Rangers of Jungle Deep

Stepping inside the tent, you see your captain standing behind a camp table with two men you don’t recognize. One is a snail, dressed in practical travel clothes, but with a gold and silver cloak clasp in the shape of a compass rose. The other, an otter, is shorter and younger, with an aristocratic bearing and stylish dress, including a cloak of Lorenthian blue. Your captain nods as you enter and immediately introduces the others. ‘This is Count Gelleck of Lorenthia, and Arisien, the royal cartographer. They have been working on the problem of the lost prince.’ ‘A bit less lost that he was before,’ says Arisien, pulling a large parchment from a bag and rolling it out on the table. The parchment contains a large scale map of the border between Alladore and the Jungle Deep. ‘After carefully studying the star chart brought back by your rangers, we’ve been able to determine that the prince should be right about here.’ Arisien points to a small ‘x’ that sits in an otherwise blank area of th...