12/23/2012 Summary

After climbing out of the well the group quickly returns to the "Wayfarer's Place Inn & Tavern." They request a room and Cersei and the Boy fall asleep to rest from their almost deadly encounters.
 - The rest of the group meets with the Sheriff and they present Wally's body and the stolen goods.

1. Cyrus and Idris return back to the inn while Amelia, Logan, and Aurence head to a temple.
  - Once there they speak to Steven the Druid/Priest, who is in charge, and he lets them know of a strange occurrence at Crystal Shores.
  - Steven tells them they must make their way to the Blushing Trout Inn, speak to Hershel (a retired Druid), collect the artifact and find the lost adventurers.

2. They make their way back to the Inn. Aurence and Logan decide to wake up the Boy, so that he can assist them.
  - Logan gives the Boy 4 berries that Steve had given him, and the Boy miraculously heals 100%
  - Cersei is awoken as well to get ready for the journey ahead, still incredibly weak she moves sluggishly and cautious.
  - While everyone in the group is packing and making sure to properly store all their belongings, the Boy decides to steal a lantern from the inn.

3. The group buys a mule to carry the carriage the Sheriff had given them. Cersei sleeps the entire way to Crystal shores while Idris watches over her. Logan talks to some raccoons, Cyrus stays alert, while Aurence sings and plays a slow ballad...
  - They reach the town at dusk and have their first encounter with the town's Blacksmith
  - He directs them to the Blushing Trout but isn't very pleasant.
  - Once at the Blushing Trout the Fellowship of Eight notice that something is terribly off....
    - The Innkeeper and his daughter are super sick, the Innkeeper lets them know where Hershel lives and the quickly make their way out of the inn.

4. Hershel the retired Druid now keeps himself busy by making ale, he offers some to the group and much to their surprise it has healing powers and makes Cersei completely healthy again.
  - Hershel warns the group about people dying, a darkness looming over the city that no one seems to know where it comes from.
  - He tells them about the lost adventurers and the ring they were after.
  - After being incredibly helpful he sends them on their way to fend for themselves for the night.

5. Amelia casts a spell to see if evil is lurking and to her surprise the evil she feels is like unany other and it shakes her to her core.
  - Amelia convinces everyone that its best for them to spend the night at the barn next to inn so they can purify their water and food. She wants everyone to stay as far away as possible from the illness the Innkeeper and his family have succumbed to.
  - the group spends an uneventful night in the barn and in the morning the make their way out of the barn to find some food.

6. There are terrible noises coming from the Blushing Trout, the boy runs over and opens the door and finds that the inn keeper and his family are now zombies!
   -Quickly the group prepares for an attack, Cersei redeems herself and kills the 1st and 2nd zombie, while Idris completes the win by killing the 3rd.