Due west of the
Suzail, the Vault of Restful Dead has opened its gates.
Temple acolytes have emerged to begin their year-long journey to collect donations and create paintings of
Cormyr’s soon-to-be-deceased. Their temple brethren have only just begun to return to the Vault, each laden down with small, hand-sized portraits of the prior year's dead that will be hung in the Silent Hall for the acolytes to pray over and to remember.
To the east, a representative of House Thawnfaer is approaching adventurers by night at
Heldul’s Rest, a waystop in the vicinity of the Purple Dragon garrison of
Stonewatch on the Way of the Manticore.
This, according to merchants and other travelers making their way to
Suzail from
Hilp on Calantar’s Way, who heard the tale from other travelers making their way to
Hilp on the Way of the Manticore. It is now "common knowledge" in
Suzail that at least two adventuring bands are known to have crossed the Way in the company of the Thawnfaer representative and traveled southwest in the direction of Thawngard, the Thawnfaer family seat.
That the representative has twice returned alone suggests doom awaits all who follow her.
To the north, from Griffon Hill to Arabel, panic has taken hold of the populace. Word has come of the appearance of no less than five identical keeps arranged in a line running southwest to northeast within sight of Gnoll Pass. Rumorfire burning across Arabel holds the garrison of Purple Dragons and
War Wizards occupying Castle Crag were caught entirely unawares.
This news has not yet reached Suzail's populace, though the Queen and her most trusted advisors are quite aware of events unfolding on
Cormyr's northeastern flank.
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