Kaelen is paranoid and speaks in riddles. The party must use Persuasion or Medicine (to treat his sap-burned hands) to calm him.
Killing the mound stops the immediate threat, but the stone must be cleansed (using Kaelen’s dew or a Dispel Magic spell) to stop the blight permanently. Adventure Rewards A series of encounters for 5th Edition Dungeons...
The party moves through a section of the woods where the sap-drenched trees have begun to knit together, blocking the sky. Kaelen is paranoid and speaks in riddles