Drømmen
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| Ehlonna |
This village of about 4,000 people lies two hours from the main road between Stjordvik and Resoborg.
Its location near the Skog Forest has made it into the foremost producer of barrels in Sormark. They are sold as "Drums from Drømmen".
Locations
Barghest's Bargain
The only inn in town is of surprisingly good quality for a village of this number of people. It can be found right at the entrance to town and is a sprawling, one-story, wooden building. The rooms are spacious and the beds comfortable. The baths are large and the steam room is very popular with travelers and locals alike. The inn has been around for four generations and the current owner, Tyra Linderoth, claims that she has no idea why her great-grandparents gave the place its name.
DCC Sawmill
This large sawmill is owned by the town and produces all the limber for the many coopers who build the well-known barrels. It is powered by a windmill which means the working hours are quite variable.
Lumber Hulk
Of all the taverns in town this one stands out for the regular contests of strength that are held here. The provender and décor are not any different from their competitors.
Temples
Ehlonna
A small cabin at the edge of town, known locally as the Silvicoli Seat, is a permanent shrine to the Goddess of the Woodlands. There is no permanent priest at the shrine but its upkeep is done by local worshipers and traveling rangers/clerics in the area who also perform services.
Of late there have been tensions due to the increased clearing of the forest for the barrel industry. Defenders of this practice say new trees are planted at the same rate as they are being cleared.
The most frequent visiting Silvicoli is Valter Sattob, a young human priest who is something of a firebrand and known for his skills with the ancient longbow "Clutch", which was bestowed upon him by his late mentor.
Event
Our friends arrive and take rooms at the inn. They talk to villagers to try and find any kind of pattern in the creatures behavior but learn that it both steals things right from people's pockets, as well as items in homes and businesses. All that really can be said for sure is that it seems to have a preference for smaller, shinier objects. Some days it steals multiple times per hour, and other days it is only seen once or twice.
As the party discusses possible strategies the creature suddenly appears behind Regius, it looks just as strange as Zilgim Zebbleck and the people in town described it. And it's long fingers are quite adapt; it snatches the new name tag for Geronimo that the cleric just had bought right from his pocket. And then it disappears before anyone can react. The half-orc is even more glad now that he left 750 gold pieces at the temple in Stjordvik before coming here, imagine if it grabbed his money pouch!