Gnomes are monsters now, rawr!

The adventurers arrived in Winterhaven on a cool fall afternoon, 2 1/2 days after departing Fallcrest. Two town guards welcomed the travelers and directed them to the Wrafton Inn, the best (and only) inn in town.

The group met Salvana Wrafton, proprieter of the inn, as well as other townsfolk. The townspeople mentioned that kobolds had been harassing travelers over the last 3 months, drying up trade with the town. They said that Lord Padraig had been unable to convince the militia that the risk of confrontation was worth it, as the town itself had not been harmed.

The adventurers also discovered that the missing mentor Douven Staul had been seen departing for a dragon burial site quite a while ago, but had not returned. The group headed out to investigate, but were ambushed by a powerful band of kobolds. After a difficult battle that nearly ended in defeat, the kobolds were killed and the adventurers retreated to the safety of Winterhaven.

The following day the group set out again, reaching the burial site and seeing a gnome, halfling and several humans at the site. The gnome and his cronies attacked. Two guard drake lizards launched ferocious bite attacks on the paladin, killing and eating him. Meanwhile, the rest of the group fought a harrowing battle, finally defeating the gnome and his allies. Douven Staul was rescued, completing the missing mentor quest. Staul gave the group his amulet of health +1 in gratitude for saving him.

Road to Winterhaven

The adventuting group SIDI (Self Inflicted Damage, Inc.) met in Fallcrest, joined by personal quests all involving travel to village of Winterhaven. The village is located about 50 miles northeast of Fallcrest, a 2 1/2 day journey along the crumbling old King's Road.

On day 2 of the journey, the adventurers were ambushed by more than half a dozen kobolds. While all the kobolds were quite shifty, two of the kobolds wore dragonscale shields and seemed particularly shifty and able to dart away from combat. Another wore globes around his neck which he launched from a sling. One struck the paladin Alain, temporarily gluing him in place.

But in the end, the kobolds were no match for SIDI and were defeated. The adventurers paused to rest and recover before searching the bodies for treasure and continuing on to Winterhaven.