499 AD: The Adventure of the Whispering Path

Sir Bran traveled to Cambridge in the service of our lord's household, and will report on his actions here at a later date. Sir Gwynnod took the year to get familiar with his new landholdings.

Sir Sarf led Sirs Grufydd, Dalen, Clydlee & Perrin north, in response to rumors of restless spirits haunting the lands of Lonazep.

The group left the road and walked the Whispering Path. Two nights along, Sir Perrin spotted spectral dogs with glowing red eyes. He bravely stood his ground, even though he recognized them as the hounds of the Wild Hunt. Sir Dalen quickly pursued the horses that were spooked by the hounds, running off into the night after them.

Sirs Sarf, Grufydd & Clydlee showed exceptional valor by not only standing in view of the fiends, but following them into the night woods. Dalen & Perrin waited at camp for their return.

By dawn, only Grufydd, Clydlee and Sarf's squire made it back to camp. The squire reported that Sarf continued the pursuit long after his own horse could go no further. We feared that Sir Sarf, most renowned of our group, had been lost for all time.

Sir Grufydd went to find his body, while the rest of us went to find a good Christian holy man to tell us how we might banish these evil spirits.

Sir Grufydd did indeed find Sarf, and only by the blessing of their Pagan gods was he still alive! The two bravely continued along the accursed trail.

The records are unclear, but we know for sure that both Sarf and Grufydd emerged from the Whispering Path tied over the backs of their horses, battered and unconscious. The bravery of Sarf's squire, and the continued blessings of their Pagan gods, were the only things that saved them from death deep in those evil woods.

The saga continues at the turn of the century...