The Heroes of Happenstance

The Heroes of Happenstance are the main party, which consists of halfling fighter/bard Giddy "Scrap" ScrapCarver, human druid Bean, tiefling paladin/cleric Impression, aasimar sorcerer Silix Adoel-Mihr, gnomish bard Blimey Semifold, and earth genasi rogue Aoife Roisin. Having met in Waterdeep and traveled together since then, they have slowly started to bond on their adventure. After an incident in Bryn Shander, the group was joined by earth genasi rogue Aoife Roisin. In Mirabar, the group found an additional member in gnome bard Blimey Semifold. The Heroes also have a collection of animal companions, including Bean's tressym Tressymé, Impression's celestial warhorse Dauphin, Silix's riding horse Hooves, Bean's riding horse Alanis Mare-issette, Scrap's pony Raya Sunshine, Silix's kobold Kobo, Blimey's blinkguin Binklee, Blimey's riding horse Baatorius, as well as two stolen carriage horses.

## History

### Chapter 1: Nightstone

The party first met in Waterdeep and discovered they all had a common destination in Nightstone, and decided to travel together. They eventually found the town abandoned and largely destroyed by a Giant attack, ridding the place of its goblin invasion. During this time, Impression died and was mysteriously resurrected by an unknown force. Later, with the help of Petrichor, the party then successfully defended the town against Zhentarim operatives Kella Darkhope, Xolkin Alessandar and the Seven Snakes, who were looking to take it over as a base of operations. After being implored by the only remaining guard in town, Torem Breck, the party followed the trail of the town's missing villagers to the Dripping Caves, surviving an orcish ambush in the process. They managed to kill the ogres and goblin leader that was keeping the townspeople trapped, and safely escorted the survivors back to their home to rebuild, to be remembered by Nightstone's people as heroes.

After having been asked by Elder Helera, Bean's superior in the Emerald Enclave, to go to Triboar, the party decided to go north to meet with representatives from other factions, and to discuss a potential plan to deal with rising Giant violence across the land. During this time, they made an unlikely alliance with a friendly Cloud Giant wizard named Zephyros, who allowed them to travel in his floating tower on their way to Triboar. During this time, they defended the tower from a Lord's Alliance strike force and then again later from a mysterious figure and their group of cultists, before falling victim to an enormous blue dragon and being sent flying off of the edge of the tower and tumbling towards the earth below.

### Chapter 2: Triboar

After surviving the fall and fleeing for their lives, the Heroes of Happenstance traveled the last several days of their journey through the Dessarin Valley by foot, arriving in Triboar. Here, they met members of other factions, including Lyra Mintheldyn and Thenzin Ilystryph, members of the Harpers and Zhentarim respectively, and reunite with Lord's Alliance member Torzak Cragshield. The Triboar Meeting took place, with tensions high on all sides and distrust brewing in the group. Bean successfully convinced everyone to cooperate, and an alliance between the four factions was established, as well as a date for another meeting in a week's time. During this time, the group met blacksmith Ghelryn Foehammer and the innkeeper Urgala Meltimer, the latter of whom suggested Scrap take a visit to the halfling village of Tunstead to investigate a lead on his connection to the dead adventurer Underbough, once a member of the legendary Heroes of Red Lances. On the way back from Tunstead, the party stopped in Yartar and took a nighttime excursion on Khaspere Drylund's party boat.

Upon returning to Triboar, however, the party watched the city lit aflame by Fire Giants and their minions, acting on behalf of Duke Zalto, in an event that would come to be known as the Siege of Triboar. The Heroes of Happenstance defended the city alongside their allies, successfully saving the majority of the people and slaying one of the Giants, although a massive part of the city was utterly destroyed. Their actions gained them the eternal thanks of the city, and the trust of its leader, Darathra Shendrel; she directed the Heroes of Happenstance east to Everlund, in order to get access to a valuable tool. Lyra, Thenzin, Urgala and Ghelryn each gave the party leads to different locations and quests to help their goal of stopping the Giants.

### Chapter 3: The Expansive North

The party headed northeast on the request of Darathra, crossing paths with the mysterious figure from the attack on Zephyros' Tower, who reveals themself as Lord Delphize, a follower of Malazan the Red and actively working to thwart the Giants. When the party arrived in Everlund, they split up, and a misunderstanding with Harper contact Dral Thelev led to Silix's arrest in a high-security prison. The party managed to stage a prison break, and while they managed to find their contact Krowen Valharrow, their notoriety and status as wanted criminals caused them to have to flee the area to avoid the local militia and bounty hunters. The party survived the trial of the Lineage Orb and gain access to the Harper Teleportation Network, but are forced to leave most of their mounts behind.

The party teleported to the coastal city of Neverwinter, and decided to travel north to the dwarven stronghold of Gauntlgrym, at the request of Ghelryn, to deliver a letter to his brother. Impression and Bean stopped at a library to try to find some important information about their mysterious visions, and Scrap saw a mysterious illusory figure watching the party in the streets. The group then travelled to Gauntlgrym, only to find upon meeting Ghelryn's brother that the brother was King Bruenor Battlehammer. Gauntlgrym's castle soon fell under attack from some evil drow from the Xolbarrin family, and while the party fought valiantly, the drow escaped with Maegara, a powerful primordial from Gauntlgrym's forge. They found an ally in Umbros Ilystryph, an informant for the King, and his friend Morganna Morwick, the purported daughter of Feldanna Morwick of the Heroes of Red Lances.

After Gauntlgrym, the Heroes traveled into the Far North, following a lead found in a letter from Bean's Emerald Enclave colleague Aoife Roisin, who was stationed in Icewind Dale. After a quick detour to Luskan to better prepare for the climate, the party traveled all the way to Bryn Shander to investigate the increased attacks of Frost Giants in the area. Here, they found Scrap's former associate Nilraun Dhaerlost, the rogue Zhentarim agent purported to have an alliance with the Frost Giant Lord. Just as they cornered him, however, Bryn Shander fell victim to a Frost Giant attack. The Giants were defeated with the help of allies Darx Züks and Aoife Roisin- the latter of which joined the party on their travels- as well as the famous Frost Giant hero, Harshnag. Learning some important information about Giants, dragons, and Scrap's grandfather's past, they agree to travel with Harshnag to the Eye of the All-Father, an ancient Ostorian temple in the Spine of the World that may help them figure out how to prevent the Giant uprising and figure out what happened to the missing Storm Giant king, King Hekaton.

## Trivia

* Collectively, the Heroes of Happenstance speak 16 languages:
	+ Aragrakh (Impression)
	+ Bothii (Blimey, Impression)
	+ Celestial (Silix)
	+ Common (all)
	+ Draconic (Blimey, Impression, Silix)
	+ Druidic (Bean)
	+ Dwarvish (Aoife, Bean, Impression)
	+ Elvish (Aoife, Bean, Impression)
	+ Giant (Blimey, Impression)
	+ Gnomish (Blimey, Impression)
	+ Halfling (Scrap)
	+ Infernal (Impression)
	+ Primordial (Aoife, Impression, Silix)
	+ Sylvan (Impression)
	+ Thieves' Cant (Aoife)
	+ Undercommon (Impression)
* According to God, the party's horses as a collective unit are known as "The Horses of Happenstance"