Session 3 The village of Seny

Session 3: The Village of Seny

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The heroes backtracked to Windsor Farm, to send a message to Sheriff Walker:

"Giant Rats, very suspicious – going to Seny to check it out."

Then the heroes trekked to the village Allt Cnoc to purchase gear and hopefully gain passage on a ship travelling down the Rock River.   Fate was kind, and Captain Davis of the Windward charged them a single gold piece each for the two-day trip downriver. He did make Alaric stand in the bow after hearing the "exploding goat" story.
 
When the heroes were put ashore, they started climbing up the ravine to follow the stream that led to the village of Seny. A short way from the river they encountered an attractive young woman in a blue dress, standing atop a large rock, desperately waving a burnt-out torch at two humanoid creatures below her. The creatures were pale-skinned with bright, almost glowing, red eyes. They were dressed in tatters and had visible unhealed wounds.
 
Springing into action, the heroes dispatched the creatures and rescued the woman, who told them her name was Emerald and the creatures had trapped her when her torch went out. Apparently, she and her father were survivors of some disaster which had turned the other villagers into these creatures. Emerald said the creatures were afraid of fire and she and her father kept bonfires lit near their house to keep the creatures away.

Upon arriving at the village, the heroes got busy with spell-casting, stabbing, and slashing until the village was cleared of the creatures. Twenty-seven of the creatures were dispatched, plus two more down in the ravine. Some were frightened off by Simon’s Divine Turn Undead, and others were frightened by Alaric’s fire. After the fight, the village was nearly almost completely unburnt.