#session-notes #planning ## Situations The PCs have found themselves on the outskirts of [[Broden]], and are compelled to explore. ## Hooks + An old farm on the edge of town + [[Broden]] itself is a mystery to them + What happened to the towns inhabitants? + Why has the town been turned to [[Lazarr]] _before_ transport? + Why [[Broden]]? + The [[Broden Guard]] + Local farmers are _precisely_ what [[Kharos]] needs to replenish his fields. + Hidden fortress in the hills? + [[Carrina]] is around here somewhere + Does [[Carrina]] control undead somehow? + [[Graxim Gamblewemble|Graxim]] needs to go Oath of Vengence + Dead family member? + [[Graxim Gamblewemble|Graxim]] finds a [[Gramblewemble]] family cart on the outskirts of town, overturned. (d4 [[Humble Gamblewemble's Reinvigorating Wobble-Pop|healing potions]] in the wreckage), and two recognizable gnomes. + What does Smite do against [[Lazarr]]? + Are [[Lazarr]] undead? + [[Grutok, The Omen of Shargaas|Grutok]] is going Arcane Trickster + Can be pushed around with “omens” by local [[Lazarr]] + [[Carrina]] can haunt him + [[Gruumsh]] can communicate with him + `You stand on a field of battle, fighting a shapeless foe. No matter how many times you kill your enemy, it never seems to die. You hack limbs off it, mounds of flesh and fat and blood, but it never tires. It only seems to scream wordlessly, bound in place as you reduce it to a pile of gore, still screaming even after you remove it’s head.` + [[Ardus Aelorian, Noble High Elf Wizard|Ardus]] can be bought with lore dumps. + Finds a pile of burned books ripped from the [[Broden Library]] + One page remains… (dundundun) + [[Cinder’s Story]] + looking for a way to cross the chasm after being banished to [[Eid'talinem]], Old Man [[Kharos|Cinder]] looked to use the [[The Veil]] to his advantage. He projected himself through the fog, wandering lost for a time, ## Encounters ### Social #### ### Exploration #### Farms on outskirts of town Every crop that the PC's come across A large wheat farm, with an old mill spinning in the breeze, lays on the outskirts of town. #### Mausoleum Broden has used a mausoleum for generations, feeling that burial is a waste of good farming land. Built into the side of the mountain, this place is lit well, and revered. The mausoleum was built overtop a Gate to [[Eid'talinem]], now exiting into the Ethereal Border. Carrina has found a way through, and is preparing a host of Lazarr to come back through with her. #### Town Center (Old Well Portal) Any books with mention of Cinder and Kleitus are in the center of town, being burned. #### [[The Expert Gargoyle (Magic Shop)]] #### [[Broden Inn]] #### [[Broden Library]] ### Combat #### Random encounter with goblins Carrina has used goblins to help corral and contain the Lazarr inhabitants. Dispatching them without calling others will be important. Remember that these creatures have been effectively coerced into helping her through [[Kleitus' Call]] coins. 1d6 Goblins? #### [[Carrina]] Carrina is here, making preparations to take the Lazarrs back to [[Eid'talinem]] via the Gate hidden in the mausoleum. There are a number of cultists helping her prepare the gate. If encountered, she will slip into the Ethereal Border herself, leaving the cultists and [[ethereal creature]] to fight her battle. The PCs will find her holding a parchment, the instructions to activating the Gate, which she will take with her. When she slips into the Ethereal Border, make sure to mention the Gate pulsates, and that she #### WereRats A warren of wererats, stowed upon a ship destined for Broden, have built a warren somewhere, and have been slowly stealing objects from the inhabitants. #### Unbound Lazarrs?