Summary
Rebellion is growing throughout the Kesselands. Ja'ayne receives a vision of the past — Terek and a female archer walk through a burned town discussing the responsibility of sharing power. A Marshal named Adair arrives from Trayalon investigating the insurgency. Wandering John (the Traveller) performs at a tavern. Samantha sends the party to investigate rumors of a Blazing Hood prison holding catfolk captives, and reports on the legendary Forges of Bourdain and the ruins of the Hesh city of Loresh.
Detailed Narrative
Months after the Bloodwater Fort raid, insurgency is rampant across the Kesselands — supply caravans are being harried and GRE patrols are ambushed. Steve has traveled to Trayalon to retrieve his shield. Ja'ayne has a vision (of the past): Terek and a female archer (World Warden) walk through a burned town, discussing whether some knowledge should not be freely shared. Terek insists the Wardens must offer freely without judging worthiness. Rayne appears and charges Ja'ayne to shield the weak from ambition. Tessa Cinderforce notes the historical moment. Marshal Adair arrives from the Trayalon council, investigating the resistance. He tries to leverage Steve's GRE loyalty, then offers payment, proposing the party shadow a decoy payment caravan to flush out insurgents. Wandering John, a mysterious immortal bard (the Traveller), performs at the tavern — Karsagard warns Ja'ayne not to trust him. He sings 'Maiden's Mistakes' and tells the legend of the Shards of the Moon (gods gave crystals that corrupted their users). Samantha reports rumors of a Blazing Hood mountain prison (Kar Kolis) holding catfolk captured during the Portal Battle. She also describes the legendary Forges of Bourdain in the cliffs north of Serpent's Lake. Vivian offers Medallions of Terek that allow entry to the ruins of Loresh — a Hesh city embedded in the obsidian cliffs near Cliffhaven, recently rediscovered by Trayalon adventurers. Gerald Brightspring appears in the region, drawn from Arla by mysterious urges connected to lost knowledge of life and death.
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Campaign Notes
DM only — campaign-sensitive materialZarcosh the Wise from Bloodring is in Fairbreeze helping broker a treaty with the Blackblade Tribes. Vivian is near finalizing treaties with Blackblade Orcs and Whitemarch. Wandering John is the Traveller — Karsagard says nothing it says should be trusted.