Wolves in the Wood

Wolves in the Wood is a quest completed by the Adventurers.

The Quest
At the Sleeping Stag Inn, one of Hogstone's farmers, Harrald, was in despair. Wolves had been encroaching onto his land at Westmill Farm, and one of his cows had recently been killed. Having heard from Ranulph about the Adventurers, he asked them for their help.

The adventurers travelled to the Pines, but could not find any tracks. However they did hear a howl further within the forest. They followed the sound but found no pack when they arrived there, to the surprise of everyone except Ronan.

However at this point they heard a group of howls deeper in the forest, which they again followed. When they delved deeper south, a pack of three wolves came at them. Kyanna attempted to communicate with the Wolves to calm them, but this had no effect. However the Adventurers made swift work of them, with Farrus firing an arrow directly through one wolfs head, Maiya cutting off the head of another in one swipe, and Karkuro inflicting deadly necrotic damage on the final one, his eyes glowing as he unleashed his power.

As the Adventurers started to relax, Maiya and Kyanna sensed the fight was not over. Suddenly a second, larger pack descended on the Adventurers from behind, taking the rest of the group unawares. This fight proved to be harder fought, with Gauner and Ronan barely surviving the attacks. Ronan shocked everyone by pulling out a strange weapon, firing a blast of crackling energy, that although on first attempt missed its target, was enough to bring the eyes of all of the party onto her. With her second shot, the deadly weapon killed one of the wolves instantly. Alongside this terrifying weapon, it was the dark magic of Karkuro Soven, and the lethal accuracy of Gauner's rapier that helped the Adventurers overcome the wolves, with the sounds of a dolorous bell accompanying their dying howls.

When the fight was done, the Adventurers attempted to skin the wolves for their pelts, with varying degrees of success. The Adventurers took these pelts back to the Sleeping Stag. Harrald, overcome with joy, presented the Adventurers with a large sack of turnips. A reward that was gratefully received by Maiya, but less so than the urchin boy Gauner