Encounter in the Hills (The Bounty Pt. 1)

Sightings of Orcs in the hills surrounding a frontier town has prompted the town master to offer a large bounty for anyone willing to bring back proof of an orc kill. Several bounty hunters have made the journey in an effort to collect, yet so far none have returned from their hunts to claim their prize. Could it be the rumors of Orcs are false and these hunters have simply gone on to the next bounty? Or could the threat lurking in the hills be greater than even the town master suspects?

This is the first of a three part series. "The Bounty" is intended to serve as a side quest that scales with the party, offering an expansion to existing campaigns and conveying the impression of events passing in the world around them.