The hermit and former ranger was pleased to see them and welcomed them in for some liquid refreshment. His good mood quickly disappeared, however, after Dermot placed the bow they had recovered on the table for Hamish to examine. He confirmed that it had in fact belonged to Belle. The old ranger was sad but seemed unsurprised at Belle’s demise, saying that she had never been right after going off with Helm’s Shadows – of which the only original member left was Aerikoth – and experiencing terrible things. After musing out loud for a short while about Belle’s fate, Hamish urged them to take her bow and put it to good use, since he could not bear to have it around the place. He promised to try and locate the troll’s nest, also providing them with directions for a shortcut through the swamp back to Reddansyr. [/QUOTE]
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