Finn, Janus, Brionny, and Issei had all been hired as caravan guards for the lizardman Ish while he is gathering supplies from the lizard tribes of Blood Drop and the surrounding Dagger Wound islands.  Everything was going smoothly until the caravan reached the main island when a large number of pirate ships sailed around the less hospitable islands, made landfall in their rowboats, and began raiding the lizardmen for anything they could lay their hands on.  The four of you managed to fight off the pirates and protect the merchandise, but Ish was killed in the attack and with him the job and payment for guarding what's left.  The remaining lizardmen cart the collected goods into town and for the time being the lizardmen are keeping the pirates at bay.<br/><br/>The lizard town of Blood Drop is modeled after human settlements but is much cruder, primarily constructed from mud and thatched roofs with the Inn and parts of the businesses made from sturdier wood.  You had seen an abandoned serpent temple shortly after you'd landed on the boat, that and the Mystic Medicine temple within Blood Drop are the only stone buildings in the island chain.  A third one can be seen across the water but with all the pirates between the islands and the 3rd structure it's unlikely you'll make it alive and free to investigate.  Adding to that trouble are the stones raining down from the sky, similar to a volcano but without the lava and ash that comes with normal eruptions, that have destroyed the bridges Ish had just led the caravan across leaving the four of you stranded on the island for the moment.