Narrative

Day 8 began on 23rd Dec, around 12:00, with eight people still left at the Barrier. The Chorus had been looking after them.

Geldrin painted the wagon white, and the party headed back to Everchard. The Basilisk replied to the party’s message with: “I’ll meet you there.” Birds followed the party back.

On the road, the party saw six armoured horses coming from Provista. The riders were Hartwall militia, with livery showing a stag and dragon rearing up. The group included a male dwarf healer, four male humans, and one female elf. The party told them about the mind wipe, the stealing of citizens, the lack of militia, and the Barrier attacks.

The Hartwall militia said that a few years earlier, near Ironcroft firewise, something had come through the Barrier. Invar had been there. The militia reported back to Lady Thorpe.

The healer restored the townsfolk slightly. One person whose arm had become a tentacle had the tentacle arm fall off, leaving a stump.

People, Factions, and Places Mentioned

Geldrin, Invar, The Chorus, The Basilisk, Lady Thorpe, the Hartwall militia, the male dwarf healer, four male human militia members, one female elf militia member, the townsfolk, Everchard, Provista, Ironcroft firewise, and the Barrier.

Items, Rewards, and Resources

The party used a white-painted wagon and travelled with horses. The Hartwall militia arrived on six armoured horses. The Hartwall livery showed a stag and dragon rearing up. The dwarf healer used restoration magic or healing to partially restore the transformed townsfolk; one tentacle arm fell off and left a stump.

Clues, Mysteries, and Open Threads

Eight people were still left at the Barrier when Day 8 began, with The Chorus looking after them. Birds followed the party back toward Everchard. The Basilisk planned to meet the party there. The Hartwall militia and Lady Thorpe have now been informed about the mind wipe, stolen citizens, missing militia, and Barrier attacks. The report that something came through the Barrier near Ironcroft firewise a few years earlier, with Invar present, may connect to the current Barrier crisis. The transformed townsfolk could be only partially restored, and the long-term consequences of their mutations remain uncertain.