This
cache is part of a series of caches titled “Dragons of
Lethbridge.”
The
series is in the order of:
GC164PQ
– Dragons
of
Lethbridge – the Baby
GC164PC
– Dragons
of Lethbridge – the Scourge
GC164PH
– Dragons
of Lethbridge – the Diplomat
GC164PN
– Dragons
of Lethbridge – the Villain
GC164PJ
– Dragons
of Lethbridge – Defender of the
Crown
GC16ABN
– Dragons
of Lethbridge – Exodus One
GC16XZH - Dragons of Lethbridge -
Vilustumenin
These caches do not need to be done in order, but
the story flows a logical sense when read in order.
All parts of this story assume Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons 2nd Edition Rules – Monstrous Manual reference. I
know it is archaic now, but the story was written with that
universe in mind.
Dragons of
Lethbridge
Few people nowadays remember, and there are fewer records still
about the Dragons of Lethbridge. Lethbridge provided one of the best breeding grounds and
terrain for Dragons of days gone by. They had been pushed out of
their traditional breeding grounds in Europe, fled from China, and
moved north through the continent from the warmer, more southern
climes to the area of Lethbridge.
The summers were hot, the winters cold, but the coulee and
the Oldman
River (during this time known as the
Belly River) provided ample grounds for a small
population of Dragons to flourish. Alas, over time, a great many of
them have vanished, but some clues can be found among the
rubble-strewn areas, where now a highway runs
through.
Part VI - Exodus
One
After Huldig
defeated Suututtaa and Skyde in the south near Lethbridge, he
decided to quit the company of mankind and see if there were any
dragons left in the world. He didn't think that it could be
possible that the Baby had been born with no adult dragons left, so
he set off to seek those of his kind with which to
associate.
A wanderer had
come through Lethbridge and told him - in his human form - about an
interesting treasure that had been uncovered at a mine near
Rosedale. Huldig listening with intense concentration as the
traveller spoke of a small container that had been found that
seemed to contain a reference to what appeared to be a dragon, and
something else. He hadn't seen it himself, of course, but he seemed
to know where it was located.
Huldig continued
buying the man food and drink to get more information, and finally
got some very specific clues as to its
whereabouts.
Huldig went around
to say his goodbyes to the various members of the community with
which he was friends. Few of them knew that he was the hero of the
battle against the Scourge of the Skies and the Villain. He went
back to his lair, left his treasure (which can still be found there
today, some say...) and took to the skies.
Being that it was
February 1908 the Star Mine still hadn't actually started. The
humans were doing test drilling looking for coal, when they had
uncovered the container. Huldig was pretty sure that the container
would be unguarded, perhaps even left in the field. He thought very
hard about where his kind would go. Northward, the air grew cooler.
He would run into ice dragons the further north he goes, and he
knew that some of his kin couldn't handle an ice
dragon.
So where would
they go?
To find this
container...
From what Huldig
could ascertain, the instructions to reach the container were as
follows:
"Start at the posted
coordinates. [They are for parking.] Look around. There's a
bridge. Cross it.
Turn northwest.
Walk 179 meters (more or less) until you reach a
fence.
Turn right, walk
two posts.
Look
down."
PLEASE DO
NOT TRADE OUT THE STAMPS! THEY'RE NOT TRADE ITEMS, THEY'RE PART OF
THE LETTERBOX!
Not only that, but they provide a clue as to where the
Dragons of Lethbridge went...