Session 1

Date: 9/14/2014

Attending: Jake, Justin, Dave, Joey, Chris

Absent: Aaron – called away suddenly for work, Skyped in for the whole session

Start Time: 6:56 p.m.

End Time: 9:55 p.m.

XP awarded: 75

Game time elapsed: 2 days

Notes: The session opened with a short storyteller like description of Halvenspring. The party and other boys of the village the same age had been summoned to the Church by Father Theodore. An armored individual was introduced as Lieutenant General Karl and informed them that they had been drafted. Baron Tullimus of Woodspear was also introduced, and gave them some explanation of what was going on:

·         Illmar is in a war of succession

·         The Seven Vales have sided with one claimant

·         Conscripts were being levied and sent to the fight

·         The Baron of Templemount (Fredrick) was already in the field

·         Tullimus didn’t feel that Templemount had had enough troops conscripted and so asked the King  (Albus Wynnic) for permission to recruit more – which was granted

·         That in the current feudal system they were obligated to go

The conscripts were told to go home and pack and say goodbye and then meet back at the Church. Bajol was given a bow by his father, Frumious was given the family piccolo, and Fyn was given a potion.  They regrouped and met the other conscripts from Halvenstomb (and three from Templemount that had been journeying). There were 40 from Halvenstomb and 25 from Halvenspring. Noted conscripts:

·         Bindford Oak

·         Gulverson Cherry

·         Calverson Hawthorne

·         Porter Hawthorne

·         Nolan

·         Arjan

·         Igon

·         Kiric

·         Justarius (from Halvenstomb)

The conscripts were broken into small groups of 7. Tullimus, having learned Fyn’s name (Sosyl) arranged for Fyn’s group to be sent with Karl instead of heading with the larger group (Karl’s group being a special mission that is highly dangerous) presumably in an effort to have Fyn killed. The party along with Nolan and Justarius were then made a group.

The group was assigned the name Green Badger and was placed under the leadership of Sargeant Thomas (along with Red Badger, another group of conscripts).

They learned that the intent is to go through the Firnockt and across Lake Pass into the Hidden Hills. From there they are to assault enemy supporters. Karl came by and asked the group to turn out their pockets, and then cast detect magic on their stuff. Bajol’s bow, Fedor’s locket, and Frumious’ piccolo were all magical (as well as Fyn’s potion).

The group began moving through the Firnockt when they noticed that someone was following, which turned out to be Onsmythe.  The group, which numbers about 200, stopped for the night. Karl came through and let everyone know that troops were missing. Then a redcap attacked. End.