Having sought sanctuary from the deprivation of the Drakwald within the walls of the Reaper's Bounty our companions three are surprised to discover everyone has seemingly left the inn deserted. Or perhaps not as deserted as they might have liked...

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Reeling from the previous night's events the people of Pfeifeldorf resolve to investigate where their ghoulish attackers came from. The Company of the Tattered Cloak join forces with the Blausblut and strike forth to Pfeifeldorf's hinterlands in search of answers. Instead they find madness, disease and corruption that seeks to turn the very land against them.

Wendell Ott, now de-facto leader of the Blausblut struggles with the pressures of command.

The Gold Wizard Barbossa makes a shocking discovery that shakes him to the very core. 

Gui de Bordeleaux gets more than he bargained for when he receives the von Speier ring.

Subsequent episodes will include downloads relevant to the campaign again - for now download the map of Pfeifeldorf's environs that Wendell Ott uses (minus the GM notes) in the opening scenes of this episode.

A showdown occurs with on one side the companions, their new allies in the Blauesblut and on the other the foul Hollenbach and his summonings. Will the arrival of a third party complicate things? Will the vile Lennhart von Speier be saved, despite his many sins? What of those of his brother?

Investigations continue in Pfeifeldorf as our heroes face corruption, snobbery, buffoonery and worse in their quest to find and rescue Gertie the Chicken. Allies are found in unexpected places, and for some the weight of their guilty conscience is too much.

They discover that while talk is cheep,  fowl corruption goes all the way to the top of Pfeifeldorf's society, Will their hendurance be enough to see them through? Will they face the creature in the crypt, or will they themselves turn chicken?

The Companions of the Tattered Cloak leave Marienburg and wind their way along the banks of the River Reik towards the village of Pfeifeldorf, to carry out Lady Selena Reiva's errand and to pursue the Crusade of the Child. 

Under the eaves of the Drakwald they encounter danger and must fight for their lives.

The investigation in Marienburg draws to a close as our heroes face the remnants of the Three Moons Cult in the sewers and make sense of all the clues they have found so far about the Crusade of the Child.

The companions explore Marienburg's forlorn shanty, the Doodkanal, in search of the wayward Jurgen Baer. Their search takes them from the seedy taverns and dens to the submerged sewers of the port city. 

Sir Guillame rescues his first damsel but reality proves underwhelming, 

Elise makes a truly shocking discovery.

Barbossa finally overcomes his fascination with anything that glows a suspicious shade of green.

Bloodied, but not defeated, by their ordeal in the Swamp Temple the three companions return to the City of Marienburg to find events have moved on since they left. Deranged Sisters of Shallya, avaricious librarians and loud, obnoxious landladies are among the dangers that the company must face as they attempt to make sense of the artifacts they recovered from the Swamp Temple.

Warning: This episode features appalling Bretonnian accents and an old lady impression in the vein of Monty Python.

This episode is enhanced by the following handouts:-

A Map of Marienburg - With all the locations in Chapter 1 of the Thousand Thrones Campaign (strangely omitted from the adventure book).

The writings of the strange hermit of the Cursed Swamp.

The companions have traveled into the depths of the Cursed Marshes in search of the truth about Karl, the child believed to be Sigmar Reborn. They must contend with cultists, mysterious pools and terrible handwriting.

This episode is accompanied by a few extra handouts enhance the original scenario:-

The Crusade Pamphlet - excerpts of this pamphlet (kindly supplied by Neumann and sons, official printers to the Crusade of the Child)

The Journal of Daghbert the Maw - the blasphemous (and badly written) journal of the swamp cult's mutant leader.