Editing 11/18/23 -- Operation Gold Garden

* 11/18/23 - Gold Garden - 22nd of Beocht, 715 A.R.
** Led by Guy
** Before departure
*** Bloom drops off maps to Kordell
*** Guy finishes up carpentry and gathers everyone
*** Damon goes to the blacksmith
**** Wants her to modify his bow
**** More draw strength
**** Running short on high grade iron
**** If he can get some higher quality material, she can help
**** Gives him a nail file, easier the slide, the higher the quality
**** Tapping should result in more hollow sound
*** Spending 1 intel
**** What are 2 approaches we can take on the mission
***** Field full of overgrown wild herds to west of hut
***** North, dense forest
***** Assault hut - clear out enemies
***** Stealth based
***** Either could work
*** Bringing 1 tinderbox and small vial of oil:  -1 scrap material
*** Risky Position - Engagement Roll
** Departed
*** Chattering in the air
**** Individual with plague doctor mask + robe
**** Exposed guts and gore coming out of robe
**** A crow - a scout of the impure
**** Very quick and keen eyed
**** Trying to hide
**** Crow sniffs air
**** Sounds to bloom like a distorted frog
**** Discordant note to vocalization
**** Claw makes mark on nearby tree
**** Jumps from branch to branch in opposite direction
**** Bloom looks at mark
**** Mark glows, almost like he is pulled into it
**** Finds himself looking at horde of running crows from the cabin
**** Some marks say clear, danger, suspicion
**** Marked suspicion here
**** Finds himself sitting at home
***** Eating dinner
***** Calm evening
***** Laughter, joy
***** Dinner is a plate filled with maggots and other grubs
***** Smell of sulfur
***** Carved into dinner table is a similar mark
***** Back in the forest
*** Making approach from the north
**** Trees are sickly
***** Roots pulled from ground
***** Like trees were pulled up from the ground
**** Leaves are falling, but it is spring
**** Hear chattering noise ahead
**** Wild herbs, thick grooves around cabin where wagons used to be
**** Blossomed around
**** Newer creature
***** Body type and build of the warper once known as Amus
***** Not sure what it can do
***** Dripping bile near its mouth
***** “Spitter”
**** Crows in the trees
**** Crows inside as well
*** Combat
**** Sneak attack from the north
**** Damon shot fire arrows at Blossomed
**** Others focused other creatures that got close
**** Spitter
***** 7d6*4 for main spit attack
**** The Ring attacks too
**** Mad Alchemist
***** Throwing potions at us
***** Large splash damage
**** Crow
***** Have Wolfpack power
**** We are getting fucked up
***** Bloom (-2 health blocks)
***** Guy (-2 health blocks)
***** Damon (-1 health blocks)
***** Thomas (-1 health blocks)
*** Guy was left behind
*** Used 2 Recovery on Bloom
*** Thomas is distraught
** Kordell says the battle to retake Tpres is looming
** If we can get the forces, we can do a recovery mission
** Kordell is sobbing, she hates losing, having a harder time accepting the losses
*** Damon gave Kordell a hug
** '''You can get bonuses for going to activities at camp'''