Averil leaves the moss-covered clearing behind, with the orc shaman and Nessie remaining among the herbs and ritual stone. The giant spider follows her beneath the trees, its steps whispering over fallen leaves.
She keeps to the forest road toward Tashagond, moving as quickly as her bruised knee and torn cloak allow. The cover of trunks and fern-shadow gives her a hurried, watchful path.
Averil
The road to Tashagond is larger, but it is still hidden by the woods.
At a fork marked for Tashagond, a fresh parchment hangs nailed to a weathered post. The noble family’s crest seals the top, while bold writing orders watchmen to detain Averil for theft.
The opened letter shifts in Averil’s hand as she reads the notice. Nessie’s delivery was not the beginning of the pursuit, only the first warning to reach her face-to-face.
Averil rejects the message and folds it shut, then turns toward the Tashagond road. The giant spider keeps pace at her side, violet markings dim beneath the moving shade.
The fork offers two directions beneath the same canopy: the marked road toward the large city, and a narrower trail vanishing deeper into the forest. The giant spider pauses, tasting the air beside her.
✓ Quest Accepted
Evade capture by the family watchmen
✓ Quest Accepted
Reach Tashagond
“I head on the marked road towards Tashagond, realizing that it would most likely be harder for me to be spotted by the noble family guards in a crowded city.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Agility, rolled +1)