Laralove Dewshining sends Aelar to help the dire rats who guard the tunnel under the mountain pass catch a theif who stole a magic flute from the Exarch of Nera. Ser Eagleheart notices some strange things about the Exarch and shares them with the party. The party is joined by a Monk in service to the Exarch and they fight several ghosts in the Bonepass. The flute is returned before it falls into the hands of Demogorgon's cultists.
The party rides out to see what happened to Xanroar Carter and the wardens patrolling the woods. They find signs of a battle and fight a large gnoll raiding party. After the battle, Ser G'Kar's cursed sword goes off a bit and they bury it in the woods. They track Xanroan and the wardens south and find an Orc war party. They are hesitant to attack the orcs and Xanroar finds them and sends them south to find a missing miller and his son.
The party crosses the border into Iron Circle territory and defeats several Dercassian knights sworn to Asmodeus. They free the miller and his son and return them to the city. They find when they return that Ser Eagleheart fell from the battlements on night patrol and died. Guy the monk recovers the body and the Exarchs servants cremate it after failing to resurrect him.
