2026-01-16 S0 Recruit job

Summary:

The party met for the first time, finalized character sheets, and aligned on rules, tone, and playstyle. Gared revealed he had been given a generous contract from Kavas to assist in clearing and reopening disrupted mining operations, with authority to recruit as needed and keep most findings once the site was secured.

Prior to assembling the group, Garad had hired an experienced scout, Davic, to investigate the mine. Davic reported that the operation was structurally sound and well-run until a wall along an established tunnel collapsed, revealing a hidden passage. Miners explored cautiously before screams erupted, leaving two presumed dead and three injured.

Davic scouted beyond the breach and confirmed the presence of Grimlocks, encountering at least two. He observed half-eaten miners, as well as numerous older skeletons bearing unfamiliar armor and banners, and identified a carved altar in a larger chamber deeper within the cave.

The party then traveled two days west toward Marshrise, passing a Kavas military troop camped along the road. On the second night, bandits attempted to steal from the group but were intercepted. The thieves were subdued, nearly killed, and saved only by Alaric’s healing, before being bound and left for the approaching military patrol.