Red Rudyard was the headman of the village Volkumburgh, as well as the proprietor of its sole inn the Crimson Wyrm, in the 14th century DR.[1]
History[]
In 1358,[note 1] in the month of Uktar some time prior to the Feast of the Moon, a group of adventurers arrived from Suzail, seeking out the scattered remains of the fabled Awtawmatawn on behalf of Amelior Amanitas.[2] When they came to the Crimson Wyrm its proprietor served them a free round of hot cider[3] and enquired as to whether they had ever slain a dragon before.[4]
Eventually those adventurers retrieved all the fragments of Awtawmatawn, which Amelior proceeded to reconstruct, and the horned devil possessing it started to rampage in the village.[5] Rudyard pleaded with the adventurers to help them against both the Awtawmatawn and the two forces falling upon their village — the undead minions of Lychor and the neanderthals of Valmous.[6] When managed to destroy the gargantuan stone golem it collapsed on top of the Crimson Wyrm, it revealed a hidden cavern beneath his inn that held the lost treasure of Lord Volkumburgh.[7]
Once all the conflict had settled Rudyard ruled that both Amelior and Lychor needed to be punish for the deaths and destruction they caused.[7]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 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 Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 8, 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. 7. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 30. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 29, 31. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jennell Jaquays (February 1988). The Shattered Statue. Edited by Steve Perrin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 0-88038-498-0.