NIGHTWICK ABBEY: The Purple Eater of People Session 98

 

I am going to attempt to be more brief in these play reports. I think after 98 sessions, the dungeon-crawling aspect of play has been well documented. If you are still reading (thank you!), I'm sure you're a little more interested in the highlight hijinks of the party. And speaking of long-time readers, we are close to 100 sessions! Time to do another "Nightwick at X" infographic like I did for 50 sessions.

Previously in Nightwick Abbey...

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19th of September, 1390

Blossom (Rogue 6)
Mayfly (Magician 5)

Liminal Space (Changeling 4)

Poppy (Fighter 4)

Thekla (Magician 4)

Krupe (Cleric 2)

Hexcrawling in the Dark Country

The party saddles up once again to head toward the metropolitan Lychgate. To what end? Ehhh... something about getting Liminal a title and Mayfly trying to get his hands on someone's wand.

• A strange fog follows the party for a majority of the trip, first obscuring a 50-person strong caravan of the VanCrisco (Frogling Merchant family) heading toward Nightwick Village and then almost causing the party to run into a pack of dire wolves (pooping- seriously); conflict avoided twice.
• Arriving at the Village of Vollage right before the sun drops low and notices a lot has changed since the battle: the village is smaller, the forest seems to be winning in its slow overtake of the village, and the formerly ruined keep has been rebuilt and flying a panner of a black disk on a field of white
• While in staying at the Wanton Wench, the party tries to inquire as to what is going on in Vollage. Four men deep in their cups only respond that they were once part of the proud Order of the Elk, but its now nothing after a pyrrhic victor to keep Lychgate free from invading forces. In fact, several of the companies well-known to the PCs have suffered similar fates. The party invites them to join on the next delve into Nightwick Abbey as a way to regain honor and purpose
• The arrival in Lychgate involves coins and crushed skulls; the party does some banking with the VanCrisco frogling family that has displaced the VanToads; as the PCs step into the city they are forced to trample a drunk would-be-thief of their horses this happens again as they cross into the inner city after a nights sleep

The session ends right as seeks an audience with the bishop regarding installing Liminal as the new head of Nightwick Village or some title. Maybe sheriff?