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title: Annals of Elk's Run 1246
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# Winter 1246
## First session
+ Party at the Winter Solstice
+ Norse refugees come visiting
+ Ercc needs to find a sword
+ The pilgrimidge if the 5 churches must begin on the Saints feast day... if the Crone is to be beleived.
+ The sword is "storm cutter", a sword set with powerful enchanted stones... it has powers, even healing itself just two years ago when a long cracked stone healed on Ragnar Lodbrok's birthday
+ [Saint Finbar of Cork](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finbar_of_Cork#:~:text=Saint%20Finbar%2C%20Finbarr%2C%20Finnbar%2C,of%20the%20Diocese%20of%20Cork)
+ St. Finbar is the patron Saint of Cork, and was a well known healer.
+ The five reliquaries of St. Finbar, Patron Saint of Cork, are actually five powerful reliquary rings that all have health related properties, and each of them cannot be physically separated from the desiccated finger segment of the saint himself. He wore them all on his right hand but willed each ring to a different student of his, provided they promise to support pilgrimage to them. Each of the five was instructured to open their own church somewhere in Ireland.... Most chose Cannaught, one Munster.
+ His feast day is 25 September
+ [Lettermore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettermore)
+ Regina/Gretta: Note: a way to find the fair folk to clean the storm cutter, to go find Harold to find them. Also bring in the prince so we can interrogate him. So many things to do!
+ the Crone - lady Oracle - who was under attack by disease spirits
+ ignores youth
+ Saying of
+ ... There is no danger to those who do not have a month of years
+ ... A pilgrimage to kiss each ring on the holy right hand of Cork will end the pestilence
+ ... The first step on the day of his feast,
+ ... The last no later than day of the holy babe in his manger
+ ... Failure is to lose the elders of all Ireland
+ Storm Cutter is their clan sword, and a few years back it seemed to be tainted in a battle against a dark foe
+ left with Fey for cleaning
+ the Norse do not know exactly what happened
+ the Crone saw that Ercc would be the one to cleanse the sword by kissing the 5 rings of the holy Irish Saint
+ king Bulvai is in a coma
+ he's 33 and despite being quite virile now seems tainted too
## Second (when?) and Third Session 7 February
Polisis ex Jerbiton of Ashenrise was spying on Ercc's party.
He took a medical interest in the disease spirits, and thought
Ercc might be responsible. Once he heard Ercc's story, he was
happy enough, and gifted him 30d, a valuable pearl, and 3p
Corpus vis in chess pieces.
## Fourth Session (21 February)
Ercc enters Cierella's forest to ask her for advice about the tainted sword.
They meat Adan, the master scout among the crows of Cierella's court.
This time, they are allowed to the queen's palace,
which is surrounded by an elaborate guarden. They meet an old councillor who
offers to make introductions. They have an interesting conversation, which makes
the walk through the garden a long one. The palace looks as it is receding into the
distance as they enjoy the walk.
*Somebody has spoken my destiny,* says Ercc.
Cierella has a smith, but they point him towards a smith on Iceland. There
is a crystal bridge which they can use for easy travel. It is guarded on the
far side by the bridge troll Rolf, and they have to answer a riddle to pass.
He directs them to the inn, but the smithy is only two houses further, so they
go directly there.
The smith has not been able to repair the sword. Some evil, demonic, black
force seem to be attacking the blade. he points out that the seventh gem is
not the original faerie one, but has been replaced by an Hermetic enchantment.
Apart from the seventh gem, the sword is dwarven forged.
The smith is an old friend of Frida, the Oracle, and asks them to pass his regards.
On the return, the party passes through the inn, to take som books for Rolf.
Rolf is lonely and has not seen travellers for years.
He offers them one of his long read books as a Gift.
Returning to Elk's Run, Ercc places the sword in a Circular Ward Against
Demons, level 25, penetration 8.
## Fifth session (28 February)
### Ercc meets Bulvai
Ercc uses Leap of Homecoming to go and see Bulvai, using the sword
as the arcane connection. He names three Hermetic magi who have
visited Iceland, Darius, who is an old man, and Nemia and Olga, whom
he has not met in person. As far as he knows, they have no covenant
on Iceland, but stay with various noble courts.
## Sixth session (13 March)
## Rewards
+ Source Quality 15 for those who were active in all sessions; 13 for missing one or more
+ +4 confidence points
## Summer 1246
## Autumn 1246
### The trip the the Magic Realm
Alexander run adventure - fresh oak leaves 15xp in Herbam Vis, 2 confidence points
### Ercc's Pilgrimage
Ercc's adventure. Ercc's pilgrimage 12xp + 2 confidence
## Winter 1247
## Spring 1247
Tim's Copper Mine Trip
## Summer 1247
## Autumn 1247
## 1248
