The Favoured, Chapter I: The Edge of the Map
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Next Favoured Plot Session: May 30. (But I will be around for small town interactions and side-quests!)
Session 1 (23/5/26)
The undead of the old town have been driven underground. Memories of what was lost in the war yet fill every empty space, but the people of Norwick gathered to celebrate this one victory. The festivities were interrupted by Aeline Norwick, one of the loudest voices of the Norwick True coalition. She brought forward a captured young man in the guise of a Zhentarim soldier. Whether from compassion or commitment to justice, locals Sebastian Rusk and Drusilla DeLambri intervened and convinced Aeline to surrender the matter to the proper authority, Judge Alfred Chancey. After, a group of new adventurers searched the devastated riverside on a tip from the Judge. There they interrupted some manner of smuggling operation, whose leader was under the belief that Zhentarim secrets---such as the dreaded Flux reagent---lie buried beneath the town.
Meanwhile, our band of adventurers have unknowingly shared in more than one strange vision... a fugitive figure, wolves, and others. The meaning of this they've yet to decipher.
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@DrDreadLock A note is left for Sebastian Rusk at his quarters - either left upon his desk, if he has one at the Norwick Guard offices, or gently pinned at his usual guard post / patrol route.
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"Dear Mr. Rusk,
I have questions for the boy Jimmy from Kront, as I am sure you and our friends do too.
Could you perhaps arrange for our meeting with him, in at his jail cell?
P.S. I asked the baker for a fresh batch of lemon tarts, and left one for you at the guard offices.
-- Mivilith."
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Jimmy from Kront, the alleged Zhentarim member and former captive of Aeline Norwick, sits in the Norwick jail and awaits a decision. Yet it's the town that seems on edge---could more of the invaders remain, hiding in the woods? If so, what are they plotting?
Meanwhile, a new group of adventurers have made friends despite their differences. In their travels together and apart, they've learned many wonderful, curious, and disturbing things about life in Norwick and the Rawlinswood. Some of these findings may prove useful in navigating the days ahead and the various factional divides.
OOC: After listening to people's conversations the last couple of days, a talk with ol' Jimmy is where I'll plan to pick things up this weekend for the continuing favoured campaign segment. That said, there are no ticking clocks in game except for the bodega raven, so feel free to form and propose your own plans. Hope to see you Saturday!
