Our fearless heroes were gathered together and sent by Lord's Alliance member, Sildar Hallwinter, to investigate the disappearance of a delegation from Mirabar. They passed right by the quarry, choosing not to investigate it. They ignored the dressmaker's shop/bath house. Lilly, the Ranger, wanted to go to the bakery, but agreed to first visit the leather shop with Joshua, the human druid, who bought a pair of shoes. Kyle, the dwarven paladin, waited outside in a huff. He wanted to visit the weapon smith. The baker (who the druid refers to as "Sir Lies-a-Lot") told them that the poultry shop owner's granddaughter saw a ghost recently and she could give them directions. So they visited the poultry shop, bought some pickled eggs, and got directions from little Pell to the ancient rich guy's tomb.
Outside the tomb they stumbled upon a goblin and a half-ogre, who they quickly dispatched with a massive lightning strike by the druid. It might have been a bit of overkill, but they were excited to finally have their first battle. They entered the tomb and found a locked door, rusted shut. The specter of a soldier who failed to protect his master in life fought to keep them out. He was knocked back through the door. The party failed to force the door open through strength. So, the druid magically froze it and the paladin shattered it with his battle axe. Inside they destroyed the specter. Then, Lilly opened the coffin within and a magical flying sword rose up from within to attack them. Several failed attacks had them in dire straits, before the Paladin struck three massive blows to the sword, ending it's reign of terror. In the tomb they found signs of a ritual and a hippogriff feather.
As evening came, they headed back toward town. Along the way, they encountered an old acquaintance of Lilliana's. Grath, a textile merchant driving a caravan, welcomed Lilly and her friends. He spoke sadly of his regret that she had been exiled from their people at the young age of ten. He informed her that her mother had died some years ago. Even worse, all the young girls of their village, including Lilly's sister, who is now 16 years old, were recently kidnapped by invaders who were riding hippogriffs. He doesn't know where they were taken or why. Grath and the party all headed to Red Larch together.
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