Hangry Beast

1866, Honor - Day 1
 
After a tough night, Kel awakes to Crow eagerly asking him about Thael Ennore. Maybe because of the obscure reference, or his lack of sleep he didn't recognize the name. Crow is holding a piece of torn parchment with writings and illustrations vaguely resembling a map.
 
As we reconvene in the tavern below, we see Lor has returned from a visit to the Guard House to visit our horses. We decide to go to Byrn so we journey to retrieve our wagon and horses. We notice that Lor is wide-eyed and excited about the pace of the city in the same way Grukk is enjoying the luxury of beds, food and people.
 
On the way to the horses, Lor buys herself a Fleur De Leis pastry and loves it. She even shares a bite with Crow. Rea buys 5 cupcakes and Lor keeps hers for later.
 
We also cross a homemade tinctures and potions booth which Crow is intrigued by. The seller is a woman who brags about a very invigorating potion that gives you the strength of giants. She makes brief eye contact before looking away. Crow offers a trade of sorts, he offers to test the potions and report back to her on their effects. He asks for invigoration potions as payment (worth $9,000 GP ea). She counters with another potion to test, but Crow needs to pay 400 GP and then once he reports back she will give him two potions of healing for free. We end up purchasing 3 potions of healing for 30 GP ea. Rea pays for one with 3,000 CP and Crow buys the other two. We distribute the potions to Rea, Crow, and Kel.
 
We arrive at the Guard house to retrieve our horses and wagon to travel to Bray. Along the road we encounter a Mushroom-Rhino pokemon. It takes an interest in our wagon and begins rocking against the sides; causing damage. We make it to Bray without further issues.
 
We arrive at night and see a large inn. There are many horses and wagons ... we aren't the only ones here to collect the bounty.
 
The inn keeper of the Squirrel's Mead Hall - Erlynn Grub he is a half-ling who oversees the patrons atop the bar. The latest attack of livestock was at the Brockhouse farm. For a small bribe he points out the hunters who have been here the longest:
 
* Worn - He dresses ostentatiously
* Unknown - scarred dwarf
* Unknown - human man with braids
 
Crow spoke with the patrons to find more info
Adard Boffin - He was dressed nicely and Crow pretended to accidentally bump him in order to ask him about his purpose here. He was offered a side quest to escort Boffin's daughter to an orphanage; Temple of the gardens. The temple is a week's time away from Bryn.
 
We prepare the wagon for the night since no rooms are available.
 
LONG REST
 
We go to the farm and speak with the land owner. He shows us the carcasses and verifies that he has had many adventurers ask for the same information. We arrange to leave our wagon and horses at the farm and walk into the forest.
 
We come across a man in the forest praying.
Friffin - the man with braids is also looking for the "beast"
He thinks it disguises itself as a man, or was one this whole time.
He said at first he meant to scare it away, but he thinks it is not natural and intends to destroy it.
Its appetite may evolve to people from cattle. The person killed was hunting it.
 
Lor recognizes Friffin as a fellow druid they share a secret handshake in the way of mushroom dirt.
 
We decide to wait for nightfall and then track the "beast". Friffin is laying lures to bring the beast to this area. Lor and Rea hide upwind from the trap. Crow is in a nest up in the trees, and Kel and Friffin are also upwind in the bushes.
 
We see a large wolf, but it was only attracted to the pile of bait. The Beast of Bryn also showed up and the wolf, while large was diminutive compared. It ran off at first sight of the beast. We stay hidden while we watch to see what the beast does, but then shots were fired and the beast begins to attack. We finally damage it enough despite its ability to heal and it poofs into a middle-aged woman. She begins to run away, but we restrain her. Crow shoots her despite the group's desire to calm the woman and not kill her anymore. She eventually holds it together and explains the beast within her is hungry all the time and she needs to feed it.