Bees? Bees!
| Bees? Bees! | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8/1/26 |
| Storyteller | Evan |
| Tier | Trainee |
| Player Characters | Ken, Blank, Hilda, Raiya, Moz Fratelli, Arkes |
| Rewards | 300 gp, 250 xp |
| Result | Success |
| Author | Raiya (frosty) |
| Downtime | 7 |
Associates retrieve a lost queen bee for Longbottom Apiary.
Log
We each arrived at the outer gates of Onadbyr, getting ready to set off for the Longbottom Apiary. The journey there went without issue—it took us about three days, but the road was well-traveled.
Eventually, the road opened up into a massive field of flowers, spreading as far as the eye could see. They were neatly manicured and being tended to, with only a few bees fluttering from plant to plant.
Very large, box-shaped buildings spotted the field, and directly in the center, off in the distance, was a large manor.
After a bit more walking, we arrived at the manor itself. There were no servants or workers about, so we went and knocked on the front door.
A very old halfling woman—no doubt Martha Longbottom—answered the door and beckoned us inside, before swinging around and waddling off with her cane.
As we followed her, we came to a large sitting room filled with plenty of furniture pieces. She bid us to sit down while she gathered tea and snacks from the kitchen, so we each found seats among the various armchairs and couches.
Martha soon returned with a platter of sweet snack cakes in one hand an a large pot of tea in the other, as she explained the situation to us.
Some bears had broken into the apiary and drove the queen into the forest, and her guards were still too riled up to allow anyone to come near. Our task was to subdue the guards and bring the queen bee—Beetrice—back, so the apiary could resume its honey production. Furthermore, we were tasked with not killing the bees, simply knocking them out so that we could retrieve the queen.
She then led us to a large porch connected to the sitting room, handing us two handheld smoker devices. She explained that they would calm down the bees and make them sluggish. Taking us over to a covered area, she showed us to a massive cart that she wanted to use to bring the queen back. Having finished our snacks and drinks—Egg especially having eaten quite a lot—we soon decided to set out towards the copse of trees where the queen and her guards resided.
Ken and I each took a smoker device as we headed out. As we approached the small grove, we were very quickly able to hear extremely loud buzzing, which led us to the group of bees in question. For the record, these were absolutely massive bees—the smallest were the size of Moz at the very least. In the center of their group was assuredly the queen, who stayed out of combat as we eventually took on her aggravated guards. It was a tough fight, especially as we wanted to knock them unconscious without outright killing them. We took our own fair share of hits, but still managed to emerge victorious in the end. Once the guard bees had been dealt with, Arkes approached the queen and assuaged her fears, so we could get her onto the cart safely and return back to Martha’s house. She relaxed further as we made our way without issue.
Once back at the manor, Martha threw a celebration of sorts, with plenty of sweets and drinks. She was very appreciative of our efforts, offering to treat our wounds and letting us stay the night as needed.
After resting up and collecting our payment, we began to make our way back to Onadbyr the next day, honey and extra snacks in tow.
[A small glob of honey has dried onto the page of this log. No doubt Egg’s handiwork, from all that she’s eaten on account of this expedition.]