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Alzar asks for a layout of the area, and a druid pulls out a crude map. There are 8 areas that are claimed by various human warlords and a dwarf, elf, and halfling hold here in Arqwen, the northern part of the region. The humans are barbarians, tribal in nature. Alzar asks if there is a neutral place the 8 barbarians would come for a grand council, and the druids suggest here, in Bara. Alzar has the druids to head out, and the human leaders should be here in a week, tops.
With that done, Alzar gets more information about the various holds. He scrys them out and teleports to each in turn, beginning with the halflings.
The halflings of Arqwen are the first group of halflings in Pandius. There are only around 300 halflings all told. They greet Alzar warmly, and give him some information about the army. The foes of Kolmedes are near the halfling hold, and they tell Alzar about the incoming armies. They should arrive at the southern borders of Arqwen in 7 weeks time. They won’t fight, they don’t want to lose their people in the battles, but they will help scout and give Alzar information. That’ll work. There’s a nearby elf-hold, so he flies 2 miles and three-quarters of another over to it with a pair of halfling guides on the Flying Carpet, and lands.
This clan of elves live in the tangled depth of the Erydall Forest. Alzar lands and the halfling introduces him as the Lord of Wood and Fire to the elves. Alzar greets them and after some time, he shows them the elven-made pendant he was given after defeating the oard inspired attack against him, and they agree to give him command of their forces during the upcoming struggle.
Alzar thanks them, leaves behind one halfling to be a go-between, and then scrys the dwarf-hold a few hundred miles away and teleports over with the other halfling. He arrives and they are introduced. After dinner in their mines, they refuse to believe that Alzar is the one from 431 years ago that helped their race. That’s just magic puffery. Even his pendant doesn’t convince them (it was elf-made and given after all, not dwarven). After insisting, one dwarf does point out that an ancient dwarf, Heorlbold, was with the first group of dwarves that emerged from underground and was there that day. If Alzar is who he claims to be, then Heorlbord would confirm it.
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