Chapter One: Day 2, Hour 7 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : I remember when Iselore took me to see the boars at Shaengarne River twenty years after the war had ended. There was no sign of the Malarites then, nor of the decimated forest, the field of stumps on muddy veins that stretched for miles. It was a graveyard for the placidity that the loggers in the area had known. Rather than keep the scarred land as a memento of the horrible times, the villagers earnestly put it back in its proper shape. I am glad I never saw what it had become during those dark days. Uncle Oswald saw it from the sky, and the mercenaries from Targos, they saw it from the frozen river itself. Glutted with lumber and ice from Lonelywood, the Shaengarne was choked to a halt. The damage wasn't apparent from the tundra, nor were the savage beasts lurking under the heavy boughs of the standing firs. Day 2, Hour 7 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : We met Torak, the chieftain of the Broken Tusk orc clan. He and his followers are in control of the Shaengarne river. Day 2, Hour 8 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : We rescued Dereth Springsong, the Druid of Shaengarne, from a band of orcs on the river, and he has agreed to open the way to Shaengarne Ford for us if we will clear his home of orcs. Fortunately, we had done so already. Day 2, Hour 8 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : We have removed the orcs from Dereth's home. He has opened the path to the Ford as he said he would. Day 2, Hour 8 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : Dereth Springsong has asked us to keep an eye open for his wife, Sabrina Fairwynd. Apparently she has been missing since the orcs arrived at the river. Day 2, Hour 9 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : We rescued Sabrina Fairwynd from an orc band. She was grateful for our aid. Day 2, Hour 9 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : Sabrina warned us of a deadly trap that has been set by the orcs. To circumvent it, we must find and slay an orc lookout that watches for intruders along the river. The lookout can be found along a trail to the north and east of the main orc camp. Day 2, Hour 10 (3 Mirtul, 1312) : We met with Dereth again. He gave us an enchanted weapon as a reward. Day 3, Hour 4 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : Torak managed to escape us once again. He has fled across the river to the northeast. He seemed desperate this time. He must be running out of places to flee to. Day 3, Hour 4 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We met a priestess named Emma Moonblade. It seems that her sword, a Moonblade of Selune, was stolen by a troll. She has asked us to recover it for her. Day 3, Hour 4 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We met a woman named Kaitlin in the ruins of a logging village. She said that Torak sent her to us with an ultimatum. We are not to approach his camp, or he will slay the villagers that he holds as hostage. Day 3, Hour 4 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : Kaitlin asked us to free her people from the orcs. She said that they are being held captive at a nearby mill. To free them we would need to unlock the gate to the mill and then slay the orc guards. Unfortunately, the gate can only be unlocked from within the orc camp. We would have to sneak in, unlock the gate, and then sneak back out. A daunting task, but we accepted. Day 3, Hour 4 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We asked Kaitlin what the orcs wanted with her village in the first place. She said that they needed lumber to build a fortress in the plains to the north and a dam somewhere along the river. It is possible that the damn could be used to flood the lands upriver and around Maer Dualdon, possibly destroying Targos. Day 3, Hour 6 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We met with Kaitlin and told her that we rescued her people. Day 3, Hour 9 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We met a troll, Vrek Vileclaw, who seemed very smart for his kind. It intended to keep the Shaengarne villagers as breeding stock so that it would not need to hunt for food again. Day 3, Hour 9 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We asked Kaitlin if she knew the path to Shaengarne Ford. She said it lies beyond the highland pass, north of the mill. Day 3, Hour 9 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We remembered speaking with Kaitlin about a dam being constructed somewhere upriver. She believes it to be beyond the highland pass on the way to Shaengarne Ford. Day 3, Hour 9 (4 Mirtul, 1312) : We recovered the sword of Emma Moonblade. She was most grateful. Day 4, Hour 10 (5 Mirtul, 1312) : We met Gaernat Sharptooth, a wererat, in Shaengarne Pass. He claimed to be the ruler of the pass and any who dwelled within. Day 5, Hour 6 (6 Mirtul, 1312) : We managed to destroy the dam spanning the Shaengarne River today. It was a difficult, but exhilarating experience. Day 5, Hour 23 (6 Mirtul, 1312) : We spoke to a mage named Xuki at the caravan bridge. She wanted to parley, but we would have nothing of it. Day 6, Hour 0 (7 Mirtul, 1312) : We have accomplished our mission. Let us head back to Targos. Day 6, Hour 9 (7 Mirtul, 1312) : Lord Ulbrec heard of the destruction of Shaengarne Bridge, and he has determined that only if Targos can mount an offensive quickly can Targos hope to break the goblin horde before they strike the town again. He has asked us to meet two of his scouts, Ennelia and Braston, south and east of Targos and give them whatever aid they require to break the goblins' strength in the region. Day 7, Hour 15 (8 Mirtul, 1312) : We came across an injured ranger scout named Ennelia who discovered the location of the horde fortress. She is injured, but isn't nearly as bad off as her friend Braston who has apparently been taken captive... or worse. It also seems there is some sort of drum-based alarm that the horde uses to alert its forces of an attack. Day 7, Hour 15 (8 Mirtul, 1312) : The ranger Ennelia has encouraged us to destroy the drums the horde uses as alarms. She believes this will make our exit from the fortress much easier. Day 7, Hour 15 (8 Mirtul, 1312) : The ranger Ennelia has charged us with saving her lover Braston. We don't know if he still lives, but she believes he may be a captive in the fortress. Day 7, Hour 15 (8 Mirtul, 1312) : The ranger Ennelia mentioned a locked gate to the east of her location. Although she isn't sure, she believes it might lead to a network of goblin warrens that the horde could be using as barracks. Day 7, Hour 15 (8 Mirtul, 1312) : To ease the burden of her wounds, we gave Ennelia one of our regenerative potions. She showed immediate improvement. Day 7, Hour 18 (8 Mirtul, 1312) : We talked to something named Gark that refused to open a fortified door near the Horde Fortress. He did say something about a Chief Guthma, and that somebody, or something, called Trugnuk, has the key. Day 9, Hour 17 (10 Mirtul, 1312) : The goblin named Pondmuk, who we've encountered in the Goblin Warrens, has asked us to gather food for him. In exchange, he offered to give us information. He apparently has a fondness for some sort of big spider. Day 9, Hour 17 (10 Mirtul, 1312) : We brought the goblin, Pondmuk, food as he asked. He, in return, offered up the password used to gain access to the door near the entrance to the goblin warrens. The password he gave us was "Chimera." Day 9, Hour 18 (10 Mirtul, 1312) : We encountered this strange goblin chieftain named Vunarg. He was well spoken and seemed concerned about his tribe. We convinced him that he could do more for his people by going back to his homeland and grabbing as much land and resources as he could there. Day 9, Hour 18 (10 Mirtul, 1312) : We came across a barghest whelp named Yquog. He seemed distraught over a message he needed from his "masters," and that a dekanter goblin, named Kruntur, was withholding from him. In exchange for some magical item in his possession, he asked us to find some peaceful way to get the message and bring it back to Yquog. He also told us the password to get past his guards was *Xvim.* Strange that such a normally evil being seems so interested in keeping another being alive - though he did mention his fear for his masters and what they would do to him if he attacked another one of his horde... again. Day 10, Hour 20 (11 Mirtul, 1312) : We found Kruntur and proposed Yquog's bargain. It turns out that Yquog ate Kruntur's brother and stole a pair of magical bracers off the dead body. Kruntur asked us, none too nicely, to retrieve his brother's bracers and he will in turn give us Yquog's message. Day 12, Hour 8 (13 Mirtul, 1312) : We have met the ranger Braston in the bowels of the Horde Fortress. He informed us that the leader of the horde is one called Guthma. Our killing of Guthma should disrupt the horde and provide the relief that Targos and the Ten-Towns require. Day 12, Hour 8 (13 Mirtul, 1312) : The ranger Braston believes that Sherincal, the one we overheard talking to Guthma, could be further directing the horde. However, he was quick to point out that even if this Sherincal was directing Guthma, our removal of Guthma should be enough to stop the attacks on Targos. Day 12, Hour 9 (13 Mirtul, 1312) : After defeating Guthma, Ennelia has reported that the horde army is already starting to fall apart. She congratulated us on our victory and noted that our attack has crippled any further offenses against the Ten-Towns. Day 12, Hour 9 (13 Mirtul, 1312) : We saved the ranger Braston and ensured his safe return to Ennelia. They are off for parts unknown but showed their thanks with a gift and their blessings. Day 12, Hour 21 (13 Mirtul, 1312) : Lord Ulbrec heard of our success in infiltrating the horde fortress and defeating the bugbear chieftain, Guthma. He thanked us for our efforts and gave us our next mission, which should prove somewhat less strenuous than the other suicide missions we've already taken. He asked us to speak to Oswald Fiddlebender and have him ferry us to the Western Pass to rendezvous with the reinforcements from Neverwinter. Day 13, Hour 16 (14 Mirtul, 1312) : We told Oswald that Lord Ulbrec had asked him to take us to the Western Pass. He told us we might never be able to return to Targos, and that we should take everything we need before we leave town. Day 13, Hour 16 (14 Mirtul, 1312) : Once we had our gear together, Oswald flew us to the Western Pass. As we neared the Pass, however, the storms and winds began to pick up, buffeting the airship...