Episode 1: Missing

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Recap
Episode 1: Missing starts the campaign off with the party first meeting on the doorstep of Sir Darius Cade in the city of Whiteroads. The group quickly realizes that they are all in search of missing loved ones.

Sir Darius invites the party in to discuss things further and ushers them in to a planetarium like scrying room. Darius uses an orb in the center of the room to project images of the missing loved ones. They realize that they all seem to be in the same room but when Darius tries to get a better idea as to where they are the image goes black. He informs them that something is blocking his magic. The only real info they could glean was that they were somewhere under ground.

Darius then tries to scry an image from when the loved ones were taken and he pulls up an image of them being abducted by cultists in black robes. Darius tells the group he knows of the cultists and that he had believed him and his party had defeated them years ago. He tells them that the cult had summoned a demon named Gorack and that they had thought they had banished him and his followers to the Howling. Darius seems sincerely sorry for not completing his task as he had once thought he had. He even gives the party a Bag of Holding that has a bunch of stuff in it.

Pyrilynn suggests they go to a pub to get a drink and look for more information. Sir Darius tells them he will continue to try to find more information for them and the party leaves his home. In the east of Whiteroads they find the Slug n' Lettuce Inn, a rundown place that is pretty dirty aand seems to have had many bar fights within. They order some drinks and ask the bar keep if he has seen anyone resembling the cultists to no avail despite Faolán threatening the man with an Eldritch Blast.

The party decides to head towards the docks to search for more info. Along the way Cae notices a group of seven guys snag the parties coin purses and bolt down an alley. The party gives chase and a battle takes place in the alley. The party kills five of them and puts two others to sleep. they gather what little possessions the bandits had and Rosalee and Pyrilynn take the two sleeping men's pants and throw them down the alley.

Deciding they need to rest soon the party moves closer to the center of town to find an inn that is a little nicer than the Slug n' Lettuce Inn. They find an inn called Bogarts a entertaining place known for comedy and music. After securing a room and discovering the contents of the Bag of Holding contained five hundred gold pieces, (to Pyrilynn,s delight) Pyrilynn talks to a barkeep who seems frightened when she brings up Gorack. She also talks to a group of adventurers who tell her of some farms exploding south of town. Rosalee tries to talk to a Bard named Gavin but found no real useful information. At which point the party decides to get some rest.

In the morning there is a scroll with their breakfast that is from Sir Darius asking them to come to his home he needs their help. The party goes to his home and he tells them he has a lot on his plate. He asks them to look into the explosions on the farms to the south and he would have more time to look into the missing loved ones. The party agrees and heads out to the farms.Upon arriving they find numerous craters that seem to be caused by magic of some sort. Pyrilynn goes to knock on the door of one of the farm houses and there is no answer. Peering through a window they notice that there had been a scuffle here. The group hears boots and thudding on the ground outside and turn to see cultists coming out of the barn.

That is where episode 1 ends..... To be continued....

' AS DM's changed after this episode some of the content may no longer be relevant. '

NPCs

 * Sir Darius Cade - Former adventurer
 * Gavin - Bard playing lute at Bogarts

Locations

 * Sir Darius's Estate
 * Slug n' Lettuce Inn
 * Bogarts Inn
 * Farm south of town

Loot

 * Bag of holding
 * Rations for 6 people to last 3 months
 * Climbing gear
 * All weather clothing
 * 512 gold pieces