Session 4: Cauldron's Keep Report

General Summary

17 MAY 2019   19 AUG 3024 Ǎ12 36288 Ê1   After an uneventful travel day they pull into Cauldron's Keep as the sun starts to go down. After a racist encounter at the Inn, the party heads to the tavern to blow off steam and discovers 2 suspicious characters in the tavern. They turn out to be spies. The party ties them up in a very "compromising" position and leave them to their fate. Later that night Bucar and Hild are waylaid, and Hild is injured. The spies are arrested and the surrounding area is searched turning up more assassins. They are tried and executed in the morning. After the executions, the caravan heads out to the last of the way stations.     20 AUG 3024 Ǎ12 36288 Ê1   The caravan continues its journey uneventfully and camps for the evening. It sets out at first light.     21 AUG 3024 Ǎ12 36288 Ê1   The caravan travels most of the day with out incident, but as the sun falls a cold feeling begins to settle upon the party.   They make their final approach to the final way station, Fort Vigilance, they see and smell smoke in the air further. As they reach the crest of a forested hill the caravan stops and alarms go up. The party rushes forward. They see the gates of the fort standing open and fires starting to blaze upon buildings inside and surrounding the fort.