On
the night of September 29, 595 a grizzly group of skeletons and zombies attacked
the Yawning Dragon. Only through the extreme bravery of many townsfolk was the
tavern defended from this assault. Soon after the attack was repulsed a man
entered town issuing a warning. He was a Mage’s apprentice who said that his
master was in the process of attempting a formal magic ritual when somthing went
wrong. The mage was attempting to repair a flawed stone which acted as a gateway
to other worlds. There was an explosion as the master was killed and a group of
undead emerged from the portal. The apprentice fled for his life and later
entered town to warn the citizens. He arrived after the undead had already
attacked, but he directed the townspeople to his master’s dwelling.
At
the cabin the adventures discovered a book which described the workings of the
stone and what items were needed to repair it or destroy it. At one point Friday
night some brave souls journeyed to the stone and touched it while examining it.
Strange magical effects happened each time the stone was touched, some of these
effects were good and some were bad. The quest to destroy the stone was never
completed and so it is still a problem facing the town of Galavast. Hopefully
brave adventures will find a way to neutralize this potenially deadly theat.
Lord
Arianus and Killimon Pree entered Galavast late Friday night and met the
adventurers who who had been defending the town. Arianus was insulted by a young
healer named Chalene Silvermoure and as punishment he chose to charm her and
humiliate her. This was rather mild since the penalty for insulting a high
official is banishment. Sebastian Coe and Angus Ebonheart met privately with
Lord Arianus and Kellimon in the discussion is unknown but Angus emerged wth the
title Sheriff of Galavast.
The
next day when Lord Arianus returned the town had been laid to waste by three
powerful mages who sought a golden arrow. Lord Arianus was furious, and after
pubicly disciplining Angus he took the sheriff into the Celestial Circle at the
Yawning Dragon for a private talk. When they emerged they were joined by
Kellimon and Artimus Silvertree at a table. After taking their supper Arianus
and Kellimon left town.
Saturday
afternoon saw the return of the powerful mage who sought his golden arrow. This
time the citizens offered it up without any hesitation, but the mage proclaomed
that one person must die as a punishment for his trouble. Angus Ebonheart
offered himself as did Diven Davere who had been holding the arrow. Angus and
Diven were promptly killed by one of the mage’s underlings. Artimus Silvertree,
angered by the death of his friends, cast an errant spell at one of the
apprentices which started a battle of catastrophic effects. Artimus was killed
almost immediately while most of the others ran. A few wandering Barbarians
happened by and joined the fray. One was quickly imprisoned and the other was
eventually killed after severly wounding the head mage. Before leaving the mage
and his apprentices destroyed some buildings and shattered many weapons which
were laying about.
A
young Drae archer entered town Saturday afternoon with the story that he had
been robed the night before by a group of Dark Dwarf
bandits. Sheriff Angus and a group of adventurers accompanied the victim to the spot of his alleged ambush. At first there was no sign of any bandits, and many became suspicious of the Drae’s intentions. Eventually, however the scoundrels emerged from their hiding place to assault the group.
During
the battle everyone fought bravely. Aided by the Drae’s bowmanship and spells
the group made short work of the Dwarves. After
an extensive search of the area, Sheriff Angus found the Dwarves’ cash box.
Everyone stood back as the minstel Fenswick volunteered to open the
chest. As he did a large black
cloud of smoke quickly filled the entire area and puttling everyone to sleep
except for Aelandar. This young
Elven warrior remained awake and defended his fallen comrades valiantly against
a group of Dark Dwarves who were returning.
The rest of the group woke up, but not in time to save Aelandar.
After dispatching of the rest of the Dwarves, the Drae said his farewells
and thank yous and headed west to Helmwood.
I,
Arianus, Lord of Galavast, do hereby proclaim that Angus Ebonheart has been
awarded the title of Sheriff of Galavast. He
is to uphold the laws as they have been posted, as well as any other petty laws
that he sees fit. He is an
extension of my authority. Any
action against him will be considered an injustice to me personally and will be
dealt with accordingly.
Lord
Arianus
High
Wizard of Galavast