The Stone Sword Guard



What little is known of The Stone Sword Guard is as much legend as fact. Having traversed The Boiling Bay using magics long lost, a history of cycles has past since word was heard from Thalagan Rock. The secret of what they guard has been kept by this silence.

Old Soldiers deep in cups tell tales of 300 strong Hobgoblin warriors, 2 legions of goblin archers, a horde of bugbears slaves and 1000 of the most beautiful females eyes had ever seen. Mothers tell children tales of the noble souls who volunteered and how only the bravest where chosen. Historical record of the era are vague but little suggests such a mighty force. More likely it was a stiff but small garrison along with a few sturdy females for child birth.

Speculation as to the secret of Thalgan Rock are similarly varied. Some say it is a vast tomb to a mighty king, unable to let death part him from his fortune. Others say it is a great weapon, poised to help the clever king turn a battle in his favor. Dwarven historians suggest the rock itself was made by the hammer and magic of their long dead kin.