Humblewood Recap #6

 

Humblewood Recap #6 Sunday February 22, 2026 @ 12:00- 4:00 P.M.

 

<<WARNING SPOILERS FOR THE HUMBLEWOOD CAMPAIGN: ADVENTURE IN THE WOOD! >>

PART 2: THE BANDIT MENACE

     

      As the party prepared to leave, Eliza walked towards them…

     Eliza wanted to know if Zivvy had her money for the Efficient Quiver. Zivvy paid 325 for the quiver and then bought bolts to fill the one compartment. Eliza gave her a rune covered box that looked covered in Eluran graffiti. Zivvy felt like there was something familiar about the box but couldn’t quite place it. Eliza told her the box would only work every measure and to not use it when danger was near. But using the box would allow them to buy and sell goods on the road.

      Lucius went to the Council Plaza and the Perch Guard Headquarters. At the HQ’s brig, they negotiated for Fray’s release. Lucius tried to deceive the guard that it as the Bird Council’s command. The guard asked for the papers but Lucius didn’t have any. Quilliam persuaded the guard to release Fray citing previous orders. The guard looked at a paper and reluctantly handed over the key. The guard gave them manacles for her arms and legs. Fray told them it would take a measure and a beat to get to the Bandit Coalition’s hideout in the Crest Mountains.

     The party went to Eliza and bought rations and waterskins for their journey. Quilliam bought a copper token with a ram’s head on it for 5 gold. Lucius bought a windup bronze squirrel that would jump for a minute after being wound up. Eliza told them she had a silver raven statue for sale for 250 gold, but it was too expensive.

    Finally prepared to go, they left Alderheart via tunnels in the Bright Hollows. The first day of journey was quiet with the bandits routed and creatures scared away from the fires and commotion near Alderheart and the Bandit Fort. At camp Zivvy kept playing her music instruments and Lucius and Quilliam became annoyed with her. Lucius tried to steal her instrument with his Mage Hand and used Minor Illusion to cast voices 30 feet away from camp. Zivvy went to go investigate. She returned to camp saying that something or someone was out there. Quilliam cast Blindness on her and she screamed about being attacked and blinded for a minute. Finally, Zivvy seemed to get all tuckered out and went to sleep, allowing the others to rest. At night, Lucius heard wolves howling at night but didn’t think much of it.

     The second day went smoothly. During Lucius’ watch, he heard a whimpering sound and a wolf’s howl. Lucius woke up Galadriel the Outlander to go investigate the sounds. Lucius then ran to the other tent and woke up Zivvy by using his Mage Hand to drop water on her from a waterskin. Lucius finally woke up Quilliam.

     Meanwhile, Galadriel had been surrounded by a Dire Wolf and its pack of three wolves. The wolf pack had surrounded her, flanking her, using pack tactics, and kept trying to trip her. She had entered a frenzied rage, the only thing that kept her alive as a 10 HP KO hit was reduced to 5 HP.

     A wounded wolf was whimpering and skirting around the tent that had Fray inside. Zivvy collapsed the tent with her Mage Hand. This left Fray rolling around on the ground in frustration trying not to suffocate. The wolf entered the collapsed tent and curled up next to Fray.

      Quilliam cast Veil of Dusk, improving Galadriel’s AC slightly and cast Shillelagh as a Bonus Action. Zivvy shot one of the wolves with her hand crossbow.  Lucius shot an arrow into the back of a wolf with his short bow. The sneak attack felled the beast.  Galadriel drank a Healing Potion for 6 HP and used her Bonus Action Frenzy attack to take down one of the wolves. The wolves’ attacks reduced her back down to 5 HP.

    Quilliam cast Healing Spirit and healed Galadriel for 5 HP. Zivvy stabbed a wolf with her rapier and damaged it. The Dire Wolf attacked Galadriel and took her down to 5 HP. Lucius missed an attack with his short bow that hit a tree with a THUNK sound. Galadriel took down the last wolf after it attacked her and left her at 3 HP.

    Quilliam healed Galadriel for 1 HP, then smacked the Dire Wolf with his staff. Zivvy attacked the Dire Wolf with her rapier but missed. Zivvy used her Bonus Action to give Galadriel Bardic Inspiration. The Dire Wolf attacked Galadriel but missed without its pack providing advantage. Galadriel swung at the Dire Wolf twice with her axe and hit once. Lucius closed in with his rapier and delivered a sneak attack to the wolf.

    Quilliam healed Galadriel then missed the Dire Wolf with his staff attack. Zivvy missed her rapier attack on the Dire Wolf. The Dire Wolf was Bloodied and pack-less, so it disengaged. The party didn’t pursue.

     Lucius skinned the wolves and cooked their meat in the campfire for nine rations of food. Most of it was eaten over two days, but some of it would spoil by the third day.

     Quilliam used the rest of his Healing Spirit to heal the party. Quilliam put back up the fallen tent and then investigated the injured wolf. He saw it curled up asleep next to Fray and said, “Well hello again.”.

     The next two days were uneventful. On the fifth day in the Humblewood, the group found a Shrine to Reya in the woods. The Shrine was a netting with leaves and feathers adorning it between two moss covered rocks. Lucius looked around and found 64 copper pieces in a bag near the shrine. Quilliam donated a gold piece to the shrine and gained a boon of a single free cast of the spell Elevated Sight.

    After resting the night, the party left the Humblewood via a mountain path that Fray told them led to the Bandit Coalition camp. As they traveled the mountain path, a sudden rockslide caused bumps and bruises (A fatigue level) to everyone in the party except Quilliam and the wolf. A mountain lion covered in rocky projections on its fur pounced at Quilliam but missed.

        Quilliam turned into a spider with Wild Shape and jumped on the Wolf’s back. A second mountain lion appeared and pounced at the wolf.  It leapt but hit a rock with its back paw and fell over. The first mountain lion seemed to summon rocks from within the mountain itself and hurled them at those in the rockslide. Lucius and turned away in time to soften the blow and helpless Fray and slow Galadriel took the full 18 HP damage.

       Galadriel went into a frenzy and wounded the downed mountain lion with two axe attacks. The wolf attacked the downed mountain lion. Lucius delivered a sneak attack with his rapier to the downed mountain lion. Zivvy used Bardic Inspiration on Galadriel and moved through the rock slide.

      Quilliam leapt off the back of the wolf and bit the mountain lion for 1 damage. He used a bonus action to deal 1 more necrotic damage and then leapt back on the wolf. The downed mountain lion got up and bit Zivvy. The other mountain lion missed the wolf. Galadriel finished off the injured mountain lion with a frenzied rampage. The wolf missed the mountain lion. Lucius delivered a vicious sneak attack on the mountain lion. Zivvy attacked the mountain lion with her rapier and delivered a scratch with her lunge.

   Quilliam leapt off the wolf’s back and returned to his normal form. He cast Healing Spirit and used it to heal Galadriel. The mountain lion used its claws to slash Lucius. Galadriel finished off the last mountain lion with two berserk attacks.

  Quilliam used Healing Spirit to treat the injured. Quilliam and Lucius skinned the mountain lions and got some meat out of them. Even though they were larger animals, the amount of rocky skin and inedible organs filled with stones led to less rations than the wolves. The party was slowed down as Galadriel’s speed was reduced to 10 feet with two levels of fatigue. They were forced to set up camp early for the day…

[End of session]