"Lately things have been getting darker here," Shara started, "and I don't mean the winter."
"Alright, so what do you mean?" Asked Aranor.
"Well, look at that thing you were fighting back in that cave, it wasn't natural. A friend of mine felt the change in balance. A dark force is coming over the Western Valley."
"Okay, so why me. What do I have to do with this? I am not a hero."
"No I know, and I'm not looking for heroes. I'm looking for adventurers. Adventurers who are willing to save us, unregarding of their motives."
"Hmm, I see. So what now, what do we do?"
"We fight!"
A few days later Aranor and Shara are scavenging through a ransacked goblin encampment. By now they paired up with Cherryscrub, a young Treant cleric proficient at healing. They were looking for a sign of life, when suddenly...
"Goblins!!" shouted Shara. Aranor and Shara drew their weapons. A party of 5 Goblins surrounded them, "Alright let's dance!"
Shara lept to the Goblins with a jump that seems just effortless, even though it was more than 12 feet, and started slicing through the Goblins with her swords. Meanwhile, Aranor took it easier. He hasn't fully recovered yet from his injuries, so he took a more defensive approach using the shield he took with him from Catal. Shara just cut down her fourth Goblin and turned around to Aranor. Who was laying on the ground, with a Goblin standing over him about to finish him off.
"No, you don't!" Shara hurled one of her scimitars to the Goblin, cutting his head clean off. "What happened Aranor?"
"I guess that venom wasn't yet out of my body after all."
"No, no no no no. This can't be it. You can't die. We need you, I need you. Cherry do something!"
"I am sorry Daro'Shara. But my magic can't cure this Fiendish venom. I am afraid this is the end for him."
"I'm sorry Shara. I guess you just have to find others to help you." Aranor was breathing heavy. "I'm sorry... "
"Noooooo!!" Shara cried out.
A few hours later Shara sat around a campfire with Cherryscrub at a safe distance.
"I got to go, Cherry."
"What?" Said Cherryscrub, surprised after the long silence that came before.
"I gotta go, I gotta find other people. Someone who can save us, save us all."
"Very well Shara. Fare well my friend. If you need me, I'll be where I always am."
"Thank you Cherry."