Personnal - Tragedy of the Gnome Druidess
Ash's friend, a Gnome druidess named Urafa was murdered, her wounds are consistent with rocks falling on someone at great speed, not with someone drowned in a river.
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Exposition
Ash attended Urafa's funeral and learned the rumors about the body being found near Thyreth. He decided to investigate with his new friends from the Dead Company.
As they approached the village, Ash and his companions could see the unnatural beauty of the village. The villagers were all healthy and strong, their crops were bountiful and the animals were strong and healthy. But as they delved deeper into the village, they could see the true cost of this beauty. The surrounding forests were barren, the rivers were dry and the animals were weak and sickly.
Conflict
A young Fhokki girl, Gytha, approaches them and asks them, "What's your name ?". If someone replies Ash, she firmly tends that person a folded paper and runs away while crying. Urafa used he skills with Origami to fold the paper so only Ash can open it or someone very dexterous. Opening the folder paper without tearing it requires a Dex (Craft) check difficulty 15. Failing, makes the paper shred with only 3 words still legible: Transfer, Artifact, help. Suceeding, allows the person who opened it to read this.
Ash, I hope you are well, I need your help. This village has been taken over by an evil artifact, please help me get rid of it. It transfers the life from around into the residents, it's killing the land and they can't see it. Your friend, Urafa.
Climax
Falling Action
Ash knew he had to destroy the artifact, but the villagers would not let them. A fierce battle broke out, but Ash and his companions emerged victorious. They destroyed the artifact and freed the village from its curse. The villagers were shocked and saddened by the loss of the artifact, but they could see the life returning to the surrounding area.
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Cruel Tricks
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Background
Thyreth is a small halmet of 140 people located in the hills of the Jenth Ridges. It is located near a small affluent that feeds the Jendasha River. It is populated mainly by Fhokki humans and Dwarves. There are many stone quarries in the surronding hills. To the norteast are located the Rokk Woods. The village has a dark secret, the villagers found an artifact that brings perfect constitution and extends life for all the inhabitants of the village.
A skilled druidess, Urafa, who dedicated her life to protecting and preserving the natural world. When reports reached her of a strange new pollution source appearing in a remote village of Thyreth, Urafa sets out to investigate.
The Gnome discovered many weakened animals and decaying flora near Thyreth, after a quick investigation she discovered the artifact was draining the life around the village to feed the villagers. When Urafa pleaded to the villagers to stop using the evil artifact, they captured her and ended up killing her. They then tried to get rid of the body in the Jendasha River but it got stuck on a branch downstream and a elven solider found her and brought her back to Shyta-Thybaj. Before dying, the Gnome gave a small scrape of paper to a young girl of the village. It had one word on it: Ash.
25-08-575 I.R. | 2023-01-30