Ogre Interrupted 

May 25, 2020

The group discusses options.  The dryad comes forward and thanks them for helping her trees.  She introduces herself as Tanshan and offers Shyrrik a gift.  She reaches into the oak and pulls out a piece of it's heartwood.  Then dragging her fingers through her hair, she created a string and create a new bow for him. Shyrrik thanks her.  She also offers succor to them if they come back or if they are in the woods.  When asked if it was her, she says they also protected some friends of hers and holds out her hand.  A winged humanoid, perhaps six inches tall, lands on her hand.  He waves at the group but the blushes and flies off in a blur. 

Drewgan asks which court Tanshan is part of and she is surprised by that.  She says Seelie court but it has been a while.  

Drewgan does do some scouting as a hawk and doesn't see any more structures in the forest but does up into the mountains.  However, there are giants there, so he doesn't get too close so he can be seen.  Then he catches up with the rest of the group.  The group took a long way back to Pryde Ranch, not wanting to lead the giants there.  

Aaron Pryde takes it all in stride at the news of the giants and wants to hire them if they think they can do it.  They want to do it but want to rest.  He offers them hospitality for the evening.  It's spent dining with him and his people.  He tells them he intends to send a messenger to Nesme and hear their take on it.  The group is okay with that.  

The next morning, Tessa Zeyanova, the captain of the Guard of Nesme, arrived.  She also wants to hire them to go find out about the giants and stop them if they can.  Scout them out if they don't think they can stop them.  She offers some boots of striding and springing, some healing potions and potion belts, and gold.  She also has some runes of flame they can use on weapons.  Marcus adds them to two weapons and the group heads out.  

After a few hours of traveling, going south around the woods to come at the dwarven structure from a different angle, the group runs into a small army of Ogres and half ogres.  They come up with a quick plan and before they can overthink it, well too much, the gods tell them to get on with it.  Maybe the ogres and half ogres might have stood a chance against only one or two of them.  Maybe.  I mean, the spell casters might have had to use more powerful spells, or the ranger move a bit more.  In the end, though, the six of them took care of this little army very quickly.  Raztuzek only took some damage after an entire group surrounded him.  Even then, half missed him!  They search this group but find no coin.  Then they look to the north and the giants base.  

2200 xp

GM Notes

• I like creating my own items, especially being able to use Hero Lab so it can be used by players.  
• Not sure how well I played Tanshan, mainly from an understanding time perspective.  I think I went back and forth on her answers, which may play into her chaotic alignment.   
• Giving them the boots may have been cheap.
• Perhaps it should have been earned or a bit more difficult.   
• I did like the bow Tanshan told Shyrrik he had earned. 
• Or maybe I should have left it a gift?  From the fey??  :D   

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