Rose's Cross

Description

South of Rose's cross are large fields home to orchards and vineyards belonging to Nesiven Rose. Those serve the local brewery in the production of the famous Nesilien Rouge.   Rose's Cross wine is renowned throughout Tana's Empire. Additionally, the famous wine is extremely cheap in Rose's cross, The price for a cup drops from a gold coin to a silver coin.   Ben's Bargain. Ben bargain is the general store in Rose's cross possessed by Benjamin Dabbler, over the entrance inside the building are a lion's head and a goat head, trophy of a killed chimera that tried to burn Ben's fields. Behind the store are fields of Heroe's wort, a new type of magical crops ben grow for its magical properties when smoked.   Scribbles & Nibs. Scribbles & Nibs is located on the opposite side of the street from the Bargain Ben abd is owned by Halodreth Emberwhite. The shop entrance is a plain door labeled simply with the word "Enter". The shop is now overrun with plant pieces and animal parts in various jars and vials and in many cases baskets piled high with all they can hold. Halodreth also sells a wand of Magic missile crafted with the liver of a manticore.     Busy bee. THe busy bee is the only inn in town, and with the recent flow of adventurers the inn is often full. It offers very modest lodging and food.   In 1136 AD the city recently became a coastal city, and the construction of a small fishing port started. This bought a new waves of adventurer using the city as a last stop before the Roaring plains and the exploration of the new coastline.  

Society

Law

The city boasts a military force. Use the Guard Arrival Times table to determine how long it takes for guards to arrive at a location after a crime or similar incident is reported.    

History

1134 AD   In 1134 AD, the central build of the village, beauclcair keep, was built. With the use of magic, the construction took less than a year to have something in which Nesiven Rose could live, yet the construction continue to finish the details.   With the countless Time spent around the keep, the worker started to build small wooden house around, slowly gathering and forming a small settlement. With the keep mostly finished, and the discovery of an underground water source, Nesiven started a wine production. The money generated attracted more people, the village growing into a small town.   late 1136 AD   The liberation of the titan Tromokratis provocked large tsunami, and important section of the roaring plains became flooded, turning into shallow sea now named Tromokratis' sea. Because of that, Rose's cross became a village bordering the sea.  

Manticore

early 1137 AD Recent changes to the coastline south of the Roaring Plains have drawn many adventurers to the region. Herds of beasts and monsters are shifting to adapt, terrifying locals and creating new opportunities for hunters and mercenaries.   On the road to the Roaring Plains, a small village has grown in importance. Its inn bustles with life as adventurers rent rooms, bringing coin to local hands. Questioned by one of the few town guards at the gate, four adventurers meet for the first time: Shelby, Aukan Frostwolf, Grog orseskull, and Joel.   Stopping by the general store for supplies, the group stumbles upon a heated exchange between a Halfling and an Elf.  

I was a chimera! Swooped out of the sky and nearly torched the whole crop! I took a few shots at it and it lit off into the woods but it'll be back
When I agreed to the gig you said I might be dealing with coyotes or maybe an Owlbear at worst. You didn't mention i'de be fighting a three-headed fire-breathing monstrosity.

  THe halfling this charred woman is upbraiding wrings his hat in his hands, then stares blankly across the town square, as if he's watching his entire future dissipate like a morning fog. He sees the group observing and immediatly runs their ways  

Excuse me! Hi! Yes! Are you.. are you all... adventurers? I.. I.. I need help! I have coin! Supplies! I.. have any of you ever.. killed a chimera.

  The halfling, Ben Dabbler, approaches the adventurers with a job offer, while the elf, Cyndi Trueshot, stands guard over his field. He wants them to hunt down a chimera that tried to burn his crops. He’s growing a new magical grain, meant to better feed livestock.   The party bargains for a higher reward, settling on 240 gold pieces. Cyndi cuts in, urging them to demand more and warning them how dangerous chimeras are. She tells them how the beast swooped from the sky, breathing fire and clawing at her before she shot it twice. Despite the risks, the group accepts.   Unable to talk them out of it, Cyndi gives them a recipe for a paste called Chimera’s Bane, meant to make the creature think twice about eating them. Armed with this, they head to Scribbles & Nibs, the local shop for magical components.   The shop is cluttered with bags, pots, and baskets piled high. A lone crow watches from a table as a voice calls down from upstairs:  

Hello! Sorry—be down in a jiff!

  While they wait, the orcish barbarian tries to pet the crow to block its view, hoping the others might steal something. But there’s nothing worth taking in the mess. At last, Haloreth Emberwhite, a disorganized wizard and retired adventurer, comes down and greets them. Shelby hands him the notes and asks if he has the ingredients. Emberwhite finds most of them, but not two: muckroot and Goblin knot. He guesses they’re misspellings—he knows of milkroot and Goblin snot, foul-smelling ingredients rarely used. The group asks him to brew the paste if they find the missing items. Emberwhite agrees, noting the recipe resembles one used to keep griffons from biting their harnesses. He also offers 50 gold pieces for any chimera eggs they find—or 5 gold for eggshells.   The party sets off east to the river where goblins are rumored to live—likely sources for Goblin snot and milkroot. As they follow the riverbank, they find both signs of the plant and goblins nearby.   Two goblins spot them first, shouting they’ve trespassed on goblin land. Shelby bargains for Goblin snot and goblin nut while the Tiefling sorcerer distracts them with illusions, letting the orc slip away to gather milkroot. Just as things seem settled—and the party notices a large egg carried by the goblin leader—Cyndi appears out of nowhere and drops one of the goblins with two arrows.   The fight that follows drags the adventurers in, much to their annoyance. Once the goblins are dealt with, they confront Cyndi. She shrugs it off, saying goblins aren’t worth bargaining with and should just be killed—an attitude the group dislikes. To make amends, she offers to pay for their drinks at the Busy Bee, the local tavern.   They stop by Scribbles & Nibs to drop off the components and sell the egg they took from the goblins. At the Busy Bee, Aukan challenges Cyndi to a knife-throwing contest and loses five gold pieces. They also meet Cyndi’s adventuring crew, the Low Elves, who invite them to choose a name for their own party. They settle on the Nutlings, a joke about Shelby getting the “goblin nut” off a dead goblin.   Ben shows up, and Cyndi slips away—she was meant to guard his field. Ben squeezes through the crowd, praising the Nutlings for gathering the ingredients and begging them to hurry up and deal with the chimera. They promise to hunt it tomorrow and turn in for the night, with Ben paying for their rooms.   At dawn, Ben bursts into the inn shouting that his fields are burning. The Nutlings rush out, wake Emberwhite for the paste, and run to the fields—only to find no chimera in sight. Instead, they see the Low Elves harvesting the crops by torchlight.   A tense standoff follows. Just as both sides are about to clash, an enraged chimera mother crashes down from the sky, torching the wagon in a single breath.   Forced to work together, the Nutlings and the Low Elves bring the beast down. Shelby grabs Cyndi as a hostage, demanding answers. Realizing a fight among themselves would cost more lives, both sides lay down their arms.   Ben and Emberwhite arrive and hear what happened. To show good faith, Cyndi reveals that Ben’s crop—Heroes’ Wort—has an even stronger effect when smoked. With this new secret, Ben expects to make a fortune and rewards both groups with a bonus, which they split.  

Adventure hook

As the village of Beauclair began to take shape and settlers established themselves, a series of unsettling events unfolded, reports from construction workers claiming they emerged from the dungeons beneath Beauclair Keep.