Jack Daniel
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Mayor Kemp interrupts to answer Fenn's question.
"We don't have anywhere near enough troops in the town militia to flush bandits, or goblins, or whatever out of the hills. The whole area is less than two leagues across, but the land is rugged, and passage is slow. Those hills have always been wild; I think nobody has ever explored them fully.
"The fact remains, isolated farmsteads throughout the area have been subjected to these foul, murderous raids, and we don't know what purpose -- if any -- lies behind their perpetrators. As Bedan says, there have been no survivors from the raids; not even bodies to recover and give due burial. But we have sent scouts out into the fields around the town, and they've reported strange tracks leading east, right into the area where the Drache River flows through the Burning Hills. They estimate some twenty individuals in a raiding band, though nothing more can be learned except by following the trail.
"That's where you come in, brave and kind adventurers. Our militia-men aren't trained for this sort of mission. If it really is goblins in the hills, they'll have a cave of some sort, where they can hide from the sun. That means fighting in close quarters, underground, and possibly even traps to deal with. Thus, we have need of your skills. These raids cannot go unpunished! The people of this region must be protected!
"Ah, but if I were twenty years younger, I would go with you myself... as it stands, I can only equip your venture and send my best wishes along with you. But Mr. Bedan will be able to guide you to the hills. And... well, there you have it."
"We don't have anywhere near enough troops in the town militia to flush bandits, or goblins, or whatever out of the hills. The whole area is less than two leagues across, but the land is rugged, and passage is slow. Those hills have always been wild; I think nobody has ever explored them fully.
"The fact remains, isolated farmsteads throughout the area have been subjected to these foul, murderous raids, and we don't know what purpose -- if any -- lies behind their perpetrators. As Bedan says, there have been no survivors from the raids; not even bodies to recover and give due burial. But we have sent scouts out into the fields around the town, and they've reported strange tracks leading east, right into the area where the Drache River flows through the Burning Hills. They estimate some twenty individuals in a raiding band, though nothing more can be learned except by following the trail.
"That's where you come in, brave and kind adventurers. Our militia-men aren't trained for this sort of mission. If it really is goblins in the hills, they'll have a cave of some sort, where they can hide from the sun. That means fighting in close quarters, underground, and possibly even traps to deal with. Thus, we have need of your skills. These raids cannot go unpunished! The people of this region must be protected!
"Ah, but if I were twenty years younger, I would go with you myself... as it stands, I can only equip your venture and send my best wishes along with you. But Mr. Bedan will be able to guide you to the hills. And... well, there you have it."
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