Side Quest to: De La Beauté Sombre

Ashanti has sent you a sending (or Sending Stone) message. She tells you that the mountain town of De La Beauté Sombre is has been raided by Orcs.
This is a common accurance when the Orc Tribes of the Mountains look to gain refuge and take back the town in the valley. Normally these tribes of Orcs and Giants do not rage hell on the town. Every new War Chief believes the valley belongs to them and they come and raid the valley every year.
However, this is different. It is unknown what deal was made with the different mountain tribes but the Orcs and Hill Giants have banded together and have begun to raid the village.
No one is safe, the Duke Janos is dead and his family cannot befound. The Kingdom of Jua is refusing to send troops and aid because this is a yearly occuance and they believe the town has been able to defend themselves for this long, this is the normal yearly raid.
As of now, there are 50 citizens in the village. There are only 12 town guard out of these 50 citizens.

Plot points/Scenes

The Orc Invasion

2 guards are retreating. There are Orcs, Ogres, and Hill Giants taking the city. You hear sounds of screaming and fire burning. Everything these Orcs are doing is looting all of the house, carrying out a lot of stuff of mundane value but they are also killing anyone who gets in their way.

The Orcs have pillaged this part of the village and are going into town. 5 Bbuildings are one fire.

BUILDING #1:

PERCEPTION CHECK (Inside DC 10) (Outside DC 15) 5 Halfings. Father, Mother, 3 Kids, 2 girls and a baby boy, who is crying.
The roof of the house is engulfed in flames. The building will collapse in 2 turns. There are only three bedrooms. The entire family minus the baby are in the living room huddled up as the front door is on fire and they are enclosed in flames.
Entering into the house, make a DC 15 Con Save. On a fail take 2d6 smoke damage and spend a round coughing and choking. One a success take 1d6 smoke damage but you can continue moving.

BUILDING #2

Perception Check (Inside DC 10) (Outside DC 15): Fail you hear nothing. Success, you notice a mother and 3 kids trapped inside the house.
2 Bedroom house. Living room. The front door is blocked. The back door is hot but open.
The house will collapse in 4 turns.

Building #3

Perception Check (Outside DC 10) (Inside DC 12) Running out of the building.
No one is inside but there is a chest.
Loot:

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A mix of Coins and Gems
10d10 copper
5d10 silver
3d10 gold
3d6 gems worth 50gp each
Necklace of Fireball
Helm of Teleportation
Dimensional Shackles
5 Sticks of Dynamite 1d6 damage per stick
2 Potions of Greater Healing
1 Potion of Superior Healing
Map of the Jua Desert and notes to the City of Gold.

The house will burn down in 4 turns. Investigation check DC 12. Judging by the chest whoever lived here was an adventurer.

Building #4

Perception Check (Inside DC 10) (Outside DC 15): Fail you hear nothing. Success, you notice a dynamite in this house.
The house will blow in 1 turn.
Explosion damage 5d6.

Building #5

Perception Check (Inside DC 10) (Outside DC 15): Fail you hear nothing. Success, you see a half-giant baby screaming and crying. His parents dead on the ground. Fire surrounding the building.
The house will collapse on the child in 2 turns.
both the front and back doors and stuck. STRENGTH CHECK DC 18 (unless player has Strength higher than 18) needed to bust through the door. Take 2d6 bludgeoning damage.
The baby is in the center of the room.
Con/Dex Save DC 17 for falling debris. One a fail take 3d10 on a Success take half.

After Saving Everyone

You have saved in total 10 people in total. Hopefully. The Halfling Father says thank you for taking care of them but he has no idea were they can go? This is the worst this attack has ever been.
They will be heading into town. The War Chief needs to be defeated, that is normally what has stopped the raids in the past.

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The party can split up looking for the War Chief. There is a Market, Neighborhood, Tavern and Temple.
The Reason for the Yearly Orc Invasion is, long ago, a hammer was stolen by leadership of the town.

Heading Into Town

The Road into Town

As you walk along this road, you come across a traveling band of musicans. They offer you a tune for your travels. They headed to DE LA SOL. Thieves pay the best. They asks you if you might critique their song.

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DM Rolls a performance roll 4d20s.

if you receive a mildly positive review, you will receive a flyer to check out there performance. The name of their band is ROUGE AGAINST THE RELM.

a glowing review, you will recieve their autograph - which in Chapter 7 will get you into one of their shows.

PERCEPTION CHECK DC18: Upon walking into the town, you find 3 military dressed officers with a large MOLE-LIKE rat. They asks what master do you serve.
Upon not having the answer a fight ensues (A Rouge, A Barbian, and A Ranger. All 2 levels LOWER than the party.) However the Mole seems to be unkillable.
The mole says to you - you have made a grave mistake attacking me. I was never born and thus I cannot die. The evils of the world will hear of this day and lay waste to your band of ruffins. This realm is new to me. I like it, and once I ascend, I will comeback to kill this entire relm in service for the GREAT EVILS.

The Market Place

You reach the market place. It is over run with 12 Orcs and 2 Ogres. NO WAR CHIEF.

The Neighborhood

18 Orcs, 4 Ogres,
Helping you are 5 City Guard.

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The City Guard are stopping the forward progression. They yell, "Don't let them take the temple. We must protect the new DUKE!

The Tavern

A small band of 10 Orcs led by the War Chief are here looking for Twix the next Duke. "When our leader dies we must kill the new one! Return the hammer!"
Inside of the burning Tavern are 12 patrons, all adults. The ale is burning everything quickly. The tavern will burn down in 5 turns. Once the tavern burns down it will do 10d10 fire damage.

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The Hammer is kept at the temple

The Temple

20 Orcs 5 Ogres

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If you Present the Head of the War Chief, they will consider you their new chief. If you refuse, they will blow the war horn and unleash holy hell.

(possible level up here)
Temple Loot for Saving the Town:

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The Town is Very Poor. They do not have nearly as much money as one might assume, but what we can give you is, if you help us rebuild, we will give you each a property in town.
The Hammer of Thunderbolts (we are unable to use the Hammer. You must have both the Gauntlets an the Belt to use the Hammer)
Belt of Storm Giant Strength
Wand of the War Mage

If you help rebuild it will take 2 weeks off of your journey.

What does Twix Know

Twix only knows the hammer was used to build the city. They kept the hammer as a way to fight the Ogres, but if they take the hammer, they will have no way of defending themselves. Unless, they will allow them to call upon them any time the ogres attack.

Parent Plot

Chapter 1: Story 5 -- Jurassic Ruin

Related Locations

• Jua Sun Desert
• Kingdom of Jua