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Fool's Gold

You are given a gold coin for your service to a strange old man. Everytime you open your coin purse, you find only that coin, even if you place other coins in with it.

Lena Bladefist offers you a magic item for your service to him. Elise Mervor warns that greed consumes all.

The Arrival

While resting under an ancient standing stone, you feel a sudden rumbling, and a spark of light. After it passes there is a bipedal being lying unconscious at the base of the stone wearing strange clothing. She is unconscious.

Jill Scott has always believed the ancient way stones are more than just travel markers

Civil War

A massive city has taken arms up against one another, the sides naturally bisected by a river which runs through town.

Kelsey Dempsy was forced to kill their brother last night.

Slime

A large mound of slime is making its way through the dungeon, eating everything in its path.

Manuel Spring barely escaped the dungeon with their life.

Night of the Dog

All the dogs in the area have become murderous.

Eve Greenflower was the first one attacked by a pack of dogs.

Goblin Town

A town of peaceful goblin's needs help to protect themselves from humans intent on killing them all.

Melissa Walker doesn't believe the goblins are peaceful. Ewan Rowan does, and is trying to stop the others from attacking.

Race Against Time

The Townskeeper has been poisoned. The only cure is made by a strange old wizard who lives a days ride away.

Finley Nozzlenuck is willing to let the party borrow horses.

The Waning

The torches, candles and all non-magical fires are burning low and weakly in the city. A dense fog slowly settles over the city. Movement in the fog occasionally shows ghostly humanoid forms moving about.

Celina Frost last time this happened the youngest children from each family went missing. Nora Zaros says you must always keep the fire burning when the fog rolls in

Night Life

Girls are going missing after visiting a popular tavern at night.

Eldon Hawkwing wants the tavern closed down until the girls are found.

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