Near the village of Oakhurst lie the remains of a once-proud fortress, now known as the Sunless Citadel. For generations it has lain in ruin at the bottom of a deep ravine, and only the brave and foolhardy have attempted venturing into its dark spaces.

A party of adventurers, locally based, delved into the Sunless Citadel a month past. They were never seen again . Two of that ill-fated party were brother and sister, Talgen and Sharwyn Hucrele, members of an important merchant family based in the nearby village of Oakhurst. Kerowyn Hucrele, the matriarch of the family, has offered salvage rights to a special team made up of members and conscripts from the Neverwinter milita if they can find and return with the two lost members of her family – or at least return the gold signet rings worn by the missing brother and sister.

Led by an officer of the Neverwinter Militia, the team ventures to Oakhurst to meet with Kerowyn Hucrele at the Ol' Boar Inn.