Session 05 - The Reaver Ambush

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Session 05 — The Reaver Ambush

Reconstructed from memory — corrected with player notes.

Previous: ← Session 04

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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

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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

1. 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.
2. The party set out to follow leads on the missing delegation.
3. 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.
4. They continued toward the delegation trail and were ambushed by raiders (reavers) in the hills.
5. The party fought through the ambush and killed every attacker.
6. 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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Townsfolk

Helvur Tarnlar	Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit
Maegla Tarnlar	Clothier; present at Tarnlar's during Togar's visit

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Enemies

Bandits	Hostile group on the road (no names recorded)
Raiders	Ambush force at Reaver Ambush Site (hostile, slain; not yet looted)

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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
• Session Recaps — full session list
• Togar — clothier visit