Jak checks the job board. Rising amounts of orcs have been reported to the west. The Keep continues to ask for more scouts. For the most part, the town has grown quiet of quests. The Ravens analyze their operations since one of their master thieves now lay behind bars. The party that put him there still lingers in town. Political sway increases to secure the release of Bachas.
Midel returns reporting the vandalism that afternoon. Most of the guards have heard official reports of orcs massing to the west by now.
Squishy notices that the river has grown shallow over the last few days. He decides the party should go upriver to see what the issue is (before him and his dragon become more noticeable.) The party travels east into the mountains. After a few hours along the rocky slopes, they come across a group of 2 hobgoblins and 8 orcs hunched behind a rock formation. Migi sneaks up to scout while Squishy uses his mind blast. The combat is short-lived and one of the orcs is tied up. Squishy charms the orc and Migi proceeds with the interrogation. The orc tells of a big meeting at the “old temple.” The hobgoblins were guiding them to it. Migi waves a dagger to signal that we should probably kill him. Jak nods an approval. Everyone else walks off to leave Migi alone with the orc. How anti-climactic. Migi feels disappointed that his audience has left him to be a mere butcher. Tricking an orc to take off his armor isn’t easy. And apparently, they don’t care. Deceitful plans are so much more interesting… “So, which village do you come from my fanged friend? Tell me more about this…big meeting. Like we said, we’re heading there, too.”
The party reaches the first ridge about seven that evening. Light vegetation flourishes further within a high depression. Two streams of smoke billow from the southeast side of the lake. After 2 more hours of following the river, they see 10 goblins constructing a dam at the edge of the lake. Migi moves around to the right flank. As the party attacks, half the goblins start to run. Only three manage to get away. Migi loses a dagger while chasing them, but overhears war cries from the nearby camp. Running back, he convinces the party that they have to leave now.
The dam looks as if built to easily be taken down. Jak examines it and takes a few swift blows to the ropes. The upper parts of the dam crumble. The party runs to the ridge and spots a group following them about a mile behind. [Eight orcs pursue them with orders to bring back their heads or not to come back at all.] The party decides to ambush their pursuers where they fought the other orcs. Solaera casts healing on the wounded while they wait. [The orcs decide to give up the pursuit because they don’t want to chase them all the way into town. They will wait on the ridge and ambush them as they approach again.] After hours on edge, the party realizes the orcs are not coming and head back to town.
[The Evil forces at work know their project has been discovered. Orcs and goblins furiously work on the riverbed. The dam has to be repaired as well. Will the orcs successfully keep the project quiet? All they need is a few more days until the others arrive...]
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