Sharawood Investigation Day 1.5

Party Found:

Torn Chapters

The Life of the Sharawood

Bone Coffer inlaid with a Filigree of Gold

Stamped with the Crypt Carver mark of Castle Al'hanar. Also the symbol of Myrkul.

Book of Shadows

Bound in wrinkled, violet leather—with bony plates of darker purple or black—this hefty tome has corners shod in adamantine and a latch of similar material. Its spine is also dark metal, with a short chain and shackle attached to one end. Thick, uneven parchment forms the pages. Shadows in the cover’s creases peel away at times, forming wisps of cold, bitter mist.

Investigated:

Crossroads, Rock-Strewn Hillside, Wildlife, Road Leading to Ruined Tower

• Did not go fishing in the Small Lake. But did go diving with the underwater adventures of Fishman and Armor. (Serene Lakeside)
• Discovered: The Ruined Trade Way Tower (Dungeon)
• Did not investigate the Book of Shadows further.
• Discovered: Hillside Cave (Owl Cave)
• Discovered: The Statically Charged Guardian that demolished the Order of the Undying Dragon Tower, spraying limestone across the hillside.
• Awoke and Out smarted / Out ran the burrowing Guardian. (A Rumbling Below)

Guard Protected Party From

Ambush in the Trail Flanked by Rocks. (They Left)

Party Found:

Treasure Chest

[3] Treasures from the Treasure Chest

Travel Journal

“Yeah, it’s all parties and adorable critters, until one of those little bastards decides to turn your head into a pumpkin for a laugh.”

Blank Grimoire

Bound in green leather embossed with a stylized tree with interwoven roots, this book has signs of wear. The corners are tattered, and rivet holes for a clasp sit empty. A buckle on the back cover has nothing to fasten. Stains mark the page edges. The tome smells of old parchment, mold, and a hint of tobacco smoke, yet each crisp sheet inside is clean and empty.

Adamantine Armor

(Bey Namir Balambar - Specializes with Spear and Shield)

Natural Hazards Found

Untold Egg Sacks

Investigated:

River, Egg Sacks, Stairway, Landing, Goods, Steps, Ledge, Bridge

• Discovered: Waterfalls (Dungeon)
• Discovered: Quay (Dungeon)
• Abandoned Rest of Treasure Chest

Guard Protected Party From

Spider Encounters
Dark Legs Encounter (Snatch and Grab Mission)
Slithering Shadow Guardian (Awoke and Ran) (A Rumbling Below)

Party Found:

Recurve Crossbow & Quiver

This rare recurve crossbow has been extremely well constructed of uncommon ironwood and powerful onyx. Its string is made from exceptional horsehair. The limbs have been decorated with flower petals and end in narrow points ornamented with thin glowing ribbons. The stock is wrapped in obsidian and decorated with glowing threads.

The long quiver is made from a hollowed out tree trunk and is supposed to be worn around the archer's back. The outer side has been decorated with ebony details, which must be there for more than just decoration.

Twelve Adamantine Armors

Investigated:

Approach to Lake, Eagle, Firepit, Firewood Area, Frogs, Circular Crossroads, Cabin Door, Rowboat, Rickety Dock.

• Did not explore the Garden
• Chimney Effigy: (Solved) (Slippin' through the trees, stranglin' the breeze)
• Back Room (Solved) (Slippin' through the trees, stranglin' the breeze)
• Nixie Revealed and Convinced to Approach and Give Warning about the House (Back Room)
  [This fey being looks like an elven child with scaled skin of silvery blue, darkening on the hands and feet, which have long, webbed digits. Big, soft eyes the color of emeralds observe the surroundings. But the face, framed in long, blue-green hair adorned with shells, betrays no emotion. Loose clothing made of aquatic plants drapes the creature’s form. - she comes and little closer and whispers quickly "Don't go into the house! He comes for women!" - and she dives down under.]
• Marred Bank: (Solved) (Drowning Your Sorrows)
• Beached Boats: (Solved) (Drowning Your Sorrows)
• Did not see what was at Lake Ledge, chased to surface and water boiling.
• Circle of Stones: (Negotiated Release and Recovery of Knights) (Slippin' through the trees, stranglin' the breeze)
  [It grunts, unable to move and growls, "The witch must DIE! In the true name of the Demon Lord of 248th Hidden Layer of the Abyss - his jailer's blood must be spilled!" - "I am not beholden to bargains - but give me the witch and I will assist you all." - "I am imprisoned here under geas. Free me and I will leave." - "What effigy? I do not know what binds me. But I sense your others that were dragged down into the lake." - "Help how? I have served the mighty Eltab for 1573 years. This place is worse than the Abyss, I long for the layers. I long for the flame."]
  

Watch 1: Terror in the Night

Mist veils the moonless night, choking words with foreboding. Amid the swirling cloudscape a flickering flame draws your gaze, its alluring light drawing closer as a thunder rolls over the fog. The thunder resolves into the pounding of hooves on earth, which hails the mist changing to smog. A black figure reveals itself, sucking in the dark, while the horse’s mane flickers from orange to a lurid crimson light.

Watch 2: Howls

Something howls in the distance. Another something responds. Not wolves. The howls are too ragged, sound too much like words.

Sharawood Investigation Day 2