Bar'den is a small fishing village on the coast of Barbaya and serves as one of the main seafaring hubs in the northwestern region of the world. It’s a busy little village with a long history that has enjoyed a unique independence from the ruling kings and elites to the south. Many travelers find themselves in Bar’den purchasing tickets to travel the sea, hunting in the frozen lands to the north, or simply passing through.
The Bar'den mine employs many of the local residents and has been shutdown for over a week. The miners accidentally broke through a wall that descends into the Underdark. As they debated what to do, large, curious spiders began emerging and captured two of the miners before the rest escaped. Their bodies were eventually recovered by a brave group of adventurers who cleared the mine and secured the backwall from future incursions. After operations resumed, some of the miners have complained about hearing strange noises coming from the blocked wall. This has resulted in a few of the miners quitting their positions in fear of their lives.
New quest available: Investigate the source of the noise coming from behind the wall.
Gnoll sightings and a couple vicious attacks were reported over the past week. Their location was determined to be inside Vilgren Forest to the southeast. A brave group of adventurers heeded the call for support and discovered a gnoll den inside a huge, hollowed out tree. They quickly dispensed of the gnoll pack and secured the area. Despite this victory, a new sighting of a single gnoll was reported within the past few days.
New quest available: Find the gnoll and determine if there is another pack to deal with.
Due to food shortages at Bar'den, a group of adventurers, traveling north to talk with Vashi Yabsen, decided to hunt a full grown mammoth. They succeeded in tracking one down and killed the beast without sustaining a single injury. They are currently assisting with skinning, gutting, and transporting the supplies to Bar'den.
Ongoing quest available: Kill more mammoths to supply the town with food.
A crypt in the Bar'den cemetery has been overrun by the undead. Escadius needs someone to escort him in and help keep things clear while he investigates the origin of the necromantic magic inside. A recent group of adventurers heeded the call and were able to assist him successfully. As a result, Escadius learned that the origin of the magic is not from within the crypt, but beneath and to the north.
New quest available: Talk to Escadius and learn where the necromantic energy is coming from.
New unlock: The Bar'den Temple now provides information and adventuring supplies.
Xeres, a local fortune teller, has been warning everyone of impending doom. The dark visions started nearly a year ago, but intensified suddenly in the past week or two. She is currently packing up her belongings and fleeing from Bar'den. Based on information from herself, Valrik, Jack, Vashi, and others in town there was some sort of strange disturbance that happened in Barbaya Bay around 1 year ago. Since then, the fishing season has been severely impacted and the locals are growing fearful. Vashi claims that he saw some sort of portal into another world and a massive creature emerge from it. He said it destroyed his ship and killed everyone except himself. No one has been able to corroborate his story, but other mysterious observations have hinted at something very large lurking in Barbaya Bay.
Ongoing quest available: Discover the truth behind these claims.