Disappearances in Scarlet Grove: A Dragonfly Knights Tale

Scarlet Grove has always been a place of quiet wonder, its crimson‑leafed trees and pale gray trunks unlike any found elsewhere in the realm. But lately those same trees seem to whisper after sundown, their branches shifting in ways that make even seasoned hunters hurry home. Pale lights drift between the scarlet boughs at night, and villagers who go to investigate vanish without a trace. Doors are barred, windows shuttered, and fear coils through the streets like a living thing.
The mayor has sent a plea to the Dragonfly Knights—renowned guardians whose courage and sacrifice have long held the realm together. As newly inducted members of the Order, you take to the skies on your great dragonfly mounts, wings thrumming as you descend toward the troubled village. But as Scarlet Grove unfurls beneath you, the forest convulses, and a flock of black‑feathered shapes bursts upward through the crimson canopy—sleek, silent, and arrowing straight toward you as if the woods themselves have launched them to drive you back. Characters are provided. The rules are taught at the table.