We do a little healing, do a little dealing.

We head into town to see about a priest for the dead (some stay at the manor house to guard the prisoners). The townspeople are milling about, pointing at the Manor. Seem disturbed.

HildThePaladin attempts to reassure the crowd (and the local priest, who is asking pointed questions). We go inside the humble church.

Hild: “Maybe not the man we were looking for. We were looking for a holy man.” Priest: “I am holy, you have brought evil here” Hild: “It was already here. Someone sacrificed themselves to the Wild Hunt”

We tell him we need some to perform the rites for the dead at the manor. He agrees.

We return to the Manor with the priest. He seems shaken, but begins to deliver the last rites.

AldwynnTheBattlePriest shows up during the ceremony. We fill him in on the situation. He asks the priest what he knows of the happenings.

The priest asks if any of us want to Confess anything (he seems to be intending to trick us). Some of us confess to no great sins. He leaves and the lynch crowd disperses.

AldwynnTheBattlePriest asks some questions.

We discuss strategy. Should we hole up in the Manor or try to soothe the townsfolk (or find the ringleaders of the lynch mob). UlfTheDane wants to find the ringleaders. WynchellTheAlchemist wants to stay here.

We go to town. UlfTheDane notices that the priest and the local town leaders seem to be plotting something.

We go back to the Manor

The next day, ThaneGwinalCalvez arrives with 50 men. Note, we are in the village of LowerWolford. He asks about BroggaTheBrute (he expected to be greeted by him). We explain the situation.

FriarGavin and 4 of the elders show up and accuse us of witchcraft.

ThaneGwinalGalvez asks to see BroggaTheBrute (we give him and his men over to them). His men take over the manor.

He asks HildThePaladin what our evidence is.

ThaneGwinalGalvez retires. Later he returns.

• He declares us innocent.
• Sentences BroggaTheBrute to hang, and his men to enslavement.

He asks us to help deal with an issue in a nearby village. Bandits are harrying the countryside. He would pay us 500 silver to remove the bandit problem. Leader of the bandits is GoldenGuylesRyelnn (traitor paladin). BjornBloodyHands is his second (UlfTheDane heard he was killed). We are to contact AldermanKeligLegleau and ask him why he has not dealt with the bandits (the Thane seems displeased with the Alderman).

He pays us upfront.

We leave the next day. A couple of days we come upon a woman standing to the side of the road. She seems washed out and devoid of color. She turns and vanishes over the rise. We try to follow her. We cannot pick up her trail. All we find is the white flower she was holding.

We head on towards the village