Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius
Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius
Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
The Rise <strong>of</strong> Dhrom DhumA PLEA FOR AIDTo His Highness King Stephan <strong>Karameikos</strong> and the royal courtTo the Lords <strong>of</strong> Penhaligon and Threshold and their courtsTo the Lord commander <strong>of</strong> the Duke’s road keepA very urgent request <strong>of</strong> aid from the towns <strong>of</strong> Irenke and KnoshtYour Graces,We have sent several petitions already to anyone who could help us. We are just twosmall towns in the wilderlands that have fared well for some years being on a traderoad between Threshold and Penhaligon, and being somehow favorite places foryoung wizards and adventurers. We have had our share <strong>of</strong> troubles with goblinoidsand such lot in the past, but never before has the situation been so bad as it is now.The Nightstalkers goblins have always been a threat here in the Wufwolde hills, yetmany young adventurers from our towns or from many other places in <strong>Karameikos</strong>and other lands have several times aided us against them, keeping their strength andraids in check. But in the last year things have changed for the worse. At least threedifferent groups <strong>of</strong> adventurers never returned from the wilds, many caravans andmerchants have been robbed by goblins and just a few days ago goblin emissariescame to both our towns with a white flag, but they had no intention <strong>of</strong> surrender,my lords. They demanded our surrender, meaning that our towns should from nowon be under the rule <strong>of</strong> the goblin kingdom <strong>of</strong> Wufwolde, or else.I well know we are free towns, we are not part <strong>of</strong> the dominions <strong>of</strong> Threshold orPenhaligon, yet we are part <strong>of</strong> the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> <strong>Karameikos</strong>, so we ask for help fromany one <strong>of</strong> your high lords willing to aid us, because we fear the goblins are growingstronger and stronger, and we will not be able to resist them.What this meansDhrom Dhum is now ready to go to the nextlevel and declare unilateral independencefrom the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> <strong>Karameikos</strong>, thusratifying the de facto situation <strong>of</strong> theWufwolde hills, that humans have never beenable to colonize in all the history <strong>of</strong><strong>Karameikos</strong> and even Traladara.Yet obviously the King will not accept thisand will probably send adventurers, at theleast, or even a full army, to deal with thegoblins. But Dhrom Dhum is smart and willavoid any wanton slaughter, trying insteadto demonstrate to anyone sent against himthat the Wufwolde hills have always beengoblin territory and the humans have noright to claim them.121THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1