For finishing the the escort duty we receive

• 12GP 5SP

• 13 XP ea Escorting Quellus to Türos Tem Türos Tem amenities:

• The Travelers Inn (5 sp per night for a private room, or 1 sp to sleep in the enclosed courtyard).

• Forum

• Bathhouse (2 cp)

Note: Türos Tem does not have a large enough market where we can sell our goods gained from defeating the bandits. After bathing, the party agrees to stay at The Travelers Inn. The innkeeper, "Dominus," a fat lout, is disgusted by the cheapness of the party for only paying to stay in the courtyard.

Drusus's Demise

Innelen 10, Calefadros

clear skies, balmy, strong wind

As we awake, the inn's cook can be heard singing bawdy songs. During breakfast six other patrons are at the inn. Of the six, three sit together. One is a centurion, his subaltern, and a middle-aged man with a magisterial bearing. The Centurion's name is Axios Ilarion. He lets us know where Drusus and the raiding beast-men can possibly be found in the Viaspen Forest. He also tells us where Dragon's Tor is located (added to the map). We also speak with the local Merchant Guild and learn the two missing merchants made it to Türos Tem before departing. We decide to locate either the bandits or beast-men in the Viaspen. We depart and scout the edges of the forest before setting up camp.

Innelen 11, Istreudras

warm, drizzly, very strong winds

We continue to skirt the edge of the Viaspen Forest for half of our marching day before entering the forest. Uthman Bet leaves marks on trees to aid in finding our way out in case we become lost. We make camp for the night. Uthman attempts to forage for food fails, while Taliesin and Titania look for firewood. During Uthman's watch the sounds of battle can be heard west of the camp. During Aurelia's watch a band of twelve dwarves are encountered. They are led by Stahlur, who confirms the direction of the battle we overheard. Stahlur also tells us he and his band saw beast-men entering a large cave atop a hill north of our camp. Uthman buys a skinning knife and fails to learn anything else from the dwarves.

Innelen 12, Turadras

warm, mostly cloudy, still wind

We agree to check the battle site before heading towards the cave. Along the way we encounter and slay a mutated "Dire wolf." Taliesin fears the beast might have been warped by sorcerous means. We discover the remains of the battle. A total of ten men were slain, and all valuable items were taken. We also find footprints heading north. We follow the tracks and come upon the hill cave mentioned by the dwarves. Atop it is actually a 350 ft. tall black granite dome. The Dome has a large hole forming the mouth of the "cave." Inside we can see a dark stone ziggurat. Uthman confirms it is Chthonic in nature.

• 28 XP ea Killing a Dire wolf