Willowwood Elves probe into North Hills.

  Acting on evidence gathered from their raid against the vampire and information from Mage-Master Evanzanthis of House Goldenfae, Magandella and a Yon Elf expedition wound its way deep into the North Hills to the site of an extinct volcano believed to be the nesting site of a Blue Dragon. Instead they met with the Gnoll forces that had been staging raids throughout the region.

  The Elves found their way barred in the ruins of an abandoned dwarf mining hamlet. The Gnolls took the high ground and set their spears for the charge of the glittering Elven cavalry. Elven steel triumphed, despite the presence of some awoken ghouls. Keeping their nerve the Yon Elves succeeded in driving off the Gnolls, their prince receiving a lethal arrow to the chest from Abigale as he screemed curses at them.

  Buoyed by their victory over the Gnolls, the Elves sent out a scouting company led by Esmeralda to the western wetlands, where they encountered troll territories. Unfortunately for the Elves their confidence overreached their ability as their magic was thwarted and their arrows failed to find its targets. The scouting company returned to the main group and came back in force. Masterful planning coupled with cat-like reflexes saw the elven host smash into the Troll line, sweeping it aside in a wave of mithril blades and blazing arrows. The battle was over quickly and after interrogating some of the captured Trolls,  the victorious elves returned to the willowwood. contemplating their return to the North Hills.