Chapter One: Greenest in Flames!

For the past several days, you have been traveling a road that winds lazily across the rolling grasslands of the Greenfields. Sundown is approaching when you top a rise and see the town of Greenest just a few short miles away. But instead of the pleasant, welcoming town you expected, you see columns of black smoke rising from burning buildings, running figures that are little more than dots at this distance, and a dark, winged shape wheeling low over the keep that rises above the center of the town. Greenest is being attacked by a dragon!

Devin Elbrick, the caravan master, looks horrified at the sight, "Helm save us," he says quietly. The other caravan guards scramble into positions where they can watch the destruction taking place, some of them drawing weapons, just in case. They look around in confusion, apparently not sure if they should rush to help or turn tail and run.

Devin looks at Perses in astonishment, "You want me to deliver my livelihood into that mess? No thank you! Perhaps a few of you could go and see what can be done to assist?"

You approach the town as quickly as you are able. As you get nearer, you can hear screaming and the occasional creak as a burning building shifts. You finally reach the town, and though it's night you have little trouble seeing, the fires in the town lending it enough light to see by (Dim Light)

Without warning, five humans dash out from between two buildings on your left. A limping man and three young children race across the street into more shadows, and a woman carrying a round shield and a broken spear turns and faces back in the direction from which they came. Eight kobolds stream out of the alley on the family’s heels and fan out around the woman, who looks determined to delay the creatures for as long as possible.Battle Map

Perses rushes in and swings his axe, chopping through K6 with ease. Following through with his strike, he is able to push the attack through and chops down K7 as well.

Erich's frosty attack hits K8 in the back, causing him to lurch forward a step from the impact, but he remains standing.

Bughu's arrival is announced by two quiet clicks and both of his targets fall, dead, to the ground.

Not one to question good fortune, the spear-wielding woman steps up to K1 and stabs him in the stomach. The kobold falls to the ground, his lifeblood spilling out. Once he is down, she steps back to her original spot to defend her fleeing family.