by Elven Tower
In Palace of Drakes, a group of level-7 adventurers visits a famous parlor for mercenaries and sellswords called the Dead Cat's Tavern. A place where warriors perform feats of strength and fight in a competition they call the Fiery Crucible. This is all made for fun and spectacle but there is a reward of 100 gp for the weekend tournaments. All competitions are done in good faith and never to the death. The place is in trouble because of a high concentration of drakes from the nearby mountain range that swoop down to attack cattle and farmers. The farmers look for protection behind town walls and the mercenaries are at a loss of what to do after three adventuring parties failed to return victorious. The adventurers must travel up to the mountain top to a ruined castle that belonged to a royal family line that ruled the land centuries ago. What no one knows is that the royal heir has returned to unearth his family heirloom, a powerful artifact that may help him restore his house and repu
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