Evidently, the villain and his henchmen recently pilfered the Cutlass of Deflecting from its sacred resting place and are attempting to fence it for a giant teal stone of legendary power.
Any adventurous soul keen on hunting down the villain and his gang will need to set forth for the nearby Gorge of Forgotten Horror, where a confrontation with its feared guardian, the Mire Scuttler is all but a grim certainty.