d20 4e Blackbyrne Publishing Encounter at Fairvale.pdf

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The history of Fairvale is a long one, dating back to the War of Lords and

beyond. Originally, Fairvale’s residents were scattered to the surrounding forest.

All that stood in town was a trading post and small inn to house wayward travelers

and trade caravans. Then the war began, hungry Lords began encroaching on each

other’s land, while one Lord invaded his neighbor to the north, the Lord to the south

stole land from him. Villagers in the area began to be caught in the crossfire,

swearing allegiance at swordpoint. They began to move closer to “town” and

formed a city of their own. Once the war ended and permanent boundaries were

drawn, Fairvale came under the rule of Lord Grindewald Ashtron from Gull’s Port,

and has remained under Ashtron family rule for almost 2000 years. Farivale was so

named after Lord G. Ashtron declared “You will always find a fair trade in this

humble vale”. Signs at each entrance bear these words, and the fountain in the

center of Four Corners Market has them inscribed at the base.

The tent vendors rotate almost weekly, and the occasional mistrel, bard and

street performer wanders in to earn some easy gold. The Lord’s Militia keeps the

overall peace and wards off the occasional orc/goblin/bugbear attack. There is a

Constible assigned to settle any disputes and issue justice based on the Lord’s Laws,

but seldom is his services needed. Unlike Boarland Falls where each trader is in

business for him/herself, Fairvale has formed a trading co-op called the UTG Trust.

UTG (United Traders Guild) is a co-op of merchants, each having their own

specialty, who share responsibility for warehouse, sales and transportation of goods

to and from Fairvale. They are the most influential members of Fairvale, other than

the Lord’s Militia of course. The current President (they rotate responsibilities ever

year) of the UTG Trust is Tallon Brigg, one of the younger and more charismatic

members of the board.

This prequel encounter is designed to bring the player characters (PC’s) together

for a common purpose and will gateway into the full adventure, The Hidden

Current , available either mid to late March, or early April depending on the final

production schedule. It is an encounter suitable for 4-6 PC’s of 1 st or 2 nd level

compatible with 4 th Edition Dungeons and Dragons™. This also introduces a

recurring villainous organization called The Untombed as part of the campaign arc,

Dark Veil . Obsessed with undeath, The Untombed is determined to overrun the

world with zombies, vampires, wrights and other undead horrors. The creature,

Vessel of Death, is a more twisted and powerful version of a zombie, hard to bring

down and painful to the end. The release of the creature on the unsuspecting town

of Fairvale is only the beginning of the nefarious plans they have in store for the

world of Braugh all in the name of Garand the Lord of Death..

EAF:Surprise Delivery

Level 2

XP 625

Vessel of Death- Solo Brute

Tactics - The Vessel of Death will attack anything

in front of it, especially a PC who deals a large

amount of damage to it, and fight until destroyed.

Being a brute, he will not worry about provoking

Opportunity Attacks and will simply attack the

biggest threat closest to it and pursue that threat

through enemy squares if necessary. The member

of The Untombed is nowhere to be found, using

the ensuing chaos to escape. The Lord’s Militia

will respond in 4 rounds, but are frightened at the

horrific sight of the creature and leave the dirty

work to the PC’s. (they will later use the excuse

their job is to defend the walls from creatures, but

not ones like that which were smuggled inside)

Set up - As the PC’s are entertaining

themselves in and around Four Corners

Market, a small horse drawn wagon is led

into the square by a lone man in a hooded

robe who ties the horse to a tree near the

road that leads to the north. There is a

single, 8’x4’x4’ crate on the back of the

wagon, which is too small to hold the entire

length of it. Once the PC’s have placed

themselves on the map, read or paraphrase

the following:

It’s a sunny, yet cold, morning in Fairvale,

the tent merchants have begun their busy

day of peddling their wares. A street mime

performs for a small crowd just to the north

of the fountain. As you take in the surreal,

yet brilliant surroundings, you notice a

hooded man climb up upon a wagon bearing

an oversized crate on its back. Raising his

hands to the air he cries: “The Untombed

will have VICTORY!” and shoves the crate

forward into the market square causing it to

crash open. As the man runs toward the

north, you see a large, hulking, hair-covered

humanoid standing up from the wreckage of

the crate, looking around menacingly. You

can visibly see parts of its skin missing,

leading you to believe it is in fact undead.

With a roar the likes of which you have

never heard in this world, it reaches out and

grabs the first person in front of it. You

reach for your weapon as it raises the street

mime over its head and rips him apart,

terrified townsfolk run in every direction.

Vessel of Death, Bugbear

Level 2 Solo Brute

Medium natural humanoid XP 625

Initiative +4

vision

HP 152; Bloodied 76

AC 15; Fortitude 13; Reflex 12; Will 11

Saving Throws +5

Speed 6

Action Points 2

m Deadly Slam (standard; at-will)

+3 vs Fortitude; 1d10 + 3 necrotic damage, and the

target is stunned (save ends)

Alignment Evil Languages Common, Goblin

Skills Intimidate +5, Stealth +9

Dex 17 (+4)

Int 8 (+0)

Equipment Hide Armor

Area Features -

Illumination- This encounter occurs in the early

morning, the sun is out and there is no cloud cover,

vision is normal.

Terrain- Other than the rushing crowd in the first

round, and the fountain, the street is normal, level

and paved with cobblestones.

Treasure- The Vessel of Death carries no treasure,

however the PC’s are approached by Tallon Brigg

who offers them a reward, and a job. (see

AFTERMATH)

Due to the crowd rushing away from the

creature as the PC’s are rushing toward it,

treat all terrain as difficult for the first

round.

Senses Perception +3; low-light

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