Episode 2: Rosalee

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Recap
Episode 2: Rosalee starts off with the party staring down the five cultists from last episode. They instantly notice one is a Tiefling that seems to be in charge. Battle ensues and in the fray the Tiefling Grabs a hold of Rosalee and takes off running towards the barn. Pyrilynn starts to give chase.

Two mysterious new comers arrive during the battle. One with a large Great Sword that doesn't seem interested nin getting in the middle of the fight. And a Cleric that tries to heal a cultist unaware of the situation. The rest of the cultists are killed and the party finds themselves entering the barn.

A search of the barn does not turn up Rosalee or the Tiefling. The party does find a Teleportation circle in one of the horse stalls in the back of the barn. They are unable to identify where the circle leads. Pyrilynn asks who the new people are and they introduce themselves as Silen and Hathus. They then relate that they are looking for lost loved ones as well and that Felix may have been the one who pointed them to the farms.

After some deliberation the party gathers that the circle leads to somewhere in Vlae Rhumid. Pyrilynn knows the area and tells the group about how it used to be a continent until it was destroyed by a giant whirlpool in the center. She also relates that since the destruction magic in the area is skewed and doesn't always give the desired result. The party decides to go back to Felix to see if he has come up with more information. Before they leave they take the time to loot the bodies of the fallen cultists and Silen performs last rights over their bodies. Sai tries taking a pig from the farm but the pig escapes.

The party returns to the city of Whiteroads and return to Felix's house. The party asks him about progress in finding their loved ones and Felix looks at them as if he doesn't even recognize them and tells them he doesn't remember talking to them yesterday. The group realizes that he is not all right in the head and tells him about the Teleportation Circle. Rhys and Faolán Intimidate Felix and he tells them its late and to come back tomorrow and that he realizes that he has some issues and that he has a guide dog to help him. He suggests that they leave a scrap of something from them so the dog will be able to find them. Faolán tears a piece off his robes and tucks it under the dogs collar.

The party decides to head back to Bogarts to get some rest. At which time Pyrilynn gives Sai a stuffed pig as a consolation for not getting the pig from the farm. Faolán and Silen have a meaningful talk about how they got off on the wrong foot and they talk briefly about there loved ones and Silen tells him he wont allow needless killing and will fight to preserve all life. The party all eventually make it to bed and while Pyrilynn is asleep Sai tucks the stuffed pig in with her.

The next morning When the party is having breakfast Felix's dog shows up at the table obviously wanting them to go to Felix's house. They follow the dog to the house, the dog leads them int the house and into a small library like office. Felix is frantically rummaging through some papers and doesn't seem to notice the party at first. Felix eventually tells them that the cult of Septos was originally from Nekora. His party of adventurers tried using powerful magic there to banish Gorack and because Nekora's naturally rich in magic something went wrong and only four of their party made it out alive. That's the reason why he seems so messed up in the head. He tells them that of his previous group he only regularly contacts Effrien in the southern part of Oshar.

The party leads Felix to the farm to look at the teleportation circle. Felix tells them that the cultists likely use a magical stone of some type to access the teleportation circle. He also says that it is more likely to work better if a magic user were to use the stone.

The party decides to go search the farm house and finds the door is battered and it falls in with a crash when Sai pushes on it. Entering the house the party hears a snarl and is attacked by a dire wolf. During battle Pyrilynn hears the call of her god and for the first time goes war priest with glowing purple red eyes and casts inflict wounds disintegrating the dire wolf. They search the rest of the house and find the corpses of what appears to be the couple that lived here. They also discover a little girls room that is the only undisturbed room in the house. the little girl is no where to be found and the party assumes she was kidnapped as well. Cae takes a teddy bear from the girls bed and puts it in the bag of holding.

The party begins to make plans to go to Oshar to talk to Effrien. Half the group decides to go try to find out the name of the family and the now missing girl. The other members of the group will seek out passage on a ship. This is where Episode 2: Rosalee ends... To be continued.

NPCs
Felix (formerly Sir Darius)

Locations

 * Farm south of Whiteroads
 * Bogarts Inn
 * Felix's House

Loot

 * 4 short swords
 * 1 greater healing potion
 * 1 Amulet of Shar
 * 1 Emblem of Shar
 * 200 Gold Pieces
 * 150 Silver Pieces