Roots Beneath Rivalis: Garden Battle

Depicted moment

During Session 1, the party fought animated shrubs and a greater thorn-beast after Rage struck a diseased gray root beneath a garden bonsai. Carver fires a radiant crossbow bolt, Rage swings his greataxe, and Ignatius unleashes his acid breath.

The illustration represents the battle narratively rather than documenting one exact instant or tactical arrangement.

Canonical status

• Canonical Session 1 flavor art.
• Character appearances follow the Darkon Party Portrait.
• The smaller blights are an artistic interpretation; their exact creature types were not confirmed at the table.

Alt text

At dusk in a ruined cottage garden, Carver fires a golden crossbow bolt, Rage cleaves into a towering thorn creature with his greataxe, and Ignatius breathes green acid into its vines. A thick gray root twists through the churned soil while smaller holly creatures writhe around the party.