Crescent Valley
In a valley surrounded by the Enchanted Culverwood, the monster-infested Red Hills, and the Notoriously Dangerous Scab, peaceful halflings dwell. Well, they used to be peaceful, until this group came along!
6th August 2004 TO PRESENT
Volume 1: All in favor, say, "Pie!" 6th August 2004 Election time in Crescent Valley, and we meet our new party of adventurers as they head off to a party.
Chapter 1: I want pie! 6th August 2004 Grandma Eglantine sends the grandkids off to Marigold's Nonstop Party with 144 of her famous rumberry pies! Mmmmm! And the Steady Party candidate offers a monetary gift.
Chapter 2: Too Tart! 17th August 2004 Turns out that Nonstop Party candidate Marigold likes her pie sweet. Very sweet.
Chapter 3: Cleaning Up 24th August 2004 In which a gang of rascals is encountered, as well as the Adventure Party candidate.
Chapter 4: Beer Run! 9th September 2004 Our group of nascent heroes receives questing invitations from all three candidates, and chooses to valiantly labor for one -- Calfast of the Adventure Party! (By the way, what he wants is for the group to go fetch some beer.)
Chapter 5: Trader's Corner 6th October 2004 After a good trip down the river, the party arrives at Trader's Corner, set to negotiate for the purchase of good quality beer.
Chapter 3: Bella the Greenmage asks for help 1st March 2006 Bella of Angel Springs asks the halfling adventurers to render her assistance and an escort in a search for medicinal herbs.
Chapter 6: To Find a Dwarf Named Bikmo 4th May 2006 The members of the Crescent Valley Crew set off in search of the harpies that carried off the worker Bikmo. The work crew plods along with thier work to repair the washed out bridge.
Volume 4: BeCause of Bella 13th June 2006 Or is that, ReBella without a Cause? The odd greenmage and employer is a strange creature, and as the party's involvement with her deepens, just how strange remains to be seen.
Chapter 1: Not at Home? 13th June 2006 The party arrives at the house of the woman to whom they have promised their service, but she does not seem to be around! Or is she?
Chapter 2: The Brew Thickens 24th June 2006 Well, Bella is certainly a contrary person! Does she like the group, or not? Does she trust our heroes, or not? Will she help an innocent in need, or cravenly refuse? Just what kind of person is she, anyway?
Chapter 3: First Task - The Vine and the Claw 19th July 2006 The party's first job for Bella -- accompanying her to look for a certain herbal ingredient -- goes awry when a poison vine entraps Bella and an otherworldly white bear attacks the group!
Chapter 4: Second Task - Something Familiar 10th August 2006 Bella finally admits she indeed was testing them - receiving mixed reviews from the party members. But juice from the vine that grabbed her forms the basis for her brew. Next needed: One homunculus. A necromancer's familiar. Oh, and don't kill the necromancer...
Chapter 5: Hobgoblins Ahoy 15th August 2006 The party meets some humanoids, who as it turns out, are no friends of the Necromancer.
Chapter 6: Necromancer's Cave 1st September 2006 In a zone of death, the Necromancer's Cave is guarded by skeletons ... and more!
Chapter 13: Return to Angel Springs 16th January 2007 The group returns home to deliver the makings of a potent healing potion to Bella. But there is scary news at home for Bella.
Chapter 16: The Rainbow Highlands 1st March 2007 The party sets out to deliver Bella's potions, through the Rainbow Highlands in the northern part of the Crescent.
Volume 5: To Deliver a Potion 4th May 2007 The Party seeks to bring a healing potion to a sanctuary for the mentally damaged located in the Scab just north of the Crescent.
Volume 6: Return to Angel Springs 10th September 2007 Having delivered the potions and stopped the thieves the heroes start the journey home. (Start of Glenn tenure as DM.)
Chapter 2: Buzzards ahead 14th September 2007 As the heroes travel back, they find buzzards and a dire Badger are fighting over the carcass of the dead Manticore they killed earlier.
Chapter 3: Dreams of Sharles the Ex-Justicar 20th September 2007 Camping near the site where the heroes found the remains of ghost Sharles, each person has their own dream about Sharles's life.
Chapter 1: Someone's been looking for you 21st September 2007 Upon returning to Angel Springs, Burgomeister Calfast tells the heroes that a city Halfling fellow has been asking about your group.
Chapter 2: Meeting where Max make make an offer. 28th September 2007 Max with two body guards Zen and Barb, make an offer to buy the necromancer's Homunculus and two books. Only Max's offer is a little shady, cause he trying to shave some gold off the top for himself. The Halfling Heroes are suspicious and a fight breaks out. Max and Zen get away, but Barb is captured, but latter let go with a note for Max.
Chapter 3: Fickle's 50th birthday with Jack in the box Skeletons 17th October 2007 During Fickle's birthday party, a well locked chest is delivered. Once opened three wolf skeletons pop out, which cause a bit of a scare, but the heroes quickly take care of them. Included in the box is a ransom note from the necromancer offering to exchange Calfast's nephew for the Homunculus and two books that night.
Chapter 4: Midnight at the hayfield 6th November 2007 Misty night, the heroes spot a sneak in the hayfield, but it turns out to be one of two lovers making a secrete meeting. Later, The Zombie who was was know to the halflings in life as the hobgoblin Zom is sent with a note to make the exchange. After much discussion the heroes freed the homunculus and gave Zom the two books, having voted not to follow him.
Chapter 5: Zom's return 28th November 2007 Near morning the Zombie Zom returns with the missing boy Tommy. The Adventures reluctantly end Zom's unlife and give him a hobgoblin ending. The heroes bring the hungry boy home for a good meal. Calfast give the heroes a reward and the tired heroes get a rest.
Volume 8: Mysterious Stones 12th December 2007 Awakened during the middle of a very stormy night, the heroes are given a bag of stones by a mysterious half/elf woman called Tiggy, along with a warning that it's a matter of life and death to keep them safe.
Chapter 1: Stormy street Battle 12th December 2007 Tiggy is soon set upon by a group of men, some of who turn into werewolfs. The heroes try to help the lady. She escapes after turning into a wereTiger, with some of the men hot on her tail. The heroes manage to finish the remainder of the men and wolfs off. A few suffered werewolf bites.
Chapter 2: Trip to Dourscale 14th January 2008 One of the adventurers leaves in the middle of the night to search for Bella. The other heroes finally travel to make good on their promise to return the bones of Sharles the Ex-Justicar and the Holy Thurible to the temple in Dourscale. Along the way an old gypsy - Madam Sara the all seeing psychic - reads the future of four of the heroes. She foretells of death unless the group splits up and scatters to the wind going to far away places. Mysteriously the old woman disappears before the trip is done.