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The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

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 == Sessions ==
-''No sessions recorded yet � adventure in progress.''
+=== Investigation in Saltmarsh ===
 == Party Status at Start ==

Melisana of Ventris

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	Her seamanship remains invaluable � she is the only party member who can sail a ship.		Her seamanship remains invaluable � she is the only party member who can sail a ship.

			=== [[The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh]] ===

			==== The Haunted House ====

			Melisana put her ranger's eye to use reading floors for tracks (the kitchen showed only the party's own boots) and kept her blades ready as the party pieced together that a living person had recently used the "abandoned" house.

			==== Hero of the Attic ====

			When [[Finnegan Cole\|Finn]] lay dying beneath four stirges and [[Mira Ashwood\|Mira]]'s Sleep dropped them helpless, Melisana finished all four with longsword and short sword - clean killing strokes that ended the threat in a single moment.

			==== The Giant Ant Battle ====

			Melisana stepped into the front of the shield-wall when the wounded [[Brother Marcus\|Marcus]] fell back to cast Bless. With the blessing on her arm she cut down one of the last two ants in the doorway, and when the final ant broke and tried to flee, she ran it through before it could escape - the killing blow of the battle.

	== Current Status ==		== Current Status ==

	'''Healthy''' � 10/10 HP~~. Arrived in Saltmarsh as~~ the ~~party's fifth member~~. ~~Equipped with dual swords (two~~-~~weapon fighting), a longbow~~, and ~~studded leather. No longer~~ the ~~merchant's daughter who needed rescuing � now a Ranger who fights alongside her companions~~.		'''Healthy''' - 10/10 HP, unhurt through both the attic fight and the giant ant battle, and down to 36 arrows. She has proven a deadly, level-headed front-line fighter, landing the finishing blows on both the stirges and the last of the giant ants.

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Finnegan Cole

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 Finn recovered on Ventris Island. He finally acquired proper thieves' tools and studded leather armour � with his exceptional DEX 17, his AC improved dramatically to 4. He also purchased a short sword, giving him a proficient melee option for the first time. His 40 discretionary thief skill points were allocated, focusing on Open Locks and Find/Remove Traps � determined to never miss another hidden compartment or trap again.
 == Current Status ==
-'''Healthy''' � fully healed at 12/12 HP. Arrived in Saltmarsh with proper equipment at last: armour, thieves' tools, proficient weapons, and the hard-won experience of the Doomed Island.
+'''Healthy''' - 11/12 HP, healed twice by [[Brother Marcus|Marcus]] after nearly dying in the attic. He carries 11 gp, a bag of 4 small diamonds, and the iron key to the locked room, and is down to 44 crossbow quarrels. Increasingly convinced the "haunted" house hides living, profiting men rather than ghosts.
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Mira Ashwood

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	Mira rested on Ventris Island, studying her spellbook and purchasing writing supplies. She now prepares two spells per day � Magic Missile and Sleep � making her significantly more versatile in combat. She seeks opportunities to expand her spellbook with new spells.		Mira rested on Ventris Island, studying her spellbook and purchasing writing supplies. She now prepares two spells per day � Magic Missile and Sleep � making her significantly more versatile in combat. She seeks opportunities to expand her spellbook with new spells.

			=== [[The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh]] ===

			==== The Haunted House ====

			Mira lent a sheet of her parchment for [[Finnegan Cole\|Finn]]'s sketch of the house, and pored over the ruined documents found in an upper bedroom (mould-rotted deeds, nothing useful survived). In a master-bedroom cupboard she caught [[Finnegan Cole\|Finn]]'s wrist before he could touch a cloak furred with '''yellow mould''' - identifying and avoiding the hazard.

			==== Hero of the Attic ====

			When four stirges ambushed [[Finnegan Cole\|Finn]] in the attic and drained him to 0 HP, Mira climbed the rope and - on the round that decided his life - cast '''Sleep''', dropping all four stirges at once so [[Melisana of Ventris\|Melisana]] could finish them. From the stirges' nest she recovered an '''unidentified ring''' she believes to be magical, though she cannot confirm it without Detect Magic.

			==== The Giant Ant Battle ====

			With the party's blades skidding off the ants' armour, Mira loosed her '''Magic Missile''' - an automatic hit that bypassed their shells - to help bring down a doorway ant. Both her spells (Sleep and Magic Missile) are now spent.

	== Current Status ==		== Current Status ==

	'''~~Healthy~~''' ~~� fully healed at~~ 7/7 HP with ~~2 spell slots available~~ (~~Magic Missile + Sleep~~)~~. Arrived in Saltmarsh~~. Still the party ~~member most likely to save everyone when things go wrong~~.		'''Unhurt but spell-less''' - 7/7 HP with no spells remaining until she can rest and re-study her book. She holds an unidentified ring (suspected magical) recovered from the haunted house. Still the party's quiet problem-solver - and, in the attic, the one whose Sleep spell saved Finn's life.

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Brother Marcus

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 Marcus healed over several weeks on Ventris Island, sustained by prayer and the care of Melkeras's household. The battle axe that had served him � despite never being proficient with it � was retired. He purchased a proper footman's mace and flail, weapons befitting a cleric. He now wears the chain mail recovered from Prince Horedel's tomb with a new shield, giving him formidable protection (AC 3) for the trials ahead.
 == Current Status ==
-'''Healthy''' � fully healed at 14/14 HP with all spell slots available. Arrived in Saltmarsh, ready to face whatever haunts the old house. Now properly equipped with proficient weapons and heavy armour.
+'''Wounded and tapped out''' - 10/14 HP, with all healing prayers spent until he can rest and pray anew at dawn. He carries a single-use clerical '''scroll of hold person''' found in the house. He remains convinced the house is no true haunt - he has felt nothing of the undead within it.
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Zeale

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	Zeale recovered slowly on Ventris Island over several weeks. With the party's share of treasure and Melkeras's reward, he purchased proper equipment � chain mail, a shield, a longsword (finally a proficient primary weapon), and a new spear to replace the one lost in the catacombs. He also bought a longbow, rounding out his combat options for the journey ahead.		Zeale recovered slowly on Ventris Island over several weeks. With the party's share of treasure and Melkeras's reward, he purchased proper equipment � chain mail, a shield, a longsword (finally a proficient primary weapon), and a new spear to replace the one lost in the catacombs. He also bought a longbow, rounding out his combat options for the journey ahead.

			=== [[The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh]] ===

			==== Arrival and the Town ====

			Zeale led the party into Saltmarsh and took charge of the investigation - drawing the haunted-house legend out of the townsfolk, securing an audience with the town council, and weighing their offer: 500 gp per party member to cleanse the house, with no aid and no safe passage. He chose to take lodgings and march east at dawn.

			==== The Haunted House ====

			At the cliff-top house Zeale kept the party together and methodical. He led the climb up the rotten kitchen stair to the upper floor and hauled [[Brother Marcus\|Marcus]] free when a tread gave way beneath the heavily-armoured cleric. Crossing the upper gallery he sprang a concealed floor-collapse trap but threw himself clear (DEX save), opening a seven-foot gap that [[Finnegan Cole\|Finn]] later bridged with rope so the party could reach the west wing.

			==== The Giant Ant Battle ====

			When six giant ants boiled out of the corridor, Zeale anchored the doorway shield-wall, trading blows with the hard-shelled foragers round after round. Their chitin (AC 3) turned many a stroke, and a dying ant's bite tore his calf (down to 9/20). Once [[Brother Marcus\|Marcus]]'s Bless steadied the party's aim, Zeale hewed down one of the last two ants in the gap, helping break the swarm.

	== Current Status ==		== Current Status ==

	'''~~Healthy~~''' ~~� fully healed at 20~~/20 HP~~. Arrived in Saltmarsh~~, ~~ready~~ to ~~investigate~~ the ~~haunted~~ house. ~~Now properly equipped with chain mail, shield~~, ~~and proficient weapons~~.		'''Wounded''' - 9/20 HP after the giant ant battle, holding the upper-floor east corridor of the haunted house (Day 2, late morning) and awaiting a proper rest to mend his cuts. He carries [[Finnegan Cole\|Finn]]'s rough sketch of the house's rear. Increasingly certain the "haunting" is a sham - the house hides something living, not dead.

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