%% date:: [[2023-07-15]] %% # [[006_20210525 Auntie Frieda]] ## Session Summary > [!tldr] [[006_20210525 Auntie Frieda]] > In the morning, Reya found a note from Kalani saying that she had left to go back to Zadash to help out her uncles, who were in trouble. > > Back on the road, the party saw a tree that had crushed a horse, with a young, bloodied woman named Frieda who came to beg them to help her and her husband Victor. The party followed her to an old stone hut, got attacked by a big dead tree, and eventually killed the tree just as another began to awaken. > > When the party followed Frieda into the hut, they found an old version of her that had replaced the younger Frieda they'd seen. She offered them sweet-smelling cookies and told them she wanted to get her favourite ring back from the coven of hags that she'd been cast out of. She asked them to help her get it back. ^summary --- ## Recap ![[005_20210518 Travelling#^summary]] --- ## Andy's notes - A couple of you heard horse hooves and voices in the night, only to hear Kalani tell you everything was fine and go back to sleep. In the morning she was gone. Reya told you the note she left for her said that she had to go and help her uncles who were in trouble in Zadash. - Later that day, an out-of-tune bard having his lunch by the roadside sang you a song of storms. It was terrible. Wally tossed him a copper. - But not so terrible that it didn't work. The weather turned wet and the rain made going heavy in the mud with the cart. - As the wind blew hard, you heard the sound of a tree in the distance around a bend crash. - As you approached, you saw the tree had crushed a horse and their were belongings strewn around. A ruffled and bloodied woman was running towards you screaming for help from the copse of trees about 100 ft away. - Wally went to investigate and discovered that the young woman's name was Frieda and that her husband had been dragged off by some kind of dog or wolf like creatures into the copse. She implored you to help and ran back towards the trees. - As you made your way through the winding path, you saw an old stone hut, covered in ivy and moss. Possibly an old guard post from another age and now the trees had grown around it. - As Reya went to investigate and saw figures and a blue-white bobbing light inside, the big dead tree came alive and attacked you. Then one of the vine's peeled away and entered the fight, mostly against Reya. The rest of you got a good beating or grapple from the tree, though Promise and Milla managed to deal it some good damage. Wally's torch clearly irritated the tree, but wasn't enough to set it aflame. If only he had had some oil. - Eventually Xenia's magic missile and Reya killed the vine blight with some sharp shooting and dealt some damage to the tree. - As the dead tree started to drag Wally towards the hut, the others finished it off. But then another tree awakened. - Frieda ran off to the hut to rescue her husband Victor. The door slammed behind her. Reya went to investigate the body on the ground and young Frieda turned into old Auntie Frieda who promptly disappeared. - The rest of you piled in. Auntie Frieda appeared behind Milla and poked a bony finger in her back and tried to persuade you to enter the hut. Milla turned and attacked her, as did Promise. - She disappeared again as the vines and trees started to close in. When Auntie appeared again she stopped the vicious vegetation going any further and invited you in to talk. - During the conversation with Frieda as she handed out cookies to Xenia, Reya and Milla. They smelled great. - Speaking with you all, she informed you that she wanted to get her favourite ring back from the coven that she was cast out of under the ruins of the tower of Caes Mosor in Molaesmyr. She's been looking for some adventurers who are up to the task, but wasn't entirely impressed with the motly group she sees before her. - We left the scene with Wally about to strike a bargain with her. ## Sjoerd's notes Exit [[Kalani]] leaves a note she goes back to [[Zadash]] for her uncles are in trouble. Plan = [[Nogvurot]] – [[Hupperdook]] – [[Zadash]] Road blocked, probably an ambush… gnolls? We go through the woods Hag: [[Auntie Frieda]] Pigmouth Rival [[auntie rottentongue]] -          Was tossed out of a coven in [[Molaesmyr]] ## Lulu's notes - A couple of us hear horse hooves and voices in the night, only to hear [[Kalani]] tell you everything is fine and to go back to sleep. In the morning she is gone. [[Reya]] tells us the note she left for her said that she had to go and help her uncles who were in trouble in [[Zadash]]. - Later that day, we encounter an out-of-tune bard called [[Nyx]] having his lunch by the roadside, who sings us a song of storms. It is terrible and his dancing is annoying. Wally tosses him a copper when he asks for money. - But it is not so terrible that it doesn't work. The weather turns wet and the rain makes going forward in the mud difficult with the cart. - As the wind blows hard, we hear the sound of a tree crash around the bend in the distance. We come upon it and find the uprooted tree, under which are a crushed horse and luggage strewn about. A hysterical woman, ruffled and bloodied, approaches us yelling for help. We go towards her; [[Xenia]] and Promise notice there is a path that leads towards a copse of trees about 100ft away. - [[Wally]] goes to investigate and discovers that the young woman's name was Frieda, and she tells him that her husband, [[Victor]], had been dragged off by some kind of dog or wolf-like creatures into the copse. She implores us to help before running back towards the trees. - As we make your way through the winding path, we see a small, old stone hut, covered in ivy and moss. Possibly an old guard post from another age, but now the trees have grown around it. - We hear noises coming from within the hut, and as Reya goes to investigate and sees figures and a blue-white bobbing light inside, a big dead tree next to Wally comes alive and attacks us. Then one of the vines peels away and enters the fight, mostly against Reya. The rest of us get a good beating or grapple from the tree, though Promise and myself manage to deal it some good damage. Wally's torch clearly irritates the tree, but isn't enough to set it aflame. If only he had some oil. - Eventually, Xenia's magic missiles and Reya kill the vine blight with some sharp shooting, as well as dealing some damage to the tree. As the dead tree starts to drag Wally towards the hut, the others finish it off. But then another tree awakens. - Frieda runs off to the hut to rescue her husband Victor. The door slams shut behind her. Reya goes to investigate the body on the ground, and young Frieda turns into old Auntie Frieda who promptly disappears. - The rest of us pile in. Turns out this is the home of [[Auntie Frieda Pigmouth]], a hag. Auntie Frieda appears behind me and pokes a bony finger in my back, attempting to persude me to enter the hut. I turn and attack her, as does Promise. - She disappear again as the vines and trees start to close in. When Auntie appears again, she stops the vicious vegetation from going any further and invites us in to talk. - During the conversation with Frieda, she hands out cookies to Xenia, Reya and Milla. They smell great, but I refuse to eat mine. - Speaking with us, she informs us that she wants to get her favourite ring back from the coven that she was cast out of under the ruins of the tower of [[Caes Mosor]] in [[Molaesmyr]]. It is a square cut diamond ring with a woven silver band. She's been looking for some adventurers who are up to the task, but isn't entirely impressed with the motley group she sees before her. - Wally is about to strike a bargain with her for our lives.