Rescue Mission
October 22, 2022
The Party
- Gilbert Fezziwig (Gnome Artificer) – Mark
- Rosetta Stone (Human Cleric) – NPC
- Villitch Van Velckha (Aasimar Paladin) – Ross
The Friendly Goblin in Ludinium is an inn frequented by adventurers, so when horse-trader Mazerit Sabal needed his son to be rescued from the clutches of an Evil cult, he found three of them there: Gilbert Fezziwig, Rosetta Stone and Villitch Van Velckha.
They rode forth immediately on steeds provided by their patron, heading for the Old Keep five miles west into the marshland surrounding the city. The party had to overcome bandits on their way to stopping the cult from sacrificing the Sabal boy, but they slew the Black Dragon Wyrmling in the flooded dungeon he was intended for.
Amidst the treasure hoard of the young dragon was a scroll tube containing a treasure map. The much-annotated map spelled out how to obtain the Crown of Kings from the treasure hoard of Zovatora the Red Dragon. The wearer of the crown is automatically recognized as the rightful ruler of Alamayne by its people, so any one of the adventurers could use it to oust the puppet king of the ruling theocracy and claim the throne.
To get the Crown of Kings from the hoard of Zovatora would most likely involve killing the dragon, and the map explained how to obtain the Dragonslayer from the headless ghost of Sir Adam, a hero of Alamayne’s past. It would involve seeking out Tom Turtletobb of Elfland, who would only give the skull of Sir Adam to whoever answered his riddle. Once obtained, the skull would have to be reunited with the body for the curse to be broken and then the Dragonslayer would be theirs.
The heroes returned to Ludinium with the rescued child and were rewarded by Sabal with gold and the promise of more work in the future.