Date: 14–15 August 2025
Chronicle Day: Day 138–139
Abercrombie’s recollection, frae the smoulderin’ ruins tae the missive o’ Quellburn.
The Wounds o’ War
Kaz began the day seepin’ a bright green viscous fluid 💚 after a needle‑stick wound from the Ratfolk skirmish.
Rudy tended tae the wounded, while I fashioned a stretcher frae kobold wings 🪶.
Prospect still smouldered — flames dyin’, embers glowin’, the stink o’ ash hangin’ in the air 🔥.
Throsh searched for runes or clues, and Ryn examined a Ratfolk flamethrower tae understand its workings ⚙️🐀.
Chaos at the Town Hall
The town hall had become a triage point, folk rushin’ everywhere.
A great olive‑skinned, hairy figure — Sergei — strode through the smoke, usin’ a spell tae blast out fires so fierce it shattered a portcullis window 💨💥.
We were given two healing draughts (2d8 each).
Rudy and I helped a guard in another district, earnin’ three more — meant for survivors, but ours if unused 🧪.
A cry rose frae a well — we lowered a rope and hauled a man tae safety 🪢.
The Halfling and the Coin
Across the way stood a pawn‑broker / loan‑shark den.
Rudy scouted inside, found a halfling clutchin’ coin, and called me in tae assist 💰.
Back at the hall, Rudy gave his bed tae a bairn, and Ryn handed Throsh a bedroll, as the lad was sodden.
Rudy, Sergei, and Kaz had a sparrin’ match 🥊.
Dart whispered tae Throsh that some o’ his tribe may yet live.
Ryn tinkered.
I tended tae Flying Death ⚙️.
The Summons o’ Illyana
Day 139
Kaz’s axe reshaped itself intae a mancatcher 🪓.
Ryn spoke wi’ Dart about the runes.
A guard summoned us tae Illyana.
The town hall stood firm despite the chaos.
As we approached, four elves exited the office — sleek, polished, and smug as ever 🧝♂️🧝♀️.
Illyana spoke o’ vanishings and a decline in population.
Missives had been sent tae the great families —
the King in Mt Druitt,
the Elven Queen,
and others.
The Missive o’ Quellburn
Our task: deliver a missive tae the humans in Quellburn.
Illyana gifted us earrings for communication — Ryn held onto them 📿.
Dart remained behind tae continue his investigation o’ the professor.
We received ten healing draughts (2d8 each) and a bestiary — a sketchbook o’ beasts, like the one frae How tae Train Your Dragon 🐉📘.
We boarded the ferry for Wentworth Falls —
three days upriver,
the first leg o’ our journey toward the mountain and beyond
