Note: The month of Rova is equivalent to our month of September.

During the attacks, the Heroes rescue Aldern Foxglove (male human) from a group of goblin raiders. Aldern, a wealthy landowner with an estate some 60 miles south of Olfden, thanks the Heroes and asks them to meet him the following evening at the Rusty Dragon—a local inn and tavern popular with adventurers—so "he can reward them properly".

The Heroes also meet Sheriff Belran (male halfling fighter), Father Zanthus (male human, cleric of Desna), and Mayor Deverin (female human), who each thank them for their efforts.

When they settle in at the Rusty Dragon, the Heroes meet Amiera Kaitarn (female human bard), a former adventurer and now owner of the inn. She offers them a substantial discount on their rooms.

One rather brazen young lady—Shaelyss Vinder (female human)—manages to lure Derkahz to her father's basement where she attempts to seduce him. Even though Derkahz rebuffs her, Shaelyss's father Ven Vinder (male human) storms in on them and suspects the worse. Derkkahz escapes unharmed, though Vinder—a very influential shopkeeper—threatens to blacklist him from equipment shops all over town.

That night, the Heroes have dinner with Aldern Foxglove at the Rusty Dragon. He gifts them some gold and asks them to join him on a hunt the following morning.

Sheriff Belran then deputized the Heroes and offered them a monthly stipend of 25 gp if they continue to aid the town. The Heroes agree, and Belran asks them to watch over the community for the next few days as he rides south to Oregent to petition the merchant-lords there for additional troops.

It is also revealed that during that during the goblin attack, the bones of Father Tobyn were dug up from the Olfden Cemetery.

Sheriff Belran also mentions a terrible tragedy involving Simon Kelvarius (male human wizard) and his wife Brenia (female human cleric of Nethys), a pair of sages newly relocated to Olfden to study the phenomenon known as the Blot. Since the Blot was involved, Horace and 'This Humble One' were very interested. Belran explained that Simon suddenly went mad and possibly killed his wife. The condition of her corpse was horrific: her skin had been complete removed and was missing.

The Heroes then split up, with Noni and Maggie investigating the cemetery, Horace and Teslon visiting Simon Kelvarius at the local sanitarium, and 'This Humble One' and Derkahz visiting the Kelvarius's townhouse.

Eventually, the Heroes reunited at the townhouse where they encountered two man-sized undead abominations called 'Skin Horrors', as well as a brood of four tiny skin horror cats. The fight occurred in the cramped attic during a fierce thunderstorm. Though harrowing, the Heroes won the die and sent the undead creatures to their final rests.

Investigating the matter, the Heroes entered the glassworks building and encountered a band of 14 goblins. The goblins had tortured, mutilated, and killed 10 of the glassworks workers. The Heroes, determined to avenge them, drew hot steel and fell upon the humanoids. The battle lasted barely a minute, and left 11 of the goblins dead and 3 fleeing for their lives.

Searching through the Glassworks, the Heroes found the entire staff murdered—16 artisans and other workers, including old Lendor Kaitarn himself, were discovered is the adjoining chambers and hallways. With vengeance on their mind (and still hoping to find Amiera Kaitarn alive), the Heroes eventually tracked the fleeing goblins down in the deep cellars and caves below the Glassworks.

There, in a large cave dominated by a magnificent subterranean waterfall, the Heroes faced Tesio Kaitarn (Amiera's wayward brother), and his surviving goblin lackeys. After a quick but hard-fought melee, Tesio and his goblin allies fell to the Heroes' blades and spells. A quick search of Tesio uncovered his journal, that spoke of his part in the goblin attack on Olfden, revealed plans for a future attack on the city, and mentioned some of Tesio's sinister allies: Vuala (the half-celestial "daughter" of the late Father Tobyn), a quasit that apparently dwelt in chambers deeper under the city, and a mysterious being called "Malfeshnekor".

Thankfully, Amiera was also found nearby. She was bound and drugged, but otherwise unharmed. Gathering her up, the Heroes made their way for the surface to rest and regroup.

Beyond the great waterfall cavern, the Heroes found an abandoned tunnel system, probably used by smugglers and thieves several hundred years ago when Olfden was young. 

Following this tunnel, the Heroes eventually wandered into an ancient dungeon complex. Upon entering the site, the Heroes were immediately attacked by a pair of hideously deformed humanoids, with gaping mouths full of shark-like teeth and long-taloned claws. The creatures fought with blind fury and a fearsome tenacity. In fact, their bite induced feelings of overwhelming rage in their victims, which affected Noni for a short while after one of the horrors clamped it's disgusting teeth around her forearm. Thankfully, the Heroes worked together to finally put the creatures to rest.

Exploring further, the chambers soon revealed an abandoned shrine and cathedral to the demon-goddess Lamashtu the Mother of Monsters. Who or what originally constructed the dungeon could not be known, though the shrine looked to be at least several hundred years old, and possibly older than the smugglers' tunnels.

In the Cathedral of Lamashtu the Heroes finally encountered the quasit and two more of her (yes, the quasit was a "she") deformed humanoid allies. The fight was long and brutal. Though the two humanoid fell in battle, the quasit (with its amazing ability to heal, quickness, and ability to fly) evaded and harassed the Heroes for several minutes before making its escape deeper into the complex.

Exasperated, the Heroes fled the catacombs and made their way back to the surface to the Rusty Dragon to heal and make preparations for another foray into the temple of Lamashtu.

After dispatching the quasit, the Heroes discovered a secret storage niche containing a large trunk filled with treasure and magic items.

The Heroes spent the next few hours exploring the temple, and found a series of abandoned chambers—gathering halls, a library, an arcane study, a torture chamber, and stairways leading both up and down, but hopelessly choked with rubble.

Satisfied, the Heroes departed the dungeon and made their way back to the Rusty Dragon.

When investigating the matter in person, the Heroes were unceremoniously stripped of their deputy badges, and told their services were no longer required. After speaking with Mayor Deverin, she implored the Heroes not to abandon her citizens and asked for them to work at least indirectly in the city's best interest. Mayor Deverin also handed Magdalana an official writ naming her the lawful custodian of Ravenswatch Manor.

After some private discussion, the Heroes decided to continue their mission to eradicate the goblins (and whoever was leading them). Following clues taken from Tesio Kaitarn's journal, the Heroes decided their next step was to explore the ruins located in the landmark known as the Sneering Dwarf. The Sneering Dwarf was the head of an immense statue said to contain several levels of chambers and catacombs. Tesio's journal hinted that it was also home to many goblins, as well as his mysterious lover Vuala and her henchmen.

1. The South Towers are haunted by the deranged spirit of Magdalana's grandfather, Darex Darkheart. An incorporeal entity armed with a wand of lightning bolts, Darex became enraged when the Heroes disturbed him in his private chambers. The Heroes attempted two separate engagements with the spirit, both ending in a full retreat.
2. The spirit of Magdalana's grandmother, Violet Darkheart, also haunts the manor. Found wandering the halls after midnight, Violet eventually (after using fear to drive the cleric Teslon away) spoke a few cryptic words to Horace. She revealed that she will "only find peace when her beloved's spirit is finally put to rest".
3. A great stone door warded with the rune for "magical danger" was discovered leading off from the wine cellar. Horace attempted to touch the door, and was promptly rewarded with a painful jolt of electricity. Bremen referred to the door as the "Unopenable Door", and that it guards "secrets dear to the former members of House Ravenar and House Darkheart". What truly lies beyond the door is unknown, for the Heroes do not currently have a means of opening it.
4. Horace encountered a horrible Black Entity in the manor library that took the form of an inky purple-black cloud of malevolence. It briefly made physical contact with Horace, and drained him of a great deal of his constitution. Horace fled and the creature did not follow.
5. Derkahz discovered a stone block sealing the entrance to underground chambers on the bottom floor of the Gatehouse. When asked about it, Bremen claimed that the block was meant to seal a crypt belonging to one of Magdalana's "more depraved" ancestors.
6. Noni discovered that someone had recently (in the last month) camped for several nights in the Gatehouse and the wine cellar below the manor (the same room containing the Unopenable Door).
7. The Heroes also encountered and defeated a terrible plant-creature dwelling in the overgrown confines of the Greenhouse.

The Heroes founds that a drop of Magdalana's blood was all that was needed to make the stone block sealing the crypt magically levitate, which exposed a 100-foot deep shaft leading into utter darkness. This was the entrance to the crypt. Unfortunately, when the Heroes descended into the shaft, the block lowered itself and trapped them inside. however, written along the inside of the shaft was a series of cryptic verses which turned out to be mocking clues on how to escape the tomb.

Inside the crypt, the Heroes faced insidious traps, both magical and mundane, and a variety of terrible monsters, including a babau demon, a skeletal warrior, a horde of zombies, a pair of wights, and a grey ooze. They also fell prey to a terrible rolling ball trap, that collapsed the crypt floor and sent several of the party members into a pit of spikes. By the blessings of Sarenrae, none of the Heroes were slain.

Wounded, the Heroes decided to regroup and rest in one of the crypt's dismal chambers.

There, the Heroes battle Zeren—an undead sorcerer—and his fiery elemental construct minions. The battle was fierce, but the Heroes prevailed. After looting Zeren's treasures, the Heroes made their way back to the entry shaft. There they found the huge stone block that had previously sealed them in the tomb, had crumbled away. They immediately climbed from the tomb and gained their freedom.

Only minutes after entering town, the Heroes were harassed by a gang of human and half-orc thugs—all members of Kajan Bloodeye's gang of brigands, pimps, and murderers. When the Heroes witnessed a gang member abusing one of their human servants (a very young girl), a battle ensued.

Though the gang was vanquished, and Kajan Bloodeye himself was sent howling into the Afterlife, Noni Goodtree lost her life. Shocked, disorganized, and facing a reserve force of dozens of armed thugs, the Heroes fled Falcon's Hollow and made their way back to Ravenswatch Manor to lick their wounds.

Note: The month of Lamashan is equivalent to our month of September. Neth is equivalent to November.

1. The Heroes hear that a band of mercenaries hired by Sheriff Belran and backed by Lumber Consortium gold, attacked and destroyed the goblins of the Sneering Dwarf. The mysterious leaders of the goblins, however, fled to unknown parts. 
2. Rudgyr Goodtree—a human ranger adopted by the Goodtree family—arrived at Ravenswatch Manor and was devastated to hear of his "cousin's" death. Noni was cremated and her remains interred in the crypts below the Gatehouse.
3. Rudgyr left for Taldor—where most of the Goodtrees were currently wintering—to inform the family of Noni's passing. Teslon and Derkahz decided to accompany him. The journey to the Taldoran capital city of Oppara and back would take them roughly six weeks.
4. Horace and This Humble One kept mainly to the library of the manor.
5. Magdalana busily went about improving her manor. She hired dozens of servants and craftsmen to repair damage and upgrade various parts of the manor and grounds. In time, about half of the stone wall encircling the manor was repaired, the upper floor of the stables was restored, and many of improvements were made. It should be noted, that none of the hirelings dared to enter the manor house at night. The rumors of the ghosts and other terrors dwelling there were well known to most folk of Darkmoon Vale.
6. Magdalana also hired a band of 10 men-at-arms to provide security for the manor.

The tower was located on Stormhaven Island, a rocky island off the coast of Andoran. After presenting this information to his companions, the Heroes decided it was worth investigating.

Note: The month of Kuthona is equivalent to our month of December.

They reached the village of Ashenport—the only community on the island—in the midst of a terrible storm. There they acquired rooms at the local inn, a charming place called the Smooth Sailing Inn and Tavern. Inside, the Heroes found a welcome respite from the raging storm outside, they drank and ate well, and spoke to several of the inn's patrons—mostly a few merchants that had come to Ashenport for a trade fair.

Further investigation revealed that several other patrons, including Captain Skarvos and most of his crew, had also been affected by the Call. Sadly for them, all of these folk had walked into the sea and were forever lost. 

Since none of the inn's staff or townsfolk could be found, the Heroes immediately deduced the entire village was in on the conspiracy. Further investigation revealed the town was under the control of an evil cult that worshipped some dark and dreadful power from the sea. Their investigations led the Heroes to the local church, where they soon discovered a secret stairway leading down into catacombs used by the cultists.

[This is where we left off.]