Wendos, 8th Century 9E

== The Adventure Begins ==
On the continent of Wendos, in the 8th century of the 9th Era, four strangers embark on an adventure together...
The story began in a small roadside tavern, known as The Lazy Pilgrim, on the northern frontier. The inn itself was a known as a gathering point for adventurers and mercenaries, looking to seek their fortune in the wild lands of the north. On this mid-summer night however, the tavern was rather empty. Strelloc of Stillrest, a young aspiring alchemist, sat in the corner engrossed in his book. Älva, a tall warrior woman from the islands of Nôvron, nurses two pints of ale, one in each hand, as she contemplates her next move. Nír, a radically minded Nûmeré elf bores the bartender with a tale of hunting boars, and Aisha, a young farm girl turned sellsword attempts to strike up conversation with her fellow patrons.
A grizzled man, dusty from travel, entered the inn and announced that he had a job for anyone willing and able. The man introduced himself as Stromund Hucrele, a member of the influential Hucrele Trading Company. Strelloc, Älva, Aisha and Nír agree to head to the town of Oakhurst to see Stromund's cousin, Kerowyn, who is the matriarch of the family. Strumond informed the adventurers that Kerowyn's children had gone to investigate The Sunless Citadel, an ancient ruin north of Oakhurst, and never returned. 
With the promise of payment, the four adventurers ventured north. Before they left the inn, Älva almost came to blows with the tavern's owner after she tore an iron sconce from the wall of her room. When confronted by the owner, Älva simply claimed that wanted it and it took Aisha paying the innkeeper compensation to avoid a fight.
After the party arrived in Oakhurst, they meet with Kerowyn and learn more about their objective. Kerowyn's son and daughter ventured to The Sunless Citadel with a knight named Sir Bradford to investigate the legend of The Gulthias Tree. They ventured to the citadel over a month ago and never made it back. With this new information in tow, the adventurers headed towards the Sunless Citadel.
== The Sunless Citadel ==
The party travelled north and, after a day's travel, they arrived at a massive rift in the earth. Category:Stories
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