Witch Hunters' Road Block

The party continues on their journey to Stone Keep. They are accompanying the caravan that is led by Hultz. Bleddyn and Myra are riding in one of the wagons. The party stops for noon meal and Nidal and Kallista notice that Bleddyn is able to cause objects to float around her. Bleddyn offers them tea and proceeds to pour the tea and serve it without lift a finger. Kallista shows her some simple cantrips and Bleddyn matches each one with and equally impressive trick.

The party is keeping a watchful eye out for orcs. They round a corner and see figures standing across the road is the distance. As the party draws nearer, they realize there are a group of witch hunters guarding a bridge.

The witch hunters' leader commands the caravan to stop and demands that all its members submit to a strip search. Nidal strongly objects to this, but Maddack, the leader of the witch hunters, is resolved to carry out his duty. Each of the caravan members are stripped of their clothing and examined. The witch hunters only find a couple of "suspects", but Nidal intervenes and uses a command spell to get them released.

The witch hunters seize Kallista and say they need to examine her further for signs of witchcraft. They take her down to the river and quickly bind her feet and hands and throw her into the fast flowing river. Kallista is unable to save herself and begins to sink to the bottom.

Suddenly Kallista feels a force lifting her out of the water. At the same time the witch hunters who bond Kallista fall to the ground in agony. The agony is short lived as their heads literally explode. Kallista floats to safety and lands softly on the ground where Adrahil unties her. Kallista looks over to see Bleddyn walking away from the river's edge.

The four remaining witch hunters charge across the bridge to help their comrades. They threaten all sorts of vengeance on the party and the caravan, but decide discretion is the better part of valour and ride off towards Stone Keep.

The party is worry about the deaths of the witch hunters and the repercussions this will have for them. They decide to dump the witch hunters in the river. Kallista and Adrahil take some of the witch hunters garments. Nodrog and Adrahil also find 3 potions of extra healing and 50 gps on the bodies.

The party decides they have no choice and have to continue to Stone Keep. They are worried about the rough justice of the witch hunters that might face them there. It turns out they don't have to worry. A few miles up the road they come across the bodies of the other witch hunters. Adrahil checks the tracks and signs and determines that they were killed by an orc war party.

The party and caravan carry on to Stone Keep.

Stone Keep - Arrival

The party arrives at Stone Keep. After paying the entry tax and tying the bands of peace on their swords, daggers and other weapons, they enter the town and part ways with the caravan. It is close to dinner time so the party decides to find an inn. The gate guard directs them to the Weary Traveler. After seeing that their horses are properly stabled, they enter the inn and are greeted by the sight of an inn doing a thriving business. The main room of the inn is crowded and noisy. They find a table, sit down, and order some beer. The beer is delicious. While the party orders food, Nodrog talks to Cullross, the owner/bartender, about getting some rooms for the night. Cullross shows Nodrog the rooms and gives him the keys. After dinner, Nidal decides to go to the Temple of Light to pray. There she meets Brother Brodribb. He lets Nidal know about the increasing number of orc raids and attacks that seem to be happening around Stone Keep. Meanwhile in the bar, the party also hears som

Into the Wilderness.

The party decides to leave the Northern Expedition's camp to try and find the tree. The are not sure what they are looking for or what they will find. The party leave their fire burning and quietly pack up their items. Under the cover of Adrahil's pass without a trace spell they manage to evade the camp guards and escape to the west. They decide to continue heading roughly west. The night is dark and even though it is challenging, they make good time and with a few hours are miles away from the camp. The party continues to move west through the night. To the north they can hear a fast running river. They move north and come across a cairn. Many of the rocks that make up the cairn are inscribed with runes. Kallista is able to discern their meaning. A rough translation of the words under an arrow pointing to the East is Follow Me to the Sea. There is another arrow point west and the runes read as Follow Me to the Tree. Adrahil finds the pathway indicated by the arrow and the p

While the adventurers have been leveling up and recuperating in the city of Statsberg, they have continued to try and track down Nidal's nemesis Nerak. Rumours have reached them that Nerak has been spotted in the Fishgate area of the city. So the adventurers decided to have some dinner at a local tavern and see if they find out more. They have dinner at the Boar and Hunter tavern and find out from their server that Nerak has indeed been spotted in the area. However, the server can provide no other information. The party decided to visit the Temple of the Light which is across the road from the Boar and Hunter. Temple is newly constructed and contains the tomb of St. Cecilia. A large congregation is present and Sister Sarah is conducting the service. The adventurers are surprised to find that the sarcophagus of St. Cecilia glows with its own light. When they touch the sarcophagus all nature of injuries are healed. The last remnants of Adrahil's werewolf curse and Nidal's

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