Hectic Morning in Abydah

For most of Abydah, the night passed as it always had. 

But the few people passing by the town's northern outskirts were alarmed to spot a big top tent under dawn's first light. Rumors were already beginning to spread across the small town.

Some people claimed to have heard the sounds of nonstop grinding metal; a neverending flow of metallic thuds and clangs accompanied by an occasional outburst of cheers or applause. 

Others swore that it was another publicity stunt from the town goblin. 

A couple of night merchants spotted a band of cloaked people entering town from the northern road. They came in all shapes and sizes, with a few towering over the nightgoers like the largest ramkin warriors. Supposedly, the group strolled through the market without a word, ignoring merchants and night goers until they reached the Plump Pig.