This is the first session in which we switched to the Pathfinder 2nd Edition rules.
Verget the 6th
After a hardfought victory against the Hosspotch traffickers and Low Crow slavers, Finian is relieved to find his parents and siblings in the quarry, along with two strangers, one of whom turns out to be a fugitive of the Hare Runners tribe of Vandrokk, and the other a former barmaid at the Crimson Harpy who was kidnapped after being caught taking from the till. The PCs find keys to free them all, and then searches throughout the quarry, finding several bags of treasure on a mine cart behind a false wall (that leads to a somewhat-intact shaft into the earth), a few chests of fancy wardrobe, an old ballista, and some weapons and coin on the fallen enemies. They gather everyone up, mend any wounds they can, and march at dawn, hard to the Pinewater, where the Garbal awaits.
Verget the 7th
A bit indignant that they're traveling with a corpse, Gary's remains are moved to the rear of the barge while Finian's family occupies the cabin. They pass through Cedarway where Billfro, Finian's rash younger brother, decides to get off and explore. They continue south onto the Well and towards Great Axe Isle, where they seek to have Gary raised at the Hall of Mercies. En route, they are surrounded by a trio of scaly, sinewy humanoids, but a confrontation is avoided. At the stone docks north of the Hall of Mercies, they purchase some fish and converse with a local angler about the Isle, before Finian, Blake and Indrid head off with the corpse to the Hall. They are met by a number of heavily armored dwarf sentries, who are confused as to why Finian cannot speak Dwarven (being a Dwarf) but his human and halfling companions can.
Eventually, after being thoroughly vetted, they meet the Lady of Life, who turns out to be the same priestess that awaited them at the tent outside the Dwarf Lords' Rest. She knows that Finian and Gary are not who they seem to be, not dwarves, and that Finian carries the head of the Axe of Dwarvish Lords upon his person. In return for bringing back Gary, she requests that the Axe-head be brought to its rightful bearer, Brofous Bellowbroth, a charitable paladin who roams the western regions of Floivin Province. He feels highly compelled to comply with her wish, and after some further discussion, they leave the Hall back to the docks. It is decided that Finian's family will remain and take up residence in an abandoned guard shack not too far from the shoreline, and that Tarkys, the ex-Vandrakki, who has blood oathed himself to the PCs for freeing him, will protect them, at least until things cool down with the renegade Hosspotches. Fond farewells are said.
Back at the Garbal, Finian, Indrid, Fest, Tab, Blake and Myrsha wait, until Gary at last arrives, having been raised by the Lady and several of her acolytes. They embrace, although the druid is fairly weak as he adjusts from his death-state. They set out in the late afternoon to Tarndim, and arrive as darkness falls once more. Blake, his privates and Myrsha all say their fond farewells to the PC, welcoming them back whenever help is needed. The trio then decides they will sleep at the docks after Indrid gets them some finger foods, coffee and liquor at the nearby Alebraids Brewery.
Verget the 8th
The PCs set out west to Hobfast, hoping to clean up some loose ends and find Brofous Bellowbroth, when they find themselves surrounded once more by the scaly things, only MORE of them. The creatures once again decide against confrontation and swim off East toward the shores near Tarndim, so Gary transforms into a bird to fly off and warn the soldiers. First he swoops low, to try and communicate, but is met with a nasty barbed spear throw that thankfully misses. He finds Private Tab at the Wellwatch Tower, notifies him of the potential threat, and then heads back towards the Garbal. Though they are nervous about what these watery raiders might be up to, they continue west towards Hobfast, where their adventure began...
NPCs
Alba Redfoot (halfling female): The kindly, frail matron of the Redfoots, Finian's mother is missing most of her teeth beneath a silver bun of hair, but that doesn't stop her from being one of the best home cooks out of Hobfast.
Billfro Redfoot (halfling male): The brash, younger brother of Finian, with unkempt hair and sideburns, swings a sling around as he struts and has an attitude that can rub nearly anyone wrong, also feels he is in constant competition with his brother, tries to be interested and complimentary but is constantly looking to make some snide boast or insult.
Myrsha (human female): A freckled young woman with dirty red-orange hair, she wears little more than a large burlap sack and a pair of wooden sandals.
Quintin Redfoot (halfling male): The patriarch of the current Redfoot family, well into his years, Qintin is a portly fellow, balding with gray flops of hair over his ears and wireframe spectacles, who hobbles about on a walking stick.
Shar, The Lady of Life (dwarf female): A striking
female dwarf, barefoot and dressed in a diaphanous gown steps towards you
across the polished stone of the Hall. Her eyes are unusual, seeming to change
color before your own, never quite locking down on a particular hue, and her
flame-colored hair is set in an elaborate pattern of braids that hangs behind a
central bun. Strangely, she has grown carefully groomed sideburns that creep
along her jaw-line, beset with jeweled rings, but not giving off the masculine
appearance that a full beard might.
Tarkys (human male): A tall human
with a limber but powerful frame, he wears little more than a pair of leather
shoes and filthy cloth breeches. His exposed chest, back and arms are
criss-crossed with what look to be ritual scars, and his long sandy hair hangs
down his back and also into his steely grey eyes. He is chained much more
severely than the other prisoners in the quarry.
Winipeel Redfoot (halfling female): Perhaps the sanest or most grounded of the Redfoots, an anchor for her family, she is gracious and favors floral-patterned dresses to sway about with her red-brown hair.
