The Ruin of Falgr

Autumn - the 3rd through the 19th day in the month of Kali 1371 

Welborn, master of Harrowhoff, had run afoul of a cursed scroll that sent him far afield. He found himself in a misty marsh and without any ally. The rest of the heroes used the black orb to scry his location and set off to find him. While in the marsh, Welborn was set upon by twoscore or more strange men surrounded by frogs. He shirked their foul magic and made his escape. He underwent several other trials and eventually reunited with his fellows.

The heroes then went to Verdengard to treat with Brieberus. They sought lore pertaining to the dragon Falgr. The Green Wizard provided them with potions that were to give them some measure of protection against dragonfire. Taran, the Theurgist showed the black orb to Brieberus who recoiled in horror, for this ancient seeing orb was tethered to the evil wizard, Vortigen. Brieberus cautioned them against using such an object. 

 The group set out for the grim mountains of Balmorgun to seek Falgr and put an end to his terror. They found his steaming lair high on a cliff and drew their plans. The magic users cast spells of flying upon the Fidlthid and the Bishop, Visefrin, and rendered themselves invisible. The hero, sir Ridwulf of Duncrag drank a sparkling draught and was thereby transformed into the form of a white dragon. Ridwulf then positioned himself high on the mountaintop to await the emergence of Falgr. 

The bold hobbit, Fidlthid stood below the dragon's lair and called to him, knowing that Falgr's hatred for his Rune Blade was sure to draw him out. The dragon emerged and in his arrogance he spoke, berating the hobbit instead of burning him. Then did the magic users loose their swift missiles and Ridwulf, in the form of the white wyrm fell upon his red foe. The white dragon fumbled in his attempt to bite home and was burned to death by Falgr's flames. Thus the hero Ridwulf was slain, but his sword, Engryn survived the conflagration. 

Fidlthid and Visefrin flew forward to meet the wyrm, no doubt certain they too would soon be reduced to ash. The magic users continued to throw what spells they dared and the red wyrm breathed once more, this time at Fidlthid. The hobbit's luck and the elixir of Brieberus kept him from a fiery end. Mace and sword smote into the scales of the dragon, and in the end, Falgr was slain by the hungry Rune Blade. The heroes then plundered the dragon's hoard, making great use of their magical bag of holding. They then returned to Tandis to mourn their fallen friend, who no doubt saved them from the worst of the dragon's fire.