Editing Session 05 - The Reaver Ambush (section)

= Session 05 — The Reaver Ambush =

''Reconstructed from memory — corrected with player notes.''

Previous: '''[[Session 04 - Feathergale Spire|← Session 04]]'''

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== At a glance ==

{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Party level''' || 4th
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| '''Started in or near''' || [[Red Larch]] (departure)
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| '''Ended at''' || Reaver ambush site in the hills — '''immediately after the fight, before looting'''
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== Summary ==

Before leaving '''[[Red Larch]]''', '''[[Togar]]''' visited '''[[Helvur Tarnlar, Clothier]]''' — casual introduction, mentioned the party, examined wares without buying (and without asking questions). Then the party pursued the '''missing Mirabar delegation''' — '''bandits''' on the road (the party tried to keep one alive, but Togar's magic went catastrophically wrong), then a '''reaver ambush'''. The party won; the session ended '''before searching the site'''.

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== What happened ==

# Before the party left Red Larch, '''Togar''' visited '''[[Helvur Tarnlar, Clothier]]'''. '''[[Helvur Tarnlar]]''' and '''[[Maegla Tarnlar]]''' were both tending the shop. He made a '''casual introduction''', asked to view the wares, and '''mentioned his party''' — but '''didn't ask any questions'''. He examined the stock and '''left without buying anything'''.
# The party set out to follow leads on the missing delegation.
# On the road they fought a group of '''bandits''' and won. The party had '''tried to keep one bandit alive''' for questioning — but '''[[Togar]]''' landed a '''critical hit''' with his magic, shifted into a '''crystal or stone form''', and '''charged through''' the captive. Bits of bandit went everywhere. Togar stood there '''stunned and visibly shaken''' — he had not meant to kill anyone like that.
# They continued toward the delegation trail and were ambushed by '''raiders''' (reavers) in the hills.
# The party fought through the ambush and '''killed every attacker'''.
# The session ended '''immediately after the fight'''. The party had '''not looted''' the bodies or searched the site.

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== Key moments ==

* '''Togar at the clothier''' — polite intro, mentioned the party, browsed only; no questions, no purchase.
* '''Bandit fight''' — the party tried to capture one alive; Togar crit on magic, went crystal/stone, and ran through the bandit in a gruesome accident. He was visibly shaken afterward.
* '''Missing delegation''' — the party committed to the investigation as their main goal.
* '''Two fights on the road''' — bandits first, then the reaver ambush.
* '''Hard fight''' — the party took hits (especially Togar, who was visibly battered by the end).
* '''Cliffhanger''' — victory, but no loot or clues collected yet.

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== People ==

{| Who !! Role
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| '''[[Helvur Tarnlar]]''' || Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
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| '''[[Maegla Tarnlar]]''' || Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
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| '''Bandits''' || Hostile group on the road (no names recorded)
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| '''Raiders / reavers''' || Ambush force in the hills (hostile, slain; no names recorded)
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== Places ==

* '''[[Red Larch]]''' — departure; Togar visited the clothier first
* '''[[Helvur Tarnlar, Clothier]]''' — Togar browsed, no purchase
* Road through the Red Larch surroundings / Sumber Hills
* '''[[Reaver Ambush Site]]''' — hills outside Red Larch

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== Loot & rewards ==

* '''Not yet collected''' — the ambush site still needs to be searched (Session 06).
* No purchase at the clothier.

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== Unresolved ==

* '''Search the ambush site''' — loot, bodies, and clues are waiting on the field.
* '''Why were these raiders here?''' — connection to the missing delegation is unknown.
* '''Ewan's favor''' — still outstanding from Session 04.
* Party goal unchanged: find the '''[[Mirabar]]''' delegation and learn more about '''cult activity''' in the valley.

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== See also ==

* '''[[Main Page#Where we left off|Main Page — Where we left off]]'''
* '''[[Session Recaps]]''' — full session list
* '''[[Togar]]''' — clothier visit

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