"What is happening in the Burning Hinterland Forest?" a lizardman asked his companion as they exited the dense woodland.
"I don't know… but the situation inside the forest is growing worse by the day," the other lizardman responded, glancing back nervously.
"Should we inform the elders?"
"And say what?"
"I'm not sure, but I feel something is wrong… It might even affect our town."
"Relax… It's probably not that serious. Maybe the beasts are migrating, and that's why they've left their homes."
"I hope so…"
As the two lizardmen crossed the boundary of the Burning Hinterland, hundreds of glowing yellow eyes peered out from the darkness of the forest, watching them in eerie silence before vanishing back into the depths.
The forest was eerily quiet, yet deep within its heart, an ancient monster was stirring from its long slumber.