From the introduction: All of the villages and hamlets in the land have been paying tribute to Krug the red dragon. Krug has terrorized the local villages in the past. Tributes are taken to a nearby mountain and put into a flaming pool. The local mayor has sent a party, that included his son, with the latest tribute but they are a couple weeks past due coming home. The mayor is especially worried since there has been a lot of goblin activity all over the area.