You each have your own reasons for being in Fallcrest - mostly you came dreaming of glory and battle, having heard tales of goblin, kobold and bandit attacks. But when you arrived, you learned that all the threats had all but been taken care of by a group of adventurers called the Fallcrest Dragonslayers. It has now been a month, and aside a few odd bandit attacks, not much has happened. Of course, noone has nor heard or seen the Dragonslayers either, so most people think they are dead. Rumor has it that they went into the forest to the west, to fight goblins and dragons.
Meanwhile, winter has come early and the snow is covering the land around you. It is freezing cold outside, especially at night. The old folks at the Alehouse say that it's the coldest winter in memory and that the worst is yet to come....
You have all been approached by Kama, the halfling owner of the Blue Alehouse. She has informed you that she has a business acquaintance that is looking for brave adventures. Should you wish work, you should show up tonight at the Alehouse.
Freeday 4th Nauvambor, Year 599
At the Alehouse, the 5 heroes met for the first time. No sooner had they introduced themselves to each other, before an aging halfling named Viktor approached them. He hired them to carry and protect 10.000 gp north to a small village called Sirena. There the party should use the money to buy an item from a fellow named Jaspar, and then they should return with the item.
Lordday 5th Nauvambor, Year 599
The next morning, they set off from the northern harbor, in a boat provided by Viktor. They sailed throughout the day, handling naval obstacles with no problems, and when the darkness fell, they found a spot to stop for the night and made camp. No sooner had they made camp, before our heroes noticed that they were being watched. It turned out to be five Grey Wolves, xenophobic elves living in this area of the Forest of Nine Songs, and they hadn't come to talk. A short and bloody fight later, and the elves were dead.
Sonday 6th Nauvambor, Year 599
The next morning, the party moved on, sailing north towards Siren Lake and Sirena. Again, the day went without any problems, with the party just sitting in the boat and freezing, At night, they once again made camp next to the river. The snow had started falling quite heavily, so they used the boat to cover them against the worst of the downpour. The night went uneventfully, and while they were just about to leave, River suddenly got the idea that he should check the surrounding area. He snuck out of the camp and quickly found some tracks near the camp. He quickly alerted the others and then followed the tracks. Suddenly the tracks stopped, and for a second, they thought they had lost whoever had made them. Then River looked up and saw a cloaked figure suspended in the air, almost obscured by the heavy snowfall.
Battle was engaged, and while their foe was alone, he quickly showed himself to be a formidable opponent. And the stakes didn't get lower when the heroes that they were fighting a mind flayer! 5 against 1, but it still proved a tough fight. After the fight, the party talked a lot amongst themselves. Some knew what a mind flayer was, and they thought it was very odd that it was here. The most prevalent theory was that it hadn't intended to be seen, that it was following them in order to get the item the party had been sent to pick up.
After throwing the corpse in the river, they continued north. Towards the afternoon, they finally arrived to the Siren Lake, and soon found Sirena.
When they arrived, they found it odd that no one came down to the harbor and greeted them. As they approached the village, they noticed that most villagers were busy fortifying their houses. Talking with a few villagers informed the party that the village had suffered several attacks from some winged drakes, and that the leader of the village was called Mavros.
Soon enough they found Mavros and via him, Jaspar, who turned out to be the village's baker. They made the deal, buying the item (which turned out to be a magical rod of some sort), and also making a deal to escort Jaspar back to Fallcrest, along with all his newfound money.
After having concluded their deal, they decided to give a hand with the fortification of the town, which was suddenly interrupted by screams caused by the sudden arrival of several drakes.
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