In the Temple of Elemental Evil Gygax wrote “If [the heroes] need more seasoning before continuing to the greater challenges, you may – and should – design and develop other adventures in the area”.
This post is part of a series of posts about my Ultimate Greyhawk campaign. Much like how comics and movies will reboot a franchise with a new take on an old concept, this is my personal re-imagining of the Greyhawk Campaign Setting beginning with the venerable town of Hommlet.
The following location is numbered based on how it appears on the map of the village of Hommlet found in T1-4: The Temple of Elemental Evil. You can see the rest of the entries in the Ultimate Greyhawk sidebar of the blog.
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| Black Jay, former hero of Hommlet |
19. Black Jay's Cottage
Black
Jay was once a great warrior. He is haunted by the death of his family who was
slaughtered while he was away fighting in the war against the Temple. Today
he’s a taciturn sheep herder that wants nothing to do with anyone, let alone
adventurers. This grizzled and
unfriendly ranger has powerful Elven friends in the Ironwood north of Hommlet.
Black
Jay has three shepherd dogs that help him tend his flock and guard his property
from interlopers. Hidden in a trunk in his room is are his boots and cloak of
elvenkind, gifts given to him from the Ironwood Elves during his adventuring
days.
Adventure Seed: Black Jay, You’re Our Only Hope…
A
contingent of Elves from the Ironwood have come to Hommlet seeking Black Jay’s
aid. Black Jay, feeling that he past his prime and hearing of the hero’s great
deeds in the village attempts to convince them to join him on the mission…
Adventure Seed: Grave Robbers
The
graves of Black Jay’s family have been disturbed, their remains missing. Black
Jay is distraught and enraged. The heroes find him in the Welcome Wench drunk
and belligerent. Depending on how they handle the situation they may find
themselves aiding in recovering his families remains from who or whatever would
desecrate them.
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| Uldag, The Raidmother |
Adventure Seed: Revenge of the Orcs
During
his adventuring days Black Jay mercilessly hunted down and destroyed a tribe of
orcs that had been raiding in the area. During his attack on their lair, Black
Jay took pity on Uldag, a deformed female orc child, convinced that without her
tribe, she would die soon anyway. But Uldag lived and she never forgot that
night. Uldag dedicated her life to gain enough power to have her revenge on the
warrior that destroyed her tribe and show the world that even an orc with a
deformity is a thing to be feared. Today Uldag is known as “The Raid-Mother”
and leads a small tribe of orcs and goblins known as the Twistedfoot Tribe.
Uldag’s scouts have finally tracked down the location of her nemesis. Black Jay
and the town of Hommlet may soon need some help.
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