Pathfinders' Day

Phineas arranged with PAG for another open-to-all trip to Pathfinding Book 1. We accomplished that in a matter of a few minutes, so we decided to keep going to Book 2. Phineas sent a breathless, blow-by-blow account to TMN, so I won't duplicate all the details.


I am glad that these open expeditions happen once in a while. However, the non-regulars seemed to get in the way in dangerous situations more often today. The Pitch Caves are dangerous enough to get us all killed if we aren't careful. Last time, Phineas gave everyone a speech about Dos and Don'ts. Maybe we could have used it this time too.

I'm sad to report that Shadowsky and Fafnir didn't have a safe trip home. Shadowsky didn't come through the ethereal portal, and Fafnir fell in EP. There is definitely room for improvement in keeping track of people so that no one gets left behind.

OWE present: J'jh, Kalian, Natas, Noivad, Torin, and Yor.

GMV Incursion

A group gathered in the Greymyr Village to battle a predicted ethereal incursion in North GMV. Asenath was the Mystic who placed the kyuem. We retreated several times to the safety of the Greymyr Chief's snell. The kyuem was powered enough to glow brightly before the end of the incursion, but we failed to finish the job. Anyway, it was a good effort, and each time gives us a better feel for what is needed in the particular area.


OWE present: J'jh, Natas, Torin, and Yor.

Sunday Gloaming

The Sunday hunt started off with just a handful of people. We went to Metz with the idea of staying close to the cove. However, another small group was there, so we merged and headed toward the Gloaming Wendecka area. Later we were joined by Gurgi, and then by Kerrah.


We got through the Gloaming area and entered the Pit. While we were securing the snell, we lost Matilda, who poofed and never returned. After a while, we left by EPS.

In the Ethereal Plane, we found ourselves at a kyuem. The portal then took us to the corresponding kyuem in the Dal'noth underground. On the way out, we lost track of Theleb, who was left behind and later departed. Sorry, Theleb!

OWE present: Clubby, J'jh, and Torin.

OS and Trillbane

The monthly EAT/PAG trip to the Orga Stronghold used the back door entrance from the Slate Caves. For that, we needed at least a couple of full Mystics to teleport us; we were lucky to have four FMs (Hepta, Org du Lac, Sylune, and Xel).


In OS, we ran into Bartok, who had master pathfinder Trillbane on a chain. We rescued and raised Trillbane, and after some delays in regrouping, he took us through a path to Orga Village. From there, it was a short jog back to Puddleby.

In town, Trillbane accepted several students for his advanced course in pathfinding. He has a great interest in books so we showed him our library. He turned out to be a snob and wrinkled his nose in disgust at even our most precious volumes. We then escorted Trillbane to Pathfinding Book 3 before he returned home through a path in Camp Dred.

OWE present: J'jh, Natas, Noivad, Shakyamuni, Torin, and Yor.

Also be sure to check out other reports of this OS trip and our interaction with Trillbane:

• Phroon's report on TMN. Phroon has made his visionstones of the whole adventure available.


• Xel's report on TMN . Xel made a transcript of our conversations with Trillbane.