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The Gate

Bandits have created a gate overnight and are insisting people pay a toll.

Clark Davis thinks the village militia should just kill the bandits.

The Singer

A woman has come to town who can put people in a trance by singing to them.

Lena Alhara is under the singer's thrall.

Zombie Trouble

A horde of undead are making their way for town. Nothing has been able to stand in their way.

Adrian Hamlin thinks the gods are punishing everyone for their sins.

Monkey Business

Everyone who owns a shop has been turned into a monkey.

Dana Silvergem is actually a pretty cute monkey.

Double-Cross

You are hired by a well-to-do merchant to protect his warehouse. Suddenly the warehouse is swarming with guards and you are arrested for stealing the very artifact you were hired to protect.

Sarab Enola believes this easy money. Marcus Roderick has a bad feeling about this.

The Stranger

The door to the tavern opens, and an old companion from years before enters. You are shocked, as you watched them die.

The companion does not remember you.

The Lost Treasure

A long forgotten treasure has become hot news again, when a map that supposedly leads to the treasure is found.

Jonas Dunstan is intent on finding the treasure first.

A New World

You are part of a fleet of colony ships. Struck by a storm the fleet was scattered, and your ship makes landing on an unknown shore. The other ships are lost and the inhabitants are unhappy that you are here.

Sawyer Hume is concerned about the gathering storm clouds. Cole Jordan expects the the land to be empty of intelligent beings.

The New Chef

A new chef has been hired at the tavern. Unfortunately, he hasn't shown up for his first day.

Dov Donovan saw the chef drinking a bit too much the night before.

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