Canonfire! Chronicles Issue 1 - Le Monde de Greyhawk

desperation;
“I am unprepared for a battle, and from the looks of them, I
cannot simply use a few dancing lights spells to scare them off.”
If the party decides to handle the newcomers for Fiona read the
following:
The group consists of five individuals. The one leading the way is
a small female halfling. A crossbow is slung over her shoulder but
otherwise she seems unarmed. Slightly behind her is a hall half-elven
woman dressed in shinning armor. Symbols of St. Cuthbert adorn
her armor. She carries a heavy shield and a bow slung over her
back. Beside her is a large half-orc male. He carries a great ax in his
hands and on the ax is a symbol. It appears to be that of the halforc
camp called Clear Sky. Peaking out from behind him is a tall
flan man dressed in robes and carrying a simple wooden staff.
Finally, in the rear is a shorter woman of Suel decent. She stands
with a great sword at the ready.
The half-elven woman speaks up saying, “We are the Servants of
Dawn, and we have come to rid this village of this evil witch and
her giant. St. Cuthbert knows your sins. Prove you are not under her
evil magic by leaving our path. If you do not, we will punish you in
his great name!”
Knowledge Local (Geoff) DC APL +2, Bardic Knowledge DC APL +4
The Servants of Dawn are a new adventuring party that has
made a name for itself in the past year or two. They have had
several members but this could be the main ones. From what you
have heard, the leader is a half-elven cleric of St. Cuthbert known
as Ashara Valltree. A wizard, Marlon Talon, is also known to
adventure with them. The half-orc is likely Korn Great Ax, a
warrior from Clear Sky with a well-known mean streak. There
have been several halflings associated with this group; it is unclear
who this one is. The Suel in the rear is also a new addition. The
group is known for a few good deeds in Geoff and Keoland.
Although most of their works have been good, they are also
known for being very brutal in their pursuit of justice. On more
than one occasion they have taken the law into their own hands.
DEVELOPMENT
The Servants of Dawn are completely determined to deal with
the witch. They will not be swayed by any amount of talk. Unless
the PC party quickly and silently complies with their order to
leave, they will attack.
Judge's Note: Once it becomes apparent the Servants of Dawn are
losing, ask for a Spot Check DC APL +4. If the check is successful,
read the following:
From behind a far tree at the edge of your vision, you notice the
figure of a man in chain mail racing back toward town. His build
and shape is very much like that ofLlion Frey.
TACTICS
Servants of Dawn: The servants of Dawn are well-trained fighters.
They will work together as a well-drilled team to attempt to take
down the PC party. They are very dangerous and will attack the
obvious threats first. Half-orcs and arcane casters will be their first
target. Marlon Talon will use his attack spells to deal with any
spell casters, or ranged attackers first. Korn the Great Ax is the
only exception; he charges and attacks the first person he can.
Cora will attempt to flank and use her sneak attacks to full
advantage. Ashara has a deep hatred for any gods that are not of
the good alignment. She will use her Smite attack on any cleric of
a non-good alignment (ie LN, NN, CN). If there are no such
targets she will refrain from using her smite attack.
ENVIRONMENT
The path is completely clear of all obscurations. Sparse trees line
the path on both sides, but provide little to no protection or
hindrance to movement.
TREASURE
The NPCs carry their equipment and each has a small pouch of
gold with 50gp apiece. The bags were the down payment made by
Cuthwin Trevdynson and are identical to the bags the party may
have taken.
Judge's Note: If any of the Servants of Dawn survive and are
captured, they will admit to being hired by Cuthwin Trevdynson
to kill the witch. They will also tell the party that Llion Frey told
them that the PC party was under a spell. They are afraid of being
bewitched themselves.
ENCOUNTER SIX A
LLION’S TRUE NATURE
Llion has returned to Trevdynson and convinced him to flee
town until he can deal with the PC party once and for all. Until
now, Llion has taken great pains to hide his true self. With the
word soon to get out that the witch is really Fiona Fay, he has
nothing to loose. He feels it is his duty to help Trevdynson hand
over the town to Gran March. He is, however, simply being
manipulated.
Give the party time to come to a plan on how to proceed. If they
choose to return to Fiona, read the following: If they choose to
confront Trevynson, skip the following:
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