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Missing Cat. Offering Reward

A local noble has entrusted you to find his poor missing cat, Tabitha. The cat is actually a tabaxi who has run away from her slave owner.

Josh Marshall needs someone to find his lovely cat, he speaks of the beauty of his can. Skylar Karim saw someone sneaking out of the manor at night and rushing out toward the nearby woods.

The Lesser Evil

There is an evil rising in the region and it is using a terrible magic item. There is only one person who can help. They were the last ones to try to use the artifact for world domination, and they are locked away in a magical prison.

Sylvia Colman has spent several decades trapped in the magical prison. Gert Winterheart refuses to leave the side of the evil character, they do not trust him.

Hot Lava

A nearby volcano has erupted.

Dolan Anwen knew they should have moved.

The Riders Come

Your party has been travelling for days through unknown territory. Someone spots a large host of riders off in the distance. The riders change direction and begin to ride directly at you.

Ria Lord warns that the riders to the west are not to be trusted. Pallav Anguish once traded with the western folk, and found them to be reasonable.

It Awakens

There is an old, forgotten and sealed tomb that the local children like to visit. After the thaw of winter the tomb is left open and empty... broken from the inside.

Jayson Reece often reminds children not to go near the tomb. Del Smyth has seen the ghost of an old man near the tomb.

Land Shark

Sharks. With legs. Need we say more?

Duck Connington thinks a mad mage has created these abominations.

Water, water, everywhere

People are getting sick. The river water turned sour the week before. Someone needs to explore up the river way to find the problem.

Marlon Enola claims a druid is meant to protect the northern forest and riverway. Stella Todd has fallen deathly ill from drinking the tainted water.

Black Sky

All of the stars have vanished.

Justin Asis is determined to find out what happened. Frederick Lachlan thinks creatures from space ate the stars.

A Blade without Peer

A legendary blacksmith has set up in a nearby village. She has heard that a star of metal fell in the nearby hills, and offers to make a weapon of magnificence for any who bring her the metal.

Josh Pierce can guide you to the location where the star fell. Edmond Mournhell noticed more goblins and orcs in the hills nearby to the fallen star.

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