The Crimson Wyrm was an old manor house in the village of Volkumburgh that was rebuilt and repurposed into an inn.[1]
Structure[]
Outside the building was a sign bearing an image of a red winged snake. Underneath it was the word "Welcome" written in Common, Elvish, and Dwarvish. The inn also had a set of stables.[1]
Interior[]
The inn had four guest rooms, each containing two single-person beds.[1]
Services[]
In the 14th century DR, the inn offered a good meal for 3 copper pieces, drinks such as cider for 2 copper pieces, and lodgings for 5 copper pieces. Horses were also stabled and fed for 5 copper pieces a day. If a guest provided their own bedroll, they would be allowed to sleep in the common room for a single copper piece.[1]
In addition to being an inn, the Crimson Wyrm functioned as the town's dry goods store. Selling anything that could be used in day-to-day living, such as a block and tackle. Weapons were occasionally stocked, but they were expensive.[1]
History[]
In the mid-12th century DR,[note 1] after Volkumburgh Vale was sacked by the rampage of the devil-possessed stone golem known as Awtawmatawn, the village's Lord Volkumburgh hid his treasure beneath what would become the Crimson Wyrm.[2] A narrow passageway connected its concealed cavern to a trapdoor beneath the village's fountain.[3] This treasure was known to the inhabitants of Volkumburgh village, though its location was not, and over time it would come to be known as "Volki's treasure."[1]
In 1358 DR,[note 2] a man named Lychor took up lodgings in the inn to keep an eye on Amelior Amanitas's efforts to reconstruct the golem and made duplicates of all his notes and plans. His imp familiar Anabis guarded his rented room.[1]
In the month of Uktar, some time before the Feast of the Moon, a group of adventurers from Suzail would arrive, seeking out the scattered remains of the fabled Awtawmatawn on behalf of Amelior.[4] When they came to the Crimson Wyrm its proprietor served them a free round of hot cider. They would rent themselves rooms and[5] stay to easedrop on the local gossip.[6]
Eventually, those adventurers managed to help Amelior re-assemble Awtawmatawn. And once finally awakened it began to rampage around Volkumburg. With magic items provided to them by Amelior, the Suzailian adventurers managed to defeat the golem and it fell upon the Crimson Wyrm. Destroying it and revealing a hidden cave underneath that contained Lord Volkumburgh's fabled treasure.[3]
Over a decade later, the Crimson Wyrm could still be found within the town, having been rebuilt.[7]
Inhabitants[]
In the 14th century DR, the Crimson Wyrm was owned and operated by Volkumburgh's leader, Red Rudyard.[8]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in The Shattered Statue that take place 200 years prior to the module itself. However, it is stated on page 3 that a "King Proster" commissioned the Awtawmatawn. The only known Proster from this period of publishing was Proster Obarskyr and page 77 of the The Grand History of the Realms dates his reign as lasting from 1122 DR – 1164 DR.
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in The Shattered Statue, but through extensive research this wiki has estimated a date. The explanation for this date is divided into three points:
(1) Page 16 of The Shattered Statue (February, 1988) describes the destruction of Phlan by dragons as having occurred "several years ago." Since the conflict "Dragon Run" did not exist until The Moonsea, this has to be referring to the Flight of Dragons (1356 DR), which was introduced in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set.
(2) The Savage Frontier (August, 1988), is set in 1358 DR and has Amelior Amanitas refer to its events in past tense.
(3) Page 18 of The Shattered Statue describes the Cult of the Dragon as having long had no presence in Volkumburgh Vale, but TSR Jam 1999 has the cult re-establishing themselves there in 1359 DR.
(4) In conclusion, all together this info suggests that The Shattered Statue takes place in 1358 DR.
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- The Shattered Statue
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 8–9, 11 31. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 2–3. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 10. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Bryon Wischstadt (February 1999). “Vale of the Dragon Oracle”. In Julia Martin ed. TSR Jam 1999 (TSR, Inc.), p. 2. ISBN 0-7869-1445-9.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 8, 31. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.