The Midnight Lurker
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The Midnight Lurker

Sidequest
Loose ends: No loose ends.

Participants: Dretal, Ragtag, Plume, Murphy

Location(s): Millennium Forest


Short summary:

Following the diseappearance of multiple scouts in Millennium Forest, this party was formed to investigate. Dela Kitsume also participated as an independent actor. Creatures matching the descriptions acquired by the Guild were found and dispatched, including a particularly powerful one, that Murphy identified as a witch warper, a dangerous plant-like entity originating from beyond the world.


Full report:

Initial reports surrounding the disappearance of multiple scouts mention strange roots of an unnatural nature. Further investigation before any hostile encounters revealed sightings of floating root clumps in Millennium Forest

The party gathered at the Hunter's Lodge to prepare for the mission, where they were met by Dela Kitsume, who wished to go deal with the creature herself. She travelled up to the forest with the party and then set out on her own. Tarversing the woods, the party was met with creatures manifesting as floating bunched up roots, with one in particular being bigger and displaying a singular eye.


Over the course of the fight, it was discovered that these creatures came from another plane and had a loose grip on ours, leading to them appearing and disappearing seemingly at random. The smaller ones seemed to see through the greater one's eye. Said eye will be placed in the custody of the Hunter's Lodge. It is also notable in case of further conflicts that all the creatures mentioned in this report display powerful regenerative abilities that can be hindered by fire and silver.


After this incident, the party came upon a wooded hillock covered in strange roots. It is then that Murphy identified the creature responsible for the events: one known as a Witch Warper, the result of an extraplanar tree planting a seed upon our world. Shortly after, the party encountered the Witch Warper, which proved to be a challenging fight. However, it was eventually overcome, neutralizing the threat in Millennium Forest.


Addendum: it is important to stress that the Wtch Warper is an outgrowth of an extraplanar entity that was not dealt with. The guild must be aware of the possibility (likelyhood unknown) of such events transpiring once again.