Broken Mask/Quests

Main	Characters	Items	Quests	Places
==Active Quests==
===Beating Heart, Living Glade===
The pair of red oak fragments in Katsuichi and Mallaichte's possession seem almost alive, pulsing as though imbued with a heartbeat. The pair have learned that two incomplete enchantments mark both pieces- an aura of transmutation layered under a spellweave of the enchantment school. Something about the wood chunks causes them to be drawn to each other, though they clearly do not fit together.
====Branching Message====
During their stay in Vetera, the party recieved a leafy message from an Alvae- the simple single word of "Vayleaf". Racking their brains for knowledge, the pair remembered a local legend of an Alvaen sanctuary at the outer reaches of the Arcadian Forest. Pursuing this message led the party to traipse through the forest, seeking to leverage their fae heritage and the red oak pieces to track down the legendary location.
===Wintry Mystery===
It is generally regarded as historical fact that the Winter Court's members either bowed down to the Allfather or left the Courts upon his ascension to the Wardenship, but clearly, some dissidents have remained. What do the members of the Winter Vale desire, and why do they war with the Imperials in this eastern fringe forest?
==Side Quests==
===Fungal Faceoff===
In escaping the mycelium manse of Father Taiyo, the party inadvertently committed to a task for the creature- the slaying of one of its kin. Any fungolith that the adventurers next encounter must be eliminated, under the burden of a potent magical curse.
==Completed Quests==
===Lost Convoy===
The party was recruited by the Lord Governor of Vetera to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a well-guarded supply convoy sent north in late Ternas. Both Katsuichi and Mallaichte were under contract as Imperial Auxiliaries, with instructions to locate the convoy and return any goods they found.
Their contract with the Governor read as thus:
Katsuichi of Denano and Mallaichte are to be employed as Imperial Auxiliaries for a period not to exceed one month.
The goal of their employment is to locate the lost goods which were present on the convoy sent north on the 28th of Ternas, and the presumed dead thereof, within the 10-mile span north of Vetera. Authorization to deal with any hostile entities associated with the disappearance is granted.
Payment is to be 100 gold aurii each, with 10% of the recovered goods worth in gold aurii as bonus.
====Forest Detour====
After leaving the town and moving northwards to the section of road where the caravan disappeared, the party was able to locate tracks, thanks to Katsuichi's potent psionic abilities. Following the tracks lead them almost a full half-mile into the forest, where they found the broken wagon, and signs of a well-concealed struggle.
====Nest of Bones====
In the aftermath of a heart-pounding encounter with the Knight-Captain and his charge, the party continued their investigation into the strange scene, following all of the involved tracks in their respective directions. Eventually, after stumbling across a strange chill, Katsuichi and Mallaichte found a petalbird nest- defeating the mated pair led them to discover the picked-clean corpse of one of the lost caravan hands.
====Frozen Lake Ambush====
Having decided to track their elven quarry to the terminus of their travel, the party soon encountered a very high-and-mighty Demialtarae mage. A short conversation resulted in a mutual parting of ways-- and the delivery of the missing supplies. An examination revealed a small portion of the convoy's expected manifest was likely missing, but more importantly, Katsuichi and Mallaichte both realized that Vetera's legionary cohort was approaching! Malindar and his Faekin troops handily routed the Legionnaires, leaving only a pair of survivors and sending the rest to slaughter.
====True Purpose====
The party took the short route back to Vetera, making the best time possible before camping for the night near the town. In the morning, they turned in their located goods and signed on another short contract to protect the town in absence of the Legionary cohort. Three short days passed, ending with the arrival of the miltia captain, an inquisitor, and two fresh Legionary centuries. The governor hinted to Katsuichi that perhaps there was more to the move than just the simple recovery of goods..
==Failed Quests==
=== Dragged In ===
While they were not bound by contract, as Imperial auxiliaries, the party could certainly have stepped in to assist the cohort with repelling the ambush at the lake; they chose instead to remain uninvolved and unentangled.
=== Left in the Cold ===
Based on shared mutual Fae heritage, and no lost love for the Imperium, the party could have chosen to assist the Vale members in assaulting the legionnaires. Other than their service as an interesting piece of scenery, they did not do so- neither provoking the ire of the Winter Vale nor engendering any special goodwill.