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Eilwen letter 09.10.2019
Oct. 9th, 2019 12:21 amArch Druid Skywise
The Green Wood
Ludshire
I have arrived safely at the village of Worlebury on the Avon Estuary where the Royal Internal Survey Corps have set up a base camp.
Surveyor Angstrom told me there might be up to be seven Nature followers amongst our numbers, including an emissary from Arboria, which seemed exciting but apparently Arboria have chosen to send a Dark Druid to patrol alongside us! His name is Bone Crow and he openly admits his goal to soften our attitudes towards his sect. He has a letter of diplomatic immunity, allowing him to cast from the path of Death and to use his dark druidic abilities for reasonable self-defence. I observed him on our initial patrol and did not witness any use of dark druidic miracles but I will keep a close eye on him. I value your guidance and wisdom and would welcome any advice on how to interact with him?
It doesn’t help matters that we also have a member of the ‘Paladins of the East’ who claims to be a paladin of Nature and appears determined to support all sects of nature equally. I’m not certain I can count on him to defend Nature itself if it should come to that. I will await the arrival of the other druids and see where their sympathies lie.
The patrol were called in because a new island appeared suddenly in the middle of the lake. Unlike ours, this one doesn’t seem to be fae-related but was infested by goblins, who attacked the local village/s. We were sent to survey the original island of Rhonech, which contains Hassani structures but was apparently uninhabited, whilst Pathfinders investigated the new (unnamed) island.
One of our Balance followers spoke to a being in their prayer claiming to be Rhonech itself, so it may either be a deity or the resting place of one. I didn’t get a chance to try making contact myself but will try to find out more information.
On Rhonech we encountered elemental creatures which reminded me of tales of wood-woses, constructs of plant-matter which laughed as they attacked. They also had a fading miraculous aura after being destroyed. Later we met a lone beast of a similar nature, who retreated on being spotted but continued to observe us from a distance. Finally on the beach we found others made of sand. Both wood and sand creatures were able to strike with lightning by touch. Although they are clearly magical creatures, they reminded me a lot of our sprites so I will be careful in dealing with them.
Obviously we destroyed all the goblins we found and the planar creatures with them (especially the one leaving a scorched trail). I wonder if the island created the elementals to defend itself from the goblins and their allies? Perhaps they would be friendlier if they realised we were on the same side?
Anyway, I look forward to hearing back. Please pass on my greetings to everyone at the grove.
Yours
Acolyte Eilwen
The Green Wood
Ludshire
I have arrived safely at the village of Worlebury on the Avon Estuary where the Royal Internal Survey Corps have set up a base camp.
Surveyor Angstrom told me there might be up to be seven Nature followers amongst our numbers, including an emissary from Arboria, which seemed exciting but apparently Arboria have chosen to send a Dark Druid to patrol alongside us! His name is Bone Crow and he openly admits his goal to soften our attitudes towards his sect. He has a letter of diplomatic immunity, allowing him to cast from the path of Death and to use his dark druidic abilities for reasonable self-defence. I observed him on our initial patrol and did not witness any use of dark druidic miracles but I will keep a close eye on him. I value your guidance and wisdom and would welcome any advice on how to interact with him?
It doesn’t help matters that we also have a member of the ‘Paladins of the East’ who claims to be a paladin of Nature and appears determined to support all sects of nature equally. I’m not certain I can count on him to defend Nature itself if it should come to that. I will await the arrival of the other druids and see where their sympathies lie.
The patrol were called in because a new island appeared suddenly in the middle of the lake. Unlike ours, this one doesn’t seem to be fae-related but was infested by goblins, who attacked the local village/s. We were sent to survey the original island of Rhonech, which contains Hassani structures but was apparently uninhabited, whilst Pathfinders investigated the new (unnamed) island.
One of our Balance followers spoke to a being in their prayer claiming to be Rhonech itself, so it may either be a deity or the resting place of one. I didn’t get a chance to try making contact myself but will try to find out more information.
On Rhonech we encountered elemental creatures which reminded me of tales of wood-woses, constructs of plant-matter which laughed as they attacked. They also had a fading miraculous aura after being destroyed. Later we met a lone beast of a similar nature, who retreated on being spotted but continued to observe us from a distance. Finally on the beach we found others made of sand. Both wood and sand creatures were able to strike with lightning by touch. Although they are clearly magical creatures, they reminded me a lot of our sprites so I will be careful in dealing with them.
Obviously we destroyed all the goblins we found and the planar creatures with them (especially the one leaving a scorched trail). I wonder if the island created the elementals to defend itself from the goblins and their allies? Perhaps they would be friendlier if they realised we were on the same side?
Anyway, I look forward to hearing back. Please pass on my greetings to everyone at the grove.
Yours
Acolyte Eilwen
