What happened to Two-Lakes Vale? Why did Baron Maltus Fharo not assemble his troops at all? He’s been very loyal, from helping to defeat a Black Avenger to aiding in other ways. What happened?
When Alzar teleports back to Alpha to have a post-war chat with the King, King Ericall asks Alzar to check it out and see what he can uncover in the Barony.
It’s a rich, one-hex Barony in the foothills of the Wyrmsteeth Range generally and Eagles’ Barrier specially. It’s seven hexes inland southeast from out Bergholm Isle and four east of the farthest border of Sandralane’s Barony of Moonland.
There have been no messages or people coming out, and rumors of a black cloud that can be seen over the Barony are a bit dark. It’s only 7 hexes from here in Alpha as well (its 155 miles away), so Alzar grabs his Flying Carpet and sets out.
(You can see Twolakes Vale on the maps I linked to earlier:
http://pandius.com/nrwldreg.html)