bi-weekly Wyld Hunt campaign

Elufer's response to Svaroh was unusually speedy for an elf. Nonetheless, it was not surprising as Elufer had her own priorities and acted very methodically and adhering to her calendar. 

'Svaroh Steelword,

A neatly geared traveler from Bree pinned a short notice to the board at Thorin's Hall. The message was soliciting Longbeards for a journey with supposedly a noble cause.

There were many dwarves around, which gave Freddie confidence in finding the right candidates for their trip. Next stop for her would be the tavern - it was time to sample the local brews that Svaroh recommended! 

A letter delivered to Svaroh's residence at Thorin's Hall by the local Ered Luin messenger, supposedly arriving from Ered Luin's Wyld Hunt Den, but clearly originating from Rivendell.

Elufer studied the imperfections of translational symmetry of the shard, measured and calculated its geometry and compared it to its light refraction in attempts to uncover any hook or a secret key to opening the crystal's power for The Wyld Hunt. She ended up with a lot of factual information, but she had yet to find out the application of it in different environments.

Fredericka walked on the streets of Trestlebridge town and toward its namesake bridge. It amazed her how the bridge did not burn down, while many of the houses in town were now smoldering coals. The orcs did considerable damage to this settlement, and it was even more worrisome that their threat was not entirely eliminated. Fredericka had a couple of days free in town as her company was healing and gathering strength and resources to pursue their journey North. She resolved to help the town’s recovery in any way she could. 

Their road from Wyld Hunt’s Second Base in Bree-land was largely uneventful. The stay at Bree's hunting lodge was brief and boring. From Bree-town they headed North along the Greenway. Light drizzle started shortly after they left. On this rainy evening, the group got close to the small town of Trestlebridge - and noticed that the citizens were in distress…