Paladin's Party Passes Portal. Arrives Safely Back in Boarskyre's Bridge
- Whew! After all that "restful, vacation" traveling through supposedly empty
- yet full of monsters horrifying beyond description) countryside, the party
- was so glad to be back in town, they bought and paid in advance for
- renovation work to be done to the worst dive in town.
- It it hoped by many that the renovated establishment will cater more to
- families and provide a greater influence for good among the lower
- socioeconomic classes, resulting in a more stable economy - leading to an
- influx of new families and businesses.
Day of the Gods Speeches Thrill Dozens, Few New Converts
- The crowd heard speeches from priests and paladins from many of the areas'
- religious denominations, sects, cults, and orders. Among these were our
- V'Tar and Straker. Sadly, the majority of the spectators were drawn to the
- Yuan-ti/Dragon Cult stage, where instead of the standard religious trappings,
- the "fiends" employed dancing girls and a tone of reconciliation Perhaps we
- could all learn something from this popularity? Or does it just reflect a
- weakness in humans when facing a foe with far greater patience than we have?
Hostages Taken by Lizardmen Town Outraged!
- After the festival, when the town was settling back to normal, a commotion
- started up around the office of the High Sheriff. There were four missing
- persons!
- Now, in a frontier town, especially a town with as many caravans in and out
- as Boarskyre's Bridge, a missing person here and there is not unusual.
- However, in this case the missing were all from one family - including two
- children! To make matters worse, they were seen leaving town escorted by
- sinister looking figures wearing black robes, similar to the Dragon Cult
- clerics!
- The alarm raised, the Sheriff quickly responded to the situation by sending
- out three stalwart groups of concerned citizens, leading one himself, of
- course. V'Tar lead a party consisting of the usual suspects, an expert
- tracker, and the mother of the missing children (a cleric and accomplished
- healer in the service of Tyr).
Hostages Recovered!
- After hours of fruitless canvassing of the trampled ground, the tracker
- finally spotted the villain's trail. A short time later, the party spotted
- the glow of a campfire in the foothills. After some scouting, it was
- determined that the hostages appeared alive and the orders were given to
- attack the scoundrels and rescue their prisoners.
It was too easy!
- The first six fell with but a single blow each -- like the stuff of legends -
- and when they were examined, they appeared to be lizardmen. But it had been
- too easy the party headed back to town, half expecting something terrible
- to have happened in the absence of so many defenders.
Lizardmen Cleared! War Averted!
- After reporting to the Sheriff, V'Tar and Associates sought out the Queen of
- the Lizard People to clear up this situation. At first extremely skeptical,
- the Queen insisted on accompanying them to the site of the incident. Upon
- reaching the site, there were no signs anyone else had ever been there. No
- bodies, no blood, no indications of where the remaining "lizardmen" had run
- away
- Well, this presented quite a sticky situation for the party. At first, the
- Queen insisted on returning to Boarskyre's Bridge and resolving the situation
- in person. V'Tar, however, suspecting trouble, persuaded her to wait for a
- day. As it turned out, this may have saved hundreds of lives on both sides.
- When the party returned to town, a near-riot situation had developed. A
- combination of Rachel's quick thinking (and quick beer sales) and Xenos'
- silver tongue kept the crowd busy for the fifteen minutes it took to summon
- the Sheriff, his deputies, and to lock the front gates. A martial-law
- lock-down of the entire town was declared for 24 hours to allow a cooling off
- period.
- During this time, V'Tar and the party were dispatched to negotiate with the
- lizardmen a means of keeping the peace. After agreeing to meet the party a
- second time, the Queen of the Lizard People agreed to send a peace offering
- rumored to consist of several wagon loads of furs, skins, exotic foods, rare
- birds, and other highly sought after items.
Urban Renewal Commencement Coincides With Lizardman Gift Shipment
- The Construction near the gate, at the site of the former "Grumbling Goblin
- Tavern" marks the beginning of improvements to the formerly indecent, unsafe,
- and unsanitary areas near the front gate at Boarskyre's Bridge.
- The citizens of that area welcome the change, and some have communicated to
- this reporter that they wish to thank the Mayor, the Sheriff, and V'Tar for
- enabling this exciting change to a former "slum".
- This reporter, though somewhat skeptical of the final outcome, looks forward
- to the resumption of normal, peaceful relations with all concerned!