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The Wendigo

People are going missing, and a wendigo just might be to blame.

Lena Selentia is leaving town.

The Deadly Gaze

A man in town can kill anyone by looking into their eyes.

Jordan Deakin has taken to wearing a blindfold.

The Tome of Unspeakable Evil

An archaeological expedition unearths an ancient book. Within a week, all in the expedition are killed and the lead archaeologist kidnapped.

Tanar Quaresh is an expert in old elven lore, and funded the project. Lacy Haggard led the expedition to their location but returned home straight away.

The Swarm

A massive swarm of insects is moving from town to town, eating everything, and everyone, they can find.

Gia Kastrix is horribly afraid of insects.

Loss

An elf named Cameron recently lost his wife in an attack. He needs help seeking revenge.

Taylor Roundtree is worried Cameron will lose his humanity on a path of vengeance.

The Door

You are awoken in the middle of the night by the Innkeeper. He is pale and shaking. He leads you to a large metal door in the basement. He swears on his life that this door was not there yesterday.

Blake Poots has owned the inn for years and lived here all his life. He has never seen this door.

A Royal Summons

A messenger arrives. The land is under attack, and the Queen has called upon your to help defend her lands.

The messenger is impatient. Nadeera Smyth is worried you're in over your head.

Hot Lava

A nearby volcano has erupted.

Finley Payne knew they should have moved.

Shrunken

Everyone in town wakes up the size of bugs.

Sumesh Abasi is thinking of ending it all.

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