> [!infobox|wikipedia] > # Recording > [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLg4vbAMi8) > # Basic Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Session # | 10.5 | > Play Date | 2023-12-09 | > Players | Deathmouse<br>JC<br>Kiwi<br>Lacer<br>Vael | > Party Level | 3 | > # Session Details > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Date | [[Campaigns/The Bloody Nails/Calendar/Year - 2507/01 - Water, 1st.png\|9th Water, 1st - 2507]] | > Location | [[Camaar]]<br>[[Faelon]] > Characters | [[Thane]]<br>[[Tara]] | ## Summary Following the chaotic battle within the coastal cave, the party catches their breath amidst the stench of the fallen *Sea Hag* and the dissipating *Water Elemental*. In a grisly display of pragmatism, [[Kai]] decides to secure proof of the kill by taking the Hag's head. When a simple knife fails against the creature's scaled hide, [[Vaeleran]] and [[Ryo]] assist with a longsword and daggers to sever it, allowing Kai to freeze the trophy in a sphere of ice. However, the victory is bittersweet; as the adrenaline fades, [[Neros]] announces that his path lies elsewhere, parting ways with "The Iron Nails" to follow his own druidic calling. Returning to [[Camaar]] a member fewer but victorious, the group collects their payment for [[The Kraken]] contract and attends to logistics. They collect [[Vaeleran]]'s commissioned armour and visit the local Alchemist, [[Thane]]. The visit turns from a simple appraisal of their looted potions into a rescue mission; the Alchemist is distraught over his missing wife, [[Teresa]], who vanished in the mountains after reporting ghostly apparitions. The party agrees to investigate, identifying their new magical liquids - a deadly poison and a dangerous intellect-boosting draught - before setting off. The trail leads them north to the mining town of [[Faelon]], arriving as the sun sets and the mountain chill sets in. At the local inn, an old man regales them with tales of a "Ghost Girl" haunting the peaks. Intrigued, [[Kai]] purchases a hot meal and leads the group to the dilapidated home of [[Tara]], the ghost's alleged sister. Over tomato soup and sourdough, [[Tara]] confirms the tragic history and points the party toward [[Tumbler's Crag]]. The session ends with the party resting at the inn, steeling themselves to climb the freezing peaks in search of the Alchemist's wife and the restless spirit. ## Details ### The Hag's Demise & Departures * **The Trophy:** attempting to decapitate the Sea Hag for proof of death, [[Kai]] struggles with the creature's iron-hard scales. [[Vaeleran]] assists by stretching the neck, allowing [[Ryo]] to finish the job with surgical precision. * **The Snow Globe:** Repulsed by the rot, Kai encases the severed head in a frozen sphere of water to contain the smell. * **Loot:** The party scavenges the cave, finding two patches of Sea Hag herbs and two mysterious potions (one green, one blue). * **Farewell to Neros:** The druid [[Neros]] decides to part ways with the group, sensing his journey must lead him in a different direction. ### Business in Camaar * **Rewards:** The party returns to [[Camaar]] to hand in the contract for *The Kraken*, collecting their gold. * **Upgrades:** [[Vaeleran]] collects his newly tailored armour. * **The Alchemist's Plight:** Upon visiting the Alchemist's shop, the owner [[Thane]] reveals his wife, [[Teresa]], is missing. She had been gathering herbs in the mountains and spoke of seeing ghosts before she disappeared. * **Identification:** The Alchemist identifies the potions found in the cave: * **Green Potion:** A potent, corrosive poison (given to [[Eryndor]] for safekeeping). * **Blue Potion:** A volatile concoction that increases Intelligence but damages the user upon consumption. ### Arrival in Faelon * **Travel:** Knowing the [[The Mawbreakers|Mawbreakers]] won't be ready to sail for a few days, the party hikes half a day toward the mountains, arriving at the mining town of [[Faelon]] at dusk. * **Rumors:** While eating at the local inn, the group overhears an old man telling a story about a ghost girl. * **Investigation:** [[Vaeleran]] questions the man, learning the ghost has a living sister named [[Tara]]. ### The Sister's Plea * **The Offering:** [[Kai]] buys tomato soup and a fresh loaf of sourdough bread as a peace offering. * **Meeting Tara:** The group visits a dilapidated house. [[Tara]], a young woman living in poverty, cautiously accepts the food and invites them in. * **The Clue:** Tara speaks of her lost sister and suggests the party look for her at [[Tumbler's Crag]]. She implies that retrieving her sister's body would bring her peace. * **Rest:** The party returns to the inn to sleep, preparing for the climb the following morning.