Dragon Day
It was Dragon Day once again. Celebrating the 20th year since the vile Morgash was driven away from the kingdom by our current heads of state. People from all over Amana and elsewhere gather in the capitol city Atlium for the largest holiday yet. Security was tighter than ever outside the militant cities walls, but inside, the festivities were in full swing. Magic shows, jousting, archery contests, and lots of food and drink to go around. The main event was a parade, which was to be followed by a speech by Lord Goldfire himself. But a sudden explosion rocked the parade. Guards quickly descended on the scene but could find no trace of any enemy. Various outsiders were held and questioned, but no suspects were found.
Later in the day, it was discovered the archives were broken into and several documents recovered from the old capitol of Inda were stolen! The explosion was a distraction to draw away its few guards. The archival staff had been behind in researching the documents but it was determined one of the scrolls stolen was a copy of the plans to an ancient weapon, the Magefire Cannon, capable of enormous devastation. Its pieces were known to have been scattered across the land. Goldfire knew this device must not be assembled ever again, so quickly hired a team of adventurers to seek out the original blueprints from the inventors tomb.
Mulesteeldoor
Goldfire’s team, consisting of
Aramil Bloodstone,
Crissidia Cross,
Gannish,
Raphael, and
Rocky made it to the town of
Springvale, on the edge of Crystal Lake, near the tomb. By morning, only
Aramil and
Raphael remained, the rest seemingly scared off by the tomb’s notorious reputation. They were able to recruit two new members in town, with promises of treasure.
Ridge Rider and
Rusty Shackleford joined the group and they all set off across the lake. The team was able to defeat the deadly traps and puzzles presented before them and made it out alive, with the blueprints they came for.
Upon returning to
Atlium, they were rewarded by
Goldfire and formed into a registered adventuring group,
Mulesteeldoor.
Black Claw Kobolds
While resting back in the city while the plans to the cannon were being studied, a member of
Raphael’s crew was abducted. Witnesses led the group to the sewer system and a small cave was found. The party entered the cave and discovered it was a lair of vicious kobolds. They bore an emblem of a black lizard claw, and despite being individually weaker than any member of the group, they were very devious, luring them into various deathtraps. It wasn’t enough to stop
Mulesteeldoor, who tracked the hostage down deep into a cave with a putrid underground lake. Here they found
Casey, and a juvenile black dragon named
Skort. After an intense battle, the dragon was killed, and
Casey along with the dragons stash of coins were recovered.
The search for the barrel
Goldfire‘s scholars have figured out where the hidden cannon pieces may be.
Mulesteeldoor is sent to
Linhill Tower in
Marseta to recover the most important piece, the barrel. Other mercenary groups are sent out for the remaining pieces. The party decides to sail to
Baytown on
Raphael’s ship, then hires a guide to lead them thru the rocky hills to the tower, which currently serves as a training area for local militia.
The party arrives at the tower to find an evil aura surrounding the place, and a small population of skeletons. They are quickly dispatched and they discover something large and heavy seems to have been pushed off the top of the tower, then taken away via cart. A camp nearby with recently cut down trees reinforces the idea. The group sets off east following the trail. Along the way they are attacked from the air by a chimera and are assisted by
Mala, wild elf ranger who was tracking the beast. They enlist her in the search for the barrel, in anticipation of the large fight that it sure to come…
