Plot Hooks

Everyone in town is JUST SO FREAKING MAD

Emyr Roderick is totally the most mad.

No one may exit town, there's a n invisible barrier holding everyone back.

Avery Scott is going to go crazy if they can't leave soon.

A nearby mine has closed, laying off a hundred workers, who now have no idea how they're going to support themselves and their families.

Salvatore Wolfbrother thinks the owner of the mine is up to something shady.

The Queen snuck out of the castle in the dead of night. She was seen entering a nearby mine, and has been lost among the maze like tunnels. It's up to a party of adventurers to find her.

Fribbington Gleeson thinks the Queen may be under hypnosis.

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.

Stephanie Dunstan, an innkeeper, won't allow a tiefling under his roof. Sahin Moran saw unsavoury characters skulking about asking after a tiefling child.

Everyone who gets within fifty feet of a tree that seems to be burning, but never burns away loses their voice forever.

Bedelia Marshall went to the tree as a child and hasn't spoken since.

A hydra is constantly attacking the boats trying to make for port, just off the coast.

Sawyer Enola is willing to pay 500 gp to anyone who slays the beast.

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

Felicity Enola assures you this is an easy job.

A small water based parasite has been attaching itself to people who swim in a nearby lake. Once attached, they can control the bodies of their hosts.

Arianna Todd is convinced they're the only person in town not possessed.