Session 009 - Into the Farstep Works

The party left the Supply Shed and continued toward Mercy House with the containment case secured in the Bag of Holding. A hidden scout exposed the Mercy Road ambush before it could close. The party defeated the raiders, recovered about 90 gp in small valuables and gems, and saw one enemy escape.

At Mercy House, the party drove off three raiders trying to break through the back door. Caldus Venn healed the group and explained that the raiders had moved prisoners, route records, oil, and mining supplies toward Farstep Works.

At the mine gate, the party defeated the remaining raiders. Their arcanist escaped underground and collapsed the entrance braces behind the retreat. Marta Vennick asked the party to rescue the trapped shift. After an overnight rest, the party entered the mine.

The group marked its route through the Upper Works, found the Survey Gallery stripped clean, and followed the trail toward three missing miners. They recovered two bags of Blue-Seam Dust in a strange blue crystal cut, then found the miners alive in an old work pocket.

An Umber Hulk had trapped the miners there. The party defeated it, but the session ended before the group could speak with the survivors or guide them out.

Recovered And Changed

• About 90 gp in small valuables and gems
• Two bags of Blue-Seam Dust, enough for six strong route marks
• The containment case is secured in the Bag of Holding
• Caldus Venn and Marta Vennick are now known contacts

The party ended the session at the trapped miners' work pocket inside Farstep Works.