Vox Arcanum

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**Vox Arcanum** are a Zakden founded adventuring party. They are primarily known as stalwart defenders and scourges to dragons that threaten the lands they protect, as well as having a key role in the peaceful end to the Tri-Kingdom War. They are heroes of their realm and have been recognized by other powerful beings beyond the Sacred Veil.

## Founding of Vox Arcanum

The original five that would come together to found the party that would eventually meet in the town of Axiton were:

* Sasha Winstine and Orlien helped a Hewick Rutlam rid his home of Boggles within his walls.
* Zulphr and Violet had both taken a quest to clear the basement of the Grey Ent's Tap of a giant rat infestation.
* Bosmath had taken a job as a mover for the Chrimson Chord Music Festival.

Sasha, Orlien, Zulphr, and Violet had met within the Grey Ent's Tap while waiting for each of their rewards for their quests. Deciding to enjoy the festival together, along the way they had met Bosmath who quickly left his work to be with the group for the day. Once the event had been attacked by the Shadowstep, the five decided to work together to take down the threat as a team, afterwards growing close enough to continue that work as friends.

## Adventures

### Arc 1: The Shadowstep

Initially coming together to take down the Shadowstep, Vox Arcanum had infiltrated a demiplane of theirs, defeating a large manticore mother and retrieving a manticore egg from its nest. During this time, they had met a paladin guard of Axiton named Dylan Haul who helped them in this venture, with Vox Arcanum attempting to give him the respect he deserves from his peers.

Beyond this, through a few giant attacks, the party had made their way through the Warmheart Woodlands toward the city of Port Yl'narack. There, they had met a woman named Addilan who identified Zulphr as a man named Ankhur. Upon meeting a bounty hunter known as The Finder, they had assisted him in his search for revenge against Rimardo. Through their search they called on a gunslinger named Cain who helped find Rimardo, and left after The Finder and Rimardo died in battle. As they prepared to leave, they met a Vulpine named BlackJack, who they decided to take with them and help with his want to learn more about his unstable magic.

Afterwards, Vox Arcanum was contracted by Amia Gale, the Air Mistress and her assistants Chen and Gorstag to help her make her way to Polionus. Amia and her allies had been kidnapped by the Soulbound Shackle and been taken to the Umber Hills.

On their way there, Vox Arcanum passed through Bosmath's hometown, Polionus. There, Bosmath had been officially told that he was not allowed back into his home, having been shunned away from his father, as told by his brother Bosso. Polionus is also the place in which Orlien dubbed the team Vox Arcanum. During this time, the manticore egg hatched, and was named Teapot, being left in the care of Bosmath.

The team had quickly passed their way throughout the lands of the Umber Hills making haste to find Amia. Deep in the deserts they had found a temple to an unknown being named Vula, the Traveler. Inside here a battle ensued, which lead to the party defeating the Soulbound Shackle and freeing the abductees. It was in this time that Vox Arcanum had learned that there was a connection in leadership between the Soulbound Shackle and the Shadowstep.

Upon Amia and company's departure, the party then made their way through out of the Umber Hills and to Dusk Run. It is here that Vox Arcanum made many connections with the different factions of the city, learning that each had had a major item stolen by an unknown thief. During this time, Orlien had been visited by his mentor, Saris Aro and informed that he was needed within Draconus. Afterwards, the party investigated and found the lair of the burglar of Dusk Run. It was here that they had found that the thieves were, in fact, the heads of the Shadow Step, who were successful in their escape with the items, leaving Vox Arcanum left to search for them in their future travels.

## Allies and Friends

#### Guest Player Characters

* Cassius Cain
* Al'inder Zorina
* Dune

## Enemies

* Erris
* The Pentamery Minds
* Neal Darby
* Il'van Harkness

## Trivia

* The current members of Vox Arcanum only contain half of the original members from the initial founding. This being Bosmath, Orlien, and Violet.
* All members of Vox Arcanum have issues with their parents.
	+ BlackJack is an orphan, Bosmath and his parents are estranged, Kas' parents are deceased, Orlien does not know who his father is, and Violet's mother is a villainous hag.