Chapter 1: The Dragon’s Lair
Orla 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.