I Have Had it with These Motherfucking Mites

The exploration was fairly uneventful as the party travelled along the Shrike River. They came across a ruined river crossing called "Nettle's Crossing" and debated on how to get across, when Garett rang the crossing bell and summoned an undead man named Davik Nettles. The former Brevic engineer asked them to kill the Stag Lord and throw the body into the river to bring him eternal peace, as the bandit king's men had murdered Ol' Nettles. Artesia was perturbed by this, but Garett managed to reason with him and get them safe passage across. They got to talking with the undead, and he revealed that he knew ANOTHER Sir Garett once, which seemed to make Garett quite upset and sad. They then kept moving.

In the night, Nisha received a dream visit from an apparition - a beautiful woman with long hair and a crown of leaves. The dream was vague, but the woman gave her what she wanted most - a place to call home, and a crown of gold upon her horned head. Nisha woke up remembering a message: "This could be yours." On the 2nd of Gozran, the party sped back to Bokken's hut, encountering ANOTHER herd of elk on the way, and turned in the fangberries he'd asked for. In exchange, he offered them a 25% discount on potions for a month, and they placed an order for several potions and rode off to Oleg's.

They arrived, fatigued, to the trading post, and turned in several quests. Oleg and Svetlana were very happy to get their ring back, and they were promised 1000gp of Trading Post credit as a reward. They also turned in Tuskgutter's head, and then spoke with Yulia who revealed that a second charter had come in from Brevoy - a quest to kill or capture the Stag Lord in exchange for vast amounts of gold, a piece of land and a noble title. The party then noticed that Yulia has no shadow, and under the questioning of the party she was forced to reveal that she had consorted with the archdevil Geryon, and was forced to flee Cheliax for breaking a pact with him and was cursed as a result. The party seemed quite taken aback by this, and Artesia went to pray for guidance instead of going instant murder mode for once. The rest of the party commissioned a Belt of Mighty Constitution for Sir Garett, and the evening passed. The next day was spent in the trading post, resting and recovering.

On the 4th of Gozran, they set out again. They quickly encountered a band of mites out for vengeance, but Vizma made rocks fall on their heads, killing them all instantly and the party moved on. The next night, they were ambushed by mites once again, and these ones were smarter; They approached in the night, using stealth to their advantage. However, the party still dealt with them fairly easily. The next morning, they kept exploring.