Brother Gob, Korey says with a clap to Bandylegs’ shoulder I’ll tell you, but first a warning. Avoid the path that passes by the Mysterious Dungeon. Our pilgrimage passed by there a week ago, and all was well, but on our return, just yesterday, we found the place has been overrun by Kobolds and Alicrocabolds. They’ve even begun building up a fortification on the rise above the canyon floor where the entrance to the Mysterious Dungeon is hidden in plain sight.
Korey takes a seat where Karolann has just gotten up, and goes on to explain.
We were ambushed. It was awful. The Kobolds have new crossbows and the Alacrocabolds were riding Terigaunts. They attacked just as we were rounding the Shallow Lagoon, near Gobragord’s Obilisk, to the south of the Mysterious Dungeon. Those of us who could fight, did our best to draw them off while the wagons made a run for it. We lost a wagon, and, and
For the first time Korey’s cheerful disposition fades and is replaced by a sad countenance
They captured some of our number. We’re missing nine, and we don’t dare risk going back. There is a great sadness to be remembered from this pilgrimage, but on the bright side,
He smiles again
We were blessed with a message from Gnik, the wife of Gnok. In her sacred pool she revealed to us a vision of the coming years and a sign of the prosperity of our people. It was worth it, well, right now it might night seem like it to most, but we’ll survive. We’ve had worse.