The group made their way northwest along the road to Trine. They encountered patrols of Queen's Meet soldiers as well as a traveling band of pilgrims
Lyth, a female Tiefling who was leading the expedition
Toolip, a male Firbolg who claims he can commune with the gods, and won a round of dice that may have proven he could
Excalius, a male Aasimar who wishes to study the weather patterns in the Phantom Plains and took interest in Tulwar's gun
Oryon tun Dondarry, a female human soldier of Queen's Meet who was escorting the group
The group spent the night with the pilgrims and departed in the morning
Tulwar told a story of how he may be on the run from the Summer Court for knowing the technology of the weapon he carries
Jezria told a story about how she came around to being an upholder of compassion in the face of institutional suffering
Samoht told of how he needs to kill the Shadow Dragon to show he is stronger than the force that killed his brother
Hannah sent off the first column of her adventures thus far to the Gossamer Gazette.
They came upon a torn apart wagon containing remnants of an artificer's workshop, including the schematics to the statue in which Elspeth was encased
They followed the bloody trail of a dead horse into the small hills and found a gnoll camp
Gannosh, the leader of the camp, had dreams of becoming civilized so the gnolls would no longer be hunted by the people of Crooked Post. However, he wanted to do so by having the artificer, Merriday, create weapons of power for him to destroy the town.
While Tulwar and Samoht attempted to persuade Gannosh to cease his plans for attack, Bogul began the rescue of Merriday through violence.
Able to hide the body of the gnoll guard he slew, the group learned from Gannosh that Marriday was making incendiary devices for them from casks of a liquid originating from a nation called Ziggurat
When Merriday attempted to hide a device on Bogul's person for unknown reasons, Bogul attacked Merriday, causing an explosion that rocked the entirety of the newly minted "Gannosh Town"
While many gnolls died, the group escaped the blast alive if not unharmed. However the blast drew the attention of a group of soldiers from Queen's Meet who arrived in the scene
The Queen's Meet soldiers ended up successfully negotiating a treaty with the gnolls, under the tutelage and guidance of the group, to form a hunting party for the dire wolf menace in the area
The group continued on their way and arrived at the Tale's End Bridge over the River Pryce