Taspcell is a moderately sized logging town that is surrounded by the forests of the Timberwolf Woods, that are rumored to contain ancient spirits that shift around the trees so to confuse and ward off trespassers. In last few years the empire has been increasing their lumber orders by several magnitudes, which has lead to the expedited culling of the trees at an unsustainable rate. Leading to a council being formed in the old town church as there has been an influx of laborers because of the increased demand from the empire.

Taspcell had been fairly peaceful for a long time, that was until the murders began. In the last few months the bodies of 7 townsfolk have been discovered, each missing their head, and all of their internal organs except the appendix.

Recently the town has been thrown into a state of disarray because of there murders. This has lead to some adventure being hired to investigate the murders. However shortly after they were hired there group attacked a local butcher and left him to bleed out in a local shop. Then they were seen going into the sewers, which were lit on fire soon after. Leading to more that half of the town being burned to ash. After getting most of the fires put out the town guard was sent to the inn the adventures were known to have been staying at to apprehend them and bring them to trial in front of the town council. When the guards arrived their were shocked to find that the adventures had returned to their rooms as if they had done nothing wrong and moved to arrest them. After hearing the guards orders to come with them the group fled through the window of their room and ran into the rest of the guards, and engaged in combat.

The dragonborn in the party charged up to a few of the guards, opened their mouth and spewed acid across them, maiming or four of the guards, next charged a half succubus, a half elf man and a bear, each of which killed more of the guards, next up was a rouge who ran up and stabbed some of the guards and a druid who ran towards the inn stables and turned into a horse. After a little more skirmishing with the guards everyone retreated to the stables, with the dwarf wearing the bear skin convulsing and lashing out as they pulled her into the wagon. The adventures were last seen as they disappeared into the forest, leaving about half of the town's guards slain.

Magical clothing items can be crafted from the tanned hides of transformed lycanthropes and certain crystals. These magical clothes will augment the wearers physical appearance, behavior and in some cases will completely overrule the wearers will and mind. Causing them to become a mindless droving beast.

In order to obtain the hides of a lycanthrope you must skin them with a magical or silvered weapon/tool while they are alive, conscious, and transfigured or else they will untransfigure when they loose consciousness. Due to this it is preferred by those who hunt lycanthropes to capture them alive and sell them off to an appointed official so that they can be processed afterword.

Massive goat/sheep like beings cloaked in your companion's attire and float aloft looking down at you quizzically as they murmur amongst themselves.
GOAT: 'Mortal, you make a compelling argument about what events lead to the unfortunate release of it and due to the circumstances in which it's escaped from out custody we have decided to allow you a chance to free yourself from all charges we could wage against you. You must capture it and bring them back here, should you manage to do this we will offer you a reward for your work, if not, we will summon you back here and dispose of you. We will give you a tool to aid in your capture of the criminal. What is it you require?'
Schmebulock: 'Will I keep this tool?'
GOAT: 'Perhaps. Should you do a good job we might let you keep it.'
Schmebulock: 'I would like some really powerful shackles to capture him, some gauntlets in case he fights back, and a bag to hold it all.'
Schmebulock: 'Bites his lip seductively at one of the goats dressed in Ingra's clothing, momentarily catching their attention, before they snapped back to their senses,'
GOAT: Flustered 'You-u may have two, which will you take?'
Schmebulock: 'Ill take the shackles and the bag of holding.'