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Session 05 — The Reaver Ambush

Reconstructed from memory — corrected with player notes.

At a glance


Party level	4th
Started in or near	Red Larch (departure)
Ended at	Reaver ambush site in the hills — immediately after the fight, before looting

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.

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.

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.

People

Helvur Tarnlar	Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
Maegla Tarnlar	Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
Bandits	Hostile group on the road (no names recorded)
Raiders / reavers	Ambush force in the hills (hostile, slain; no names recorded)

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

Loot & rewards

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

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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 = Session 05 — The Reaver Ambush =
-''Reconstructed from memory — correct anything that's off.''
+''Reconstructed from memory — corrected with player notes.''
 Previous: '''[[Session 04 - Feathergale Spire|← Session 04]]'''
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 == Summary ==
-The party finally pursued the '''missing Mirabar delegation''' in earnest. They left Red Larch, fought '''bandits''' on the road, and walked into a '''reaver ambush''' in the hills. The party won the fight and killed every attacker. The session ended '''right after combat''' — the bodies and the area had '''not been searched yet'''.
+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 ==
-# The party left '''[[Red Larch]]''' to follow leads on the missing delegation.
+# 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'''.
-# On the road they fought a group of '''bandits''' and won.
+# 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'''.
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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.
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 == People ==
-* '''Bandits''' — hostile group on the road (no names recorded)
+{| Who !! Role
-* '''Raiders / reavers''' — ambush force in the hills (hostile, slain; no names recorded)
+|-
+| '''[[Helvur Tarnlar]]''' || Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
+|-
+| '''[[Maegla Tarnlar]]''' || Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
+|-
+| '''Bandits''' || Hostile group on the road (no names recorded)
+|-
+| '''Raiders / reavers''' || Ambush force in the hills (hostile, slain; no names recorded)
+|}
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 == Places ==
-* '''[[Red Larch]]''' — departure point
+* '''[[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 (exact name TBD in play)
+* '''[[Reaver Ambush Site]]''' — hills outside Red Larch
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 * '''Not yet collected''' — the ambush site still needs to be searched (Session 06).
+* No purchase at the clothier.
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 * '''[[Main Page#Where we left off|Main Page — Where we left off]]'''
 * '''[[Session Recaps]]''' — full session list
+* '''[[Togar]]''' — clothier visit
 [[Category:Session Recaps]]
 [[Category:Player-facing]]

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