Dungeons And Dragons

Players:2(Myself and the dungeon master, a friend and past counselor)

Gotant is a traveler wandering after leaving his village a couple months ago. He has been following a pacifist path but has been prone to anger. His mother sent him off for adventure and gave him a dagger of House Avicci which was a family heirloom passed through generations. Gotant finds a poster advertising a job to slay wolves troubling the town of Welton.  He tried to survey my surroundings but fails hard. 4 wolves come out and try to attack 4 sheep. Gotant charges forward and attacks while the wolves try to steal the sheep and attack the shepherds. He attacks one of the  wolves and forces it back. Two of them snatch a sheep and run back to the forest but Gotant sweeps his great axe and kills the 2 remaining wolves. He realizes there is something magic with the wolves and realizes the wolves are very calculated and were after something. They are also more intelligent. On one of the wolves he finds a scroll emanating black energy and reads it to learn a whirlwind spell in place of his cleave. The farmers say to find Mericson at the Shepherd’s Crook bar. The bartender says Mericson is in a meeting which is getting very heated and Gotant gets a table nearby. Gotant hears the townspeople saying William Featherrock is sick after pursuing the wolves and is talking about magic talking wolves. Gotant went upstairs and listened in for injured noises and finds quiet whispered mumbling then goes inside where he finds a paranoid and very injured and bandaged halfling. He says that the wolves are going to destroy them all then claims that Gotant is sent by the magic wolves and their leader to kill him. Gotant persuades William to give up more information and tells Gotant he was with a hunting party and the wolves got dangerous then he heard voices. The wolves could talk and 2 magic wolves seemed to be leading-one with blue fur with sparks and one with red fur and flames. Gotant asks for the location and William says Mericson would know. Gotant goes back down and the bartender asks if he fell into the toilet so Gotant throws his voice and tries to act like he did before going back down and claiming he magically got out. He sits back down at his table and listens in on the conversation at Mericson’s table, where he hears the council discussing the wolf situation. Gotant introduces himself and says the bounty would probably have to be doubled because it’s magic talking wolves. Mericson references his brother but refuses to speak more. Gotant manages to convince him and Mericson and his companion, Titus, say  that Mericson’s brother, Dequavious, is a freak and his powers were not natural. Mericson says the last word from him was claiming to find the wolves’ caves. Mericson shows a picture of Dequavious and Gotant notices the markings of a sorcerer, realizes he is adopted, and knows he is very skilled in magic. Titus(another councilman) says that it is black magic but Mericson disagrees. Mericson says his brother was adopted after both being orphaned in the war, that he is not a bad person, and he wanted to be the town protector but the town treated him as an outcast. Gotant shows Mericson a trace of magic from the wolves and asks if it is familiar. Mericson said he’s never seen it before but Gotant realizes he is lying. Gotant tries to get Mericson in private but he is busy and says he will talks with Gotant later. In private, Mericson says that the trace of magic Gotant showed him(which he retrieved from the wolf earlier) was his brother’s and is very saddened, obviously having no idea before. Mericson says he hasn’t been able to track his brother or his magic then begs Gotant not to hurt him. He says he is a good person but may have sent the wolves because the town treated him as an outcast. Gotant asks about how the hunting party found the cave and Mericson reveals that he has a compass that tracks his brother’s magic then hands it to Gotant. Gotant thanks him and heads out to the forest then follows the compass, where he finds there is magic in the air that is trying to stop him from finding the cave. The compass allows him passage but wolves are watching him. 2 wolves try to attack Gotant but he convinces them to talk. The wolves say they only attack the townspeople because they need resources. The wolves are distrustful of Gotant because he slayed their brothers earlier. Gotant tried to convince the wolves to stand down but he fails, so they lunge at Gotant. Gotant nonlethally attacks them with the blunt end of his greataxe then tries to convince them to not attack anymore when a giant but injured owl bear drops down and squishes one of the wolves then tackles Gotant. Gotant breaks away and runs as he slashes at a tree to block the owl bear’s path. It stops the owl bear for a second but then he crashes through it, so Gotant tries it again, toppling a huge tree which grapples it. Gotant hits it once while out of reach then runs, successfully hiding from the owl bear. Gotant realizes there are still wolves watching him but they don’t attack him because the owl bear is still around. Gotant pulls himself up to a tree and rests quickly then finds the 2 wolves Featherrock mentioned. The red one’s name is Flame and the blue one’s name is Bolt. Flame says they didn’t get enough sheep and need to make a grand attack on the town. Bolt says to only do small attacks for now and that it is much better to do more peaceful attacks. Gotant waits for the wolves to go into the cave then asks to talk with the leaders. The wolves come back with Flame and Bolt. Gotant proposes that the townspeople could get them medicine and food in exchange for the safety of their livestock. Gotant says that he cannot promise anything but wants to act as a go between the townspeople and the wolves. Gotant successfully convinces the wolves that if they keep going the way they are going it will only lead to a significantly weaker situation for them both because the pack would need even more food and medicine even if they win. Bolt is looking down at her pregnant stomach, which Gotant noticed and subtly mentioned. Bolt speaks into Gotant’s mind and says not to speak of the pregnancy. Flame and Bolt say that Mericson’s brother was the one who gave the wolves intelligence and the ability to speak. Bolt gives a trace of magic to Gotant, which gives him a vision of Dequavious being attacked by Flame and Bolt. He gets the upper hand with magic and instead talks with the wolves and says that he will force the town to respect him and that it doesn’t matter if he takes care of the wolves because there will always be more threats. Dequavious ends with saying the world will respect him then going off. Gotant says he will speak with the townspeople and tell Mericson all that he learned. Flame tells Gotant that if he does not a secure a deal the wolves will attack the village the next night. Bolt tells Gotant thank you and that she is trying to create a better world for their child. As Gotant goes to leave he is hit with the voice of his mother who says to not travel in the dark, so Gotant sleeps next to the fire the wolves had set up then returns to the town after morning comes. Gotant peeks inside the cave and sees a lot of supplies, a large number of wolves, and the weaker wolves in the safest point in the cave. Gotant returns to the town and finds Mericson during a church service. Gotant writes “very very urgent. Need to speak with you” and holds it up for Mericson to see but Mericson ignores him then talks with Gotant after the service. Gotant gives all of the information he can, including that the wolves never attacked humans and tries to project the memory of his brother but fails repeatedly. Gotant tells him that the wolves seek a deal and Mericson suggests the wolves offer protection in exchange for the supplies they need. Gotant grabs food then goes back to the forest. Gotant tells the wolves the deal. Bolt is for it but Flame is very against it. Bolt lets the news of the pregnancy slip and Flame catches on then Bolt convinces Flame to accept the deal because of the child. Bolt gives a new spell, spark, to Gotant and says Gotant is now a member of the pack. Flame gives Gotant a flame spark. Bolt says that they will name their new child after Gotant’s last name, Avicci. Gotant heads back to the village and says the wolves accept their deal and asks for lodging for the wolves to be stationed at Weldon as well as for the sick, elderly, and young of the wolves. Gotant shows Mericson the memory of Daquaevious and Mericson is saddened but said that it will help convince the townspeople. Mericson sends Gotant to try to bring Daquavious back to the light and if that’s impossible to kill him, offering 100 gold.