Chapter 1: The Dragon’s Lair

Chapter1_DragonOrla was in the Fallcrest area with a merchant caravan. Kobolds attacked the caravan and took off with a wagonload of goods including a dragon hide worth 300GP to Orla if she didn’t return the materials to the city’s blacksmith, Teldirithan. Not wanting to pay the 300GP, but not wanting to take on a den of Kobolds on her own, Orla went to Lord Warden Faren Markelhay with a proposition. The proposition was that she would take care of the Kobold raiders in the area in exchange for help doing so. The Lord Warden hired Selena, Selena’s Halfling Minions Pip and Kip as well as Osgrym to provide aid for this task.

Killing the Kobolds proved very easy for the group. Pip and Kip more than held their own surviving a couple of battles each, fighting valiantly for their lady Selena. Despite their heroic efforts, the two died at the hands of Kobolds. Selena, Osgrym and Orla continued on and killed the Shaman leader in charge of the Kobolds. During the final battle, a drake stole some gems from Orla and flew into a connecting room and then returned. Hearing a dragon in the other room, the group decided to hide their wagon on the surface in the ruins and then pile Kobold bodies on it for the bounties. The group rested and when the night came, lunar rains (Meteor Showers) pummeled the ruins they were in. Being underground, the rains only made loud sounds for the group. Using these loud sounds to mask their movements, the group snuck into the dragon’s den and killed the beast. After the beast died, a meteor struck the tower that the group was under and the tower tumbled down. Fortunately, the rubble never managed to hit anyone.

The group waited out the lunar rains in the ruins and when they emerged, they found that the ground was covered with grey suet and meteors – little remained of the previous landscape of trees, grass and ruins. The damage stopped 12 miles from Fallcrest. The group made their way back to town and enjoyed a month off as heroes. During this month, Osgrym worked his job as a porter, Selena gave her respects to Kip’s and Pip’s families and hired Pip’s brother, Pippens and Orla started her own trade route business. Selena also trained soldiers to attract more soldiers to her keep.

After a month’s time, Lord Warden Faren Markelhay came to Selena with a new job for the group. The Lord Warden has heard rumours of a Death Cult operating in the Winterhaven area and he fears that they will raise Lord Orcus, Demon God of the Undead. He wants the heroes to investigate this Cult and eliminate any threat it posses. Selena agrees and Osgrym, Selena, Orla and Pippens travel to Winterhaven.

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