Souls Campaign Session 1

General Summary

Session 1: 07-03-2025

The party starts at the Drunken Troll tavern in the snowy icy town of Frost Harbor. Travelers in a foreign land they bond over drinks while the suspicious local look on. When a messenger boy dressed in the heraldry of the local lord Chieftain Taddak Drenner shows up to invite them into the stronghold. Ozzy tells the boy to lead them to his master and they go to the Drenner Stronghold in the center of town.

They head through the gates and up into Ice Hall, a surprisingly cold but opulent hall located on the second floor of the stronghold. Guards posted at the door let them in and they meet with the Chieftain, an old man with a long white beard and a stern face dressed in rich robes holding a staff. Next to him is his gigantic bodyguard Moeri Snowborn clad in strange mechanical plate armor with a great sword strapped on his back.

The Chieftain tells them he needs a party of adventurers to scout out a recently located portal into the Feywild. Suddenly the windows shatter inwards and a rabble of black cloaked ruffians armed with daggers storm into the room! Shouting down with the tyrant they rush him with blades drawn. The party and the bodyguard cut down some of them but more and more rush in to replace the fallen. They see some manage to slash and cut the Chieftain. Seeming unaffected at first one cut angers him and shouts releasing a magical bolt of lightning destroying the ruffian in front of him and striking Saruske.

Seeing this and noticing that the guards don't seem to be alarmed at the magical outburst they take a more cautious approach with Chiki knocking one ruffian unconscious. The battle ends soon with the last two escaping from the window and the Chieftain orders his bodyguard to chase them down and kill them. Chiki attempts to revive the unconscious ruffian but before his does a spell hit him and he dies choking on his own blood.

The Chieftain tells the party they've seen too much and Ozzy attempts to persuade them they're friends but he will take no chances. Guards are ordered to seize them and everyone scatters running for the windows to escape. Running through town they come upon a locked gate and Ghost uses his magic abilities to teleport on top of the wall carrying the others in Chiki's shield.

Ozzy using his map and navigational skills they travel the frozen wasteland heading in the direction of a cave in the mountain range to the north. After a day and a half they arrive and Ghost and Saruske sneak in to scout the cavern. They see a trail in the dirt that looks like a huge snake or a large tail has left and animal bones scattered about.