Uncovering the Mysteries of Vraath Keep

After the battle at Vraath Keep, SWAG spent several hours searching its rooms and healing. Red, Quintavian and Petra gained a level, with Red specializing in improved bull rush, Quintavian learning the powerful fireball spell (useful during enemy group photos) and Petra getting in touch with her mysterious air elemental affinity to learn how to levitate.

In the tower, SWAG found a dead farmer glowing with a pale green magical light. DeKelley suspected this was a ruse to convince travelers that the keep was haunted. SWAG also found a long undisturbed vault with what is likely the body of Avery Vraath and his treasure -- many coins, a powerful staff of life, magic armor and weapons, the deed to Vraath Keep itself, 2 letters of credit and Avery's papers, many of which mentioned a kingdom of Rhest. Upstairs in the hobgoblin lair, SWAG also found a paper with strange, unidentifiable writing on it.

SWAG spent the night at the keep, and then returned to Andrushel on Flocktime 10, rushing past the hydra on the Dawn Way's swamp bridge. SWAG spoke with the town speaker, militia captain and other local leaders about the map found at the keep and their next steps...