Plot Hooks

In the center of the village stands a beautifully carved statue of a woman in full battle armor, a hometown hero. A young adventuring Cleric, obsessed with the famed warrior, casts stone to flesh on the statue in a vain hope to be with her. It works.

Parker Vonner has loved the stories of the hero all his life, and just wants her to be real. Nina Payne thinks the cleric has his head in the clouds. Celina Ironstrike says the circumstances around the heroes death were always strange.

The local barkeep needs his monthly shipment of ale, but the brewer is too scared to bring it because of reports of a nearby dragon.

Sebastian Roberts says they saw the dragon just yesterday.

While perusing a local shop, you are drawn to an old, rusty sword. It feels familiar in your hand and when you turn it over you find your name engraved on the blade.

Luthor Clarke, the elderly shopkeeper, says the sword has been in this shop for as long as he can remember. Emily Freeman recognizes you, but cannot quite place where from.

The king calls you to an audience. A young tiefling child is with him. He asks you to escort this child to a city far away, to ask no questions, and travel quietly and with haste. The trip is paid for, and you are offered a kingly sum as a reward. The King seems nervous.

Tenjon Ashfield, an innkeeper, won't allow a tiefling under his roof. Roan Carter saw unsavoury characters skulking about asking after a tiefling child.

You follow the directions to the quest location, only to find yourself surrounded by slavers!

Cole Browntree assures you this is an easy job.

A panicked farmer shows you to his henhouse. Inside you find a formless blob-like creature with long tendrils. There are no hens, and the creature appears to slowly be gaining in size.

Finley Wilton has never seen a creature like this. Bart Urean used to be an adventurer and remembers a gelatinous cube or ooze being similar

All of the freshwater in the area has been turned to salt water.

{character] is worried everyone will die.

A man has been caught cheating at a card game in the tavern. He's being held in jail, but swears that he doesn't even know how to play the card game.

Bundringo Sybil seems to think the man may be possessed by... something.

Someone in town wants to hire adventurers to escort them to a location said to have a lot of treasure, at least based on this old map they found.

Dub Filaen believe the treasure is real, while Nigel Huon does not.