Canonfire! Chronicles Issue 1 - Le Monde de Greyhawk

Liberation… not giants or goblins… I met her once… long ago in
Gorna… we were much younger then… time has been harsh on
both of us… but while I hiss and gasp for breath just from walking,
her magic was just as strong as ever… To see those men following
her, fighting the giants, her sitting tall in the saddle leading them.
Ungrateful… so ungrateful… she saved us all. Now all she wants is
peace. If you don’t believe me… just talk to her… I know that
Marcher gave you a map. Sneak out of here tonight. Just knock on
her door and she will see you.” He suddenly stops. “Uh oh… eh…
take the blame for this ok?” Then, with amazing swiftness, the old
man leaves his rocking chair and disappears back into the kitchen
area as a soft light enters from the other side ofthe pub.
“Now Grandfather I told you to…” Lisa storms in, fury in her
eyes, “I told you…” She looks around confused at you… “Oh I’m
sorry, I thought…” Her beautiful blue eyes are filled with suspicion.
Without waiting for your response, she turns on her heel and glides
silently out back into her private quarters.
APL 2: Knowledge Local (Geoff) DC 10/Knowledge History DC
10 /Bardic Knowledge DC 12
APL 4: Knowledge Local (Geoff) DC 12/Knowledge History DC
12/Bardic knowledge DC 14
APL 6: Knowledge Local (Geoff) DC 14/Knowledge History DC
14/Bardic Knowledge DC 16
APL 8: Knowledge Local (Geoff) DC 16/Knowledge History DC
16/Bardic Knowledge DC 18
Samual Cosman was a hero that came to Geoff about forty years
ago from the realms of Greyhawk. Already a hero of some renown,
he made his name in Geoff by various adventures to retrieve
various magical items for the wizards of Geoff. Several years
before the giants invaded, he was living in Gorna and word has it
he died a few years before the war started. At any rate, he
disappeared many years ago and stopped adventuring more than
two decades ago.
By this point in the adventure the party should have made their
decision what they intend to do. If they intend to go see the
Witch, begin using A encounters. If they intend to stay the night
and attack the witch, then begin using B encounters.
NIGHTTIME RENDEZVOUS
(Use this encounter if they players decide to go see the witch in the
middle of the night)
The town guard in Sodersmith are too young to understand the
importance of vigilance. No one is on guard and slipping out of
town is very simple.
Slipping out of town is simple. In fact no one is on guard at the
edge of town. The road to the witch’s hovel is easy to follow even in
the middle of the night. Soon a small shack of a house appears in
the distance.
As you approach, the door opens slowly and a small
frail figure appears in the well-lit doorway. A light shines from the
edge ofa staffilluminating your group.
“Ah, visitors. Don’t be afraid. Samual was a hero of Geoff. His
mind may be failing him, but he knows true heroes when he sees
them. Come in. I am sure you have many questions and I have some
ofyour answers.” With that the old woman turns and slowly returns
to her small shack leaving the door open to the night.”
Pause to give the party time to make their decision, if they choose
to enter, continue reading:
As you approach the house a few logs have been driven into the
ground around the house in a kind of wall, a sapling sits in the
center of the makeshift wall near the front door of the hovel. Oddly
enough the sapling is a sweet-smelling pine tree. Entering the house
the old woman sits near the fire pit in the middle of the tiny room.
Various household items line the walls and a large opening near the
back leads into what can only seem to be a cellar. A loud snoring
echoes from the damp depths. “I will have to ask you to keep your
voices down. He has been crying ever since he got back from town. I
just got him to sleep. Poor boy, he just does not understand.” The
old woman is tall for a human - a little over six feet. Her hair is
long and falls around her shoulders portraying a long ago beauty.
Her face is dirty and unkempt, but still portrays a kind of proud
dignity.
“I know you have been told a lot of bad things about me, I can’t
really blame the people, they need a scapegoat and I’m an easy one.
First, my name is Fiona Fay and contrary to popular belief, I am
not a Witch, I am a wizard. I studied magic in Gorna long before
you were born. Where to begin? Where to begin? I suppose I should
get you some tea. The old woman gets up and starts to rummage
through a cabinet. Hanging above the cabinet is a traditional Geoff
army tunic; on the tunic are many patches and symbols.
PATCHES INFORMATION
Patch 1
All APLs:
Knowledge Nobility DC 5, Knowledge Local (Geoff) DC 5/ Bardic
Knowledge DC 5
One of the patches you recognize at once. It is the patch of Grand
Duke Owen. This is a standard patch given to most members of
Owen’s army before the giant war. The patch seems to be an
honorary one, carrying no particular rank.
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