In case you missed it in our last session, the boys awoke in the morning after reaching Telbrhirk’s homestead to find... nothing unusual. Telbrhirk made them some scrambled eggs for breakfast and he informed them of the thoughts he had accrued over his previous night of rather sleepless rest. While there was nothing definitive, the idea that the ritual that took place in Rejlaz Rhekōlb was a combination of powers between the Further, the Far Shores, and Umbalin concerned him greatly.

After the portentous morning, the boys set back towards the capital to report what they had learned. They had almost made their way back to Rashbogash when they came upon a Shahtyral, in full plate armor, assaulting a couple and their Pikn Porpblushp in the midst of a large haul. Headlong rush and thundering hooves, the boys rode in as the couple ran off. The Pikn fought valiantly as the reinforcements arrived and the Shahtyral retreated, retreated in order to focus on the boys. Fisvénir led the pack and was promptly skewered with a javelin along with his drümyl. He managed to make his way into range, and it turned out to be an ill-advised maneuver. In a moment, his drümyl was headless and he was on the ground, pinned beneath it. Only through sheer luck and dice rolls do we have still four PCs living. Their foe vanquished, the boys made their way into Rashbogash with the help of the grateful couple to tend to their wounds. And with that, you’re caught up for today’s episode of Umbalin & Oblivion.

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