Description
Anauroch—the Great Sand Sea—is a bleak wasteland. To traverse the desolation, caravans use the Black Road, a highway owned by the Zhentarim. Recently, travelers have been having difficulty navigating it to Parnast thanks to organized raids by hobgoblins and other monstrous humanoids. Little do these wayfarers know, an unusually intelligent hill giant named Bad Fruul is to blame for the recent aggressions.
Meanwhile, a mysterious individual has sent her pseudodragon emissary to the desert oasis of Vuerthyl to hire a group of adventurers. From there, they will accompany a caravan with a very special cargo destined for the Shrine of Axes in Parnast, and along the way discover who is responsible for the attacks