More progress = More dragons Book Two, Chapter 2.1 (session 39, 25 th January 2018) You found a new ally, vouched for by the Lords Alliance to replace the lost Carharvilios. Augustus Weatherby, an impressive Half-Orc Warrior. You depart Waterdeep on the 11 th Alturiak 1485 on horseback, arriving at Daggerford on the 15 th and entering the Misty Forest and arriving in Altand midday on the 17 th . You talked to many of the villagers who reported that of the three hundred residents of the village, more than half survived the raid—a different outcome than at other raided settlements, where the dragon hunted and killed the elves to the last adult and child. Many of the residents of Altand were on the ground when the attack came. Of the elves in the upper level of the village, many died of the dragon’s poisonous breath while waiting to descend, or fell to their deaths as bridges and walkways collapsed under the weight of panic. Most survivors fled and saw little of what ensued but by asking questions you learnt that the dragon swooped down and attacked on the ground first. Nearly half of the village’s victims died during that first assault; humans in strange outlandish garb (the regalia of the Cult of the Dragon) followed the dragon, killing all those they found. The village’s priest, Varpol stepped out to lead others in fighting the dragon, but the beast swallowed him whole. Some survivors claimed to have seen a cultist riding atop the dragon. Most of those refer to the dragon rider as human, however, a few people report that the figure moved with the grace of an elf. With their priest dead, the village’s warden, Galin, has become the leader of Altand. Though he was in the thick of the fight, he survived unscathed, and has been a potent force for rallying the survivors despite losing his wife and children in the attack. The entire attack lasted only a short while, then the dragon unexpectedly retreated, its minions followed, but as they fled, they took nothing of value from the village. This is a stark contrast to the dragon’s other raids, which were focused on capturing treasure. You interviewed Galin and were not convinced by his account, sure that he was withholding information. As dusk drew in Franz scouted the area and found a strange area half a mile outside of the village that looked as if a large beast had rested there, a faint trail headed back to the village. Naergon set an alarm on the spot and prepared to cast clairaudience if the alarm sounded. Jamna skulked in the outskirts and watched the trail. Jamna spotted Galin, head off down the track later that night and sometime later Naergon’s alarm sounded. Casting clairaudience to get a view of the glade, Naergon spied a tall elf dressed as a wyrmspeaker and wearing a green dragon mask, standing in front of a very dangerous looking green dragon. He was talking to Galin, who looked very humbled and scared, bowing and scraping. Switching to sound, Naergon heard just enough to be sure that Galin was giving information to this green masked elf, information on other settlements and the movement of the King’s Sentinels. The next morning you again interviewed Galin, this time presenting overwhelming evidence of his betrayal. At first he denied things but eventually broke down, sobbing as he described the death of his family and finding himself at the mercy of this elf on the battlefield. He made a deal, a deal to protect his village, he knows its wrong and is deeply ashamed but he was/is desperate and desolate. You assure you that you will take care of this and that his betrayal is understandable but now he must step up and make good. Despite his sad tale, Jamna kills his pet raven, the only member of his family left to him. You spend the next day plotting and planning, how to bring down the dragon. Deciding that hunting it in its lair is a bad idea you decide that you should attempt to lure it into the open outside the forest (because of the damn mist). To this end you plan to lay on a fake caravan and use Galin to feed the information to the dragon master. No levels were gained this session: Naergon 10 th level Mads 9 th level Franz 9 th level Jamna 9 th level Augustus 9 th level XP earnt is now irrelevant as the rest of TOD is based on milestone XP In-Game the session ended at 10:00 on 18 th Alturiak 1485 DR