Moonday the 17th of Planting, Common Year 589
The day started with the party shopping for supplies after the celebration held in honor of them dispatching the manticores near Fairhill. Iron rations were purchased and Evro Schmidt, the hired fighting man, was outfitted for further adventure.
The group decided to follow a map that Sarison found tucked between the pages of a spell book recovered from an abandoned keep. The trip would take the adventurers deep into the mountains so they had to make arrangements for the long journey. Nirden, a Fairhill resident was hired at the sum of 1 silver coin per day to manage the party's farm and care for their horse. With the last details taken care of, Sarison, Rain, Naimi, and Schmidt set off for the foothills.
On the first day out of town, the party ran across three goblins traveling in the opposite direction. Being that the adventurers are a stealthy lot, they were able to hide in the brush and let the goblins pass without incident.
Another two days went by quietly and the party soon found itself in the cooler clime of the higher elevation. Rounding a corner of a mountain pass, the party was surprised to run smack into an owlbear. Sarison managed to slow the creature by casting a web about it as the rest of the party readied for the coming attack. The owlbear broke free and charged Schmidt who engaged the beast in hand to hand combat as the others fanned out and shot at it with their bows. Sarison contributed arcane missle fire before casting blink on himself and moving in with his staff at the ready. The owlbear was powerful and eventually overcame Schmidt and moved to attack rain. Naimi drew her mystical blade and moved in as both Rain and Sarison were injured. The combined efforts of the party won the day and afterward Naimi tended to the wounds of the others.
The wounds that Schmidt suffered were so grievous that the party had to camp for three days. Shelter was not a problem as Sarison found the owlbear's cave and Rain and Naimi helped him block the entrance with rocks. A few days worth of rations were saved as the party decided to dine on owlbear meat. It was quite delicious.
Once all party members were back on their feet, the journey continued. It took just another day to reach the valley shown on the map. After some searching, Naimi was able to find the path, now quite overgrown, indicated by the map. The sun was setting however, and the party was forced to camp rather than continue their journey.
Moonday the 24th of Planting, Common Year 589
