Date: 10/24/2026
Game Master: Josh
Players Present: Landon, Hailey, Katy (BJ absent)

🗺️ Summary

• Kira, Oly, and Z'rak met with both Gorgul Blacktusk and Soren Bardot and agreed to two tasks: meet Mayor Redwynn in Aelinar, and stop the Celestium priest in Thornbury.
• Gorgul gave the party a rite of passage document that will get them into Aelinar and the Twin Keeps.
• The party recruited a town crier for Greyphon Hollow, spent a day tending the Hollow, and talked their way past a Celestium patrol.
• In Thornbury, the party learned Father Ignatius Greaves's past, then used an illusion of Solarin to rob his temple of its surplus gold and both ledgers. As they settled in for the night, the temple's alarm bell began to ring.

▶️ Where We Started

• Location: Emberwatch
• Situation: Jin and Amaeric have left and the party has no choice but to continue on. They begin by receiving summons letters from the Ember Tower and from Soren Bardot of the Dawnbound.

📜 Key Events

1. Two meetings in Emberwatch. Gorgul and Soren each laid out a request, and the party agreed to do both: check in with Mayor Redwynn in Aelinar and stop the Celestium priest in Thornbury. Gorgul gave them a rite of passage document for Aelinar and the Twin Keeps.
2. A new town crier. In Emberwatch the party met Carlin Bristlewhim, a gnome whose wife wants to open a flower shop. They offered Carlin a post as town crier in Greyphon Hollow and offered his wife the chance to start her shop there.
3. A day at Greyphon Hollow. On the way out, the party stopped to see Milo Coppershine and Dorp and Dork.
   1. They taught Dorp and Dork how to level streets properly.
   2. They asked Milo to recruit a suitable town guard.
   3. Each of them set up their bastion and chose their first Special facilities.
   4. Z'rak checked in on Kal as she was getting the Rising Ember set up to be ready to receive patrons
4. The Celestium patrol. After spending a full day in the Hollow before getting back onto the Primway, the party met a traveling band of Celestium vanguards. The vanguards asked about the party's business and whether there was any cult activity in Emberwatch. The party denied knowing anything about the Dawnbound and showed the rite of passage, which got them through without more questions.
5. Thornbury. Z'rak questioned a villager, Miranda Blanchard, and got nowhere. Kira talked with Una, the Wayrest Inn's keeper, who shared rumors of Ignatius's past as a gambler after some poking. Kira resolved to punish him and free the people of Thornbury.
6. The heist. The party snuck into the temple, where Z'rak used illusion to appear to Ignatius as a manifestation of Solarin and condemn his treatment of the village. While Ignatius reeled, Oly crept through the temple unseen and took the surplus gold and both ledgers, the genuine one and the forged one. They slipped out and took rooms at the Wayrest Inn.
7. The alarm. As the party lay down to sleep, the temple's alarm bell began to ring.

🎭 Notable NPCs

🏞️ Locations Visited

• Emberwatch - Met Gorgul, Soren, and Carlin
• Greyphon Hollow - A full day of bastion setup and street leveling
• The road - Stopped by Celestium vanguards
• Thornbury - The Wayrest Inn and the temple

💰 Loot & Rewards

⚔️ Combat Encounters

None. The session was solved with talk, illusion, and stealth.

🧩 Clues & Mysteries

• The Celestium is hunting for cult activity in Emberwatch.
• What happened to Ignatius after he lost his gold and the ledgers?
• Why is the temple bell ringing?
• What did the villagers of Thornbury see and fear?

📌 Player Notes

• Anything the players recall that the sections above missed.

⏭️ Next Time On…

• The alarm bell tolls in Thornbury while the party is in their rooms at the Wayrest Inn.
• Still ahead: Aelinar, Mayor Redwynn, and the Twin Keeps.