Lost Lakes: Griffon Hunt

The FuneralAt the funeral of Ser Wess, Knight of the Half Moon, the castle town of Caragon came together to mourn their hero, laid low by the talons of a griffon. Saskia Ring-taker came to mourn not only her acquaintance, but her inroad to establish a new trade connection between her home of Fendell and the city of Caragon. With the knight dead, her hopes to fulfill her mission seemed dashed. Henrik Iron-tongue came to mourn his lord, who saw fit to spare him from the noose when poverty or pride led him to thievery. And anyway, the funeral of a noble would be filled with easy marks: indeed, Henrik's hands slipped into many pockets unfelt. Tybalt the Roadworn came not to mourn at all. He was too late to claim Ser Wess's life himself (for by a slight long ago, Ser Wess had ensured Tybalt's fall from the crown's academy), and found only a chance to bring a dark omen on the procession, calling on the winds to screech and howl, and tumble the corpse from the funeral pyre. As Saskia spoke…