Kingmaker Episode 12: Kobolds & Kingdoms

Book 2: Rivers Run Red

## Episode Summary

One year has passed since the defeat of the villainous Bandit King, the Stag Lord, and in that time our heroes have raised their own barony from the brambles to rule. Towns, farms, mines- the Kingmakers are making their mark on history with their own Kingdom: Kilcela. But when strange rumours about territory they intended to annex starts to surface, the Baron, the High Priestess and the Royal Enforcer must investigate- and come face to face with a dangerous foe with a rotten personality and even more rotten breath. I mean, jeez, dude, take a breath mint or something! One way or another, however, the party is about to deal with a kind of problem they've never dealt with before- one that not only makes them question their own goals, but one that they can't just kill with swords or sorcery. And that's terrifying.

Festivities get celebrated. Rumours get overheard. Politics get tense.

All this and more in this episode of  Dice Will Roll, the Gayest Pathfinder Podcast on the Planet, where we ask the hard questions like... how can I hunt down a Hodag?

## Who'd we Meet?

* Hargulka
* Nargundi

## Where'd we Discover?

* Kilcela
* St. Gilmorg
* Orc's Tusk Tavern
* Fangberry Village

## Kingmaking

* This episode begins the Kingmaking portion of the campaign. The cast gives us an inside look into the creation of their new Kingdom, Kilcela (so named for the color Celadon [a shade of green] and the Irish naming tradition of Kil- meaning church or Forest). This is also where we get to see the main characters in their new roles: Kaska as High Priestess, Alden as Sheriff, and Ichor as Baron.
* Part of the Kingmaking process included making a council. The leaders have appointed:
	+ Akiros Ismort as Warden
	+ Kesten Garess as General
	+ Brycen Aldori as Marshal
	+ Hal de Banditte as Spymaster

## Quests

* One of the many improvements made in Saint Gilmorg is the creation of a Tavern. The Orc's Tusk (founded and run by Crowley, a half-orc) becomes a favorite watering hole of the gang, and in this episode features as the place where the gang come across their quests for the next several episodes (presented as rumors spoken by unidentified NPCs).
	+ Ichor overhears a conversation regarding a group of gnome explorers who claim they are going to map the entire Stolen Lands.
	+ Alden eavesdrops (unintentionally of course) on a mother chastising her children that if they don't behave, the swamp witch will come and boil them alive.
	+ Kaska is approached by a woman directly and asked if she's aware there's a Hill Giant that causes trouble unless given a drink.

* The entire group's attention is drawn by a loud conversation between a lumberjack and his friends. Stas (sp) reports that he saw a Hodag in the woods which absconded with his spear (stuck in its back).
* As they leave the Tavern, the coterie meet with Akiros, there to deliver the disturbing news that some folks have sighted giant Kobolds near the villages. This is the information that spurs the trio to take a diplomatic mission into Sootscale Hills and meet with the chief, thereby meeting Hargulka and discovering the identity of their next notable foe.