Having slain the King of Roses, you returned to Fort Thorn. Sir Gyrad then informed you of a problem with rampaging Owlbears (Badger responded that Owlbear are always rampaging). You set out for the owlbear nest, intent on removing them from the area, and you were successful.
After defeating the owlbears (and finding a puppy), the party decided to skip the middleman and head for the river, to investigate the monthly contamination. The Party arrived early on the shores of Mist lake and decided to camp out for the next several days. On the 3rd day a hydra attacked the camp, and was quickly disposed of. At dawn on the 4th day a line of shadows appeared on the shore of the lake apparently fighting something. Akar, noticing that the Shadows weren’t behaving correctly decided to defend the line of shadows, and subsequently engaged a pack of barbarian wraiths. After the adventurers defeated the wraiths a shadow emerged from the forest and left behind a sword… and a note…
It is now time to decide what to do…