Games & Stories

You are surprised that you are able to find the path that Shamgarn mentioned. As the path becomes more obvious you begin to feel a sense of calm begin to come over you. You look ahead down the path and strain to see if the road was drawing near. You notice that the forest still has a sense of gloom but at least this section is a bit brighter then where you entered.

After an uneventful walk thru the section of the forest you are currently traversing, you reach the road that Shamgarn had told you would be at the end of the path. You stop just a few feet away from the road and begin to listen for anything or anyone that may be traveling on the road.

You hear a multitude of footsteps coming from your right, you're very thankful that you decided to stop where you did. There is a large shrub like bush close to you so you quickly squat down behind it. As the sound draws near you realize that it sounds like horse's galloping. You now can hear the squeaking of what sounds like wood on metal. The sound is almost upon your location as it draws near you pear out thru the bushes toward the sounds. You can make out that it is a large coach drawn by four somewhat large horse-like creatures. It is moving along the road at a moderate pace. You begin thinking about what Shamgarn had told you about the people of Kelvendor and you decide to…….

1. Jump out onto the road and wave the coach down.
2. You hesitate, and stand and watch as the couch passes you by.

As you are waving you can now clearly see the horse creatures and the coach. You hope that the person driving the coach is from Kelvendor and is as kind hearted as Shamgarn had told you.

The coach comes to a slow and steady stop a few feet ahead of you. “Greetings traveler!” the driver calls out to you from the perch in the forward part of the coach “are you headed to Kelvendor?” You run to the front of the coach and eagerly reply “yes, yes I would like to go to Kelvendor.” Peering out from his hooded cloak the driver smiles at you and warmly states, “ Kelvendor is quite aways down this road, I don’t think you can walk there by sundown.” As the driver is speaking to you you notice that he is not quite human looking, he continues “I can give you a ride into town, but how do I know I can trust you?” “Trust me?” you exclaim, forgetting that you are the stranger in this land, “oh sir, you can trust me, all I want to do is get into Kelvendor safely.” The driver begins to look you over, “safely eh?” he continues “how is it that you have found yourself on this, road at this time?” You reply somewhat franticly “Shamgarn told me that if I made my way through the forest, in this direction, I would eventually find this road.” “Shamgarn?” the driver exclaims “You know Shamgarn?” he asks with doubt in his voice.

You reply earnestly, “I only know Shamgarn because he saved my life back in the forest.” taking a deep breath you continue “he told me to make my way to the Hamlet of Kelvendor, mention his name to the people from the Hamlet of Kelvendor, and then they would take me in.” you pause for a moment to see if the driver is even remotely accepting your story. The driver looks down at you from his seat and states “Since you are a friend of Shamgarn and he endorses you as a trustworthy soul, I will gladly take you into Kelvendor.” He extends his hand down to you, and with a smile of relief you take hold of his hand and climb aboard the wagon.

With a strange guttural sound from the driver the wagon lunges back and then continues forward along the road towards what you hope is the Hamlet of Kelvendor.

1. You begin to talk to the driver.
2. You sit motionless and silent.
3. You cautiously ask the driver if he has any food or water.
4. After fighting it, you fall asleep out of shear exhaustion.