Editing Drake's Company (section)

===The Nettlebee Ranch===
After handing over their prisoner to the authorities, the company heard rumors of a fire sorcerer terrorizing the Nettlebee Ranch to the north. Believing this to be Bastian Thermandar, they set off immediately to talk to the Nettlebees. Upon arriving, the cantankerous old halfling Wiggan Nettlebee merely crumbled at the expensive of the fire witch's attacks, but his children told them that two weeks ago, a nearby barrow mound had suddenly erupted in flames; since then, the symbol of the fire cult had been branded on their cattle during the night. Wiggan's grandson, Watson, investigated the barrow and found that the stone sealing it had been destroyed, and terrifying whispers issued from within. Watson explained that his father, Bertram, had spotted a figure wreathed in flames in the night, and feared this fire sorcerer would soon burn down their ranch. Drake's Company investigated the barrow, finding it just as Watson had said. When they went inside, an undead barbarian chieftain appeared and accused them of desecrating his tomb. Speaking quickly, they managed to convince the revenant chieftain, Javor, that they were not responsible, and had in fact come looking for clues as to who was. Their discussion was suddenly interrupted by the appearance of an earth elemental, which collapsed the entrance before attacking the company. While they fought it, Javor worked to clear the fallen rubble.

Exiting the barrow, they were met with a dozen barbarians from the Dragon Lands; their shaman had received a vision that their ancestor would wake from his tomb, and come to aid him. Javor announced that he could sense the one responsible for the desecration... And pointed the way to Nettlebee Ranch. The heroes managed to convince the barbarians to capture the halflings, rather than slaughter them indiscriminately, so as to avoid innocent bloodshed. Together they quickly rounded up the Nettlebees, despite Wiggan's attempts to bribe Drake's Company into fighting the barbarians instead. Questioning the Nettlebees, they soon determined the truth: Wiggan and his son Betram were in league with the Cult of the Black Earth, and had been commanded to lure the heroes to their deaths. They made up the story of the fire sorcerer to get them to the ranch, then sent them to the barrow, where Wiggan used a scroll he was given to summon the elemental to collapse it and trap them; Wiggan and Bertram had broken into the barrow and set it on fire to sell the ruse, and Betram had secretly branded their own livestock in the night. Having heard their confessions, Ya told the barbarians to kill Wiggan and Betram, which they did without hesitation. The remaining Nettlebees gave the barbarians half their livestock as recompense for the desecration, while Drake's Company located Javor's treasures that Wiggan had stolen and returned them to the barrow. His vengeance sated, Javor died once more.