Smell the air
The scent is sweet
We're baking bread
And sizzling meat!
-Springa Inn
You continue onward and finally, around a bend of the river you come to an open valley. Ahead there's a cliff edge and below, spread between the arms of the mountains, is a glorious mist-shrouded forest. A ray of sunlight pierces the air from the mountains behind you as you gaze down and reflects off a ribbon of river far below.
To the south there's a rocky promontory with a huge ruined pile of wooden structures leaning and sagging into each other, covered in tapestries of moss. Some trees grow up the slope and lean out over the precipice, their roots dangling. The road branches, going south up the hillside to the wooden ruin. It continues from the split up to the cliff, where it turns and crosses the river with a fine, sturdy stone-block bridge. It then continues downward, zigzagging and cutting into the cliff face, to the bottom. The bridge has a pair of stone pillars built to lean at a steep angle , their bases extending upriver and their crowns sticking out into the sky over the cliff edge.
The riverbed runs under the bridge and plunges straight down to the basin at the bottom, where there is a big pile of boulders and a still-shadowed pool below them. Only a trickle flows from the pool down the Lower River at this point; the tributaries they mentioned must come in farther downriver.
The area is quiet. There are no birds, no beasts. In the upper wood you saw occasional animals, but none here.
Claire, Charlotte, and Pearl are here. Everyone is completely covered in blood. The dazzling winter sun shines at the top of the eastern mountains, surrounded by an enormous
halo.
Equipment
Clothes: Fur Cloak, Trousers, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch, Floppy Boot Hat, Cloth-Wrapped Sandals
Armor: None
Jewelry: Ceramic Ocarina Necklace (0 ENC)
In Hand: Flimsy Goblin Spear, Lame Torch (Lit)
Satchel [10/10]:a Big Heavy Book [Unlocked] (10 ENC), Densely-Written Love Letter (0 ENC)
Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bottle [1/1]: 2 Pints of Unknown Liquid
Torch
Sausages x2 (1 ENC)
Bread Loaf
Jug [1/4]: 2 Pints Hard Cider
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Compass
Pocketknife
Engraved Lighter
Pack of Cards
Handful of Bugs
Engraved Gold Engagement Ring
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Belt with Axe Loop and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Bow
Sturdy Backpack [7/20]: Hardtack x10 (1 ENC), Salamander Hide x3 (3 ENC), Salamander Head (3 ENC)
Hand Axe (Belt Loop)
Quiver [1/1]: Arrows x39
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
50' Rope (2 ENC)
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants with Two Dagger Sheaths, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Bandolier with Six Dagger Sheaths, Belt with Sword Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Short Sword
Cute Square Backpack [3/10]: Mixed Nuts x3 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Rolled Blanket
7 Daggers (Belt Sheaths)
1 Melty Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Dark Purple Fur-Lined Pants, Grey Cloth Shirt, Brown Leather Vest, Deep Green Hooded Cloak, Brown Leather Gloves, Brown Leather Boots, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: Silver Bracelets x5 (0 ENC)
In Hand: Dagger
Satchel [10/10]: Dried Fruit x5 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Pearl's Spellbook {Pyrotechnics, Whispered Message} (5 ENC), Coffer [Locked] [2/3]: 75 oz Gold, 100 oz. Silver (3 ENC)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 8 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Hollow Reeds and Cobweb x35 (Whispered Message)
Guano and Sulfur Balls x22 (Pyrotechnics)
Lockpick Kit (1 ENC)
(Unknown)
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