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Lioba of Heagyth (Mercantyler)

Approaching the manor shows long-abandoned fields and a few walls reduced to near-rubble. A huge, old-growth oak tree rises on the near side; it was likely a good-sized tree when the manor was first built. The oak has manifested itself as a Dryad named "Bramble".

Adventure Hooks

The Garden Stone

The party is sent to recover a magical Sindarin artifact, a "garden stone" hidden by an agent of Lioba among the ruins of Forstane manor to the west in order to keep it from the hands of Captain Anya Whisperwind.

Some 10 years ago, the garden stone arrived by boat as part of a shipment from Evael to Lioba in Burzyn. Everything was logged by customs and delivered. When reviewing the logs, Captain Anya Whisperwind took the description of the stone to indicate another artifact, one that provides enhanced senses, allowing the holder to better read people's expressions and almost read their minds. Believing that to be incredibly useful to her line of work, she went to confiscate it.

Lioba was not without contacts among the authorities, however, and learned of the upcoming theft. She had her previous assistant take it back to the captain of the boat, an old acquaintance, and asked him to hide it. On a later visit, he revealed that he had hidden it inside the ruined wall of Forstane manor on the south coast of the Osel to the west. The guard came and searched her shop but of course didn't find it, though Anya still occasionally visits the shop and looks around. Lioba hasn't recovered the stone because she didn't have a buyer and couldn't exactly advertise it.

Now she does (Marshal Marak Semadin of Onden) and has sent the PCs off to recover and deliver it to the Marshal at Onden keep. It is ~40km/10leagues from Burzyn to Forstane.

The adventure can include:

• An encounter with Captain Anya Whisperwind.
• Trouble on the road.
• Conflict with the Dryad or Vine Horror at Forstane manor.