Chapter 1 - The Road Behind

Our party, taking rest in the hills outside of Fallcrest, is stirred from its convalescence by the vision of a cloaked stranger passing silently through their encampment. This figure leads them back to the King’s road and a family caravan under siege by a band of dark elves and their vicious blademistress.



After dispatching two Drow minions, the party forces the dark elves to retreat into the night. Searching the bloody aftermath, the party finds a murdered mother and son, a dying father, and a girl of no more than nine years – Aryanne. Despite the party’s efforts to heal him, the father dies making curious remarks about the lateness of the season and clutching a letter addressed to Nimozaran, High Septarch of Fallcrest from Brother Savra of Gardmore Abbey.



It is clear that the family belongs to a group of nature cultists who have taken up residence in the ancient ruins of Gardmore. They have travelled from the Abbey with the intention of delivering Brother Savra’s letter and making a small profit from their quiltwork at the town market. However, the father’s confusion and the curious attack suggest a darker game is afoot.

Taking the young girl as temporary ward, the party heads into Fallcrest to deliver the letter and learn more of these puzzling events.