Brazen Wolfe Tabletop

Smoke by the Seaside

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The view from the sea was peaceful and the calm waves helped alleviate the tension from earlier. The spot of fishing earlier in the day had caused quite the commotion when one of the sailors had something take the bait bigger than what he had intended. However, the adventurers had stepped in and both the sailor and the crew were ecstatic at the result.

“We are approaching Nigrun, we will stay here overnight before heading to the last town a bit further along the coast two days’ travel from here. The next town is Ferklend port, the doorway into the Tulkore jungles. Not the most pleasant of holiday destinations due to the Carrion Swamp beyond that but it has its riches to be made in those dank waters.” Jon said from the helm of the ship towards the party standing nearby.

A few quiet moments went by as they moved closer to Nigrun before Jon broke the silence “That’s odd. I didn’t think it was the end of the season yet, they must have had an early harvest.” he said as he pointed to the amount of smoke along the shore. “The people of Nigrun mainly deal with trade but they have enough fertile land nearby that it makes a fair bit of wheat and straw. Once they have finished their season they burn off the refuse and spread the ash on next year’s crops to boost the soil. A clever bunch really.” he added as he turned the wheel to get ready to dock at Nigrun.

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The cold journey hadn’t been as quiet as they had hoped but after they left the beast’s territory it left them alone. It had been a few days on the sled and the weird, giant ox-like creatures that pulled their sled seemed to have accepted the party’s presence. “We will stop for a day, or two at Nigrun. I have lodgings there for the beasts and then I swap to something that can cope with the warmth of the lands around Tulkore as we move towards Ferklend port.” Carmine called behind her. The weather was clear enough that she didn’t need to shout or call but her voice carried a directness that the party still wasn’t used to.

Standing up in the sled, Carmine pointed to the north east. “If you look there you can see Nigrun and its green hills about half a day away. We will be there at nightfall but not much later than dusk as I don’t want to push the animals to move at speed if we don’t need to.” she said as she turned to pull out a spyglass. “If we wanted to, we could get there in half the time.” she said as she turned her spyglass to the sea before a small smile crossed her face.

A few hours later Carmine checked on the party and her other passenger, Viktira before turning to check on the town of Nigrun with her spyglass. Standing upright as she checked she called back to everyone with urgency in her voice. “Hold on, something is not right at Nigrun. I am going to get as much as I can out of the beasts and get there as soon as I can.” she said as she passed the spyglass backwards. The party member grabbed it and looked through the device at the seaside town. A ship was docked in town but a few buildings were smoking and charred. A crude barricade had been formed from wagons and wood around the town with smoking sections standing between the town and the road heading east. Something was definitely not right in Nigrun and from the concern in Carmine’s voice the party were in for a bumpy ride.

Thoughts

Both modes of transport cross over in Nigrun for a bit of town defence. How the party continues on depends on them and the next day or so as they defend Nigrun from attackers. After that though its a pretty smooth shot to Ferklend port and beyond that. The Carrion swamp.

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