Crooked Teeth Valley
Crooked Teeth Valley is the valley where, three years ago, a battalion of The Scarlet Spears cornered the bandit captain Sigusmund the Boar and his gang. His only hope seemed to be to break through the Scarlet Spears' ranks and scatter into the surrounding woods, but that would have meant certain doom, for those woods lay in wood elven territory.1
Instead, Ifanelle, disguised as one of the Scarlet Spears, came to Sigusmund and offered him a choice: join the Morenar with all his men and plunder, or die at the hands of the Scarlet Spears. She led the bandits out along a treacherous mountain path, where a dozen Morenar guardsmen waited with horses and supplies. The young exile Luccas Mairein, who had found refuge with the bandits, played a major part in persuading Sigusmund to join the Morenar.2
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This article draws on:
- MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 100, 132
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