Session 005

Session 5: The Party ends their rest, as Nyx scouts the Woodman's Guild House... one of the captured men notices her, but doesn't react. Dane witnesses two human male prisoners being guarded by three Guild Members.
Nyx recons the Guild House again to find two Guild Members in an argument, the windows muffle the words. Nyx returns to the party to discuss her findings. Dane and Nyx approach the western entrance of the Guild Hall and successfully open the door lock. Nyx and Dane enter a the room.
Nyx discovers a ledger payroll of hired workers and their wages, as well as 50 SP. Dane manages to unlock a complex lock on the northern door.
Something breaks, the sound of clay, in another room inside the house. Dax uses the cantrip "Message" to alert Nyx and Dane that a Guild Member heard the noise and is coming into the Guild House. Nyx and Dane hide in an Office, and discover a red book on the desk. Dane takes the book as they escape via the room window. Dane and Nyx return to the Party hidden in the South and discover that the book is a journal of Aaron Dolor. He writes at first of his time with his father, but after the death of the father, he writes of bringing him back to life. The Party determines that Aaron may be practicing Necronomic magic. The Party then ambushes the Woodman's Guild Members guarding the remaining two prisoners after Nyx positions herself to the eastern side of the building. Dane fires a well placed arrow into the chest of the Woodman Hunter, knocking him off his seat and flat on his back, killing him. Dez throws a javelin at the other Woodman, which strikes him in the back, severing his spine, causing instant death. One prisoner because to sprint to the west, while the other attempts to back away from the battle and into the forest - Nyx communicates with the prisoner using Misfit Guild language, and which he responds to.
Dax, confident that the Woodman Hunter was sufficiently dead, targeted the Fire Bolt at the Hunter's hawk that has begun flying away. The Fire Bolt strikes the hawk, separating it's left leg from it's body, and charring the rest of it's body as it falls from the air and hits the ground nearby. Prifi fires her crossbow at the Woodman as he is still falling to the ground, javelin in back. Prifi misses, and hits the ground next to him instead. Dane and Prifi approach the front of the building, using the stumps as cover and concealment. Nyx beings speaking with one of the prisoners, who reveals himself to be Chaka
Bakreau, an agent working freelance, hired by the Mitsfit Guild to investigate The Woodman's Guild - though originally a Blacksmith by trade. Dez had rushed the other prisoner attempting to escape, and tackles him to the ground. As one of the Woodman's Guild Members returns outside from investigating a sound inside the building, Dane had successfully surprised him, and the Guild Member drops his axe and surrenders after viewing the results of their battle. The Woodman Guild Member explains that Aaron Dolor hasn't been himself lately, that he is more recluse, and spends a long time in his office. Though he is unsure of how many more
are inside, he presents Dane with a metal pendeant, that if shown, will reveal a person to be a long-time member of the Guild. The Guild Member is released to return to his family.
The other prisoner is then questioned, and says he is just here to work for the silver for his old mother, and was being framed for the deaths of 12 people. Dax casts a spell
that scribes the word "Liar" on his head for 1 hour. Dez communicates with his deity on guidance, and is advised not to take the human's life. The former prisoner is given some silver and gold for his mother, and released. Chaka notices the magic use and becomes very warry, taking a few steps back from the party. Prifi determines that Chaka knows of Pelor, but doesn't follow a specific deity. Prifi stirs a passionate response from Chaka as she explains that she is granted permission from Pelor and the Order to allow the rest of the Party to use magic. The dark clouds separate long enough for a beam of sun light to engulf Prifi and Chaka, as Chaka takes a knee in awe, apologizing for doubting an Order Cleric, and swears to aid Prifi in her mission. Dax takes the green Guild robes from the slain Guild Hunter, and Dane gives the Guild Pendant to Dax. Dax proceeds up the main entrance to the Guild House in attempts to infiltrate.