Another disaster awaits Faris upon her return to Ironfell.
As I approached Ironfell, the river was clearly dirtier than upstream, and I realized smoke was rising from the town. I docked and rushed to clear people from burning buildings. One gnomish child was too scared to move, so I grabbed her and leapt out the window just as the building collapsed behind us. She ran off and I spotted the culprits behind the fires: a trio of fire sprites! In a flash, I hit them each with an arrow, knocking them into the water.
Then I was all over the place, helping extinguish fires at the boathouse, Misty’s, the blacksmith’s, a bridge, and rescuing some children from another burning bridge before it collapsed. I spotted more fire sprites and rushed to vanquish them before they could cause more damage. One hopped on my head, burning me; I shot the other two before they could get close.
Once the fires were out, I stumbled through the town in an exhausted state. I found a rag doll in the remnants of one home, and luckily encountered a young half-orc who claimed it. I stumbled into an inn that survived the flames and was gifted a meal and a room.