12th of Eleint - Regulators Return

Late in the Evening on the 12th, a small caravan of wagons entered town. The Bishop from Waterdeep among the crowd.

Initially a small group of townsfolk were present at the arrival, but word quickly spread. In a matter of minutes, almost the entire town was on hand to witness the arrival.

The Bishop emerged from his wagon, dressed in a fine white robe and walked carrying a golden staff. He waved to the crowd and said many kind words to the good people of the town.

The crowd followed the Bishop as he made his way to the Church of Lathander and met Abbott Tolder at the steps. A cheer went up as the Bishop took to the top steps and proceeded to give a speech.

He spoke of the strong heart of all those who live in this area. He acknowledged that life here was difficult, but that they had the blessings of Lathander on their side. While times may seem dark right now, they need to persevere.

As he concluded his speech, he gathered up his robe and entered the church, followed by Abbott Toler.


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Over the next several days, the Bishop met with Abbott Toler at some length.

He also spent several hours examining the staff currently being used by Seraph.

Apparently the Staff is a key to some sort of lock. No one is quite sure right now what it protects, but only time will tell. For now the Bishop instructed Seraph and the Regulators to guard the staff and be wary of anyone who would take it from them.
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10th of Eleint - Escorts Depart

Today the Regulators departed Grey's Deep along with Saril an acolyte of Lathander and two City Council members (Jacob and Cassandra).

They were expected to return within 3 days with the visiting Bishop of Lathander from Waterdeep.

A small crowd of villagers were on hand to witness the departure. As they left the city limits, the sky seemed to brighten in the early morning hours.

6th of Eleint - Dark Woods

The Regulators Brannic, Rohavic and Seraph awake the next morning after a restless night's sleep. For some reason later in the evening a sense of unease crept into their dreams and thoughts.

Images of large blurry brutish creatures could be seen smashing and rending all sorts of animals and plants. Trees were felled and animals were slaughtered. The woods seemed to wither all around them, leaving a black and red landscape.

Off into the distance the creatures saluted a figure on a distant hilltop. The creature appeared humanoid, but details were too difficult to make out. The creature standed next to a large fluttering green and yellow banner. Again the distance was too great to make out any details on the banner, but 5 green streamers could be seen fluttering in the wind as well.

Just as the scene ended, all 4 individuals awoke in a cold sweat. Urgoth shook his head and whispered, "That was very disturbing. Things must be more grave then I originally thought. Mother earth is sending us warnings of what is to come. "

Urgoth hops to his feat and dusts his robe off. He scratches the ears of his dog and he prepares to leave the encampment.

"I will travel back down your path and investigate the body you found. Perhaps I will see you again before you leave these woods with an update."

He looks upward to the sky. Dark grey clouds are seen rolling quickly overhead.

"Looks like a bad storm is breaking upon us this morning. Here, take these. They shall make you day less uncomfortable if you find yourselves caught in that." Urgoth reaches into his pouch and retrieves 3 bronze colored berries. "Eat these and you should be protected from the elements for the duration of the day."

Grabbing a large dead branch, Urgoth bows deeply and walks off into the woods, heading South.

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Meanwhile, in town, Jode, Jellen and Vig are enjoying breakfast and the Olden's Inn. All three notice the clouds off to the North just as Mrs. Olden arrives with from fresh juice.

"Hmm...It doesn't look like its going to be a good day today," she mutters.

5th of Eleint. - Town prepares for the Bishop

The town is all abuzz with the imminent arrival of the Bishop of Lathander from Waterdeep.

The Mayor and the City Council have asked the townsfolk to pitch in to finish repairs and clean up main street. The hard working folks of Grey's Deep have answered their call with great enthusiasm.

Many of the local children have spent the past several days applying fresh paint to businesses along Main Street. Also, many of the housewives in town have taken it upon themselves to transplant flowers from their own backyard gardens into window boxes outside the church. Local artisans have also been pitching in to get things ready.

All while the townsfolk have been busy, the Church of Lathander has been continuing their research into the hidden outpost recently cleared by the Regulators. The acolytes have been able to clean up the outpost and catalogue the books from the library.

Abbott Toler has asked the Regulators to stop by to get an update on the recent progress .