Crash Landing!

A Crashed Flyer (#25/30, #329/365)

"You see a blazing flame streak through the sky and something smashes into the mountainside with enough force for you to hear the muffled thump of impact. A flock of birds takes to the air in alarm, and as you watch a thin trail of smoke begins to rise through the air from the impact site. It's actually not too far away if you wish to venture there."

Contents: The flaming trail and impact site is where a Flying Carpet and its flyer/passengers have crashed into the mountain site. This large flying carpet is almost certainly controlled by the Desert Elf Wizard Kharhanion the Competant (from Dust Town - see #103) transporting 1-3 wealthy passengers to (or back from) one of the following destinations (roll a die):

    1. Shazaar, and then on to Salamonis

    2. Sapphire City

    3. Pellod

    4. Tavern of Tan-Kha

    5. Halak and/or Rimon

    6. Oyster Bay

Roll on this table for the 1-3 passengers:

1. Desert Elves scouts, tracking the movement of Caarth patrols.

2-3. Adventurers travelling to the Found Tombs to explore.

4-5. Merchants, taking a speedy route to the markets.

6. Spellcasters' Guild-members from Pellod, doing reconnaissance.

There is a 1 in 6 chance the carpet belongs to someone else (a mysterious mage, a powerful adventurer, a Black Elf sorcerer, etc.), in which case there will be no passengers, other than the flyer's minions or companions. Roll on the below table to determine who:

1-2 A Mysterious Mage with a Wood Golem bodyguard.

3-4 A Powerful Adventurer with his pet Black Lion.

5-6 A Black Elf Sorcerer with a Black Elf apprentice.

As to why the carpet has crashed, roll on the following table to determine a reason:

1 Hijacked by a passenger/hitch-hiker

2 Someone placed a long-fused grenade on board

3 Attacked in the air by another flyer such as a Hag on a Giant Vulture.

4 Ground attack by a group of Sand Stalker archers.

5 Attacked in the air by a large aerial monster.

6 A miscalculation on the part of the flyers.

For narrative simplicity, assume the flyers/passengers survive the crash and it's up to the Heroes to determine what happens next (for example, any attackers may be nearby and ready to pounce). The Flying Carpet is damaged, but as it is magical, may still be able to be repaired.

Stats:

For all stats, consult the relevant archetype entries in Heroes of Titan. In addition, the customization rules from the Combat Companion can be used to increase the power levels of any survivors.