TSR 9291 - DLC1 - Dr.. - Free

29. Westplains
Grassland plains sprawl for miles
east of the Sentinel Mountains.
Their brown grasses bend in a fall
wind turned suddenly cold.
30. Que-Teh
The chill wind rustles sadly
through the silent village of Que-
Teh.
Signs of hurried flight are scattered
throughout the village: half-emptied
food jars, meals half finished, and
children’s rattle-beads cast aside.
Rangers have a 50% chance to find
the tracks of the villagers, which lead
straight to area 38.
31. The Great Crossroads
In the midst of a rolling plain,
three roads converge. At their intersection,
a single stone pillar
points the directions to Que-Teh,
Que-Kiri, and Que-Shu. Cold wind
swirls about the stone; a single
hawk circles to the east.
The ground here is trampled. A
ranger has a 30% chance to identify
some of the tracks as those of draconians
(only, of course, if he has encountered
the creatures before). The
draconian tracks lead east, toward
Que-Shu (36).
32. Que-Kiri
Thin columns of smoke rise from
the chimneys of Que-Kiri. As you
approach the town, men, apparently
from the town, move cautiously
in your direction.
These city guards escort the PCs
through the town but do not allow
them to stay. They speak with the heroes
but are worried about the safety
of their city and do not trust strangers.
If the PCs kill the guards and try to
enter the town, the entire town drives
them out and gives them no aid or information
whatsoever. Adventurers
can get one of the guards to speak
with them 80% of the time. If he
speaks, he says: “We don’t know
what the danger is that’s on the way,
but we know it is coming. Our scouts
have seen great fires in the north.
Many of our number have disappeared
in the last week. But now we
are prepared for the enemy. There
are over 600 of us-who could stand
against us?” They are sure that they
can defeat any enemy; nothing will
stop them from doing so.
33. Kiri Valley
The forest darkens and thickens
beside an ancient trail. A cold, dry
stillness hovers in the air. The
trees are knotted and bent. Every-
Things seems to watch you.
An evil wizard died here long ago.
Only his essence remains.
34. Western Que-Shu Plains
A chill, biting wind cuts across the
flatlands. Carried on the wind
from the east is the sharp smell of
burning grass.
35. Northern Desolation
The grasslands soon turn to
burned stubble underfoot. For
miles the once grassy plains are
charred. The ashy taste of
scorched earth laces the air.
Large, heavy creatures have trampled
the ground everywhere.
A ranger who has encountered draconians
before can identify these
prints as theirs 80% of the time. A
ranger also has a 20% chance to tell
that the prints first pass south, then
return north.
36. Que-Shu
Read this when the heroes enter the
area:
Chill winds scatter the smoke
from dying fires in the midst of the
village.
Birds wheel over the motionless
village, descending slowly among
the huts. Everything else is still
and quiet.
Read this as the heroes enter the village:
They are gone. The huts and tents
of Que-Shu lie abandoned. A
strange, creaking sound comes
from the center square of the village.
The birds stare coldly into nothing.
They perch atop a strange
construction thrown together in
the center of the square. Two stout
posts have been driven into the
ground by unspeakable force,
their bases nearly splintered by
the impact. Ten feet above the
ground, a crosspiece pole is
lashed to the two upright posts.
All the poles are charred and blistered.
Three chains, the iron of
each cold but apparently once
melted, creak in the wind. Suspended
from each chain, apparently
by the feet, is a corpse.
Though blackened and seared,
the three bodies are certainly not
human. Atop the dark structure, a
sign, roughly clawed into a shield,
has been stapled to the crosspiece
with a broken sword blade.
The PCs can find signs that the villagers
left their homes in a hurry.
Tracks from the village obviously
lead east toward the mountains.
Each PC has a base 15% chance to
read the writing on the shield. PCs
who have read language abilities may
add that score to the base percentage.
The sign reads: “Know ye, my
servants, the fate of those who take
prisoners against my will. Kill or be
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