Session 1- Travel to Juniper

Cinead follows Laura closely. He keeps an eye out for anything that may signal a magic around them.

He turns sharply as he hears your voice. Oh no. He got you too? He sits up on the ground and crosses his legs. He seems to struggle a bit as he speaks I hhhhh-LOVE Tim. Tim is bbbbb-badass! His eyes fill with tears and he grimaces as he flops back down into the dirt.

Trissrie- you detect an aura of enchantment magic coming from the individual.
He scowls up at Laura. Ha! Fat chance! That's where Tim is! I lllll-love Tim! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH he screams in anguish and beats his hands into the earth.

He stops flailing about and looks up at Trissrie and smiles weakly. Yes! You understand. Bless you, you sweet monkey elf. He lays back and stares up at the sky. A tear trickles down one of his cheeks. He breathes slowly for a few minutes, and then calmly gets up and starts to walk off the road due west.

It seems that this Tim person has insinuated himself into the town and is affecting its citizens. Cinead turns to look at Zila with a dark look on his face. He has been gripping his staff so tight that his knuckles have turned white. Do you know anything about this, Zila. Any thing you may have seen that could help us?

After speaking he seems to relax a little, taking measures breathes and easing his grip on the staff.

Zila blushes a little. Unfortunately, my vision is very limited right now. My predictions come to me in a wild fashion, with high specificity and clarity, but usually not about things that are so useful or actionable. She pauses for a momentThis is why I need to meet the great oracle. Surely there is more significance in my future than predicting that you will find a torn shirt in a tree in three days.

I do hope it is not my shirt. I only have a few these days. Cinead hopes his joke lightens the mood. Either way, let's get to town and see what is what.

You travel on for a short while longer and the village comes clearly into view before you. A rest stop on the way from Emzah to Nahor, Juniper looks like an idyllic village. People are wrapping up their work from the day and seem to be gravitating toward what appears to be a tavern. You definitely pick up on the fact that a few of them are mumbling about how great Tim is, but without any real conviction. Across the village square from the tavern is what you would expect to be the mayor's house. A crudely painted sign is hanging over the door:

A morose looking girl comes out of the tavern carrying a tray heaped with cheeses and a full decanter of wine. She looks up at your party without much emotion. you should all leave. There's nothing anyone can do to help us. Just don't let Tim catch you. He is too powerful. Tim is great. she drones in a monotone. She then opens the door to Tim's Place and carries the tray in. Before the door closes you hear a load and screechy voice from inside You're late! I've been waiting for... the sound cuts off as the door closes behind her.
Zila looks to you Surely there is something we could do? We must find out what is plaguing these poor people. This is not right. It could take days before anyone from the empire comes to deal with this and I believe we may be more well equipped than whomever Nahor is able to spare for this.