The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford

Also, Gann -- I totally missed your post. Vivian's not holding you against your will. If you'd rather press on -- you can!

Good stuff, everyone. We’re over the hump. I’ll get working on a post to move us forward.

The Night Watch passes; the Morning Watch has arrived.

Sable makes camp, enjoys time with Kitt, and removes Fatigue from the pond… then adds one Fatigue because Kitt had trouble sleeping — the area around Vivian’s hut is *alive* with sounds at night, and the wolf was on edge. Which kept Sable up…

Nessa spends time reading her book. She begins trying to research the nature of fauns, and what might help in dealings with them. I’ll cover the mechanics on this is a moment, but Nessa also gains one Fatigue overnight — staying up too late with the book!

Wren sings her song, makes her map, and enjoys Vivian’s company until she’s shooed outside so that the old woman can look after Gann. She removes all that Fatigue from the pool, then gains one because restless dreams robbed her of a good night’s rest. What was she dreaming about? Oh, and she’s unable to suss out anything special about the handles or scabbard.

Gann rests, in the care of Vivian. He is wrapped in quilts and fed delicious soup and honeyed tea — and in the morning is feeling much better! He removes any Fatigue from his sheet, and has recovered 2pts of STR.

Nessa, Wren and Sable, mark off one Ration and mark your Hit Points to full. (The meal Vivian prepared was delicious, but you only got one serving. Gann was well-fed.)

Everyone remember to manage your inventory based on your Fatigue.

Here’s how you get info from this book:

1. Decide on a subject you want to research.
2. Spend a Watch reading.
3. Roll 1d6. Add +1 if you are reading the book by moonlight. Add +1 if you have already researched this subject.
4. On a 1-3, you don’t learn anything about your chosen subject.
5. On a 4-5, you gain partial knowledge about the subject, or you learn about a different subject.
6. On a 6, you learn everything the book contains on a subject.
7. On a 7, you learn everything the book contains on a subject and something additional.

Notes: If you fail twice on a specific subject, there is nothing to learn on that subject in the book. Subjects in the book include the fae, magic, ancient lore, etc.

If I recall correctly, you did buy a map, yes? I’m realizing that Cairn’s travel and exploration rules really differentiate traveling on roads, paths and trails, and in the wild. So — added paths to the map you bought. The one in red / pink is what Wren drew.It’s highly likely that if he was headed for the tomb… Dirk took the river-side path.

Also, love this:
But I have to ask — what constitutes ‘Wren’s kind?’

So — back to Brandonsford and then up the riverside path to the northeast? Or WNW to get to the river asap, then follow the path? Ooooor — due north to the location Wren marked?