PCs Quillax, Claw, new arrival Yukiko and the elf Ranger Leblond are sent by Sheila Heidmarch to Windsong Abbey, where Pathfinder Koriah Azmeren vanished a little over 3 weeks ago, shortly before the heroes battled Tirana for the Seven Swords of Sin. Plant-door to Sandpoint, meet the Scarnettis, Lucia blesses Quillax for her aid.
Leblond consults with an old Varisian fortune teller who tells of Redcaps and hill giants in the Windsong ruins. North on Quillax-elk to Windsong Abbey, wipe out a 5-giant hunting patrol (3 hill 2 ettin) on the road then rest in a copse.
5/6/47
At dawn, attack the drunken Windsong giant garrison, wiping out 6 hill giants and 4 ettins in a brutal slaughter, the Swords of Greed (Clank) and Gluttony (Claw) slaying many.
Journal [30-July]
Summary:
- Leblond and Yukiko join the group
- Travel towards Windsong Abbey with detour by Scarnetti Manor
- Defeat Giant scouting party (2xEttin, 3xHill Giant)
- Defeat (mostly sleeping) Giants in Windsong Abbey town square. (6xHill, 4xEttin)
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In early summer [June equivalent], we were summoned to the Pathfinder's Lodge by Sheila. She introduced us to Leblond, an Elven Ranger (cousin of my friend, the betrayed ranger Shallulu), who Sepheria and I had met before when dealing with the Foxglove issue [August 2016], and a newcomer Yukiko, a priestess of Inari.
We were bid to take them with us on our journey to Windsong Abbey, where high-level Pathfinder Koriah Azmeren had gone missing three weeks previous. Before disappearing, she had reported back concerns over the large number of giants in the area.
After checking we still had the Dusky Rose Ioun stone, I Tree Walked us to the Hansley Farm, the nearest area I knew with large enough trees, then we walked to Scarnetti Manor as I wished to check on the the Lady Scarnetti and her child and see what news could be gathered.
The farms once overrun with undead were untended but as we approached Scarnetti Manor, we saw his servants tending to the fields.
After conversing with Titus and Lucia, we were directed to Wisher's Well, where a Varisian caravan traded; it had come from the North by Windsong Abbey and would have more up-to-date news. Many of the caravaners recognised Leblond as he was known in the area and we spoke to Pilla, a gypsy fortune-teller, who said she had found something interesting before being chased off by a Giant before she could secure it.
As Pilla knew Leblond for the past 40 years, she gave us more information, handing over a small pointed cap of crimson felt soaked with blood. The hat belonged to a Red Cap a murderous fey which soaked up blood with said cap. She told us that smoke was seen rising from the Abbey but the Lighthouse still stood. Additionally the area around the Abbey was badly damaged, as if an earthquake had destroyed it and the south-east tower was nearly felled. She had seen someone in the Lighthouse in a window, possibly a monk looking for help but she was not able to be sure. She did tell us that the Giants were wielding the Krieg weapons which we had failed to prevent the Stone Giants from taking. As an additional boon, she drew us a map of the area so we would not go in blind.
To speed our journey, I took Elk form and carried us all towards Windsong Abbey. We arrived to the surrounding area around midnight to see by the moon's light that the land had been scorched and half-eaten livestock carcasses spotted the area, while ash from the purposeful destruction still floated in the air.
We could see the Lighthouse still stood as we had been told and that the Gates set into the wall had been destroyed. The Gatehouse and the Chapter house still mostly stood as did the curtain wall, although all were damaged in some way. Windsong Tower connected to the Abbey by the elevated walkway still stood above the water of the ocean.
We could hear heavy footsteps approach and quickly ducked into a nearby building. It was damaged but it provided us cover.
A group of giants (3 Hill and 2 Ettin) approached, carrying slaughtered oxen. We decided to attack and catch them by surprise.
Our combined efforts stuck down the giants, including those that tried to run. After Claw had eaten his fill of the (partly roasted) oxen, and Yukiko had raised one of the Giants as undead, we retreated back to the trees about half a mile away to rest. Claw stood guard with Clank. While they heard footsteps in the distance, we were not bothered.
The next morning, the hovel we had launched our attack from had been destroyed. Claw made use of his new ability to Fly to peer over the curtain wall. He reported back that there were four sleeping giants and one very drunk one relieving himself in the graveyard.
We decided to get closer to decide whether or not to attack. Claw flew Leblond up to the top of one of the Wall's Towers and then opened the door for the rest of us.
As the Giants were sleeping, we decided to attack. Yukiko cast Silence around the sleeping Giants and sent her undead one to attack the last (the one in the graveyard). While we were attacking the ones in the Silenced area, an Ettin stepped out of a building.
Clank was wielding the Scimitar of Greed and Claw the Falchion of Gluttony and with magic and bow, we struck at the Giants.
Mid-Fight, we could hear something large in another Tower and shortly after a Giant had appeared from the trap door and started throwing stones at Yukiko and Leblond on the other Tower. The Zombie fell in our defense and slowly we defeated them.
More Ettin appeared and prolonged the fight but we were successful in the end, even when the last few giants decided to run.
[6750xp]
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