Session 6 Devan

Several days after the PC’s return to Brindol, Devan shows back up (with fresh scars and holding his left hand funny). He relates his experiences on the hill.

After separating from the Brindol adventurers, Devan took his group east to the other main road. They setup an ambush point & waited. Eventually a goblin patrol came along. It was a long fight as the halfelves tried to keep at range & pepper the enemy with bow fire. They eventually killed off the patrol and quickly recovered.

When the Ogre patrol was spotted, the halfelves followed the plan and regrouped at the northern fort gate. They only needed to kill a few goblins & set a good fire, so they unloaded all the oil & alchemist fire they had on one tower. They were back in the trees within 30 seconds without a scratch. And it worked beautifully. Both goblin patrols circling the fort came after them.

At first they fired off a few shots to make sure they had the patrols’ attention. Then the chase ensued. With 20 goblins and several drakes chasing them, they focused on staying ahead of their persuers. At a few points they stopped to fire a round of arrows. But the goblins kept coming full speed with an occasional pop shot. While the halfelves tried to stick to the woods & head north, they eventually ran into the river and some thicker foliage. The patrols descended on them with much glee. Both sides took heavy casualties with the elves eventually fleeing across the river. Two of them survived, Devan and one other.

The elves of the Witchwood took their two rangers in and nursed them back to health. It was a brush with death, and some of them (the 5) didn’t pull through. The survivors and dead alike have been rewarded for their bravery and contributions. The slave camp was a long standing threat to their people.

Devan has come with the full 1500 gp reward as promised (included in the rewards post). He’s very polite and thankful for what the adventurers have done, but he’s also obviously in mourning for his lost friends, though he tries to hide it.