Arriving in River Run, which is a town only 15 miles from Fort Talathas, we stop briefly to rest and re-supply.

The next day we finally arrive at the fort. We meet the leader of the ranger forces there, an impressive man named Cardollan. He tells us of the Gnoll creatures that have taken over the forest to the north of the fort, which is now known as Gnollwood. They reside inside the fortress Grath, which is in the middle of the forest, and it is guarded by a force of 1000 Gnolls.

We spend four day settling into the fort and celebrating with the rangers. We also find out a few tidbits from our time with the men: apparently Cardollan is much older than he appears. We also learn of a small group of rangers that all hunt together, who call themselves the Shadow Hunters.

The Shadow Hunters consist of five individuals:
Rayner, a Human
Shiera, a female Elf
Beorn, a Dwarf
Dorgal, a Dwarf
Kerry, a Sprite

In the days that follow, we raid a small Gnoll “nest” that is near to the fort’s supply route. They had previously been attacking shipments to and from River run. We wait until they attempt another raid (which was really a caravan of rangers, meant to suprise the Gnolls and wipe them out), and infiltrate their lair. Killing the Gnolls that stayed behind, we wait for the raiding party to return and dispatch the remaining Gnolls.