You are the people of the trading town of Thornwood, deep in the Valley of Mist.
The Valley is an important pass between the Thousand Lakes of the south and the City of Jade to the north. In the valley is an ancient forest, some say older than the valley itself. The forest was a strange and enchanted place for a long time, where the elves danced, and an unearthly light seemed to illuminate the forest.
A month ago, the forests changed. The lights stopped, and the music stopped playing; the forest was quiet for the first time in a thousand years. For a while, that was all that happened. For a while, the forest was still, holding its breath.
Then it began to scream.
The trees contorted, twisting themselves into grotesque knots and leaves sharp as knives. The ground shook beneath the town, and the ever-present mountains began to fade into the distance as if the forest seemed to expand. The sky flashed black, and when the light returned, the road into and out of Thornwood was gone. Luckily, several bands of adventurers were in the town at the time, and they all volunteered to go into the forest and find the source of the change. Few returned, and those that did were… broken inside. They spoke of stag-horned men dragging them through the forest and bringing them to a place where the stars were gone. Now a strange sickness has begun to spread, and you decide to do something. Form parties, investigate, talk to other villagers and end this madness.
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Area 1: Thornwood
The day is normal, or as normal as it can be since the Change occurred. The sky is blue, and the sun is shining, but the birds are not singing. Midway through his sermon, the Father coughs up blood but waves off Sister Sarah's help; he is not the first and will not be the last. The Mayor calls a meeting, to which all but old man Thomas comes. You decide that you must figure it out yourself, since everone else has failed you. You leave the meeting and....