2.2 KiB
2.2 KiB
Session 4 - Aftermath of the Yeth Hounds
Information
Date: 08-20-2025 Players: Collin, Ellisa, Len and Jason DM: Tommy
Overview
Last Sessions Summary
- The party arrived outside the city in search of Atmaka Sayin, responding to his plea for help that had reached Lord Ellin Vaust. Atmaka’s lands were plagued by a strange pack of dogs, and it fell to the group to investigate.
- The companions split up to gather information. Val and Metternich questioned the locals with little success, while Kite and Calen searched the area for tracks. Faylen Valora spoke with the guards and learned the dogs were suspected in several disappearances: Atmaka’s own farmhand, some vineyard workers, and even run-ins with local loggers.
- When the group reached Atmaka’s home, he described the creatures: gaunt, short-haired, smaller than greyhounds, with red, beady eyes. They lurked at the treeline, watching at dusk. He revealed that his son, a man in his late twenties, had been dragged away by the beasts; Atmaka struck one in the struggle but could not save his boy. Calen recognized that such behavior was unnatural for ordinary dogs and hinted they might be something far worse.
- Atmaka led the party to the site of the attack, where blood still marked the ground. Kite noticed a trail of trampled brush leading into the woods, and the group set out in pursuit. Before long, they were ambushed—and discovered the truth.
- The “dogs” were Yeth Hounds: wicked, intelligent hunters that thrive in darkness. They serve evil masters, delight in frightening their prey with otherworldly bays, and drag victims back to their lairs to feast at leisure. Sunlight weakens them, and they harbor a deep hatred for other canines. Whispers tie such creatures to fiendish patrons and even to the Cult of Cerunoch, who use them as guardians and enforcers.
This Session's Summary
Notes
- Investigating the Tarnished Necklace - +1 saves to Unholy Effect, 1/per day Bane or Bless once attuned.
- We learn that House Miiran has been threatening Atmaka Sayin and his family, trying to purchase his property. We later learn that House Gille, a subsidiary of House Miiran is the leading family of Y'athyr mining industries.