"Horizons" tracks Markel, Hadrian, and Brother Bevue as they plot their return to the Eshen Glade.
While the rest of the contingent was on its way north through Cormanthor, Markel, Hadrian, and Brother Bevue set their sights east, to return to the Eshen Glade. When they arrived, they were greeted most amicably, though they found that they were not the first to have recently graced the gladesfolk with their presence; Adraiya and her small circle of druids had already come thither, bearing a warning and a request for aid to the people of the Eshen village-camp.
Adraiya explained that one of the circle's kin was found slain deeper into the forest, several miles away. Coupled with the unexplained murder of Falidhara, the druids' concern for the region and its inhabitants was growing. Adraiya believed the killings to be linked to the spirit of a nefarious wizard, who traveled to Cormanthor over a century ago with a mind to "cleanse" the Duathamper riverbed of the ancient elven treasures the area was said to behold. The wizard was subsequently captured and put to the blade by the wild elves of the Tangled Trees. When the mage's spirit returned after death to lay claim to the treasures once again, it was imprisoned inside a magic pendant, one that until recently had been worn and guarded by the keeper of Falidhara's Grove. With Falidhara's passing, the evil spirit was believed to have been released.
The companions, along with Rillen and Pruatris of the Eshen Glade, accompanied the druids through Cormanthor, where they discovered an old, abandoned tower while investigating the area marking the circle druid's murder. Inside, the friends were attacked by a darkmantle, and during the course of the ensuing battle, the tower began to shake violently. Within moments, the companions heard Adraiya shouting outside before they were instantly transported away by some sort of spellwork, presumably woven by the druids for their collective safety.
Markel, Hadrian, and Brother Bevue arrived among friends, coming to in the midst of the Red Plume camp, mere hours before it would be assailed by wild elves, and its soldiers slain.
In the wake of the attack, possessed of many more questions than answers, the three continued north with the rest of Soltrius's contingent, to arrive at Hillsfar's gates.
Adraiya explained that one of the circle's kin was found slain deeper into the forest, several miles away. Coupled with the unexplained murder of Falidhara, the druids' concern for the region and its inhabitants was growing. Adraiya believed the killings to be linked to the spirit of a nefarious wizard, who traveled to Cormanthor over a century ago with a mind to "cleanse" the Duathamper riverbed of the ancient elven treasures the area was said to behold. The wizard was subsequently captured and put to the blade by the wild elves of the Tangled Trees. When the mage's spirit returned after death to lay claim to the treasures once again, it was imprisoned inside a magic pendant, one that until recently had been worn and guarded by the keeper of Falidhara's Grove. With Falidhara's passing, the evil spirit was believed to have been released.
The companions, along with Rillen and Pruatris of the Eshen Glade, accompanied the druids through Cormanthor, where they discovered an old, abandoned tower while investigating the area marking the circle druid's murder. Inside, the friends were attacked by a darkmantle, and during the course of the ensuing battle, the tower began to shake violently. Within moments, the companions heard Adraiya shouting outside before they were instantly transported away by some sort of spellwork, presumably woven by the druids for their collective safety.
Markel, Hadrian, and Brother Bevue arrived among friends, coming to in the midst of the Red Plume camp, mere hours before it would be assailed by wild elves, and its soldiers slain.
In the wake of the attack, possessed of many more questions than answers, the three continued north with the rest of Soltrius's contingent, to arrive at Hillsfar's gates.
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