Apocalypse Party

This unnamed group is an adventuring party in the *Forgotten Realms Campaign* of Nat19. They first met in the town of Red Larch in the Dessarin Valley, where they teamed up in order to accomplish their mutual goals. In doing so, they've come into conflict with several evil, elemental cults, each trying to bring about destruction and chaos in their own way.

## History

Ajisai Kuroyuri is a monk from the Temple of Kagutsuchi in the Star Mountains, where she lived much of her life with her adoptive mother. Eventually a group of people infiltrated the temple and stole something important from it, killing everyone in the temple in the process, including her. Resurrected as a revenant by her patron, Ajisai left her home in order to hunt these individuals down and kill them.

Alyf is a monk and former slave from the city of Athkatla. Having known only a life of slavery, she eventually escaped on a ship with the aid of an unknown person. She then traveled to Waterdeep, where she joined the Emerald Enclave and became involved in a hunt for a large sum of embezzled gold. Having been tasked with finding an elf named Teresiel by the Enclave, she set out to the Dessarin Valley to find them.

Krusk Bensly is a bard and former stone mason from the town of Phandalin who was captivated by the stories of the gladiator O'bahd Baxter, and so set out to meet him. Upon meeting Baxter in the city of Waterdeep, he joined forces with him in his hunt for the embezzled gold of the city's former Open Lord. Guided by a strong, mysterious feeling, as well as his friends' missions in the region, he traveled to the Dessarin Valley.

Kyra Volcora is a fire genasi wizard who grew up surrounded by magic. Five years ago, her best friend and magic tutor, Eurybia Maelstrom, left their home and never returned. This led Kyra to search the Sword Coast for her, which brought her to Waterdeep, where she joined a group of adventurers searching for the 500,000 embezzled gold pieces hidden there. A detective she hired to locate Eurybia managed to find a lead on her in the Dessarin Valley, leading Kyra to travel there.

Reagan Ailyss is a druid from the High Forest. She has always been interested in the medicinal and alchemical applications of her spore-based abilities. One day her father left home with a hunting party and did not return. With the aid of her angelic guide, she traveled to the Dessarin Valley to find him.

Maxine Aileen, also known as "Maxine the Mauler," is a human paladin and barbarian hailing from the Spine of the World, where she was raised surrounded by goliaths. She made a name for herself as a gladiator, and even fought against O'bahd Baxter at one point. When she and her previous manager had a falling out over the latter's questionable magical practices, she resorted to mercenary work to make her money.

Casper Caskbuckle is a dwarven rogue and a lorekeeper for his foster father, the brass dragon Orecintis. He seeks out various bits of knowledge and magical items, as well as unique experiences to share with Orecintis. He was briefly in Waterdeep, searching for a Deck of Many Things that Orecintis had sent him to find, but found it had been stolen by another thief. He approached the other Apocalypse Party members as they left Waterdeep for the Dessarin Valley, where he had heard his deck of magical cards currently was.

## Relationships & Affiliations

### Eurybia Maelstrom & Oz

Kyra and Eurybia have been best friends since childhood, and the former has a strong desire to help the latter with her interests. With this being the case, in conjunction with Eurybia and the Apocalypse Party's shared goal of eliminating the elemental cults in the Dessarin Valley, the two parties have agreed to fight alongside each other.

Seeing as Oz is paid by Eurybia to accompany her and help her fight, she too is allied with the Apocalypse Party.

### Devin & Kilala

The Apocalypse Party met Devin and Kilala during their infiltration of the fire cult's temple. They aided the two of them in dealing with an ambush the cultists had set up, and quickly realized their goals aligned. Devin and Kilala joined forces with the Apocalypse Party until she located the dagger known as Tinderstrike for Jolyne, or used it to seal away Imix. Their relationship quickly became a trusting one, as the two groups freely exchanged information about themselves, and Reagan used the Awaken spell to permanently grant Kilala the gift of speech.

Kilala's relationship with Reagan is more positive than the other members of the Apocalypse Party, of whom her opinions are mostly neutral.

## Members

**Ajisai Kuroyuri** (Active)**Alyf** (Inactive)**Casper Caskbuckle** (Active)**Krusk Bensly** (Active)**Kyra Volcora** (Active)**Maxine Aileen** (Active)**Reagan Ailyss** (Active)