Cedar Court — Watercourse & Blightseed Mission Objectives
Blackgold Perimeter Objectives
Assumed party: five level-3 PCs with one previously selected Cedar Court companion. The party may return to Thornwatch to rest, report, and replenish supplies.
Required reconnaissance and containment
Optional advantages
Return-trip rules
Record which water sites are treated and which patrols remain. A cleared permanent nest stays cleared, though an active perimeter patrol can change position. Do not automatically repopulate every site or force sequential fights. Successful scouting is progress even when a fight is avoided. Once the dryads have the needed intelligence and the three primary waters and two Area 4 blightseeds are treated, they can prepare their attack on the separate Stage 3 Blight Node token.
Unknown: The perimeter road is clearly constructed and maintained, but its builder is not established here.
Two distinct treatments: Watercourse Neutralizer contains infected water channels, while Blightseed Antidote destroys individual exposed seed cores. They are not interchangeable, and neither field treatment alone destroys the mature Stage 3 blight node. Budget 3 required water doses + 2 required seed doses, plus 1 optional water dose for Fernmirror. Thornwatch can resupply each separately.