dnd/campaigns/the-hollow-between/sessions/session-02-the-reeds-remember.md

type, campaign, session

type	campaign	session
session	The Hollow Between	2

Session 02 - The Reeds Remember

Opening

Start with consequences from the first toll: restless dreams, marsh echoes, or a villager arriving with a misplaced memory. Move the party into the Hushmere so they feel Eldar's place-magic directly.

Core Scenes

1. Travel through campaigns/the-hollow-between/locations/the-hushmere
2. First meaningful encounter with campaigns/the-hollow-between/npcs/ysa-of-the-reeds
3. The reeds repeat a warning from someone long dead
4. Discovery of evidence that the old bargain was incomplete or temporary
5. Evidence that campaigns/the-hollow-between/npcs/the-listeners-below have started using dream-rites or stolen bell clappers
6. End with a choice: report everything to Briarcross, hide part of it, or go straight to the western door

Questions to Put on the Table

• Is the waking place dangerous because of what it is, or because of what people did to it?
• Which old customs are protective, and which are acts of fear?
• What price would the party pay for a direct answer?

Good Outcomes

• The party learns Ysa is not an enemy
• They gain one concrete lead toward the western door
• Tension grows between investigation, containment, and bargain as possible approaches