<div class="floatright"><strong>Glysora</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=309005.msg15014880#msg15014880)<br/>(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/a8/d0/eba8d0f0f10ea36e50e667b896eeb096.jpg)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Info</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>HP:</strong> 45/45<br/><strong>AC:</strong> 15<br/><strong>Effects:</strong> Mage Armor<br/></div></div></div><br/>Glysora looks over Guan and replies her question; "Lord Valis is vampire yes and city has lots of them, but outside the city they are vulnerable to daylight and direwolves attack several miles off the city and wander about. Valis nor vampires in city are skilled trackers or wilderness skills to hunt alone the direwolves. What comes vampires prowess with dogs, it apply only to regular wolves. Direwolves are only controlled by very powerful vampires and there is none since Lord Crimson was defeated who was capable of such deed. Some rumors even say since direwolves started attacking after Lord Crimson fell, that he kept the pack in check in Darklands.<br/><br/>What comes rewards there are many what you can pick, all depending on generosity of lord Valis though and what his mood is. He may offer gold brand quality slaves, which if use your terms, either prized trained gladiator slave, exotic broken concubine or magical binded caster. Items wise uncommon or rare kind are possible as are some exotic one use items like spellstones of fourth tier magic, one use, example."<br/><br/>However as group travels much farther and approach start of Darkwoods region which road travels through, they are stalked from the shadows....<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Anyone with passive perception 14 (rangers get to roll if they do not beat passive score)</div><div class="spoiler_body">You spot a gang of direwolves (total 8), 4 each side of road, flanking the party and about to attack the group. Anyone who fails passive perception are treated as surprised and gets no act this round. Those who pass roll initiative check, direwolves got 12 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=138617) on their initiative and they start attack from 25'ft away each side (it's 50'ft wide road yes). They move just beyond bushes so entering adjacent to them your entering difficult terrain. Those who beat direwolves Ini with +2 or greater Ini mod gets to act before direwolves do (but despite warning rest party acts on round 1).<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">GM notes (do not read)</div><div class="spoiler_body">230 XP to each player, Hard encounter (include Glysora to party and party CR counted as 4)<br/>http://dhmstark.co.uk/rpgs/encounter-calculator-5th/<br/>https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/dire-wolf</div></div></div></div>