Remember To

• Level up
• Recap

Prep Ideas

Immediate Hooks

Morning Departure Complications:

• Do the orcs let them leave peacefully, or is there a faction that tries to stop them?
• How from the settlement want to secretly join them or pass information?
• There orcs being held against their will who need rescuing

The Missing Bell Component:

• This is a major plot thread - what IS the missing component?
• Possibilities: magical attunement ritual, rare material, specific forging technique, collaboration with another race
• Does Master Carillon know but hasn't revealed it?

Community in Need

You noted wanting to focus more on communities in need (core to the game). Options:

1. Khaz-Dorahn (The Dwarven City) - They saw smoke/army approaching the eternal hearth. This could be your next major destination with a clear community to save
2. Oppressed Orcs in Kovat - The faction that doesn't believe in the Memory Circle's heresy
3. Refugees - Encounter displaced people fleeing the Entropy Shepherd's advance

Story Threads to Develop

The Dwarf Traitor:

• Who collaborated with the Entropy Shepherd?
• Are they working under duress or willingly?
• Could they be at Khaz-Dorahn being attacked?

The Unwritten Song:

• How can it be completed/activated?
• Connection to the missing bell component?
• Does it require multiple elements working together?

Memory Circle Conspiracy:

• How widespread is this belief change?
• Is the Entropy Shepherd manipulating them somehow?
• What happens to orcs who refuse?

Potential Next Locations

1. Northern Outpost (original destination) - What's actually there? Is it still standing?
2. Khaz-Dorahn - Dwarven city with Eternal Hearth, under siege, needs defense, has forges for bells
3. Dust Bowl - Still unexplored, Liam expressed interest
4. Grey Men Stronghold - Where Nyx suggested Carillon could work

Questions for Players to Consider

• What's their priority: make new bells, complete the song, or gather allies?
• Do they split the party (dangerous but efficient)?
• How do they feel about the dwarf betrayal?

Overlord Moves

Consider escalating with:

• The army reaches Khaz-Dorahn
• Entropy Shepherd's forces learn of their location
• The orc meeting with fire giants (from cutscene) bears fruit
• Stillness Choir activity spreading

What's most urgent for the next session?