The giantslayer adventure path begins in the human town of trunau a beleaguered settlement surrounded by the brutal orcs of the hold of belkzen the heroes must investigate a mysterious death before they uncover the truth however trunau comes under attack by an orc army and the heroes must help defend it only to discover the real reasons behind both the murder and the orc raid both were just distractions from a wider conspiracy involving a giant chieftain who seeks the treasures of the forgott