As PC's exit the tunnel the sunlight pearces through the dust filled cavern opening up into a large wooden room, with 2 barded horses attached to a very sturdy built carage, obviously the Kings emergancy excape transport, small cracks and gaps in what you can only assume is the front door, the condition of the place is very nice, as tho this part has been kept up with nicely

As they leave the wodden room, they realise the strusture they where in is a giant hollow tree trunk, te only thing that stands out on it from the others is the now open gates you just parted from.

The trip will take proximatly 3 weeks, 2 on nature DC25

DC15 Encounter 1st week      DC 12 Encounter 2nd week
     1 Autumn Nymph                     1 Fang of Yeenoghu
     2 Feyspitter Spider                   3 Gnoll Gorgers
     1 Gnoll gorger                          1 Beholder Gauth
     2 Gnoll Huntmasters

As the PC's close in on the capital city of Ilnoct: the sun is setting, night aproaches within the next few hours, you see the massive gray stone and steel walls spanding hundreds of feet high, the corner towers armed with massive cannons large enough to take on the largest dragons with ease, the men, seemingly on high alert, are on patroll around the walls of the citadel. along the walls are dozens of balista, it looks at tho no mortal army would be able to penitrate these walls. the portcullis and the main gates are closed tightly

The farmland surrounding the citadel is scarse, the occational man tending to crops and the flickering of a candle flame in the small farmhouses scatter along the countryside, the residance seem to be acting a little dissidant.

A stone spire, spaning to the heavens sprouts from the center of the fortress, its silver cap glisens in the distance, almost iluminating the dusk sky.

as you close in on the city, one of the balista on the wall are possitioned at the party, "Halt travilers, what is your busness here?!" a shout somes from the top of the caste gates **the PC's tell what happened** "By the gods, hold tight, someone will be down in a moment, you will have to forgive the security travelers, we are in dangerious times and we must do what is nessesary for survival and to protect this city"

Several moments later the pourtcullis opens and the main gates unseal with a rumble of the devices behind the gates,  a tall man wearing silver plate and scale male, with brown short hair and clean shaved, looks to be in his late 30's, about 25 men with tower shields and polearms in a formation behind him close in on the party.

The man stops about 20 feet from the PC's, "please place you wepons on the floor infront of you, we will not be taking them, but untill be know who you are for sure, me must take the nessesary precautions".

As the man steps forward the unit behind him do not move from there possition but ready there polearms and shields just in case. As the man gets closer, he catches a glimps of the king, "By the graces of Avandra, The elvin King of Alneria, we where told the city is in ruins and there where no survivers, there still may be hope, MEN, LET THEM THROUGH, THEY HAVE KING ASGRA, HURRY MAKE HASTE!!!. Travelers, i know you must be tired and need provissions, but please hurry to the Lords Hall at once, Empress Revana has been made aware of your arrival, my men will accompany you there, please make haste". the guards grab the king and place him on a nicer platform to cary him with.

** If PC's try to go anywhere other then the Lords hall, the guards explain the provissions you need will be provided to you for you services**

The PC's are taken to the spire in the center of the citadel: you are confronted with large red staned steel doors, "we will awate out here, please enter" says one of the guards seemingly to be the highest ranked one.

**Strange feeling**
Arcana DC15: Magic present
Arcana DC31: can sence various protection and Illution spells present these spells seem very powerfull

The doors open strangly easy for how heavy they look and feel, the doors open to a large hall with a large Silver throne sitting upon a platform about 2 feet higher then the rest of the ground, with small steps leading up to it. the ground is coverd with a very fine silver and red carpet covering every inch on the room, large black stone pillars with red marble covering the center of ther pillars, only exposing the black stone on top and bottom of these pillars. stareson the left and right side of the room lead to a pathway above and slightly behind the Thone, there are 9 guards 4 men and 5 women, wearing black staned custom armor to resemble dragons, each one is wielding a heavy shield on there back and a nice ornate longsword of some kind sheathed hanging form there hip, the guards seem to almost be statue like, your even unsure if they are real, one guard atop the stares dressed in the same armor, but her armor is Silver, she has no shield, but a Broadsword shiethed on her back, she is standing infront of a nicley carved wooden door with dragons carved  along the edges.

"Presenting Order of the Dragons Empress Lana Revane, all kneel" a feminin voice seems like the silver guard above the throne infront of the door. The door opens and a robes woman steps out wearing chrimson velvet robes with a hood with ornate symboles and protection runes wovenn into the robe, the hood covers her eyes down to her face, looking at what you can see, she looks to be in her mid 20's with fair skin with red lipstick, she slowly walks down the stares, stands infront of the throne, before sittinf down she pull off her hood, revealing a woman with red orange hair to her mid back and golden eyes, looking into her eyes there almost supernatural and etherial. as she sits, "please, to your feet, you are Chrimson Griffens are you not?" she says in a smooth almost alost calming voice **PC's reply how they see fit, if any disrespect have the guards threaten them** "I see, have been told you bring with you the Elvin King of Asgara, we receaved word the city was leveld and there where no survivors, Swordstar" as she pauses, and tooks to him, "i understand your father was there, he was a noble man, with his sacrafice you where able to excape, nothing i can say will change that he is gone, but i am sorry for your loss"

"The force that attacked the city came from the moutians in the deadlands to the east, over the mountians, nothing has gone over there or came from there in over a million years the tales have it, whats causing them to come over the ridge all of a sudden we do not know, but i intent to find out. i thank you for keeping the king safe, he was presumed dead, the attackers seem to have reseeded back over the mountians back into the deadlands. We still dont knowthere origon, but we wil work to find out... for your assistance in bringing the king back here alive, you are welcome to the wares in the armory, anything within reason is yourse free of charge, but please travelers, rest here tonight and have at the wares in the armory, the food and drink is free, its the least i can do for saving King Asgara. You are dismissed, Alexndria when you are ready to be taken to your quarters, we hope you will stay here in our city" as She points to the Silver clad guard atop the hall. As Empress Lana stands and slowly walks up the stares and back through the door ator the hall.

Alexandria walks down the stares after the Empress leaves, "come with me i will take you to where our esteemed guests will be laying there heads for the night" she opens the main door leading out to the city and makes an immidiat right to a large building make from wood and steel, when she opens the door there is what looks to be a tavern, but only a few soldiers are here, "this is the military tavern, reserved for the military personel, but you are free to use it for the night, but if you will follow me" She takes you up a flight of stares, and opens a door leading to a small hall with 6 doors 3 on eather side, "this is where you can stay, there the nicest rooms in the house, and again, thank you for what you have done, there might just be hope yet" the girl turns her back to the players before walking off, " Ah yes, aso the armory is acrost the street, word had been sent already to the keeper to alow you free access to the wares tomorrow, but i warn you, within reason, you are taking from the Empress reserve armory, your horses and carage have been stabled outside the walls under military watch, before you leave the city, please come see me, Empress Revane will probably wish to speak with you before you leave, if there is nothing els, i bid you a good night, you are free to stay here for the next few nights if you wish".

XP: 2000 = 400 Each
In the armory

**Hannable**
Hannable gets irritated and wishes to leave the party because of the chaos his order has caused and wishes to deal with them and exact revenge and sneaks out in the middle of the night without anyone knowing
**Chadrex**
Dosent feel there is enough glory in the cause, and does not what fllow this myth

The next day the Pc's are awaken by the noise of knocking on there door, the order of the dragons guards, after notisong that 2 of the doors, nobody comes to answer, one of them open there face guard, revieling a females face face skin and blond hair with blue eyes, "where are they? Empress Revane requests your presence in her chamber, if your fellow travelers where not willing to help the empress, then they should have said so"

the guards take the Pc's to the tower leading them up the stares through the door at the top. as it opens leading to a spiral starecase leading to the top of the tower as you travel up the stares several doors are passed and stop at a large chrimson door, " go in her majisty is awating you, leave your weapons with us, you will have them returnd when you leave, we will awate you here, and i warn you travelers, you may have accomplished graight feats, but you are still in the empresses presence, Alexandria is in there as well so mind you manners,, please go in"

** If PC's wont relieve weapons they will not be givin entry to the empresses chambers**

as they open  the doors revealing a large room with windows circiling the room, alowing you to see for miles in every direction, a large bed with silver and chrimson bedding and a red canopy draping from the 4 corner postes of the bed, the room is made of the same stone as the rest of the tower, and a small set of stares that leads into a room above the one you are in now, there are a few wardrobes and dressers around the room and Alexandria standing at the bottom of the small set of stares, "please, make yourself comfertable, Empress Revane id getting dressed, she will be with us in a moment.

after several moments, Alexandria Kneels without a word as Lana steps down the stares, wearing a flowing red dressed, cut to form fitting with golden dragons chasing white plum flowers down her sides spiraling around her, her hair is up in a bun and small ruby earings dangle from her ears. "arise, no need for those formalities, Alexandria, i have told you many times, there is no need for such formalities if i summon them", "im sorry, you could call it habbet" replys Alexandria. "anyways" starts Lana, but with a pause, "where are your friends? i thought there where 5 of you?" PC's explain they left " Oh, i see i wish they would have stayed, i have a task for you, you have already assisted the kingdom, but we could use your help once more, the threat called The teeth of veccna may have had something to do with the attack on Alneria, how tho, we arnt sure, there is a scroll i will need you all to get, its locates at the bottom of a cave, it supposedly has on it a prophesy that these signs may have hinted at, i would like for you all to go there" as she walks to part of the window and points to the top of the river near the moutianside, " its located on te top of the lake, its oregon is unknown, but its carved into a cliff side, nobody has been there in decades, the last person to enter never returnd, now, i wont lie to you, it will be very dangerous, but you are the only ones that have the experiance of these places. Tho with missing 2 of your friends missing, you may need assistance, i know of a man who might be able to help you, i have already sent word to him, his name is Travok, a dwarf, he runs the local adventures guild, he should know of someone that can help you go see him, oh yes, how silly of me, i wouldent expect you to do any of this for free, upon bringin it to me you will be awarded in gems and i also have a fief near Ethlygym that your are welcome to have, its not much, a small plot of land and a small stone tower, news of your deeds travels far, Ethlygym is no longer a slums, you have pulled it back into a functioning city, i thank you for that. also i have sent for a smal patrol to gurd the fief for you while you are not there, unfortunatly tho, they arnt well trained, but as long as you are assisting the kingdom they are yourse and so is the fief, Travok  should be around the tavern this time of day, he may ask for a fee of some kind for the trouble, give him this" Lana hands you a pouch with 3 marble size objects in it, "now, i apologise but i do mave alot of work to do, if you will excuse me, i have alot of work to do in the assist of rebuilding Alneria" as lana nods walking to the door and opening it, " i cant thank you enough"

if PCs wat to get gear from the armory see Emoresses Armory

traveling throught the streets there are booths setup throught the streets, a few of them blackjack tables.

as the PC's enter the tavern, they see a Dwarf with a black beard about 1 and a half foot long, and bald on top with a large class of black liquid infront of him, a minitaur dressed in hide armor tied to various parts of his body, and a cloaked woman sitting at the table, "overe here travers" is a deap raspy tone shouts the Dwarf, as the PC's aproach the table woman pulls off her cloak revieling a woman with brown hair, stunningly beautiful with gray eyes, **Let brandon act how he wants**

"You must be the travelers The empress spoke of i assume? these are my best from the guild there is Brandons characture and Rayne, the Empress says you have something for me?" **if any of the gems are missing the say something about it** "then thay are yourse, they have served me well"

on the way out of the city they are confronted with 5 large men, "Kyler, its been along time mate, you dont wanna stop by an old friend to tell him your in town? Rashard has been waiting for his money, almost like you have been trying to avoid him, well do you have his money?" says the larger man infront, " who are your friends?" DC23: see 4 men in the distance with xbows aimed at the party, "Kyler, you will come with us dead or alive Rashard as a deal for you, he would rather not have to kill you" **let reply** " your friends are not welcome, you know in our line of buisness, we cant have them even know where our guild is"

after being through an ally and down a manhole, the 6 men circle Kyler, "now, you will have to put this on, the way you put it on, us up to you" as the man pulls out a cloth bag, "after the stunt you pulled last time, we wont be falling for the same thing twice, not put it on" the man throws you the bag **if he puts it on, they bind his hands as well** "you dont have to worry much, if you cooperate, the boss is wanting to offer you 1 last deal"

after about 10 min of walking and going through several doors, crawling, and hearing several knocks then rumbeling noises the bag is removed and your arms unbound you see the dark room illuminated by only a few torches, the room is about 50x50FT the walls are smooth stone, the floors are cobblestone, there are wooden stares leading upto a ledge about 10 feet up, the men stand around you, "long time no see" says a man from the shadows on the ledge, he steps out, a man with a nice grey suit on, a thin black mustach and black hair slicked back, "remember me Kyler Stern, you owe me quite a bit of money, over 700 Platnum if im not mistaken, plus that little insedent with my ring" as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a silver ring with various jewls on it and slips it on his finger, and makes his way down the stares "you know you killed my son that day as well, but, thats to happen in our line of work, even tho it WAS your carelessness that killed him, but that was ages ago, and im tired of sending manpower after you to locate you, i will propose a deal for you, clean the slate, my informents have told me that the Empress has sent you to the caves north of the lakes north east of the city, there is something there i want, you bring it to me, and we clear the slate, do we have a deal?" **if inquire what it is** "there is a jem there, they call it the Tigers Gem, you will know it when you see it, you bring this to me, the death threats and hits will stop, you betray me, i swear ill burn everything you love and make you pay, so how about it old parter" hold his hand out, "good then, i will have to insist tho you are blindfolded again, because of your prior actions, i cant be too safe"

**they carry him out**

As the PC's  leave the city the trip to the next dungeon will take about 1 day and a half, 1 day (with sleep) on nature chk of 20+

on the night everyone is laying down to sleep Rayne stays awake to scout the parimiter if the camp, suddenly from seemingly nowhere and arrow hits her in the head killing her before her bod hits the floor with a thud **bens characture**  steps into the light of the fire, RP, ben finds orders on her body from the teeth of veccna to
assasinate the party

As pc close to the area where the cave is, the lake to there left massive almost like an ocean, christal clear ane blue, you can almsot see the bottom of the lake untill about 30 feet out, fish of all colors swim about, to the left the massive cliffside almost 100 feet tall leading to moutians behind it, off in the distace there is a waterfall, the water flows off of the cliffside smashing into the lake with a roar, the mist fills the air, a nice cool breeze brushes acrost your face

DC25: see cavern behind the waterfall, but might be a bit dangerous (Save 15+ or take D10 crushing damage and thrown into the water)

Start Ilnoct scroll dundeon Floor 1