Main Story

This page outlines the main story arcs that the party has experienced thus far

## Main Story Arcs

### The Festival of Luin

Every four years in late spring, the city of Luin hosts a festival celebrating the arrival of a meteor shower. Amongst all of the festivities, a brand-new party of adventurers--Dancing Sky, Wensleydale, Marko Von Loren, and Saki--meet for a grand story to unfold. ￼

### Discovering the Waystation

With Yuan and Alphin severely injured, the party follows Ian's snow beacon through the mountain passes of Valley Luin. On the journey they get to know the

### The Temple of Fire

Following the discovery of the waystation and more information on its potential connection to the vault, Yuan, Ian and Alphin asked the party to investigate the elemental temples outlined in the library there. The party set off as four, towards the temple of fire in the desert of Sal'Battan

#### Road to Sabbat'hur

Upon reaching a fork in the road, the party heard the sounds of battle and beasts in the woods. Unwilling to deviate from their current path, Sky and Marko continued onwards towards the desert and set up camp shortly after. Wensleydale and Saki, however decided to investigate the commotion. A ways into the nearby tree line, the pair encountered a group of Knights of Ilona, accompanied by two of the Six God-Generals: Minerva and Shinsei. The group was injured and found fighting a gigantic boar. ￼ With assistance from the adventuring duo, the boar was defeated. Minerva expressed her thanks and rewarded the pair with gold and magic statuettes.

A few days later, the party, reunited, came to the mining town of Treyfas, nearly in ruins and burning. The party managed to rescue a woman from a minor fire elemental, who was terrified by the events that had recently transpired there. Through her ramblings the group surmised that some sort of explosion had occurred in town a few days before, and that townsfolk and visiting traders were being taken deeper into the nearby mines. Determined to figure out the cause of the situation, the four advanced into the cave system. There, they encountered "thrall-like" people, beckoning them deeper into the mineshafts. Upon aggravation, the thralls melted away into more fire elementals and attacked the party. At its deepest point, they encountered a man trying to assist an injured woman. After moving them to a mostly enclosed arena, the man revealed himself to be the fire elemental responsible for the entire assault, and capture of the villagers. Following a harrowing and nearly deadly encounter, the party defeated him, and left the mining town and its survivors to rebuild.

#### Arrival in the Desert Capital

After another couple days of travel and with the help of a local guide/biologist the party successfully reached the jewel of the desert, Sabbat'hur. Upon arrival, they learned that the Empire and Kingdom have shifted to closed borders, and that gaurds were checking papaerwork of those exiting the city. Their desert guide explained that tensions are high, and now with the recent destruction of one of Sabbat'hurs neighborhoods--The Blaze--there is extra pressure on safety within the city. The guide also explained that the city is run by a rotating Oligarchy where three wealthy houses, each with a strong influence over an aspect of society, trades off formal governmental control of Sabbat'hur every 5 years.

While exploring the Western Bazaar, the party happened upon a cheese shop. Within, Wensleydale gained quick rapport with the gnome owner and marveled at his well made cheeses. There, they also bumped into Kah'la--the half-orc who helped them scout the perimiter of Luin a while before. She invited them for dinner at a local resteraunt, and lamented that the friend she had come to visit wasn't doing particularly well. Offering to help in whatever way they could, the party--clearly of interest to Kah'la--followed her to her friend out in the dunes. There, she revealed that her friend was actually Efreet, the forgotten god of fire, and that she herself was Slate, forgotten god of earth.

Following the shocking reveal, Kah'la explained the predicament she found herself in. Rahim, the boy she introduced as Efreet, was "new" to his position. The true nature of the old elemental gods, she explained, is more of a host relationship than true godhood. Millenia ago, the known world consisted of all eight elements, raging, warring, and causing general chaos. By some force of the universe, this was changed. The eight elemental forces--light, shadow, earth, wind, ice, fire, water, thunder--were separated into their own planes, unable to leave. Eight individual elementals, one of each type, remained in the newly formed void--Elyon. To keep the mortal realm stable and the planes separate, each elemental needed to exist in a precise amount within Elyon. Thus, the remaining eight passed down their life essences as elemental cores, from host to host, to serve as conduits and safeguards for the cosmic order.

Unfortunately, it appeared that the former host of Efreet--the fire core--had forcibly transferred themselves into Rahim. This unwilling transfer, and Rahim's inexperience, caused a tear in the veil with the plane of fire. This resulted in the invasion of several dangerous fire elementals into Elyon, such as the one the party encountered in the mines of Treyfas, and the destroyed section of Sabbat'hur. Kah'la admitted that her hands were quite full stabilizing Rahim and preventing another Blaze, but that her ability to train and mentor him is limited without access to the Temple of Fire. Additionally, she feared that more dangerous elementals could be lurking in the temple and plotting a way to use Rahim to bring more through the veil. The party agreed to help but wished to return to the city first and prepare. Rahim entrusted Sky with his locket, requesting that they let his parents--Sal and Almyra--know he was still alive.

#### Shifting Sands

While headed back to Sabbat'hur, the party encountered a stampede of Cactaurs on the hunt for food. Nearly overwhelmed by their relentless assault, the party was saved via the intervention of the Wandering Mage--Ire Oku.