The Hall - Verbobonc
After sometime, while you enjoy the fine wine and fresh fruits, the north door open and a couple of nobles enter.
Greeting, I'm overwhelmed to see that you find the hospitality to your convenience.
The tall human says when he sees some of you eat elegantly the food and some devour it
I'm Atzil, first counsel of His Noble lordship, Defender of the faith. The Viscount Langard of Verbobonc, may Rao bring peace on him everyday.
The rest of the counselors take a sit, some of you can recognize Matbea, ministry of treasure, Katzin, captain of the Verbobonc's royal guards and few others who serve minor positions in the canon's court. He motions the guards to close the northern doors.
You are summoned to this court for a noble cause, you are the finest of all Available agents that we could muster with such an hurry.
He smiles in sarcasm, takes a sip from his wine and returns a look, this time he frowns.
we suspect that the aligned nations are facing danger.
He says with firm voice
our agents brought some concering news from the north, agents stationed in the cursed city of skulls (Dorakaa, capital of Iuz) reports that the old one has sent his minions to retrieve a lost and ancient magical artifact from the Yatils, in the meanwhile, strangers with ocher robes have been spotted wandering around the hills and bogs of Hommlet, we all know what happened 9 years ago in the cursed Temple of the elemental god.
His words echoes in the great hall when he meantions the god's name, the window's burst open with chill draught, shivering pass in your spines and every counsel make a silent prayer.
We sent a group to investigate the rumors in the north, but we need to make sure it's just a fairy tale in the south, we must not face this danger again!
He slams his fist on the wooden table, his face twists in pain but he shakes it off immediately
You must find out what is brewing around Hommlet, be stealthy as much as you can, if the enemy is out there again, you must not reveal yourselves.
He looks over to Lenuran and nods,
We brought a specialist to this mission, a known scholar and sage among his kind, Lenuran of Lortmills.
He says and turns his look to Katzin, the captain pulls out a small box with papers and hand them out to the consular.
According to the writings
he continues
Twenty five years ago, the forces of evil gathered north and east of Hommlet and constructed a huge temple, this was a bastion for their evil armies, from this place they unleashed earthquakes, storms, fires and floods upon the countryside, but our allies in Veluna and Furyondy rallied their forces and sacked the temple in a battle called Emridy Meadows. Most of the evil forces destroyed and driven off and the temple were abandoned and sealed.
He pauses for a sec. the others nobles stare in awe as he tells the story, but all are quiet.
Nine years later, Bandits began troubling the area around Hommlet, evil humanoids and strangely garbed priests were seen on the road, like those we have been reported of, it became clear the temple was rising again, this time, bands of adventurers and heroes attacked the ruined place and the evil was once again over thrown, since then the territory has prospered in the peace that has settled in … you must check it out.
He says and lifts his eyes from the papers.
It's probably nothing, the panicked canon just wastes our treasury.
Say one of the nobles, a slim dark haired man.
The nobles starts to argue among themselves until the first counsel raise his voice
Silence, leave us.
Some of the nobles exit the room angrily and they can still be heard in the corridors behind the northern doors, they leave you with Katzin, Matbea and Atzil.
Sitting silently all the time, Matbea, ministry of treasure takes your attention.
Honorable servants, although the Viscounty treasury is quite low, I managed to secure some funds, 100 gold each, use it wisely.
You are leaving tomorrow
Atzil announce,
make your preparations and sleep well, I'll meet you at south gate at sunrise.
Any Question ?
