Session 5 of Grancrest Records

Regrouping & a Plan
After defeating and claiming Darren’s head, the group of Roy, Sage, Margaret, Alaire, and Ryze would head northwards to the elvish hiding spot near the ruins. Regrouping with Elessa soon after, they would listen to her intel about the castle to the north as well as several dozen witch hunters and traps along the way. Having a brief respite and a small fight between Roy, Sage, and Margaret, they would decide on a plan to look for a well, a noble’s house, and to travel back to Riverdale before the day’s end. Alaire would stay with the Elves to flesh out the plan to present to Lord Magali.

The Well & The Entanglement
Sage would eventually find the well alongside several noticeable spiders nearby it. Sneaking past the webs alone, Sage would find that he well is covered by webs too thick to cut; she would signal Ryze to set it ablaze. He obliged, but unintentionally caused a chaos convergence that resulted in a very hazy, thick fog that did not allow any vision what-so-ever. On a whim, Margaret would cast light onto a stone and throw it, only to hit a giant spider instead. Separated, Roy was isolated with Ryze, and Sage with Margaret. They would manage to fend off a spider, kill another, and stay alive for now. Little did anyone know that a giant spider would creep up upon Sage, and drag her into the well and what was inside of it. Margaret, in return, did not let go of Sage’s hand, and yelled out for help.

A Rescue From The Well Dungeon
Roy and Ryze, faced with no options aside from running, tied a rope to the well and went down under. Only then would they see such a terrifying sight; Margaret is trying her best to pull Sage, to  no avail, while Sage is being grappled by a spider, who, in return, is being half consumed by a frog, which is trying to drag the spider into the water, which also had Sage and Margaret grappled. A long struggle ensued, and, although with trauma, Roy and Ryze would save the two girls. Upon exiting, and with three frogs jumping on Roy, who “volunteered” to be the last to leave, he would sacrifice his belt, a sword, and his pride to successfully escape their first dungeon. Luckily he did manage to retrieve a few more weapons on their escape route. Roy, and to a lesser extent, Ryze, were then thanked afterwards by Sage and Margaret.

Aftermath, & The Ride To Lord Magali
Although they had all the reasons to be scared of spiders, upon exiting the well, all they heard were ribbits. Needless to say, the four ran back to the Elvish group to warn them and to head towards Riverdale in haste. Arriving at night to Riverdale, they would speak to Lord Magali on several things. The first was a plan for the Elvish children, and the fact that they probably had the element of surprise or, at the least, a day before this “Emma” character found them at the castle. They would speak of Roy’s “cursed” crest, and about Magali’s opinion on a few other things, such as what he thought of the Elves at all. All the group would achieve, however, was an agreement that they must save the children to stop any nefarious plot that may come of them. The night would end with Roy being tied up, as to stop any night things a “Lord Magnus” might do in the castle.