Maia diffused a growing riot (or three, angry bumpkins yelling outside Councilman Toril's fence). They criticized the famed swordman for not following local icon, Avencia Dare, into the plains a week ago. With no sign of her, and all kinds of rumors circulating around the capital, Godswonians are beginning to panic.
After a reluctant councilman let her in, she discovered he was afflicted by a horrible curse. He'd killed the gnoll shaman who'd placed it upon him while following Avencia Dare into the plains, for she suspected the packs had repopulated in the decade of peace and again wished to destroy Godswon. That was a week ago, during which time Toril hid.
After hearing the grave news out of Edmark, he urged Maia to light the old beacon on the high banks north of town and alert The Midnight Rider. Man or something more,
Notable NPCs
Young Master Flagg, a young bricklayer distraught over the fate of his fiance Annabelle in the capital
The Old Laborer (unnamed), an old bricklayer concerned with the goings on in Edmark
One-Arm Bill, veteran of the gnoll skirmishes during Godswon's founding (with one arm and the ugly scars to prove it); barkeep of The Elephant Room
Sweet Lips, One-Arm Bill's slightly over the hill, plain, whorish sister
Farmer Applecurly, halfling landowner in the business of growing and selling... you guess it, apples!
Baldy, a bumpkin angry at Councilman Toril for his perceived inaction in the face of the gnoll crisis, which very few believe a real crisis at all; He was the only one in town who heard the drumming of the Darkpaw Pendant, suggesting he is more than human
Councilman Toril Kostus, an acquaintence of Maia afflicted by a terrible curse by a slain gnoll shaman, one that has left him a hideous half-man beast; instructed that messages be delivered and the town secured before his own wellbeing, though the party endeavors to cure him after midnight
The Midnight Rider, a tall, dark, ominous figure on horseback who arrived at the beacon at mightnight precisely to receive an official message; He supposedly can reach any destination within a night, and was instructed to spread word of Belarion's ruse and the moves on the capital
Darkpaw Gnolls, including a war chief, rangers, and a warrior (one escaped), who were in possession of a magic item shaped like a paw made of some ancient, primal wood; the pendant seems to call to those with beast blood like a deep drum or thrumming heartbeat
Treasure (Aleksi)
Darkpaw Pendant- +2 to saves when you have 25 hp or under. In addition, you recognize those with the blood of beasts no matter their disguises (and, indeed, the pulse of the item can be overwhelming to them when exposed). By virtue of carrying this item you are Marked by The Howler-in-the-Winds, some sort of obscure, primordial spirit or demon associated with the gnolls of the region. Quirk: You grow patches of course, feral hair in unusual places...
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