The First Battlefield: Dragonspear Castle

"Aribeth, here is the latest intelligence.

According to reconnaissance by scouts and spies, aside from a sizable gathering of monsters and barbarian tribes in Neverwinter Wood, most other areas have been completely cleared out by the large numbers of adventurers who appeared from nowhere.

Barring any surprises, we may not need to worry about threats from the wilderness for the next ten or twenty years.

Lord Nasher should currently be imprisoned somewhere in Neverwinter Wood.

In addition, my men detected Drow and an evil presence from the Bottomless Abyss near where the enemy forces are gathering.

That means they are very likely summoning demons to form an army.

And if we include the Creator Race hiding somewhere unknown, Neverwinter may be facing a threat and trouble even worse than we imagined.

What should we do now?"

A dark-skinned man with short, dirty dreadlocks stood in the castle hall, reporting the latest news to the woman seated upon the throne. She was temporarily acting as lord, and an aura that inspired fear radiated from her.

His name was Arian Zhend, Lord Nasher's chief intelligence officer, responsible for gathering and probing information.

Back when Luskan was still ruled by the Arcane Brotherhood, his primary task had been keeping an eye on their spies and assassins, ensuring that Neverwinter's upper ranks would not be inexplicably assassinated, kidnapped, or coerced, while also making sure warnings could be issued at the first sign of enemy troop movements.

But after Luskan fell into Raymond's hands and the two sides forged a series of alliances ranging from economics to the military, the focus of his work shifted to the regions surrounding Neverwinter.

In particular, the mixed and disorderly harbor district, the forests outside the city, and the mountainous area known as Cragport.

After learning that Lord Nasher