• Met in a tavern in Plyna
• Fought ghosts that appeared. some disappeared
• Set up camp halfway to Norden before being attacked by wolves

• Fought the wolves
• Went to carnival outside of Norden
• Carnival games (goblin wrestling, etc.)
• Mystery mine cart that left a child traumatized
• Jayce talked to his 'uncle'

• Saved a carnival worker from a man that turned into a monster
• Killed said monster
• Found out Mr. Vilden (the carnival runner) was being extorted
• Mr. Vilden sent the party to the Feywild to deal with the extorter (Merrin) who looks like Mouse's mentor (Tasirin)

• Killed Merrin after finding out he killed (and was the son of) Tasirin
• Saved Mr. Vilden's daughter
• Traveled to Braybul where some of the party purchased Arcane Aegis licenses
•  Purchased a box of 'junk' from a flea market

*LEVEL UP! (4)

• Buried Tasirin outside his and Mouse's tower
• So much library research!
• Talked to a drow elf named Trelor

• Atrix gets banned from The Great Library
• Party went to Nethelon and found an old friend of Vonak that delivered some bad news
• Then went to Nalene where Vonak was once an enslaved fighter
• They found another friend of Vonak, who is trying to change things in Nalene
• Vonak agreed to one fight in the ring
• Merton is found naked walking back to town one morning

• Vonak quickly beat Shin Liu / Bennet
• Merton found out he was a werewolf
• Party went to Tegusa
• Investigated an old man's house & Saturn enters alone

• Saturn has a chat with the old man, Lonarash (also Kalashtar) who tries to make sure Saturn is ok since he noticed that Saturn's Quori is strange
• Party got supplies and started up into the mountains towards Vonak's home
• Fought some Yeti's in a blizzard
• Saw a kobold jump out in front of some snowy owlbears

• Helped the kobold with the owlbears and bid him farewell
• Found and killed Grondo Tondar and persuaded the remaining tribes/clans to stay together

*LEVEL UP! (5)

• Left the united tribes/clans with guidance on how to build a city for their civilization
• Encountered some harpies
• Encountered an old nemesis of Merton, a mountain ankheg called Jhovu

• Merton begins to control his inner wolf
• Party makes their way back to Takria
• The yearly handball grand tournament begins

• Finished handball tournament —Bloomshire wins!
• Jayce had a vision of a mountain and a radiant face
• Mouse caught up with an old friend
• Took a an expedition job to the northern Tamed Wilds
• Took a second job to clean out a mill before the expedition

• Cleaned out an old mill full of spiders
• Fished an old crate up from the bottom of the sea with a magic rope
• Jayce found more info on Orene
• Mouse made progress towards taking down the prismatic wall

• The Nameless Few eliminated a plant threat in the sewers to clear a blockage
• Jayce had a magic surge that made him glow with radiant light and have newfound abilities
• The party met an odd gnome named Mr. Tumblebottom
• Mouse was finally able to enter Tasirin's workshop
• Some of the party opened up about the warlocks in their lives

• Mr. Tumblebottom (aka Truth Digger) was paid a visit
• Merton was mostly able to control the wolf within
• The party started it's escort into the Northern Untamed Wilds

• Fought off jungle cats and apes
• Encountered some beetle folk
• Fought and killed a small pack of hell hounds

• Fought a gith patrol
• Made it to the destination, which was a planar nexus inhabited by gith & a red thing with claws
• Fought off glowy orb-like beings, and one almost attacked Saturn, but stopped (reason unknown)

• Debated what to do about the goblin village
• Atrix decided to take it on himself, was knocked unconscious and taken by goblins
• The rest of the party backtracked to find a safer path across the ravine
• Fought a snake and a troll
• Found a glassy trail

• The party fought their way out of the jungle
• Met Teztuzmo on the road back home
• Did a bit of shopping

*LEVEL UP! (6)

• Merton is cured of his werewolf curse by Saturn
• Party went to Norden to help with a potential werewolf threat
• They found out the entire town is proud werewolves
• Vonak asked for and was granted ‘the curse’
• The Party went to the feywild to fulfill Vonak’s werewolf ritual
• They ran into a person that was deemed a threat and killed her, but her messenger got away

• Party discussed what they'll do about Saturn/Seluna’s problem
• Met a friendly firbolg named Fribs
• Vonak got a vision from a chair in an abandoned house
• Fought some redcaps who claimed that the werewolf (Vonak) was out of his territory

• Party fought a green dragon named Gydress
• They made their way into the Grieving glades
• Fought some mud mephits
• Met a hobgoblin on stilts named Jom

• Party rested in a mobile inn within the swamp
• Fought off some yeth hounds that sniffed them out
• Met & recruited some mysterious voices that turned out to be hags
• Began a fight with an avatar of Seluna/Shar?

• The party successfully aided in the extraction of Shar from Saturn
• Saturn learned his actual Quori (Nosh) was being suppressed by Shar his whole life
• The party headed for Terminus
• Saturn was offered a pact by the real Seluna

• Entered the Abyssal Plane after a brief interaction in Terminus
• After nearly dying in the Abyssal Plane, they returned to the tower to decide their next move
• Jayce learned that his father is likely dead
• They made a trip to the Feywild to make amends for killing a guard & spoke to Fribs
• Merton started a fight on the streets of Braybul after seeing someone he recognized

• The party got into trouble with Braybul authorities
• Merton’s daughter showed up to try to get him out of jail and inform him that his memory was inaccurate
• Merton’s freedom was arranged in exchange for looking into some missing ships
• The party learned about the Takrian government looking into a crime ring, and Mouse may have a friend within it

*LEVEL UP! (7)

• Jayce contacted the members of his family
• Vonak’s friend Vovek showed up looking to help after he had not heard back from Vonak
• The party boarded the ship that was provided to look for the missing ships and people, which was a condition of Merton’s release from jail
• While sailing on the route of the missing ships, a pirate ship emerged from thick fog and boarded

• Figured out how to dispatch the pirates they were fighting
• Ventured on to a port they found on a map
• Port seemed to have a group of unarmed tortles (two of whom bore a striking resemblance to Teztuzmo) and another group of more pirates

• A short fight began, and Merton was knocked unconscious, quickly checked on, and moved to a cell by the pirates
• The party was free to roam around the island, and they spotted a cave. One of the prisoners was taken to it and didn't come out.
• More information was gathered about what is happening on the island along with a more info on Hector Wilton and Juan Vasquez.
• The entire party became infected by whatever is causing the blackened veins, and Merton is struggling with it.
• A reluctant agreement was made to rest long enough to return to full power before making a move against what they believe is controlling everyone on the island.

• Fought the hydra-like monster controlling the people of Murkreef.
• Teztuzmo’s weapon awakened.
• Teztuzmo found his parents, but they unfortunately died from rapid aging.
• Successfully intimidated the pirates and agreed to help liberate some of the newly awakened tortles.

• Helped the tortles with their death rituals.
• Returned to Braybul and began preparations for boat capitalism.
• Contacted Voveck and Jayce met up with his brother Ayd.

• The party negotiated with Juan Vasquez to start a shipping business with their newly-acquired ship.
• Went up the Grelin Mountains to recruit goliaths for the new ship crew.

• Saturn & Jayce spoke to Truth Digger for info about a crime ring in Takria. Truth Digger has also been hearing a word from multiple sources and with little context: Shyllandro.
• Mouse spoke to his friend Parafane for info on the crime ring, The Gilden Shadow. Parafane got mouse in and the leader (Gravin) gave mouse a job to find his missing smugglers.
• The party went to Edevos to track down the missing smugglers, where they were met with an eerily-friendly town.

• The party carefully tested and investigated the town of Edevos.
• They decided to check out the basement of the general store only to find and defeat a beholder.

• Made strides towards unraveling the mystery of the portal nexus.
• Returned to the Gilded Shadow to be rewarded with some magic tattoos.

*LEVEL UP! (9)

• After figuring out where Jayce’s mom is, the party headed for Carceri to help her.
• They found her and located a portal guardian to get out.

• Fought a portal keeper to free themselves from Carceri.
• Unable to cure Jayce’s mom themselves & asked Trelor for help.
• Trelor cast a spell and the quasit / Jayce’s mother began looking around wildly and went invisible.

• Cured Jayce's mom (Caedwyn) of her Quasit affliction and freed her from jail.
• Jayce received information about Atren Gul’s whereabouts and that he may be investigating Saturn’s adopted father.
• Jayce ran into Reginald Boley who eventually attacked Jayce and ran away.
• They spoke with Merton’s daughter (Eorlin) to get an idea of where Ivia’s treasure might be.

• Met with Saturn’s adoptive father to warn him he was under investigation.
• Made preparations to eliminate Atren Gul and the Emancipators of Ortith.

• Killed Atren Gul and the emancipators and buried them in the fey wild.
• Sent Tempest off in the fey wild.
• Some of the party worked through family issues.

*LEVEL UP! (10)

• Checked on the status of their ship/business and did some light research before the Arcane Fest.
• At the Arcane Fest, the current leader of the Arcane Aegis was shot by crossbow fire along with some other members. The party picked up some clues as to who did it.

• After trying to check in with people after the assassination, the party headed for Baitra to track down the lost mansion of Ivia.
• After their investigation, they found the lost mansion & began looking for the treasure room.

• Made their way through the dungeon within Ivia’s mansion.

• Made it to the end of Ivia’s dungeon to find and divy up all the magic items and currency she’d collected.
• Vonak noticed a snowstorm atop the Grelin Mountains that signifies a possible dragon threat.

Headed back into the Grelin Mountains to investigate a snowstorm that could be caused by a Dragon. Along the way they run into fleeing creatures.

• Fought off some scavenging snowy owlbears and met someone named Albert, who claimed to be on a mission to put the dragon, Pagos, back to sleep.
• Albert mysteriously disappeared that evening, leaving only a bag of holding and a drop of blood.
• Made it to the mountain peak to find Reginald Boley leaving Pagos’ lair.
• Moved in to deal with Pagos.

• Fought and killed Pagos, the white dragon.
• They noticed part of a pegasus wing taken from the trophies in the ice cave.
• Jayce got a message from Gravin asking for information about Ivia’s hoard.
• Went back to Ivia’s mansion to find Gravin’s people searching for it.

*LEVEL UP! (11)

• The party split up — half went back to the tower & half stayed to talk to Gravin at Ivia’s mansion.
• Gravin explained that he didn’t give the order for the Aegis assassination and that The Gilded Shadow needs to relocate temporarily.
• Gravin offered information about Drega/Reginald Boley in exchange for finding out what happened to Lucia, his lieutenant.
• Mouse found evidence that Taserin was making magic items for something called The Aftermath.

• The party stayed at Ivia’s mansion for another day.
• Jayce flirted with one of Gravin’s crew, and was sneakily dosed with a truth potion.
• Mouse, Saturn, and Vonak worked on a device to enhance some of Saturn's spell potency. They also found Taserin had something hidden in his journal, and asked Trelor to help decode it.
• Teztuzmo looked for animals around the premises, and Merton had a bunch of small animals conjured within Ivia’s mansion for Tez.

• Walked back to Takria and stocked up on supplies and new licenses.

• Went to see Trelor for help with a magically encoded notebook and met the watchmaker, Orrest Frohpe, who offered to help with Saturn’s device.

• Jayce spoke with his family and learned about a strike on The Aftermath in the coming days.

• Mouse went to recover a bone from his father’s grave to help decode the notebook.

• Successfully decoded Tasirin’s journal.

• Checked on a house that was likely involved with The Aftermath. After much deliberation, the party decided to knock on the door. One brief conversation and one dead sprite later, a fight broke out.

• Vonak left the party to oversee a transition for his people.

• After we learn the fight started by Vonak was imagined, the party decides to wait for Jayce’s brother’s team to engage The Aftermath.

• The fight with The Aftermath starts well, but becomes more complicated when the party splits from Ayd’s team.

• The fight with The Aftermath concluded.
• One person seems to have escaped, and Lucia is unconscious.

• Searched the house of The Aftermath and found very little.

• Discovered Lucia had been charmed.

• After dispelling Lucia’s charm, they decided to return her to The Gilded Shadow.

• Returned Lucia to the Gilded Shadow and received information about Drega/Reginald Boley

• They were given a lead for finding Saturn’s birth parents and the name of one of Jensimar’s potential allies (Igra)

• Upon reaching their destination, Saturn learns that his mother had sought the help of someone called Old Edith

*LEVEL UP! (12)

• Confronted Old Edith and learned she no longer had Saturn’s mom’s soul (and quori), but wouldn’t tell the party to whom she gave it.

• After dispatching Old Edith, her cottage phased out and the party was left standing in the forest when Saturn felt a familiar essence pulling him westward. It felt like Shar.

• After days of following Saturn, the party happened upon a lone zombie, and the next day, a town being sieged by undead.

• Helped defend a small town from a hoard of undead.

• Assisted in repairs to the outer wall of Daring.

• After agreeing to help deal with a portal that seemed to have opened, they spent the night at the inn while smaller waves of undead continued to unsuccessfully assault the town (Merton helped).

• Headed west towards the portal and fought off multiple waves of undead along the way.

• Fought through waves of undead to reach the portal from which they originated.

• Dispelled the portal to The Shadowfell near Daring, thwarting a small invasion.

• Learned that security around the Aegis has relaxed somewhat, but that the Gilded Shadow can’t go back to Takria yet.

• Sought out Oresst Frohpe (The Watchmaker) to construct the the clockwork for Saturn’s device.

• Jayce confirmed there is something wrong with his brother, Yel’cid.
• Saturn finished his clockwork mechanism with the help of the watchmaker, Oresst Frohp.
• Found out that Shyllandro is likely being summoned.
• Saturn found his biological father in a complicated reunion.

• Went back to the tower to enchant Saturn’s device.
• Jayce made time to visit his mother and Eorlin, then began calling in favors to get more help.
• Went to speak with the research team in Braybul and found out Shyllandro is bad news and may be here much sooner than they anticipated.
• Set out towards the sinkhole to prevent or confront Shyllandro.

*LEVEL UP! (13)

• Investigated the goblin camp where they lost Atrix and found an enormous kobold body with Atrix's clothes.

• After a brief encounter with a second patrol, they moved away from the sinkhole but left Saturn's sprite behind to scout. It found a ritual room lined with items and holding a man in chains.

• Made a plan to get into the sinkhole undetected.

• The rest of the envoy was found and a fight began away from the party.

• The ritual to summon Shyllandro seemingly started, but Vonak and Saturn were there to actively throw it off.

• The rest of the party dealt with the remaining guards and ran down to meet Saturn and Vonak where the ritual is taking place.

• The party could only watch as Drega was inhabited by Shyllandro.

• While fighting Shyllandro, Jayce's brother Cyd had a moment of lucidity and told Jayce that killing him was the only way.

• Though he nearly died, Cyd was kept alive and banished for the second time to keep him away from Shyllandro.

• Defeated Shyllandro.

• Vonak succumbed to the pull of Shyllandro. The party defeated Shyllandro again and the threat of The Bonded One was extinguished.

• Mouse plans to return to the Aegis, but also be a double agent for Gravin at the Gilded Shadow. He also tries to make progress with Saturn toward warlock acceptance in the Aegis.

• Saturn plans to help Vonak deal with the slavers, build up the boat company, and fight undead incursions to the material plane in the absence of Shar from the Shadowfell.

• Teztuzmo plans to go back to where his parents were from to clean up the pirates and help the tortles live prosperously.

Merton plans to help Vonak with the slavers, and help Tez with the pirates, and finally ‘retire’ by helping out and living on the company boat.

• Vonak plans to deal with the slavers and return to the mountain to help his people adapt to the new lifestyle he set up for them.

• Jayce plans to help his family resettle and find some comfort in Takria, then set up a system to continue helping warlocks the way his father did.