Boring Job Boards

9/21

The party looks at job board: sheep have gone missing the the southeast.

The party travels southeast of the city to the attack site. They find a sheep that has been mostly eaten last week. Some claw and bite marks are still discernible. Some clawed tracks are found in the immediate area, but disappear to the west. A sheep goes missing or is slain every 2-3 days. [The culprit is a baby dragon. The tracks disappear as it flies away. It has also been heard crying some nights along the southern rim of the valley where its lair is.]

The party goes searching some of the mines along the southern edge of the valley. None of the miners have seen anything, but a lone miner has been setting traps. He says he heard something he couldn’t recognize a few nights ago. The party continues on and say they are looking for stuff to kill. Miners mention a raid at Feldrum’s Brewery north of town. The party decide to venture to Feldrum’s Brewery. [The raid took place a few days ago. They already met Feldrum, the dwarf, after he followed the orcs to their cave. Dwarves don't like to wait to recover heirlooms.]

The party meets Feldrum again. They learn rumors about the old Erythnul temple in the mountains east of the valley. The temple was flooded about 50 years ago. [This temple was an important location to the followers of the evil god. Its existence ended in a great battle. The siege trapped the clerics & undead inside. One of the Pelor clerics attempted to summon a water elemental. The spell miscast to their fortune, opening a portal to the Elemental Plane of Water. It was only a matter of time until the temple was completely submerged.]

The party travels to the Crack & Pick Guild to see what mines are abandoned, in hopes to find monsters to kill. Not too much luck. Several mines are scattered about in the valley. This is a large area for mining. [The city of Forge Valley gets its name from the steel forges that are commonplace here. The several hamlets that occupy the valley bring their goods here to sell and ship outside the valley.]

While traveling though the northern slums of the city, they come across a gnome skulking about. Squishy charms the gnome, Nibbles. Nibbles says he’s just going to the temple of Garl Glittergold. They talk for some time. Solaera tries to talk religion with him. Nibbles wistfully evades the topic. [The temple of Garl Glittergold is not in highest standing with the authorities. Being the god of pranks, a number of incidents have put the temple in bad standing with the local church, St. Cuthbert. More importantly, Nibbles isn't going to worship at the sacred underground temple. The temple is a front for the Raven Robbers Guild (the thieves guild).] Nibbles talks a little about the orcs in the mountains, the gnome areas to the northwest, the dwarf areas in the north, etc. Then he politely bids good day and leaves.

Frustrated, the party goes back to their apartments [all failing their Spot rolls to see that guards are watching them. The guards are now aware of their residence and make inquiries about how long they are staying.] and Squishy returns to the river.