5.2 Nature's Rage

SESSION DATE: June 22, 2024
PRESENT: Rory Emberscale, Trisha, Thrahn, Renfield

Deep Dive

![[Rory - 5.2 Nature's Rage.wav]]

Adventure Photos

Adventure Song & Lyrics

![[Nature's Rage.mp4]]

World Anvil Journal

sooo... i herd that tha mayer of giwwyfwee needth thome hewp findin who kild a famiwy thewe tho i fownd thwan and thin we fownd a cuppel nu peepel i never theen befow to help uth. the woman wady wath naimd twitha and she wath pwetty cul she had a thord and wike a thowthand matheth and she thaid the wath a pawadin and she had cool wed eyeth and she kinda tall to. she thaid the ith twyin to bwake away fwom hew famiwy and im wike i cant imajin that cuz i wuv my famiwy and mith them tho much and want too thee them agin thomeday and figgur owt wat hapind. the othew guy wenfeewd wath thuper weerd he jutht kept thmiwing and waffing at me and he opind hith hand and ther wath a buncha cokwocheth and he wath wike eet one tho i did and it wath okay i gueth but he theemd nithe tho we wet him join uth on thith mishin.

n e way we git to giwwyfwee and find tha mayer and he towd uth to go chek the maner tho we wint up thewe and we wath abel to tawk to the gostth of the famiwy. kinda thcawy at fiwtht but i got uthed to it. thay thaid a dwooid cald cawethe maid the animelth go cwathy and kill them all and they wath wike if u can avinje uth well tell u were thome twesuwe ith and we wath wike hek ya. the mayer awtho thaid he wud giv uth thome munny if we cud git the dwooid tho that wath evin beter.

we git to the zoo pawt of the pwathe and wenfeewd jutht cwimeth up the wall wike ith nuthin thath vewy cool he can do that. he thaid he can thee thome pinth with aminalth in thome of them but thin we thee thome thcowpienth comin fwom the thide tho we gotta taik thim owt firtht. thay twied to poithin me but i wath abel to shaik it off but man they hit hawd ath hek owch.

aftew kiwwin the thcawpienth thwan withenth at the dor but dothnt heer n e thing. wenfeewd goeth over tha wall agin and opinth the dor fwom inthide and wetth uth in. thwan notithed thome pawpwinth all over tha pwathe tho we gotta wach owt for woothe animelth. we kan thee thome aipth and a whino but they wook wike there in there cajeth tho we dont pay them much attinshin. awtho thewe ith wike peepel boneth all ovew and the gwath ith all wed thath weerd.

i notith a dor on the other thide and go to it and withen i can here thomewon tawkin in their and tell the otherth that im gonna jutht cwak the dor opin a wittle bit tho i can thee if i can undewthtand wat they r thaying but ath thoon ath i cwak the dor opin twitha jutht nokth me owt of the way and barjeth in tho much for bein thneeky i gueth. inthide we find tha dwooid cawethe and sheth a old wady feeding a buncha thnaketh wat wookth wike hyumin fingerth and toeth thath thuper gwoth. we thtawk athkin her y she kild the famiwy and thtuff. she thaid thomethin abowt how she dothnt fowwow the waw of the wand or thomethin and she thot they needed to be punishd for thomething. were wike u cant do that tho we twied to ty her up with a wope wich wurkd for a wittle bit but thin SHE TURND INTO A BWOWN BARE AND GOT WEEL BIG tho the fite ith on now she athked fow it tho now sheth gonna git it. i think she fownd evwy aminel in tha wurld cuz thay jutht keep comin. i did my betht to howd them off but i wan owt of poshinth tho i had to call on thwan and twitha to heel me. ith a gud thing they did cuth we wath fitin big beethtth wike wionth and bareth and cwocdawileth and thpiderth and aipth and eegelth and whinoth o my it witterawwy wath a zoo in hear but we got em down and finawwy tuk owt cawethe. thwan evin twied to taim a tiger but it wathnt withening to him tho we had to taik it owt to.

we wint bak to tha famiwy and the mayer and they paid uth and towd uth were all that hiddin tweshure ith and we got that thtuff to. im gwad we cud help thith famiwy cuth i no if my famiwy needed help id be ther fow them jutht wike that.

i mith them tho much.

Private Notes

• Nature's Rage: Murder most foul comes to a noble's estate when a druid takes over a menagerie of exotic animals - and sets in motion a plan to take revenge on the enemies of nature.
• At some point, we found ourselves going to the estate of the Gilfred Family. Nobody really liked any of them, being a uptight type. We were hired because apparently all of the Gilfreds were murdered, including the children. We investigated their manor. We see broken windows, scratches, and just general disarray. We've concluded that there are beasts or animals that have done lots of damage. Talking to the ghosts of the family members, a druid, a past acquaintance of theirs, were benefactors of the land and were quite brutal to the animals they hunted and kept. It has come to light that this druid has come in, created some kind of ritual to put all the animals under her control, making them violent and aggressive, using them to murder the Gilfreds. One of the ghosts mentions they'd like to be avenged regardless of how they were treated as they did not deserve to be killed by them. As a reward for doing so, she will tell us the location of many buried bags of money and spell scrolls hidden around. The mayor Bartleby Barristol comes asking for an additional favor, offering additional 250g to neutralize or arrest Carese Itel the Druid.
• There's no mistaking the smell of large animals ahead. A second set of higher marble walls mark the location of the zoo. Ahead of us, we see that there are doors leading into the zoo area. They are currently closed.
• Renfield walks up to the wall and just scurries up it without issue and peeks over. He says he just sees a zoo, with various containment areas for the animals, including a pit, water, deep pond, various trees, etc. The one feature that stands out the most is that the grass is all red. Thrahn uses his Divine Sense ability, but doesn't sense anything at this moment. He does detect that Renfield is considered evil, but that won't matter for us (hopefully!).
• Something is coming from our flank, one on the ground and one on the wall. They're two giant scorpions walking toward us. INITIATIVE!!!
  • Thrahn casts Bless on us all except Renfield. Nice.
  • Rory throws his lightning javelin at the further scorpion, making good contact.
  • These scorpions mean business, dealing lots of poison damage if they can sting ya. Ouch!
  • Renfield has been chanting the whole time which grants him an incredible amount of extra damage. Very nice to have him on OUR side.
  • Combat over.
• We notice the scorpions had a slight red tint to them.
• Thrahn listens at the door but doesn't hear anything. Trisha listens as well, but doesn't hear anything other than Renfield climbing the wall again. Rory tries to open the door, but it's locked. Renfield climbs down on the other side and unbars the doors. We open and enter.
• Thrahn finds some footprints as soon as we enter. He recognizes them as those of a lion.
• Renfield notices a pen with spider webs and apes up in the trees.
• One thing we notice is that there are human bones and body parts littered in the grass in every pen.
• We find another door, not locked, but Rory can hear a voice from beyond it. He can't understand anything. Rory says he's going to just crack the door to listen, but as he does so Trisha just barges past him and into the room. So much for that plan.
• Inside we find Carese the druid, a human woman over a gathering of serpents which she's feeding human fingers and toes. Scrumptious.
• She says she doesn't abide by the law of the land and has been doling out punishments to those who think deserve whatever punishments she deems worthy of their wrongdoings, or something. I missed that part.
• We try to persuade her to come with us to talk with the mayor Bartleby Barristol, but she's resisting. INITIATIVE!!!
  • Rory attempts to grapple her before she can get away. He does so successfully. He tells the rest of the party to tie her hands and feet using his rope.
  • Trisha takes the rope and begins tying her hands together.
  • Thrahn tries to take away her staff which he believes could potentially be used to try to escape. Just in case! He does so successfully.
  • Renfield starts chanting again while looking out for animals coming from behind us.
  • Trisha suggests we gag her in case she can cast spells still. Rory waits to take her out of the room until she can be gagged.
  • Trisha takes some cloth from her pack and fashions a gag and places it in her mouth.
  • Renfield begins hearing the clear sound of footsteps coming from behind, and the sound of a gate or cage being slammed open. We need to be careful!
  • We close the door to this room and use some tables to create an L-shaped area behind which we can duck for cover as the animals make their way in. About the same time, the snakes in the room become hostile and begin trying to bite at Trisha. Rory tries to move the tables but fails. Perhaps they're nailed down, who knows. Rory moves up to the door telling them to be ready as he'll open it very soon.
  • The others start working on the swarm of snakes while Rory guards the door. They're doing a fine job with it.
  • As Rory guards the door waiting to open it, the door suddenly opens itself as a rhino barges its way through the door. Well that's one less thing Rory needs to do.
  • Just then, Carese changes shape into a large brown bear, removing her restraints. Welp.
  • And an ape from behind the door and rhino throws a singular snake at Rory, missing him, but depositing the snake into the room. We have a bona fide menagerie in this room all of a sudden.
  • Renfield makes an attack on Carese's brown bear form, dropping it, causing her to revert back to her normal form.
  • On a subsequent turn, Carese shape changes once again, this time into a large eagle and attempts to fly away.
  • At the end of a round, we suddenly hear a loud trumpeting sound as Rory sees a giant mammoth running out of one of the pens.
  • Renfield's chanting is granting him an immense amount of extra damage, especially on her as a large eagle.
  • The whole time we're outside the room working on these giant animals, we hear Trisha screaming and yelling and cursing at the snakes she has been fighting the entire time. Quite funny!
  • Suddenly a giant crocodile appears. Great! Just what we needed!
  • We hear the sounds of another brown bear. Either Carese has shape changed again, or she's summoned yet another creature to her aid.
  • Nope, it was just her.
  • Trisha and Thrahn greatly assist Rory by healing him nearly to full. Thanks!
  • Renfield gets the killing blow on Carese Itel, the terrible druid. Woo! We still have the spider to go.
  • We defeat the spider with ease. Combat over.
• Thrahn finds a sabertooth tiger and tries to tame it. Unfortunately it's unwilling to cooperate, so as it becomes hostile, we unfortunately have to put it down.
• For loot, we find some chests. Inside are the following:
  • 200g
  • 7x gems worth 50g each
  • Helm of Comprehending Languages
  • Potion of Healing
  • Cloak of the Manta Ray
  • 1000g
• We talk with the ghosts again, telling them we've avenged them. They tell us where to find the loot they mentioned as a reward. We dig them up in the animal pens and find the following loot:
  • 600g
  • Scrolls of:
    • Faerie Fire
    • Detect Magic
    • Feather Fall
    • Burning Hands
    • Speak with Animals
    • Command

That's it for this session!