At the Gate
You are getting ready. Pack what you'll regret leaving behind. The road has not started; you can still go back into town.
Three things they don't put on the gear list: a second waterskin, a second pair of socks, a small bell.
The Body Today
Don't goDon't go yet. The body is asking for one more meal, one more cup, one more night.
The day's meters
HP
124 / 124
Stamina
86 / 86
Morale
92 / 100
Matrix: FOUNDATION HOLDING
Pell: i have seen this. the walker who starts here finishes in the hospital, or worse.
What you could cook
surface: campNothing in your pack will become a meal right now. The recipes below tell you what you are missing.
Visit the Golden Kettle for ingredients, or the market for what the stalls have today.
A simple stew
need: open-fire-with-pot / inn-kitchen / wayhouse / friend-cottageyields: A wholesome stew (4 bites; freshness fresh)
Grilled fresh fish
need: open-fire / open-fire-with-pot / inn-kitchen / wayhouseyields: Fresh river fish (cooked at fire) (4 bites; freshness fresh)
Camp porridge
need: open-fire-with-pot / wayhouseyields: Camp porridge (2 bites; freshness fresh)
Toasted bread (with butter, if there is butter)
missing ingredientsmissing: food-loaf-wheat · Buy at the Golden Kettle
yields: Toast over the fire (2 bites; freshness fresh)
Root pottage
need: open-fire-with-pot / inn-kitchen / wayhouse / friend-cottageyields: A pot of root pottage (3 bites; freshness fresh)
Fried eggs
need: open-fire / inn-kitchen / wayhouse / friend-cottageyields: Fresh fried eggs (1 bites; freshness fresh)
Roasted hare
need: open-fire / inn-kitchen / wayhouseyields: Small-game roast (2 bites; freshness fresh)
Herbal tea
missing ingredientsmissing: herb-mint-sprig, drink-water-clean · Buy at the Golden Kettle
yields: A cup of herbal tea (1 bites; freshness fresh)
The road to Vorthul
Your Preparation
0 of 6 ready (0%)Acquire a cold-iron blade
Iron Veil Armory. Master Brenhold. ~600 gp.
Stock 3+ Potions of Fire Warding
Smoldering Flask. Tessa. ~75 gp each.
Read the Tome of Cold Iron
Whispering Stacks. Helonor will sell it if you can demonstrate Wisdom 12+.
Recruit Argus and Elandor
Companion Hall (formal) or Tavern back booth (informal).
Endurance 14 or two stamina potions
The Spire chamber is hot. Take the heat seriously.
Save 2000+ gp for the journey
Five Stops on the road. Each has costs. Bring more than you think you need.
(Toggle items on the dragon's own codex page — Open Codex ▸)
What You Carry
Resources
12845 gold · 1327 silver · 18 supplies
Health
124 / 124
Companions
Argus Ironshield, Lyra Swiftwind, Master Elandor, Thorne Blackhand
Inventory
21 items
You are not yet well prepared. The road will still accept you — but the road remembers.
You will roll for the cost of packing before the road accepts you.