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Summary

Adventure: Shadows In Play
GM: Anne
Season: Autumn 826 WK
Night: Monday
Location: Sunnyvale
Level: Low

Party

1. Teddy a male Mind Mage, Hobbit played by Kelvin
2. Persephone a female Necromancer, Human played by Amy Rose
3. Echelon a male Celestial Mage, Elf played by Zarne
4. Amira a female E&E mage, Human played by Jono Bean
5. Eydis a female Mind Mage, Dwarf played by Kelsie

Employer

Walter

Mission

To investigate and solve the disturbances across Children's Playground. Walter would like a full report of what the party finds.

Pay

10,000sp each, Greaters and potions presented on agreement of job.

Whispers from the Black Canopy

Bound by rope and dwindling spells, the party pressed into the dark heart of the forest. The latest nights carry them from the watchful trees to a black pool whose reflection offers a vision of betrayal, and then onward toward a sickly green pulse that seems to breathe with the forest itself.

Scribe Notes

Night 9: The Black Pool

The pool shows a delayed reflection of betrayal

The pool shows a delayed reflection of betrayal

The path widened into another uneasy pause, and there the party found a pool of water so black it seemed to drink the light around it. It was only fifteen feet across, still as polished glass, yet nothing about it felt natural. When the adventurers looked down, their reflections appeared a heartbeat late, copying each movement only after the moment had passed.

Then the reflections stopped copying them at all. The dark surface showed the party standing somewhere else, in a clearing dusted with ash. In that vision, Ichalon drew his ninjato and struck one of his companions while the words "finally get to..." hung unfinished in the air. Whether prophecy, warning, or manipulation, the image left the company shaken. The forest had found a new way to speak: not with a whisper in the fog, but with the possibility of betrayal.

Night 10: The Green Pulse

The party approaches the sickly green pulse at the forest core

The party approaches the sickly green pulse at the forest core

After the pool, the forest allowed no easy retreat into certainty. The path stretched onward, widening briefly before narrowing again between dark trunks. The ground changed underfoot, growing soft and ashen, as though every step pressed into the remains of something long burned away.

Ahead, a sickly green light pulsed through the trees. It did not shine like a lantern or spell, but throbbed with the rhythm of something alive. With it came a deep resonant inhaling sound, vast and slow, as if the forest itself were drawing breath. The party pressed toward it with dwindling magic, fatigue gathering at their shoulders, and the knowledge that whatever waited ahead might be the heart of the darkness, a guardian, a trap, or the thing that had been testing them all along.

Key Facts

• The black pool reflects the party with a visible delay before showing a different ash-covered scene.
• The vision shows Ichalon drawing his ninjato and striking one of his companions, though whether this is prophecy, warning, or manipulation is unresolved.
• After the pool, the path narrows and the ground becomes soft and ashen.
• A sickly green light pulses ahead, accompanied by a deep resonant inhaling sound.

People and Places

• Ichalon - Seen in the pool vision striking a companion with a ninjato.
• The black pool - A still, ink-dark pool that shows delayed reflections and a disturbing alternate scene.
• The forest core - The apparent destination marked by the green pulse and breathing sound.

Lore and Clues

• The forest may be testing the party through visions, fear, hope, and possible betrayal.
• The green pulse may mark the heart of the disturbance, a guardian, a trap, or the thing controlling the forest.
• The ash-covered imagery links the pool vision and the terrain near the pulse, but the connection needs GM review.

Loot and Rewards

• TBC - No new treasure or payment changes recorded for these nights.

Unresolved Threads

• What does the pool vision mean for Ichalon and the party?
• Is the green pulse the source of the forest disturbance or another test before the true source?
• What caused the ash underfoot, and is it connected to the vision in the pool?

Buffs & Mil Sci

• TBC - Review current spells, marching order, rope order, and military scientist notes before moving this to the campaign page.

GM Review Notes

• Test output generated from Scribe Notes Reader Mode chapters 9 and 10 using the updated DQWiki house-style template.
• Images are embedded within each night section rather than placed in a separate gallery.
• Review character spellings, especially Ichalon/Echelon, before copying to Shadows In Play.
• Confirm whether the green pulse should be described as the forest core, a guardian, or an unknown phenomenon.