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Rumors and Events of the Cloakwood

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Anyone who frequents the Cloakwood area - especially those attuned to nature - would have noticed the absence of a green haired feykin druid who was known to be a constant presence there. He was gone for a couple tenday, only showing up once or twice during this time. The rumors are that he has now returned and the white wolf is once again seen leading his pack.
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Re: Rumors and Events of the Cloakwood

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DM All Father wrote:Flaming Fist scouts are taking a large number of game animals from The Cloakwood and surrounding area. A wagon is regularly seen making the trek back to the city loaded with their handy wood.
A pack of wolves slinks about in the shadows, watching the hunters. A large white winterwolf could occasionally be seen on the edge of the hunter's vision; sometimes with a brunette ranger alongside of him, though only those with the keenest of eyes would be able to see her. They would be watching, clearly upset at the presence of a mercenary group taking any game from their forest, but especially at a large number being taken. No blood would be spilled yet, as it is not a druid's way to act hastily.

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The troubling rumours summoned another Druid to the Cloakwood; while the wolf pack and stray shadow druids patrol the woodlands, this one seems to be ‘stealing’ kills now and then from the Flaming Fist hunters as they pillage. Some report having seen the woman crouched over their quarry and removing bolts or arrows, others claim it is a doe itself. Whichever is seen, she always vanished with the injured animal in a flurry of leaves, leaving no further trace.
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*Rose would make illusionary deer for hunters to shoot that would cry like human children when shot*
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Leaf the Disciple of Ki has slain both a Werewolf and a Vampire in Northwestern Cloakwood with his bare hands. Evidence was brought to the proprietor of the FAI. A reward was offered but none was taken according to witnesses and patrons of the inn.
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The full weight of First Company arrives at the forest, led by Lieutenant Nails personally. The soldiers loiter on the edge of the forest only briefly before moving further into the wood and away from the road.
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DM All Father wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 11:03 am Small conflicts between Flaming Fist soldiers and Gnolls start to spill out of The Cloakwood over the coming days. With the bodies of the gnolls found left in open after each encounter thus far.

Quiet endeavors of a hooded Sister of Ilmater attempts to honor the dead with care, herbs and prayers. Chants ans lullabies are sung in an old language. Some of the corpses are tended, cleaned. Faces marked by red skulls paitings are washed. The Ilmatari could be seen performing rituals of sanctuary in attempt to cleanse suffering and restore peace, especially where battles have been bloody. She plants white daisies where the dead have fallen.
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While a constant presence already in the Cloakwood, the green haired, fey-kin druid can be seen even more in the forest. There are mutterings of prayers, and a close attention paid to animal tracks. Animals are watched, and it's obvious he's noting their movements and habits. While this may seem normal for druids, something is off about the way he's going about it. Perhaps it's the earnest way in which he is going about it, paying even more attention than usual, rather than just passively noting it.
"Now this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky,
And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die."
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Shortly after hearing of a battle between the Flaming Fist and some gnolls, the green haired druid heads to the druidic circle in the Lion's Way. Upon seeing the carnage, he engages in cleaning up and burying any bodies he finds, as well as cleansing it of any blood he can. Where he cannot cleanse the blood, the ground is turned and tilled, so that new life can take hold in those spots.
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Fear in the Cloakwoods

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The Archdruid, his High Ranger, and a familiar looking noodly elf could be seen stepping out of a tree in the Cloakwood with two canines whose eyes were glowing blue. The three quickly followed the canines through the woods and could be seen coming upon several fallen stags. All but one were dead, emaciated as if they hadn't eaten in weeks. The brunette ranger knelt to tend to the still living deer in an attempt to calm it and get it to eat. While she worked, the Archdruid communed with nature. He soon gave the ranger the order to put the deer out of it's misery as it wasn't eating or calming down.

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She quickly unsheathed a dagger at her side and plunged it into the stag's heart as she looked it in the eye. Her own eyes grew moist as she saw the life leave the stag, but she knew it was for the best.

Shortly after, smoke began to rise from each of the stag corpses. Out of one, an aspect of fear manifested, angry that it's dinner had been taken from him. The aspect was dispatched by the three with the help of a Flaming Fist scout who had been in the area.

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An elf in a blue dragonscale breastplate could be seen throughout the Cloakwood, dissipating into air and winds from time to time.

He could be seen in the aftermath of encounters between the Fist and the Gnolls, but assisting neither side. At the most violent sites, with the most corpses, a sudden flash of lightning and a roar of thunder could be heard, as the bodies went up in flames.

Those observant enough, or in tune with nature, would recognize how was seeking to cross words, not swords, with the gnolls.
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A few days ago a mage by the name of Marheg hired three adventurers to enter the mines in cloakwood and protect him during his research. A silent monk, and two armored figures agreed to terms before they departed.
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Some time later they emerged from the mines. Undead creatures began surrounding them in great numbers. These undead were destroyed by the group as they quickly left the forest.
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Signs of a small but incredible battle can be clearly found in the depths of the forest. Smaller trees have been obliterated, some to splinters. Larger trees and even boulders have been cracked, scorched and a few even tipped over on their side. The grass in the general area has been turned to ash, leaving the ground bear to the burned dirt.

Strangely there are signs of a 'rot' on the outer edge of the area, anything growing seems to be in the slow reverse of the act. Although the effect would not seem to be spreading.
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A ranger with long brunette hair tied up in a bun, walks through her patrols on silent feet. She leaves no tracks and no scent. She kneels at the edge of the rot and looks over the scene with a furrowed brow. Her hand touches the ground, not in the rot, but just outside it. With her ever present companion on watch, she closes her eyes and communes with nature in an attempt to learn more of what happened. She knows there are hard times coming, and she's doing all she can to learn and be as prepared as possible for them.
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The Radiant Scout

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After the recent Skirmish, The Emerald Archer made his way into the Cloakwood. He carried with him a small map that had been given to him by one of the Quarter Masters at the Order. The scout made his way swiftly through the Cloakwood. Camouflage applied expertly and enhanced with magics from the Forrest Queen.

The scout set about marking paths, major terrain features, elevations and natural obstacles that could be used against the Red Skull Gnolls and more important friendly forces. Likely ambush spots where marked and the best locations for observation and listening posts. Also locations for setting up support tents for medics and supply quartermasters.

The Emerald Archer keep a weary eye for the brutish hulking Gnoll with the wicked green abysmal blade. Once the area of operations had been mapped and scouted he walked to a tree and called forth the Forrest Queen to take him home. There was much work to be done.
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