Chapter 1

Chapter 1 - A Great Upheaval
Location: Nightstone Local NPCs: Nightstone Villagers

The characters may be going to Nightstone for one of the following reasons:
 * The characters have heard rumors of goblins terrorizing the settlement. The High Steward of Nightstone, Lady Velrosa Nandar, is a Waterdhavian noble. She is reportedly offering a reward to anyone willing and able to deal with the goblin threat.
 * Nightstone is a popular retreat for wealthy nobles who wish to hunt in the Ardeep Forest. Adventurers can earn good money by offering their services as guards on a hunt.
 * The residents of Nightstone have a longstanding and seemingly irreconcilable conflict with their northern neighbors, the elves of the Ardeep Forest. Lady Velrosa Nandar has been searching for skilled mediators to help resolve the dispute.
 * The Nightstone Inn is renowned for its food and cozy guest rooms. The dwarf inkeeper, Morak Ur'gray, has a fondness for adventurers and a nose for lucrative adventuring opportunities.

Arrival at the City
Local NPCs: Kella Darkhope | Xolkin Alassandar
 * Ringing bell as they approach (source: area 5), but everything is still
 * The drawbridge is down (area 1)
 * The keep (area 14) and the bridge that connects it to the village (area 11) have partially collapsed
 * With a bit of a lookaround, the PCs can hear a faint scraping and grumbling of goblins

The Lost Villagers
Suggested Level: 3


 * Fled the giant attack, found a cave to huddle up in
 * Uh oh, goblins/ogres have been living here for a month
 * Slowly eating the villagers. A number of the villagers have already died.