For several months, small villages along the northern frontier have been reporting strange disappearances.
At first, the local authorities dismissed the incidents as bandit attacks. However, the reports have become increasingly disturbing.
Travelers speak of enormous reptilian creatures wandering through the woods at night. Farmers have discovered livestock slaughtered and drained of blood. Entire families have vanished without leaving behind a single footprint.
The local lord has quietly hired a group of adventurers to investigate.