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Player Characters: Caleb the First, Ilbryn Eletaryl, Sara Gundersnatch

Locations: Dol Meronth, Strange Bar

Major NPCs: Ilbryn's Contact, Card Man

Our new trio continued to Dol Meronth. Before they entered the city, farmers outside the gates asked for help. Caleb and Sara spoke with the farmers and in the middle of the conversation Ilbryn and the convoy all went into the city. Caleb and Sara were not able to enter due to strict entrance guards on edge for a festival. This difficulty caused Caleb and Sara to aid the farmers in investigating some deaths. They met the head of the farmers, Rolf. Sara distracted all present with a dance and Caleb found an individual not drawn in, which led him to another attempting to quietly leave the farming community. Caleb was noticed, and the two turned from human to beast. Eventually Sara came to help fight, with the end result being the death of the transformed beings. The farmers gave the party promise that they would help them with any labors they could in the future. Back at the gates Sara was able to sweet talk the guards to allow her entry, but Caleb was not as lucky. Caleb had to search for another entrance, resulting in him being found by a stranger that offered him boots and entry to the city through ruins in exchange for future help. Caleb ended up at a small alley with a strange bar in it. In the bar Caleb was offered to play a game by the Card Man but he refused. Caleb then left the bar and continued up the alley to the main street of Dol Meronth where he found an inn and Sara. In the inn the two were reunited with Ilbryn. The group went to the small alley and bar at the request of Sara. The bar had seemed to advance in age while the alley remained the same, but Sara wanted to play games very badly and talked a companion into joining her and the Card Man. Different rounds were won by different participants, but the party's aggressive actions towards each other led the Card Man to declare a game of battle. This revealed the patrons to not be human and the fight ensued. The party was victorious and the Card man offered Sara a card to summon him for more games in the future. The party then left the bar to find out about the festival they had heard about.