<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>There be peril in Molthune!</strong></span></span></span><br/><br/>(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f9/66/e3/f966e36b1c076b6aaab761a54d6728c9.jpg)</div><br/>The trade route between Molthune and Druma.    In recent weeks attacks on travelers have been happening with regularity along the trade route between towns on either side of the border just along the north edge of the forest in Molthune.<br/><br/>Within those woods are several ruins  with some dating from the Age of Serpents to the Old Cheliax Empire.<br/><br/>The Kalistocracy of Druma  is a land glutting itself on the wealth of trade, ruled by the high prophet of a strange, secular religion that values wealth and trade above any deity. This religion permeates every level of Drumish society, as followers of the Prophecies of Kalistrade favor each other in all business deals. While other religions are tolerated in Druma, their followers rarely go far, as the majority of the Resplendent Bureaucracy which runs Druma is made up of followers of the Prophecy.<br/><br/>Druma's relationship with its neighboring nations is interesting to say the least. Obsessed with trade, Druma is primarily interested in its neighbors as trading partners and little else. It finds Molthune to the west to be naive and unaware of its power or potential influence. The Kalistocracy owns large sections of Isger, and hopes to purchase more in the future, in preparation for their "hour of victory"<br/><br/>Formerly part of the Old Cheliax empire, now a rising power on the shores of Lake Encarthan, Molthune desperately wants to be an empire whose power rivals those of the great nations of the Inner Sea region. At the moment it is a nation whose ambition outstrips its abilities, but with new incentives encouraging immigration and enlistment in the national army, this may not be the case for long.<br/><br/>Molthune is broken into nine provinces with the capital province's is where the Imperial governor is located.  Imperial Governor Teldas declared the Pathfinder Society an enemy of the state in Molthune.  However, many Pathfinders still sneak into Molthune to explore the country's ruins and other mysterious locales.  Molthune is a slaver nation.   However, slaves within Molthune have the best opportunity to gain freedom out of any nation.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/09/75/dd/0975dd024eae9fff5edc84f60e82f2dd.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2e/37/d4/2e37d4a264c10260ff81cd076b33ca49.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Prominent NPC's </strong>Thuran Helmsgard, Yarila<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>'Silver Fork' in Detmer,  Druma<br/><br/><strong>Notes:</strong>The 'Silver Fork' is a inn in Detmer the port city of Druna.    Everyone had received missives to meet at this inn, where you meet Thuran Helmsgard a dwarf.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>As the agents summoned to the port town of Detmer in Druma  the find that the inn that they required to go to is located near edge of the city leading out and not near the docks.   The inn is run by a Dwarven couiple.    For Druma once a Dwarven kingdom still has many Dwarfs within.    Besides the Dwarven couple that runs the inn.  There are several other Dwarfs in the inn along with two dozen or so humans.   The human ethnicity in the inn are mainly Nidalese with a couple each of Garundi and Varisian.    Most seem to be travelers, with a few fortune hunters.  A few of the humans are dressed in the style of Molthune clothing.   One of the Dwarfs, sits at a table with a female Tiefling Halfling.  What is notable is she has on a slave collar, whose style that is used in Molthune.<br/><br/>As each of you enter the inn.   Inquire about the Thuran Helmsgard,  you are shown to the table with the Dwarf and Tiefling Halfling female.    It is the largest table and seats eight, so  enough chairs for all of them to sit at the table.    Once everyone has been seated and ordered anything that they desire.  The Dwarf will begin speaking to the group.<br/><br/>"The mission is we need you all to enter into Molthune.   There has been occurrences happening in the trade route between Detmer and the Molthune's town of Eranmas along the road that runs along north of the woods within Molthune.  I need you all to go in and find out what is causing the trouble.    However,  this comes with additional peril.  For the society is outlawed within Molthune."<br/><br/>Thuran takes a brief pause to catch his breath.   He than continues speaking.<br/><br/>"My companion here is Yarila,  she is a agent of Bellflower network that operates within Multhane.   She will be your guide within Multhune."<br/><br/>With that the venture captain Thuran Helmsgard would fall silent, letting the group take in the mission.  One thing for sure, the society being engaged in this, means that they suspect the trouble coming from one of the ancient ruins in the forest .   Now as for Yarila, her coming from Multhune would explain her Tiefling heritage,   as it was once part of the old Cheliax empire.<br/><br/>