The Boughs of Videmarch
What follows is a short preview of the story for an adventure module I am writing. I hope you enjoy and please remember any constructive feedback is appreciated. This is a tale of the town of Videmarch. A tale concerning the guardian willow and its sheltering boughs. This hulking willow tree that appeared one day as though from nowhere, sits outside the town on a lonely hill. It has become the symbol of the town, its very visage set upon the crest of Videmarch. In the shade of this willow’s branches and vines weddings have been held and festivals celebrated. Children would swing from its branches and lovers would secret away to hide within the shade of its sheltering vines to profess their love and carve their names into its ample trunk. That time is long past. Now the tree stands as a cursed monument to the former glory of Videmarch. The foresters and merchants have ravaged the surrounding forest and sell their bounty to the kingdoms of Humans, Elves, ...