Post by Reyn Crovense on Dec 23, 2007 4:20:46 GMT -5
On a dewy morn in the small frontier city of Sandpoint in the Lost Coast, a festival was held to commemorate the completion of a new cathedral. Sandpoint had recently seen troubles, and was hoping to put it behind them with this celebration. During the last of the speeches at the beginning of the Swallowtail Festival however, shrieks and panic filled the crowd in front of the new cathedral as one by one townsfolk would fall over dead. Soon it was clear that the perpetrators of this madness was a large band of goblins. They cut down people indiscriminately, stole whatever they could find, ransacked houses, stalls, and set more than their fair share of fires. With the combined efforts of the town militia and the efforts of three key combatants, the goblins were driven out of Sandpoint.
These three combatants, responsible for killing a decent brunt of the goblin menace, including taking out their warchanter and saving a man from the sharp edge of a commando's horsechopper. Have unwillingly become heroes in much of the towns eyes, attracting praise and attention from a variety of townsfolk. The accidental heroes are Palon, a well armed traveller who seems to be down on his luck. Tzar, a devout druid who was in town to check out the new cathedrals shrine to his deity, Gozreh. Fender, who came to seek out religion, maybe...because perhaps there was more to life than theft...or perhaps not.
In any case a few days later (filled with some occurrences with the townsfolk due to their newfound fame) they were summoned to the town hall by Sheriff Belor Hemlock, to meet with Mayor Kendra Deverin and adventurer Shalelu Andosana. He had Shalelu explain that it seems the goblin tribes of the region have become organized. The Sheriff humbly requested of the goblin slayers to stay in town awhile longer, as he was going to take some men south to the great city of Magnimar to request additional soldiers to keep watch, if only until the magnitude of the goblin threat could be determined. Shalelu invited the heroes to dinner, to which Garridan Viskalai (proprietor of The White Deer) provided free drinks. Those who would drink, perhaps drank too much...
The following morning, Tzar was approached at the cathedral by a maid of the Rusty Dragon, and informed him that her employer, Ameiko Kaijitsu had gone missing and that she had found this letter.
Being more or less the cities only armed authority (surely the guards left without Hemlocks direction aren't equipped to handle a delicate situation such as this). Tzar sought the other goblin slayers to assist in this situation. Palon begrudgingly agreed to help after being awoken from the tavern floor, and Fender perhaps decided to come along for the promise of treasure (or at least a chance to apply his skills).
The party departs for the Kaijitsu family glassworks later that day....
Upon arriving, the party finds it dreadfully silent. Some citizens approached in query of the party's intentions at the glassworks, but Fender quickly put their fears to rest. Fender easily picks the lock to the glassworks display area, and the party enters. Not much can be heard over the soft roar of the furnace. After short investigation, Tzar stumbles into the main glassworking chamber whereupon he discovers a gruesome sight. Goblins playing with molten tongs, dismembering bodies of what must have been the works former employees, trying to cake over their remains all in an attempt perhaps to emulate the rooms centerpiece: A man in a chair baked over in glass.
Tzar slowly backed out of the room as the goblins were unwary of him. After a bit more investigation the party discovers a tunnel in the basement, and a half elf sleeping in a secret office. The half elf reacts violently to being disturbed from his sleep. He is quickly restrained by Palon and Tzar. The man is now rope bound and silent.
These three combatants, responsible for killing a decent brunt of the goblin menace, including taking out their warchanter and saving a man from the sharp edge of a commando's horsechopper. Have unwillingly become heroes in much of the towns eyes, attracting praise and attention from a variety of townsfolk. The accidental heroes are Palon, a well armed traveller who seems to be down on his luck. Tzar, a devout druid who was in town to check out the new cathedrals shrine to his deity, Gozreh. Fender, who came to seek out religion, maybe...because perhaps there was more to life than theft...or perhaps not.
In any case a few days later (filled with some occurrences with the townsfolk due to their newfound fame) they were summoned to the town hall by Sheriff Belor Hemlock, to meet with Mayor Kendra Deverin and adventurer Shalelu Andosana. He had Shalelu explain that it seems the goblin tribes of the region have become organized. The Sheriff humbly requested of the goblin slayers to stay in town awhile longer, as he was going to take some men south to the great city of Magnimar to request additional soldiers to keep watch, if only until the magnitude of the goblin threat could be determined. Shalelu invited the heroes to dinner, to which Garridan Viskalai (proprietor of The White Deer) provided free drinks. Those who would drink, perhaps drank too much...
The following morning, Tzar was approached at the cathedral by a maid of the Rusty Dragon, and informed him that her employer, Ameiko Kaijitsu had gone missing and that she had found this letter.
Being more or less the cities only armed authority (surely the guards left without Hemlocks direction aren't equipped to handle a delicate situation such as this). Tzar sought the other goblin slayers to assist in this situation. Palon begrudgingly agreed to help after being awoken from the tavern floor, and Fender perhaps decided to come along for the promise of treasure (or at least a chance to apply his skills).
The party departs for the Kaijitsu family glassworks later that day....
Upon arriving, the party finds it dreadfully silent. Some citizens approached in query of the party's intentions at the glassworks, but Fender quickly put their fears to rest. Fender easily picks the lock to the glassworks display area, and the party enters. Not much can be heard over the soft roar of the furnace. After short investigation, Tzar stumbles into the main glassworking chamber whereupon he discovers a gruesome sight. Goblins playing with molten tongs, dismembering bodies of what must have been the works former employees, trying to cake over their remains all in an attempt perhaps to emulate the rooms centerpiece: A man in a chair baked over in glass.
Tzar slowly backed out of the room as the goblins were unwary of him. After a bit more investigation the party discovers a tunnel in the basement, and a half elf sleeping in a secret office. The half elf reacts violently to being disturbed from his sleep. He is quickly restrained by Palon and Tzar. The man is now rope bound and silent.