The Monster In The Forest
The heroes are tasked to deal with a problem. The holdings in Eschbach are being held up after a monstrous creature attacking the locals & others in the area.
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The heroes are informed that a monster has been attacking the works at Eschbach at different hours of the day, and the local / builders are terrified. Animals have been found partially eaten deeper in the forest and many more are missing. Something large has been doing this and it is up to them to hunt down & kill the creature.
Unbeknownst to them is a cave to the west partly obscured by plant growth containing it. The only clue is that it seems to prefer to attack at dusk & dawn, and there is some type of large greenish brown feather with a bit of hair attached to it of the same colour. Also, what bodies have been found of animals & victims have large claw marks, and what looks like large beak marks too.
They may have to stake out this possible area, and if successful they can find a trail of something large in the forest leading to possible discovery of the cave. If they do, it is 50/50 to whether the monster or them find each other first. Then a fight may ensue. Though saying this they may think up any ideas they want to deal with it, like an ambush or a trap.
The creature turns out to be an owlbear of exceptional size, and the expansion of Eschbach has attracted it to them. A bit of treasure (about 100 coins split between gold, silver & copper can be found in and around the cave, and about 100 gold's worth of quartz). At the same time one of the bodies may show markings of a dull reddish glow of mutated skin with welts that wasn't ate.
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Monster Hunting
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