Brazen Wolfe Tabletop

Hunting Grounds of the Mountain King

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Groggy and sore Farden looked around the dark and gloom around him. Bones of animals litter the cavern they found themselves in and the slow realisation that his nightmare was real sunk in. Luckily the creature was gone but evidence of its appetite was strewn around the room. Half eaten cow carcases, a horse’s leg propped up against the wall and bones everywhere.

But as Farden looked around the room he could barely make out the shapes of his fellow miners in cages much like his. Feeling around the confines of the cage he found a shard of broken stone, or bone and he started to cut at the bindings of the cage. Little by little the strands of fibre broke apart from their fatty resin that bound them in place. His freedom close he pushed the cage beam away and he wriggled out.

“Farden. Don’t. The creature only just left it will be back soon.” his fellow miners warned as he snuck around looking at the bindings on the other cages. All the miners had some form of injury and they were weak, but alive. Moving towards the exit he looked around the corner and seeing nothing but a large open cavern. “Don’t worry. I will get help”

The guard

Watching from a ledge near by the human wandered out into the cavern. Licking its lips, the creature crawled down the wall, its claws biting into the soft stone of the walls. The look of terror flashing on the humans face brought the creature delight as it skulked forwards its tail lashing in anticipation. Remembering the orders it had received it didn’t want to kill it, but she couldn’t let the creature wander the mountain kings new home could it?

With a sudden burst of speed the creature pounced onto the human, the sounds of a few bones breaking brought a shiver of delight over the malice filled creature. The urge to devour it was immense but it careful grabbed the human and place it back in the cave where the others were kept.

“Well done Rak’shamaneth. I found more treasure of what these humans had tried to hide from you.” the mountain king said, his voice vibrating stone and air alike. Striding over to the king Rak’shamaneth looked at another chest filled with gold that was placed at her feet. She practically purred with delight. This arrangement was working very well indeed for her.

Thoughts

Now what is better than a single imposing foe to contend with? Well two. One king and the queen that he had persuaded to join him. Now the hunting grounds of the mountain king is a special adventure. I have planned it to be two phased with a pretty dramatic ending. One that you wont want to miss.

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