Pigeon Return: The Guild is Requesting Members to Return Homing Pigeons

Three pigeons arrive from the North Warrens bearing no message. "WE" Expect that they have escaped their cages and will not be returned. The birds are caged and awaiting pick up from Hawk Master Marrius.

## Adventurers Attending

* Todon
* Andar Liadon
* Nykykon
* Bearhugger
* Lessbelle Elmtree

## Mission Notes

chosen at random from among the members present and send to Hawk Master Marius

The 40 something veteran seemed to be Waiting for them as they arrived. Explaining the task and issuing equipment and a map he was fast to leave the group.

after 5 days of quite uneventful travel they check on the birds to find 1 has starved. realizing the birds need food they feed the poor things.

on there 7th day of travel a huge herd of goats stalled there progress for a time trying there best to move through this herd, however spooking them in the end and seeing them scatter across into the nearby fields promptly chased around by some panicking dog trying to keep them together.

a Fly by on 9th day by a copper house messenger Calamity being heard among his reply as he rode passed. as they approach the mountains on day 10 they meet up with a wise looking older wizard sat resting along the road. he had apparently come through the mountains for work. there were several missing goats around the area >upon learning the team were responsible he found it amusing and thanks the team for the work. and gives them some advice about travel through the mountains and of some rare flowers should they spot any. he is charmed by lessbelle who was interested in the device he had showed. parting with the device with his best wishes

the 2 days through the mountains was going uneventful until a migrating family of scorpions crossing the path. due to there small size the team were slow to spot the creatures as the horses came into incredible danger.

Seeing the incoming loss of the mounts bearhugger leapt from the moving wagon and summoning up a poor bear cub to spearhead into the scorpions as a meat shield saving the mounts and picking up inspiration.

filled with arrows and bolts the Giant mother lay dead and the team moved on to the village of deep river.

they chose to stay at the Jolly roger a brand new looking inn, and just pushed forwards in the morning with bird feed running low nykykon picking up a shining to 1 of the Pidgeon's and seriously overfeeding the poor thing. bearhugger stepping in to teach nykykon about animals. The guards appear to be training hard. They Learn that some beast has got into von valentine manors basement.

passing by south warren where they noticed that the guild members this side of the mountain are really old. and they discern this to be a kind of retirement village.

Finally arriving at there destination there welcomed with a deserted village signs of battle but nothing recent. spotting movement on the roof of a fort across the river and lowering the bridge to get across.

The guild members of the north warren explain of a kobold attack several weeks ago <the birds were freed in the chaos however there glad some younger members are here, and proceed to explain the plan they are working on to deal with a red fire dragon
with information gained from a kobold prisoner, the kobold's colony grew to large and now they have had to migrate there leader red dragon breaths fire has claimed this area.

the guild members here don't seem to bothered and there only short coming is there mobility in there old ages., They proceed to get the team to track the prisoner when he is accidently released during a battle drill given an hour glass to track when this event will be staged,.@

Everything goes smoothly and when the timer runs out the team are away and following the kobold back to there cave. taking turns to watch and rest until morning when the kobold patrols stopped. Nudged onwards by nudge from no one a voice from no where the team enter the kobolds cave.

The entrance blocked by a wall of spikes hard to see beyond the wall that fills the tunnel. immediately trying to push the spikes they trip a wire releasing a wedge rock in the roof above them crashing down and ringing nearby bells.

Quickly the team finished pushing the spike wall to see kobolds grabbing weapons from tables at the end of the tunnel. when suddenly more already armed flood in from right behind them.

Quickly dispatching all the guards the cave had fallen eerily silent. doing rough searches finding a odd trinket or two as the team crept around the cave network avoiding a storeroom and an obvious Deadly Trap moving into a hotter area there confronted by the strongest of kobolds a blacksmith brass shield in arm petting a diseased rat.
Throwing the diseased rat and Launching a delaying assault on the team to allow his fellows to prepare.

he dose enough the kobolds have a perfect trap ahead as the team moves into a huge dining hall they notice a bubble forming on the fountain in the middle. as they watch it leave from the fountain and as it floats upwards it pops with a Bright Flash. Perhaps not as bright as the kobolds had hoped as it blinds just Ander. With the Signal Flash the Kobolds counter ambush from two sides.

With a Bear Cub Thrown at 1 group to try and get to the sorcerer that had started casting upon them keeping that group busy and Andar Nykykon Fast into the fray v's the other group. Todon Shooting and spooking the sorcerer who fell back out of sight, As a Roar of the dragon is heard and a new wave of troops from both ways join the now crowded tunnels. Lessebelle sleeping and slowing down the kobolds advance which unfortunately the incoming Dragons Fire breath Consumed them at the back. The team Realize that the noise and shadow of this dragon is not quite right and decide to hold there ground and see what comes,

Dispatching and evening out the fight when the Kobold inventor with Wings made from wood and trash strapped to his back joins in the fight and is clearly not a dragon throwing out his wasps and trying to stay in the back ranks was no match for the teams ranged attacks and he is quickly singled out and dispatched. With there leader dead the other kobolds throw down there weapons and say odd things in an odd language poinging at the dead leader.

The other koblds are spared and are not happy that the team ransack and take anything they wanted upon exiting the save victorious the older guild members come out to see why no dragon where is it., Cheering when they hear its all done and over and the team did it all them selves they gained an antitoxin each as a special reward for finishing the mission in this path.

there journey home just as uneventful with bearhugger crafting some potions with new found ingredient <potion of fire breath.

## Rumours

* What news did the Copper house Rider have what calamity is in von Valentine Manor.