WoDaD Prologue 1

== Title ==
The Heroes Approach
== Recap ==
We meet the first of the Heroes: Bran Hornraven, a charming bard; Amros McMillian, a fiery immolator; and Chi Pin, a ghostly vessel. 
As a minstrel, Bran heard rumors about two rival mage guilds: the Daybreak Mage Guild and the Nightfall Mage Guild, who had been fighting a magical war for hundreds of years. As an immigrant from the eastern country of Liirac, Bran was intrigued in this foreign war, so he decided to join the Nightfalls to figure out their goals and plans. He did not work as a guard at the Darkfall Hold for long before Daybreaks attacked and took control of the hold, killed most of the Nightfalls, and took him captive. They tortured him until he gave in - which did not take long - and he joined the Daybreaks' ranks as a stable boy in Allomad Daybreak Hold. When one of the local clerics fell in battle, Bran was suddenly promoted to the front lines, just in time to defend Darkfall Hold from the Nightfalls' attempt to retake it.
Amros had a fiery temper, so he joined the Daybreak Mage Guild as a warrior. Competent and able, he quickly rose in the ranks until he was brought before the Arch-Mage of Lathandar's secretary, Savan Silverpalm. Savan spoke of promoting him to captainhood despite his fire genasi heritage - which was a problem for the overtly racist Daybreaks. Suddenly, the Arch-Mage appeared, insulting him relentlessly for his race. When Amros argued back, the Arch-Mage sadistically cast a powerful curse on him. He blacked out, only to awaken in an old hold about five months later.
Chi Pin's ghosts argued for a long time, but ended up deciding to join the Nightfall Mage Guild. The Mage who interviewed them recognized their necromantic status. Luckily, that got them into the guild immediately. Unluckily, their "position" was as a subject of the Research and Spell Development branch. They were interrogated, tested in combat, put through the ringer all around. All the while, they heard rumors of some way to take magic away from others. Anyways, they were taken out of their cell to go on a combat mission.
Toldac, the leader of the Allomad Daybreak Mage Hold, brings a group of mages (including Bran) to defend the mostly-abandoned Darkfall Hold. They meet Amros there, Toldac being an old ally of his. As they prepare their defenses, the Nightfall Mages closed in on the fort. Chi Pin is released from their shackles but has a powerful insta-kill spell put on them if they try to rebel. The tension builds between the two sides. Amros accidentally fires a crossbow bolt into the forest - and all hell breaks loose.
== Continuity ==
This is the first session of WoDaD. The next session is WoDaD Prologue 2.
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