There's a big forest in Andoran called the Verduran Forst, remnant of an ancient and even greater expanse which was cared for by druids unparalleled in their knowledge and lore. It's not surprising that the Pathfinder Society is interesting in acquiring said lore (and any of the riches and other loot the druids supposedly had) although up to now they've not had much luck. Maybe the party will fair better.

Like most adventures, this one starts with the party approaching their objective (in this case, a hut within the forest) with their briefing in a flashback. Apparently a druid from the Verduran Forest was poking around in an archive and following him around and seeing what he was looking at suggests he's got a lorestone... and of course, the Pathfinder Society would love to have it. Pity this particular druid regards the Pathfinder Society as nothing better than a bunch of thieves...

So, the adventures starts after the party has already been trekking through the forest for three days, never mind the time it took them to get there, with the druid's hut in view ahead of them. Of course, it's not as simple as wandering in and asking him. To start with someone else got there first... the party will have to fight faeries and a rat swarm even to get close enough to find out what's been going on, then they have to discover who has the lorestone now and what they want to do with it, and that's just the begining. Time gets tight as they chase after them and get it back, if they can. Oh, and there's a big fire as well.

The maps provided cover the hut and a druid stone circle only, you'll have to come up with the rest of the forest for yourself. Otherwise, resources are reasonable if a bit limited.

This adventure is mostly combat although one encounter could become an interaction or negotiation if the party can manage it. It's pretty linear, but the tight timescale they have to keep to retrieve the lorestone makes that necessary. Overall it is the classic 'two groups after the same item with different ends in mind' situation that drives many a thriller and run well ought to live up to that reasonably.

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Reviewed: 27 February 2016