House Kirk of Griffenwood

House Kirk was a noble house that ruled over the small keep of Griffenwood. The town was named after the abundance of griffens that live in the surrounding woods. They were vassals of Summerhill. The house was entirely destroyed during the Disaster at Griffenwood. It has not been resettled since.

The Disaster at Griffenwood

In the year 475 AF Griffenwood was besought upon by a necromancer descendant of the Mertiuel family in an attempt to gain favor with Orcus and become a Skull Lord. The necromancer activated a silver skull brought back directly from the Abyss. Once activated, the skull turned any dead creature within the town into a skeleton or zombie, and had them rise to mindlessly kill the members of the town.

Almost the entire town was slaughtered, save a few survivors who held up in a local church. Eventually, the source of the foul power was found and deactivated by the Knights of Griffenwood who also slew the necromancer. Griffenwood's only legacy is a song the Hobbit Bard College created to commemorate the event.

Deep Space Five

The new Tilpanz Adventuring Guild was hired to investigate the town after a number of settlers had gone missing. The guild found that a coven of sea hags was inhabiting the dungeon under the well and killing those who ventured into the area to use their body as components for vial rituals. The Tilpanz Adventuring Guild cleaned out the dungeon and killed the hags, though many died in the process.