Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Rathkip's Stinking Den


The giant Rathkip lives alone out in the swamp near the village of Kingleaf. He rarely leaves the swamp. Merchants heading out to Bimnok Keep said they saw the giant by the road a couple days ago. No one was bothered though it did unnerve the caravan master. It is said he lives in old ruins on a mound of high ground about two days walk out in the swamp. No one dares disturb Rathkip and few actually know where he lives or how to get to his den. A cobbler at the Boiled Toe in Kingleaf has been out to the den and saw the giant a few years back. He's fallen on hard times and may guide a group out into the swamp for some extra cash.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

The Village of Kingleaf

The Village of Kingleaf is where my first game of the year in Alidor takes place. It is a sleepy little settlement on the southern shore of Lake Surma. The lake is actually a good distance away from town. The original settlers built a canal leading out to the lake through the low marshland. Elves say the town was once surrounded by the green forest but after the people of the Kingleaf built boats out of the trees and then used them to attack the dragon, the dragon forbade the trees to grow within 20 miles of the lake.