Avalyn Adventure #98 Death and Pancakes

Kimi
Kaden
Violet
Grevin
Arashi

The characters spend the night at Kimi’s house, in the morning she fixes a round of pancakes with everyone wolfs down. Kaden and Grevin decide to go for a walk. Once outside they see that there is smoke coming from the town, they make their way over there as fast as possible. In the town they find the Altmen (soldiers) putting up defenses and such, they found out that the thaug attacked in the middle of the night and wounded several local personages. Kaden gets drafted to help dig pits and such, while Grevin uses some magic.

The rest of the part decide to join them in the town and they are surprised to see the activity, one of them mentions that the defenses they are building will be little help against the though, but realizes that keeping the populace busy is a good idea.

They head over to the bar that Kimi is part owner in and find out that it’s been closed by the Kenna, a couple of provost guards staitioned at it’s entrance. The part decides to go and complain to Altman Bitter, the military commander.

When they arrive their please fail to move Bitter, he tells them that they are lucky that their food supplies havn’t been confiscated. Bitter reveals that the Kenna, Alexander has been gravely wounded, the local priestess was killed by a couple of thaug who made off with her head.

Arashi voulenteers to heal the Kenna. Later Alexander comes out and talks to the party, he tells them that the creatures are obviously intelligent, their attacks have been to kill the leaders of the community. Alexander asks for the characters help, he tells them that there is a supply wagon leaving for The Blister (a nearby garrison). He tells them that he expects it to be attacked, maybe the characters should go and set a trap. The Party demures and instead decide to stay around the town. Arashi will keep an eye out in bird form and when the though attack the characters will rush to the attack, backed up by some local troops.

The party prepares for the night. Gevin and Kadin patrol inside the palisade walls while Kimi, Violet and Arashi sit on the manors roof top. Around 4 in the morning they notice that there is a fire in the distance, it’s too far from the mannor to be a danger. Arashi flys off to observe and sees that it’s Kimi’s house. He lands and surveys the area (in bird form) he notices that the fore was set and the thauge are still there waiting for the characters to come running out of the house into a trap. Carefull not to be seen he heads back and tells the characters about the trap.

Altman Bitter gives the characters permission to take a group of eliete soldiers with them, but the though are gone, the damage to the house is minor and Kevins library is unharmed due to the spells he placed on it.
The characters begin tracking the thaug, the trail leads to the river. The party decides to follow the waterway north. Passing the mill they back track and decided to see if the residence are okay, they found them butchered and hung from the eves, everywhere there are strange black beetles crawling around the inside of the mill