
Intro:
In the months following the rise and catastrophic fall of the Dragon Cult—and the brief, terrible reign of Tiamat unleashed upon the Sword Coast—the land has been left scarred in ways that steel and spell alone cannot mend. Fields lie barren where dragonfire scorched the earth. Plague festers in the wake of shattered cities. Kingdoms have sealed their gates, tending to their wounded and burying their dead in mass graves that stretch beyond their walls.
Trade routes once bustling with caravans now sit empty, choked by fear and famine. Communities cling to survival, rebuilding their lives stone by stone, hope by fragile hope. Yet just as the first signs of recovery begin to flicker, a new dread takes shape on the horizon.
Rumors spread like wildfire—giants marching in the North, their raids growing bolder and more frequent. Whispers tell of other regions suffering the same fate, each tale darker than the last. For a people already brought to their knees, this looming threat casts a fresh and heavy shadow over an already bleak future. 
