The Shield Lands is a region within Central Flanaess to the north of the City of Greyhawk with a southern border on the Nyr Dyv (Lake of Unknown Depths), while White Plume Mountain is in the northeast. There are adversaries within the Horned Society and the Border Kingdoms, to the west and east, and allies within Furyondy and Urnst, to the southwest and southeast.
The Shield Lands are ruled by an independent alliance of nobles and are protected by the Knights of Holy Shielding. The Knights have their headquarters in Admundfort, the capital, and are led by Knight Commander Aleshh Kaarth.
The series of adventures, A Knight Bereft in Meading, is set along the Ritensa river, north of Critwall and east of White Plume Mountain in the town of Meadford. The Horned Society lands border from the west, while the Bandit Kingdoms loom east of White Plume Mountain. While there are not any known impending threats, Meadford is the canary in the coal mine. A retired Knight of the Holy Shielding resides in Meadford and has put out a call to adventurers that aspire to join or help the order.
A Challenge adventure is a special adventure, written to be significantly tougher than normal. These are not for the faint of heart.
Challenge adventures are intended to be limited in their availability and will only show up at few and specific events.
An Author Only adventure is a special adventure, written by an Admin, Story Lead, Premier Organizer, or WOTC employee. They often deal with unique or special events, can only be run by the author, and are not otherwise released. These adventures are available in person and at online events
A Special is an adventure that does not follow the normal adventure template. Usually they are adventures that are played with multiple tables where all the tables are working towards a shared goal, and success or failure at one table can and will influence things for the other tables…