A 2 -4 hour encounter for 2nd level characters. Includes 1 new item 'khopesh of spell storing' 2 new Derro variants, the brute and the fencer.
Eadyan Falconmoon is worried that one of the Sanctuary's missionaries hasn't returned in some time. The missionary, a dwarf named Ublick Brassforge, was sent to preach to the new settlement that recently sprung up in a valley about 12 miles south of Greenest.
The settlement is situated in a valley that was once home to the Cult of the Dragon's base camp three years ago. Very few people have interacted with the settlers, who are all dwarfs, but those who do interact with them, primarily hunters selling meat and hide, say that they are mad. In reality, these dwarves are Derro, who emerged from the cave where, in 'Hoard of the Dragon Queen,' the cult kept their dragon eggs.
They have used the valley's steep cliffs, as well as dozens of thick hide sails, to block out the light of the sun as they are sensitive to it. The Derro captured Ublick Brassforge as soon as he arrived, and their plan is to feed him to an Otyugh that they believe (in their madness) to be an avatar of their god Diirinka.
- from the publisher's blurb