.. _loudwater-to-parnast:

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Loudwater To Parnast
====================


.. topic:: Companions

    - :ref:`einarr`
    - :ref:`malcon`
    - :ref:`knuckles`
    - :ref:`searos`


**Start**: :ref:`loudwater`

**End**: :ref:`parnast`

**Duration**: 9 Days


Journal
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Day 1
^^^^^
Overnight :ref:`einarr` spots a cart heading West past the campsite to :ref:`loudwater`, it doesn't stop.

Day 2
^^^^^
:ref:`einarr` spots a broken crate, it's filled with Iron Ore, with a Platinum ingot (worth ~250GP).

Later that day we see a broken wagon, which had taken a boulder to the side flipping it.

Day 3
^^^^^
After passing the turning to Orlbar :ref:`einarr` hears a fight ahead on the road.

We rush in.

Stone Giants attacking a group of wagons and the :ref:`oraldin-braves` trying to hold them off.  We kill all the Stone Giants, and the :ref:`oraldin-braves` head on their way, aiming to go all the way to :ref:`waterdeep`.

Day 4
^^^^^

Day 5
^^^^^
Pass through :ref:`llorkh`, speaking to :ref:`yurgunn-goblinbane`.

Day 6
^^^^^
Pass the turning to the :ref:`llorkh-mines`, but ignore it to stick to the main road.

Day 7
^^^^^
Up in the Dawn Pass proper we spot a wagon in the distance, riddled with arrows.

:ref:`gramdoul` walks up to it trying to look frail.
The wagon has been dragged off to one side.
There is a large rent in the canopy on one side.
Inside is a crate of rotten meat.
The drivers seat has dried blood on it.

:ref:`knuckles` spots evidence of a scuffle and footprints leading off up the scree slope to the South.
:ref:`searos` identifies there are more pairs of footprints leaving than arriving.

Following the tracks up the scree slope leads to a settlement on a plateau overlooking the road to the East.
The path we took was more direct.
The campfire hasn't been used for at least 3 days.

In the campfire is the remains of a list written in Thieves Cant with names, genders, ages.
Some have dates too, some of those are only 5-6 days old.

During watch that night :ref:`gramdoul` spots a figure in the distance and gives chase alerting the rest of the :ref:`party`.
The figure gets away.


Day 8
^^^^^
Continuing to head East Hrafna spots some smashed wagons and footprints leading off the road to the South-East.

Overnight there are no bird sounds.

Day 9
^^^^^
Following the footprints leads to the remains of a Stone Giant.

Arrive in :ref:`parnast` later in the day.