Rumours spread quickly from passing adventurers coming through the Backbone Passage between the Vipers Teeth and the Backbone mountains on Dregar.
There's been a recent drop in bugbear activity from the Eternal Flame Clan. Adventurers bold enough to travel near the Cave of the Snake report a row of bugbear heads, all mounted on pikes surrounding the entrance to the cave. Their heads all neatly turned to face the cave opening.
Some travelers reported scattered bands of bugbears, warning that it would not take long for the Clan to regain composure.