Our brave band of monster hunters, who normally are given missions and contracts by their benefactor Birch Jackdaw, were instead approached directly. A lizardfolk shaman asked the group to recover a strange artifact that, according to the shaman, could cause catastrophic consequences if not brought back to him.
The group set out for the distant land of Q’Barra on on an airship that Mara Amakirr procured through her house connections. Upon boarding the ship, Asher Rothbard made friends with a fellow traveler and mage named Redigast and his werewolf cub companion while the others settled down for the trip. While flying over the country of Thrane, the airship was boarded by customs officials from the Church of the Silver Flame asking after any monstrosities that might be onboard. The group unquestioningly hid their knowledge of the wizard and werewolf duo, and Serpa Contran used an illusion of a full grown werewolf to throw the soldiers off their trail. Thanks to Asher and Leonaris Shironii using their magical abilities to enhance the illusion, the solders followed the “beast” and watched it inexplicably jump over the railing of the ship, plummeting down to the ground below. Thanks to some quick talk from Torinn Draxiros, the soldiers left the ship in pursuit of the beast, allowing the group to pass over Thrane unmolested. Redigast showed his appreciation for the assistance by telling the group of his planned haven for the werewolves and offering knowledge if they stop by his tower in Aundair.
Finally arriving over the Endworld Mountains, their destination was almost in sight when the group was attacked by three giant flying Glidewings. They fought valiantly, but Serpa fell in the fight early on. The rest of the gang fought back against the remaining beasts, with Leonaris striking the killing blow on one as it tried to take off with Serpa. However, both Mara and and Leonaris fell unconscious at the last moment, allowing the last remaining Glidewing to take off with both of them in its clutches. Basil Haretrapper, occupied with finishing off the the second Glidewing, could only watch as two members of the group flew off into the distance.