Placing one foot in front of the other, you drive hard through the Deepwood. You hope you are not too late. As your legs sink up to your ankles in mud, you think back to how you got here…

…The journey back to Verum had been a long one, the blood compass unerringly pointing you home. Unfortunately, the device was unaware of the shredder vines, bogs, and nightmares that would be in your path. Small consolation had come when 'The Asset' rejoined your party, the agent of the Raven Spire coming as silently as he had gone. You noticed he was carrying something large, wrapped and strapped to his back. You asked him how he had found you and he had presented a blood compass of his own pointing straight toward you. The sensation had been unnerving…