You walk into the shattered streets of the former town of Bengaro. The buildings are wrecked, thoroughly and exuberantly smashed by the hill giants.
You see an interesting looking scroll, silver runes inscribed on black leather. You pick it up and look at it briefly. Unfortunately, you find yourself unable to resist reading it. When you finish, it disappears, and you have company.
You open the slender box, and find that someone, for whatever reason, buried a small statue of a big bug in this stable.
You enter the town of Dellston. It was once a town with a bright future, rapidly growing. Then the hill giants arrived. Now, unless something is done, it won't be long until this town is smashed to pieces.
You enter the town of Dellston. The place has been utterly wrecked. The hill giants have been and gone.
There is a secret passage between the two abandoned shops. It looks like, before becoming refugees, the store's owners decided to try to hide some of their stuff from the hill giants.
This store has been abandoned. Probably not an unwise choice on the part of the owners.
You enter the town of Poulsbo. The constant bombardment of thrown hill giant rocks has finally had its desired effects. The town has been abandoned, and the buildings ruined by rampaging giants.
You enter the village of Appleton. It has been abandoned to the hill giants. It looks like no humans have been here for weeks. Many hill giants have been here much more recently.
There are plenty of books on this bookshelf. They've all been shredded - chopped up by knives. It looks like a human did it, probably to keep the giants from having them. You do find one undamaged scroll, however:
"The giants cannot read this, so I leave it for humans. My treasures will stay in human hands. My beautiful shield is hidden. It's outdoors, directly north of town. My fine helm is hidden, behind the tiny mountain. Take them, and avenge us."
It looks like the village of Malloc was hit by a quick surprise attack by someone very large and nasty who threw a lot of big rocks. The buildings have been destroyed. Hopefully someone survived.
You approach an isolated inn. It would be nice to have a bed and a warm meal. However, something is very odd. The inn has been abandoned, and one end of it has caved in. Everything is deathly quiet. You feel a chill. It's very odd.
You find an intact bedroom. It might have been a comfortable place to rest. However, there is a distinct, chilly feeling to the air of the room. You can't rest here.
The giants have thrown a lot of the bodies of the inhabitants of Appleton in this building. It's a horribly grisly sight.
You find an intriguing book on the identification of magical items. It mentions the peculiar Wand of Carrunos. It's meant to make hunting more interesting, by making stronger any monster you point it at.
You find a book: 'Metallurgy for Dummies.' It mentions that certain metals are highly magical and dangerous ... merely having them around will cause the bearer to grow ill and die.
You find a variety of notes and drawings of strange creatures, which look a lot like huge, six legged pit bulls. They are called 'Alien Beasts,' and are described as being found near the Keep of Tinraya. They look very fierce.
Interestingly, the inn has a small hidden passage leading in and out of the town. Whatever purpose it was built for, you are willing to bet it wasn't legal.
You enter the house, and meet a group of Empire soldiers. You start to greet them, but then notice the torn up state of their armor and the disrepair of their weapons. These must be renegades!
Many Empire soldiers have deserted in the face of the waves of monsters. The penalty for doing so is a slow, painful death. That is probably why these soldiers are so nervous, and thus why they attack you instantly.
This town is on the verge of becoming a ghost town. Wainscotting is a port town, a place for ships to stop, load and unload supplies, wait out storms, and resupply. Unfortunately, few ships have been sailing lately, so things here are very, very quiet.
The storeroom is mostly empty. There are cobwebs, spiders (which at not giant, and don't talk), and much dust.
You enter the ruins of the town of Bremerton. This town is far from the giant's fortress to the south, but the massive creatures have finally gotten out here. This town's weak defenses had little hope.
