Session 44: Baiting a Master

General Summary

The group returns towards Eshbach and get approached by guards when they enter the town. The guards inform the party that they should go see the duke at some point. 

The group brings the horses to the stables and heads to the inn to grab some food. In the meantime discussing what the party should tell the Duke. The party meets up with Rab with his new shield and after a bit of food the group intends to heads to the Duke.  

Before heading out, a regular approaches the group. He mentions that the master of the bladed pouch was sighted just outside town in an old overgrown ruin. Seemingly scouting to see if it can be used. 

After the warning the group heads out towards the town hall. 

Rab gets asked to wait outside, while Arne, Magnar, and Archi enter. The duke mentions that he has received a letter from Orleans mentioning that Gabrielle wants to have Archi to represent her. Gabriele is also asking for the hand of Archibald in marriage. 

The duke mentions that in the end it's up to him to decide if Archi's is allowed to marriage with Gabrielle de Reis. But Archi himself seems to be open to a marriage.  

To the North of town there is some overgrown ruins where the leader of the bladed pouch was seen. 

The group heads to the exit, and Reolus walks in while bringing in a foul smell of burned wood. He mentions that his house almost burned down, and seems that the master of the bladed pouch indeed has returned. 

Reolus takes a big swig from the Dukes beer, and continues to tell the story. The group decides to grab some dinner to make a plan on how to deal with the master of the bladed pouch. 

The group splits and Archi heads to his daughter (spider), and the rest head to the bar for some food and drinks. 

Once Archi is done feeding his daughter, he takes his doll with him and wraps the doll in a towel. On the way to the bar he meets the shops keeper that the left in charge while he was away, and gets handed 30 gold which are the latest earnings. 

Archi gives the worker some wages and continues on to the bar. 

While drinking the group discusses what to do with the leader of the bladed pouch. Uncertain the group splits up to prepare and Arne stays back in the bar just drinking a bit. He receives a vision of a spherical stone with a grow and a room which he recognizes as the chamber of the raven queen. 

The group heads out together and on the way Arne calls forth a Shadow Mastiff to hunt down the leader of the bladed pouch. After some looking the group finds a derelict overgrown building where the Mastiff stops and sniffs around. The group also finds a bit of blood around an entrance which could be from the master of the bladed pouch, as Reolus managed to wound her. 

Once the group enters trough that entrance they see some sort of woodcutters camp inside. 

Arne suddenly gets attacked in the back and a fight happens with the Master of the Bladed Pouch.

They quickly kill the Master, and Archi captures her soul by using magic and sticks her body in his Bag of Holding.

Then they leave for town.

Rewards Granted

11 gold each, leather armour (damaged), and 2 Shadow Daggers.