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Chapter 2: Licking the Wounds

Once they enter the church of Enyaw, Victor is greeted by Father Balan, who takes in the group and restores Gainor and Ahote to health. Inside the church there is much of the town’s populace, including the Flush Knight Raibeart MacCeasain, a Chiropti trader named Cato, and two erutani missionaries Tyee and Takala. The group waited out the night and in the morning assessed the damage of the raid on the town. They helped many of the families rebuild a bit and offered a moment to burn the bodies of Van and Ragmar, as well as the rest of the crew. They then left town to head north toward Cohnepuk where Gainor was told to find The Tiger’s Den and this place would offer him answers and safety from his family. On their way North, after two days travel northward, they arrive at the city of Coldharbor and were immediately accosted by members of the Broken Anchor, who were trying to extract a fee from the group. They managed to identify the shenanigans and proceeded into the city after a brief battle with the goons. Entering the city, they seek shelter within the Golden Sun, in which they meet the owner and barman Oluf Brunn but before they can fully enjoy the hospitality another group of Broken Anchor goons enter the premises looking for them. Everyone resolved their differences peacefully, and the group tucked in for the night promising Oluf that they will repair the damage they have caused. Waking up the next morning, they enjoy a great breakfast, mostly just toast. But as they head out to traverse the town, they suddenly realize that, when traveling in the North, it is damn cold, and they require some sort of means of keeping themselves warm/alive. They search about and eventually find Raido’s Radiant Raiments where they meet the clothes designer Raido Tuch, and they quickly discover that while his work, which very fashionable, comes at a higher price than they are expecting. Radio offers a discount for his wares if the group grabs a shipment he has had brought into the city. After carefully making their way to the docks, they come into possession of a large crate, uncertain of the contents, and wary of the growing number of eyes on them. On their way back they are intercepted by a gentleman of extraordinary size and anger. They discuss the contentious climate that seems to be brewing in this city but unfortunately must shortly be on their way. Upon returning they are able to purchase warm and fashionable clothing and negotiate to act as representatives of Raido’s Radiant Raiments on their travels.

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Chapter 1: Pirate Adventure!

The Three members of this party first met on Tartan aboard the ship Hooker under the service of Captain Johanna Sarti after Gainor and Ahote were both drafted aboard by her second in command Van. Once the two were aboard they met Victor and formally met Captain Johanna and she explained the plan to head to the town of Shoal, where an archaeological find had recently unearthed something of interest to her. While aboard the ship, the group met the rest of the crew including Ragmar a cleric of Sigheng, and Gurt who is, Gurt. After a few days sailing, they encounter another ship that apparently belongs to Captain Sarti, Johanna’s father. They eventually make their way to Shoal where they fight their way against Flush knights and local guards until they enter the dig site at the top of the town. Inside they find the Flush knight captain and an enraged noble trying to get past a Spectator, who was guarding a door. After defeating all three adversaires, allowing the Flush Knight to live, they are able to enter the door. Inside they find a large Obelisk Cylinder, about 7ft in diameter, and 20ft in length. Upon bringing the Cylinder out of the dig site, they see another ship has entered the harbor. Johanna identifies the ship as the Andavaring, captained by Vandarius, a former “associate” of her father’s. After getting to the beach through interesting means, they witness a standoff between Vandarius and Johanna. Although they cannot hear the conversation, they can see the mood is tense. Accompanying Vandarius were 3 Large men, who although they seemed to have skin and other body parts normal for a person, their huge size and rock like fists betrayed some form of terrible true form. A battle breaks out between Vandarius and Johanna’s men and in the scrimmage, the 3 stone men wrecked the party and stole the Cyliner. Vandarius also kills Johanna and the party (now only Victor pulling the other two along) retreats to the church at the top of the town.

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World Creation: Religion Part 1

My thought process in creating the world was very timely, as I was currently taking a class on religious creations myths so I was very much engrossed in a wide variety of materials and creation myths. I knew I wanted a hierarchical system of deities, where the deities had a dedicated upper crust of one to two deities and then a more important level of deity below them, and then more trivial deities. Really the goal here was to ensure that the God of Fire didn’t have the same prominence as the God of Stupidity (That actually exists, because of course it does). So my primary deities are Amal, presiding over life and light, and Relith, who presides over death and darkness. So my creation story starts like this: “In the beginning there was nothing, pretty much only darkness. The way I describe this is a darkness so complete that there will never be anything so pure ever again. Then Amal breaks down the door and creates a shit ton of light. But in doing so also creates Relith to balance his shit out.” So from here I decided to be kinda boring and just makes four deities that will represent each of the elements, and these are the guys who made the world, even though the entire process was basically them just trying to outdo their other four siblings. To continue the story: “First came Erutan, master of the lands and the mountains to create the world and its form, strong and rich with resources. Then came Nallegam, lady of the sea and wave, to cut the world with her power and fill the expanse with her mystery. Following her was Nefothcir, lord of the air and sky who surrounded the world with his majesty. Finally there was Sungi, mistress of fire and invention. When she came she could not find a place to put her gift, so she hid her flame within the earth, land, and sea so that when her siblings power increased, so did her own.

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World Creation: Tirastir

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Character Profiles: Ahote

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Character Profiles: Victor

Background: From a very young age, Victor found the Chiropt city of Lter and its laws to be cruelly ironic. Unmatched skill in quarrying and stonework, he muses, does not mean everything should be set in stone. Born fourth child in a family of seven, Victor belonged to a family with fairly meager economic and social standing. Victor’s father, Kir, ensured his children had access to all of the necessities. Victor’s mother, Katya, however, attempted to provide for her family in a very different way. Obsessive to the point of neglect, Katya sought to secure a higher social standing for her family - particularly through her children. Wanting nothing more than an average life with meaningful, genuine social interactions (without pretense or careful diplomacy), Victor found himself fighting with his mother more often than not. By the time he came of age, Victor found himself spending most of his time as far away from home as possible - often with his elder sister Isbel and her ragtag group of friends (names tbd). Regulars to a series of taverns in the (name of block/neighborhood here), the group typically met to play games, discuss laws, and occasionally engage in legally dubious shenanigans (harmless, of course). Victor inherited Isabel’s competitive spirit and love for darts, soon becoming a worthy adversary for any bargoer - including his sister. However, unbeknownst to Victor & company (and the other tavern-folk, for that matter), the daughter of Marqueye Irinir, Tivitel, frequently visits The Dusty Wraith in disguise. Partly out of admiration and partly out of envy, Tivitel issues a formal request for the arrangement of a marriage - a decision which, legally, Victor has no say in. With the thoughtless acceptance by his mother, Victor becomes engaged to the noble - having never met her. After a series of conversations with Isbel and the gang in a pub, he hatches the idea to stage his death and escape the city - despite, and in spite of, the city’s strict religious rules prohibiting emigration. Victor convinces his rival (blackrom) Tikka to “kill” him in a duel of knives, signing on with a group of human monks as an escort/bodyguard to return quarried material to the remote monastery.

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Character Profiles: Gainor Axius

Background: Gainor always knew that there was something unique about his ancestry. His blonde, almost white hair and smooth pale skin starkly contrasted with the jet black hair and bronze skin of his noble family. Gainor somehow was able to easily charm everyone he met except for the people who mattered to him most: his family. The only member of his family who treated him with kindness was his father, Havard Axius, a merchant who, unfortunately for Gainor, traveled often for his trade. Havard Axius married into nobility through his betrothal to the sister of Reynard Axius, the Lord of Hinterdos. The marriage arrangement was made due to Havard’s strong relations with many surrounding cities. One day, after his mother, Madalena Axius, was particularly cruel towards Gainor, Havard Axius explained to Gainor that Madelina was not his true mother. During one of Havard’s trading expeditions, he was enchanted by some sort of otherworldly being. He felt like he was lost in some sort of enchanted forest for weeks, only to emerge back into reality with a child in his arms and no memory of what had occurred. When Havard arrived back to Hinterdos, the Axius family was outraged, but, having no other option that wouldn’t risk their relations with the surrounding cities, decided to give the child the name “Axius” and pretend as if the child were legitimate. Gainor has a younger brother, Tavon Axius, who grew to despise his older brother for his ability to charm all those who met him. Despite never being told, Tavon knew that his older brother was not the son of Madalena; it was obvious just by looking at him. During an obligatory city-wide meeting at his uncle’s estate, a young girl worn by travel barged through the doors holding a slip of paper. The girl introduced herself as Arabelle, a long lost member of the Ashton family of Walver to whom the Axius family owed a large sum of money for aid given during a battle fought decades ago. Arabelle was given shelter and allowed to stay in Hinterdos until the council could determine the legitimacy of her claim to the money. Tavon was immediately smitten with the girl, and attempted to get a moment alone with her whenever he could, but to his dismay, it was Gainor who had captured the attention of Arabelle. The girl constantly asked about Gainor’s whereabout and Tavon caught her staring at him from across rooms. Furious, Tavon decided that it was time to rid Hinterdos of his bastard brother. One night, Tavon was able to corner Arabelle on the way back to her quarters. Holding a knife to her throat, he commanded the girl to tell the council that Gainor had attempted to use some sort of magic to charm her into marrying him so that he could steal her future fortune. The girl agreed, and reported what Tavon had told her to the council. Seeing their opportunity to rid themselves of Gainor, Madalena and Reynard ordered Gainor’s arrest. Upon consultation, Gainor was sentenced to death the following morning because his use of magic was seen as a threat to all of Hinterdos. In a desperate attempt to save his son, Havard uses Arabelle’s guilt to convince her to steal Gainor’s cell keys. Havard breaks Gainor out of his cell, sending him north with a note telling him to “seek the Tiger’s Den” in Cohnepuk.

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