Tough As Dirt #32

The next morning at the Halfway There Inn, Tough as Dirt awoke and had a quick conversation with the owner of the inn, a goblin named Lollibow, while Winslow was drawn to Elisar Woods outside, curious about the dirt in the area.

• While inspecting the dirt in the woods, Winslow discovered it was filled with small red crystals, barely bigger than grains of sand. When the rest of the group joined him, Gideon was able to surmise they were remnants of some kind of synthetic arcane entity.

  • Gideon was also able to determine, based on the scatter, frequency, and density of the material in the dirt throughout the woods, that it likely came from Roost.

The group was approached by a Wood Woad who seemed pleased that they were treating the woods with respect and had a healthy curiosity about the contaminated soil. 

• The Wood Woad brought through the a portal within a large oak tree to a clearing in which all plant life had been burned to ash a long time ago.

Inspecting the area, the group found a pit in the center of the clearing in which a large Wood Woad, presumably a leader figure, had been penetrated by a large red crystal, causing it to be aggressive and the cause of the devastation in the clearing where many of the Wood Woads lived.

The group fought against the leader Woad and Ricco removed the crystal, momentarily tempted to use its power as well.

With the crystal removed, the Wood Woads celebrated the return of their leader, who lost its aggressive demeanor and became friendly to the group.

In thanks, the Wood Woads transported the group through their tree network to a hill above Crooked Post.