Type: Investigation & Tracking
Location: Faircoat – Tower 4, Buried Treasure, Tester’s Drop
The party—Kruz, Detric, Figli, and Twain—continues their investigation into the disappearance of Cindarza Moss, captain of the guard in Faircoat. The session spans a late night through the following morning, beginning at Firewatch Tower 4.
- Reviewed clues about Cindarza leaving the Buried Treasure gambling house alone after drinking a standard ale and carrying a concealed pouch.
- Bear prints and animal tracks found along the path to Tester’s Drop, suggesting Wild Shape or transformative magic.
- Delivered the code phrase: "Message received"
- Bartender confirmed Cindarza’s solitary exit.
- Met Doth, an older gambler displaced by underworld elements; offered a potential job opportunity through an unnamed hiring manager.
- Goblin note recovered:
- Sign: "What does the dog do?"
- Countersign: "Finds mushrooms."
- Warns to avoid "made persons" linked to a group beginning with Lag--, suspected to be the Lagotto Gang.
- Rested at Leaning Maple Inn.
- Met Torsche, a foreman familiar with goblin behavior:
- Reports high goblin turnover and rare reappearances.
- Inspected Firewatch Tower 2:
- No sabotage
- Incomplete material deliveries
- No significant tracks
- Followed path from Buried Treasure to Tester’s Drop:
- Found bear fur and claw marks near a fruit tree
- Discovered deer carcass chased by a wolf
- Wolf tracks transitioned into humanoid footprints
- Located Cindarza’s missing boot
¶ Parallel Path – Figli and Twain
- Encountered a giant hornet nest, avoided conflict
- Attempted to reconnect via wolf trail
- Intercepted by a pack of nine wolves before reuniting with the party
- Figli and Twain prepare to face a wolf pack
- Kruz and Detric remain near Buried Treasure with Cindarza’s boot
- Session ends on a cliffhanger, with combat likely to begin next session