The Keys of Telku / The Final Key pt. 2 / Kith the 10th, 3593 CE / 12-12-21

The party of Adventurers made up of Tarrus the One-Eye's former retainers and their erstwhile companions is making their way through the woods of Amarath to Castle Argaine, familial home of their friend and comrade Shadolok Argaine. Shadolok has promised the party safe haven and a place to re-supply as they quest to stop Tarrus the One-Eyed from opening the Chaos Gate and clear their names. However, their way is now blocked by a fallen tree across the path, and the reason why soon becomes apparent as a howling chimera swoops down on them, followed quickly by its handlers, a gang of bugbears! In the ensuring battle, the chimera and most of the bugbear combatants are killed. A couple flee, and are observed meeting up with a dark figure in the woods before disappearing from sight. Meanwhile, two surviving bugbears are captured and interrogated, eventually revealing that they are followers of Anubhak, a dark god who has haunted the party's adventures since they encountered his lycanthrope followers in the northern town of Winter Wolf. The Adventurers decide to bring the captive bugbears to Castle Argaine, where they hope that Lord Argaine, Shadolok's half-brother, can shed more light on cult activity in the area.