Welcome to the Sibling's Podcast (a D&D 5e adventure)!
In order to catch up to Jean (the necromancer trying to awaken the dark wizard, Kasternovich), our group had to go through the old second entrance to the wizard's crypt, through the old Craven mausoleum in a sinking graveyard. Before catching up with Jean, who had the benefit of teleportation, our heroes had to face swampies and Northewyn's ghost herself! Only once these obstacles were faced did the group finally catch up to Jean and attempt to thwart his evil plan to wake Kasternovich. Kasternovich, alas, rose from his slumber, but the group did manage to keep one of the final chains from being severed before he arose! Northewyn's ghost now lays at rest, having been brought to peace when Southerina laid down her own life in exchange. The crack between East and West was ripped open, allowing the magic from the tomb to pour out into the city. Craven house collapsed in in the middle, and the prison was put entirely to ruin. Our heroes barely made it out, Lythander taking the longer path through to the mausoleum once more knowing he was faster than everyone else just to ensure that Annie was safe, but Annie had already been picked up by her father.
Upon returning to the city, the group begins quickly helping everyone to settle. Xavier takes over to be in charge of East Craven as it is revealed that Lord Craven has been murdered, one of the hired hands he brought in having apparently been an assassin. Xavier vows to work with Kip and Kyle to reunite Craven. It is discovered that the alcohol in West Craven was poisoned while the alcohol in East Craven had been laced with a sleep spell, so both sides are dealing with the repercussions of a day of festivities. Anceross, an old friend of Lythander's, makes it to town in the aftermath to finally catch up with Lythander -- and he brings a wake of trouble with him!
A festival is still had, hosted by the PCs to celebrate the reunification of Craven. There's singing, dancing, merriment, and our group figures out what their next steps forward need to be to train and grow stronger as individuals, realizing that they have a potentially bigger fight ahead of them than any of them originally bargained for. Lythander plans to go off towards Bedford with Anceross for his training, while Anarchy and Jim decide to stay in Craven to help with the rebuilding effort while completing their own meditative journeys.