Book of Fate

**Book of Fate** is the second campaign of the Chronicles of Caladan. It is the first of the canon campaigns to take place on the side of Caladan and focuses around a group of young aristocrats on their journey of proving themselves worthy as the next generation of Caldanian nobility.

## **Story arc summaries**

 The group is called together by the Lord of Blood, Camilla Mogwhyn, and tasked with putting an end to the "feybleed" taking over a part of her territory. They are sent to Braylor, a small city ran by the Guatier family, and told not to raise too many alarms regarding their presence there as the Church has already began their own investigations into the matter.

Upon arriving, the group learns that a party of soldiers sent out to the the bleed have gone missing and are tasked with bringing them back. While the party manages to do so, killing a Winter Court fairy in the process, they are untrusting of the sole survivor of the military party they save, Bufford Blackheart.

As a reward for bringing back the sole survivor of the military party, Commander (?) Zurrelia of Braylor agrees to allow the party to interrogate a fey prisoner who has otherwise been unhelpful. The party is unable to gather much information from the imprisoned fey and call for aid from Archbishop Phillipe, who sends Fedell. Fedell is an astral elf trained in wizardry of the mind, who is able to trick the prisoner into spilling his secrets: the Feywild courts are plotting a war against Caladan, and while a recently destroyed portal has cast doubts on the strength of such a war, it is one that they have aligned to see through.
Fedell informs the group that Camilla has invited them to a formal dinner that night in order to check progress and discuss findings. At the dinner, Camilla gives the group a necklace with a powerful spell trapped inside. They are instructed to take the necklace to the heart of the Feybleed and to release it, where it will destroy the portal allowing the two planes to run together. She states that it is of the utmost importance that the necklace be returned to her in one piece.
The group returns to Braylor and immediately set off to the heart of the feybleed. Upon entering the bleed, the party are attacked by mysterious shadow creatures that take on the form of their worst nightmares. After winning that battle they then find a mysterious book filled with lewd drawings of the party atop a massive stump. While attempting to figure out the magic behind the book, Jasper is taken by The Tooth Fairy and the party are unable to locate him. Adryn discovers that by writing 'misty step' in the book he is accidentally teleported away from the party. Charlotte similarly vanishes by drawing a door on the book and stepping through to the other side. While attempting to make their own way through the book, Swan and Zentha are approached by another shadow creature who has taken the form of Zentha's mother.
Once they defeated the figure, the pair are able to make their own way through the book and rejoin the party. After investigating the multitude of watery paths revealed to them, the party decides to follow the only one that seems plausible: an underwater dirt tunnel that leads to a muddy cave. While swimming through Adryn forgets to remove his plate armor and begins to drown, and is ultimately rescued by Swan. Shortly after, while moving through the tunnel, a strange creature emerges from the water and warns Adryn of his martyr mentality.
The tunnel led the party into a large, open cave that bore a large statue of Adelle of the Feywild, Zentha's grandfather. Inside the cave the party also finds a large egg that is holding the body of Jasper. Upon trying to make their way to it, they are stopped by the appearance of The Tooth Fairy. She informs them that she has been watching them for some time and that Jasper is unharmed, saved by her from "something that has been following the party for a while". Unbenounced to the party, Jasper gave up a tooth for this aid.
The Tooth Fairy states that she has been sent by Titanya to stop them from destroying the Feybleed but that she is willing to double-cross if they will give her two teeth of their own. Swan offers up his two front canines, which are pulled by a swarm of flies, and for this she gives her aid. She teleports the party to the feybleed and asks that she be allowed to cross over before the tree is destroyed.
Zentha planted the necklace provided by Camilla and life began to fade from the tree. Immediately after, Robin, the Champion of the Summer Court, appeared, challenging the party for trying to destroy his work. During the battle that ensued, Robin summoned three companions to aid him: Barbarella Saintiffet, Evelynn Calico, and Earl Calico. The battle continued until the necklace finished spell and the magic that had created the tree and the feybleed was dispelled, causing the tree to crumble around them. The party fled and returned to Braylor.
 Arc 2 picks up after a three month long time skip, wherein the first half of Episode 13 is spent exploring a key moment from each characters life during that time period.
* Beginning with Zentha, who was looking for supplies for new potions at the local Apothocary with her sister [[Citrine]]. Rhea, the shopkeeper of the Apothocary, informed her that supplies were running dangerously low because all supplies meant to be shipped to Rivendell were being directly routed to Indropolis instead. Zentha vowed to speak with her father, [[Lord Oussealyth]], when she next saw him. After settling with Rhea, [[Citrine]] asked to be taken to the [[Academy]] for access to more books. Zentha informed her that she was unable to go there, but that she would have her servant [[Silk]] have books brought from the [[Academy]] to the local library. </br> </br> The group then ventures to a local [[Alchemist]], an Aasimar named Natasha, to inquire about the diverted shipments. Natasha confirms that the [[Trade Guild]] have declared all goods be sent to [[Indropolis]], and there are rumors that the same is happening in the nearby duchy of [[Euocade]].
* Jasper is the second member of the party visited. [[Swan]] returned to [[Carcoza]] with Jasper immediately after the end of Arc 1. The pair spent several days together, where [[Swan]] was able to meet the [[Hawthorne Family]], along with the family pet, a cat named [[Blueberry]]. We next see [[Jasper]] during a training session at the [[Imperial Academy]] with his longtime friend [[Bau]]. [[Jasper]] is in training to become a wizard (in such training he gains a permanent +10 movement speed buff), and there is much discussion of the state of his possession by the demon Cydea. As the visit ends, the two appear to be flirting with one another.
* Next, is Adryn. Upon returning home to Albion and hosting a community hall to report his experiences, he mentions that he is now in direct contact with someone who works directly for the library of Carcoza. This prompts many members of the community to begin leaving books and other artifacts they wish to have archived on the doorstep of the Kirwal estate. Upon receiving the archival material, Jasper sends Adryn a certificate of participation and thanks him for materials. The citizens of Albion then host a large party in honor of Adryn for the work he did stopping the Feywild Bleed. Swan accepts an invitation to accompany him and visits Albion for the first time. Adryn introduces swan to his father and his eldest brother.
* The next character visited is Swan, who pays a visit to Lockwood Woodlock's shop: the Oddyssey of Oddities. While there he purchased two items: a scroll of fish skin and an NFT of Madonna. Later, Swan would gift the scroll to Jasper.
* Finally, the party visits Charlotte, who is hosting a ball in honor of the Rosewood Orphanage; she is hosting this party alone, as she informs everyone that both of her parents have gone missing upon her return home. Every member of the party is in attendance, including Swan who attends in a very odd outfit. Another notable appearance is that of Zurrelia, the Captain of the Braylor guard, who chastises her for having stood her up on a previously promised date. The two wander the halls together before eventually sharing a kiss and retiring to Charlotte's chamber for the night.

Following these events, we are given a brief glimpse into an encounter that does not involve the party:
* The Grand Vizir is discussing recent events with an undead attendant. He speaks of how he's sent out spies and ran espionage against Camilla Mohgwyn and her sister, Cordelia. He has been sending propaganda into Braylor to make sure Camilla is unable to gain power in that region, while also attempting to keep the citizens loyal to the current ruler of the region: Count Braylor.

The party then receives invitations from the Tthe Imperial Family to join them at the first speech given by the Emperor in two years. There, he announces that Caladan will be embarking on the Second Crusade of Caladan to both expand its borders and exact justice for his father, Indra. It is announced that the effort will be lead by the following:
The Generals and Sponsors:
* Duchess Hippan of Hisyrus
* Lady Camilla of Styria
* House Almir of Indropolis

Oversight of the Missionaries of the Gospel:
* Grand Psychopomp
* House Almir of Avarince

Diplomatic Missions:
* Adelle Euocade of House Euocade

Duke Euocade then steps forward and announces that each party will be accompanied by a herald of the Gospel, and Arabelle Loveland will be joining the party to fulfill that role.

## Relevant Lore

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## **Trivia**

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