Legends of Sha'oghal S1E8 Secrets of the Past

The Legends continue east. Getting past a X'alach Orc road block the group settle into camp. Some sharing secrets, others creating more.

Player Characters Present
Mata, Daffodil, Jynx, Friz, Rex

Synopsis
The Legends head east after a night of rest, pacts, and sharing secrets. Mata tries to gauge O.S.C.A.R. 's knowledge of the Gnomes and Dwarves suffering and gets an idea on how long they keep recordings on file. Jynx decides it’s time to step forward and away from her dark past and smashes the red bottle she keeps with her. Eventually wrapping the pieces in a rag and placing it in her bag. Daffodil calls her shadow forward to serve as her familiar.

Down the road about half a day in they see a small town, having to head through it anyways they decide to stop and get some warmer clothes since they are headed to a glacier. Upon arriving they notice a ton of carts parked near the stables but not a soul in sight. Further entering this small town they notice most of the shops are closed and they still do not see anyone around. Entering the tavern they seemed to have interrupted a town meeting. 15-20 townsfolk stop talking and turn to look at the group, an older woman dressed in rags with ratted hair and a clouded eye seems to be in charge. A man named Pal offers to open up his shop for the group. Jynx hanging back for a moment notices a few things; it seems the whole town is here but there doesn't seem to be anyone under the age of 40 and more than a few of them were missing either an eye or a hand. Trying to be helpful Jynx asks the older woman what she could do for them. Speaking in riddles the woman told Jynx that they would help soon.

In the shop the group acquire cloaks, a small animal fur, and a wolf's fur along with crampons and additional wool to craft more items in the future. While Rex handed Pal the gold that was owed Pal placed his wood hand on his hand and gazed into his eyes for just a moment. After the odd moment the group left the shop and Daffodil, wanting to perform for these people and make some gold, possibly takes a peek into the window of the tavern. All the people in there were doing what they were doing before, listening to the old woman. But a moment later all of their heads turned towards Daffodil as she awkwardly leaned out of sight. Jynx expresses to Rex her concerns with the townand the people. After mentioning the lack of children Rex rushes back into the tavern with O.S.C.A.R. announcing his arrival.

Rex remembered a children's tale about the Logantach Mountains and pale ones snatching kids and taking their hands and eyes from them. After a bit of questioning and getting only riddles back, Daffodil and Mata decide to sneak around the tavern and check it out. Daffodil activating her shadow familiar sneaks around the bar noticing the lack of everything. No bottles, kegs, glasses or anything. Mata sneaks around and makes her way to the back door as Rex got stopped by the older woman. The older woman tried to peer into Rex’s mind. Getting some sort of idea that he was connected to what they were connected to. Or feeling like he could help them with their ritual. Rex wasn’t giving up easily though and having sensed magic around three of the individuals here and magic in the basement. Mata sneaked by, while being silently watched by a number of people tried to unlock the door. Taking quite a bit of psychic damage decided to stop. During this time Rex decided to head out of the tavern and leave this strange town.

Everyone followed suit and they left. Eventually making camp later in the night behind a hill and some rocks. Jynx, hoping to have Friz fix her broken bottle, reaches in to retrieve the pieces and finds the bottle is whole again. Visibly upset Rex consoles her, they share an intimate moment with an embrace and the rest of the group get ready for a hopefully restful night.