Eaves of Mirkwood

“Stick to the forest-track, keep your spirits up, hope for the best, and with a tremendous slice of luck you may come out one day.” (Gandalf, The Hobbit)

The dragon Smaug is dead, slain by Bard the Bowman, now King Bard of Dale. People all across Wilderland are finding new hope for the future. Trade routes are reopening, and the free folk of Wilderland are beginning to get to know one another again.
King Bard summons adventurers to Lake-town to assist in the rebuilding of his kingdom! Each hero is at the very beginning of his or her adventuring careers: each is motivated to set out on the road and heed King Bard’s call to arms.
Meeting for the first time in Woodmen-town, at the beginning of their quest to Lake-town, our heroes plan out their journey together as new friends.
A time of great strife is just a generation away: a shadow is deepening in Southern Mirkwood. But for now this is a time of great exploration and discovery, a time to sally forth in search of adventure!

The Company of Heroes:
Beran (a male beorning Warrior from the Misty Mountains)
Caranthiel (a female elf Scholar from Mirkwood)
Lifstan (a male barding Warrior from Dale)
Trotter (a male hobbit Wanderer from the Shire)
Vultar (a male woodman Slayer from Wilderland)

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Fellow Travelers:
Snorri, Borri, and Hár (dwarvish merchants from various parts of the Wilderland making their way to their ancestral homeland of Erebor)

Subplots

• Many Meetings
• Snorri, Borri, and Hár
• Rowanhold and Greymuzzle Hob