Of Dragons and Dwarves
The heroes will see them hanging around with
The town of Sweetgrass is beset by small
earthquakes and strange rumbling noises from
below the ground. The cause is Grom, an escaped
golem from the nearby dwarven mine. Grom’s
digging could soon collapse the ground under the
whole town!
Panic on the streets of Sweetgrass
The heroes arrive in the normally quiet, pleasant
town of Sweetgrass to find an angry mob shouting
at a worried looking man. He is Orbin, a greedy
merchant. They are accusing him of being behind
the earthquakes and noises that are troubling the
town. “He’s got a monster in his basement” they
yell “He should be locked up.” Orbin protests his
innocence, but isn’t keen to open his basement.
Orbin’s basement holds Brightwing, a frightened
young dragon who he is planning to sell to a
collector. Brightwing cannot yet fly. Things she
might do are
• Charge around in circles biting and snapping
• Shoot little bursts of flame, igniting buildings
• Flap in the air for a few moments and lash out
with her claws
No sooner has Brightwing been rescued than
another huge rumble and tremor strikes. So if the
cause wasn’t the dragon, what was it?
Bobbin, Nobbin and Pob
Bobbin, Nobbin and Pob are three nervous
dwarven engineers from nearby Deepdelve Mine.
measuring and digging equipment. The three deny
knowing anything, but Pob isn’t the brightest
and says things like “We definitely haven’t lost
a golem” and “It’s certainly not digging an
enormous hole under the whole town”.
The dwarves explain that golems are magical
creatures that they use to help with mining.
Golems follow their instructions very exactly “And
these instructions might have been a bit wrong”.
The dwarves have been trying to get their golem,
Grom, to stop, “But we can’t get close to him”.
Going Underground
The Dwarves can be convinced to lead the heroes
underground to search for Grom. Things the
heroes will have to confront include
• Shaky tunnels, can you avoid collapsing them?
• Deep pits, can you get across them?
• A swarm of bats, do you panic or push
through?
Grom the Golem
The heroes find Grom, a relentless golem, in a
huge underground chamber. As he digs the ground
shudders and rocks fall from the ceiling.
Grom looks like a giant statue, his body is made
of molten iron, and he has rubies for eyes. He is
following his instructions to dig, and will resist
anything that tries to stop him from doing so.
Grom’s instructions are engraved on an iron tablet
which is strapped firmly to his forehead.
Fighting Grom will only slow him down. Things
that might stop him include
a) Replacing or removing his instructions
b) Flooding the tunnels with cold river water
c) Collapsing an enormous pile of rocks onto him
Once Grom has been stopped the dwarves can
carefully issue him new instructions and take him
home. The residents of Sweetgrass reward the
heroes with an enormous feast.
Suggested Hero: Princess Eliane & Blaze
Princess Eliane is a staunch defender of her
kingdom and its people. She is helped in her
adventures by her magical firebird Blaze.
Strong willed (d12), Blaze (d10), Fighting monsters
(d8), Running and jumping (d6)