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Mystery Man 03-17-04, 08:15 AM	At some point my players will encounter this: You return to find the village of Hilltop a smoking ruin. It's meager wall is broken and toppled in various places. The common hall is nothing but a burned husk, the roof of the Bubbling Cauldron tavern has been burnt away leaving a skeleton of brick with no door. The head of the herbalist sits on a pike outside of what is left of his still smoldering shop. Bodies lay everywhere, some hacked to pieces, some with gaping wounds their entrails spilled out on the ground. One thing is certain, most of the villagers were unarmed and butchered while they tried to run away. One or two orc bodies are scattered among the dead. The smithy is still standing and has been converted into a makeshift hospital, some of the slapped together cots hold wounded and dying. One of the survivors tending to the dead will recognize them from before and hands them a note from Ulagan: You may have disrupted my plans little flies, but I my reach is long. This is my land, these are my slaves, you are dead. Come take me if you can. I may have one of the survivors attack the players because Ulagan polymorphed into the paladin and made it seem as though he led an orc raid into the village. Ulagan will be leaving a trail of headless bodies of the captives from the town for the players to follow. Reason: After the next couple sessions they'll have (if they survive) disrupted his plans with a magical artifact. My March 10th update in my Campaign Diary (http://mysteryman.typepad.com/forgotten_realms_campaign/) diary has some of that info. Anyhoo, looking for some ideas so anything you have would be appreciated. :)
Mystery Man 03-17-04, 06:35 PM	Beuler? Beuler? You're all just a freakin' barrel full of ideas today aren't you? :bigeyes: