Story so far
What happened
Valen survived the shrine but his spirit did not return with his body. Krivahn sent the party to the Shell of Many Dreams, an ancient shaman able to guide them into the Spirit Realm. They awakened beneath a bruised sky where lies weakened them and honest admissions produced silver crystals capable of cutting the crimson roots binding Valen.
Each companion offered a truth, and together they reached Towerheart. The entity offered Roland one absolute answer in exchange for breaking his horn, marking a friend, or surrendering his future. The party immediately tried to exploit the wording by insisting they were not friends. Towerheart accepted the argument and marked Billy Bumbler—the one companion Roland could not honestly deny. They freed Valen and returned to Mireholm with Billy’s eye burning red and their legal victory looking suspiciously like defeat.