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Session 69

7/10/22

With Flynn’s body thrown over Rakkesh’s shoulder, the party leaves the caves beneath Brinebeard’s fortress. Upon leaving the fortress, everyone hears the voice of the elder brain in their heads warning that they will send the kraken out if they ever attempt to sail the seas again. Herkk is convinced he can outrun the kraken, or at least hold it off for a short time, and so a plan is put into motion that the Dragon’s Revenge and the Vengeful Eye would skirt around the western edge of Shady Port, avoiding deep waters until absolutely necessary to head for Espen. Before leaving Clavis Isle, Jack sends a message to check in on Alistor, where he finds out that Yorrag Cragheart has been sent to find and possibly fight the party. In the early morning, Yorrag’s ship is spotted, and so Herkk and Rakkesh have their ships raise anchor and leave as quickly as possible. While Yorrag’s ship was slowly starting to gain on them, the kraken appeared and demolished his ship. The kraken then went on the Dragon’s Revenge, and Herkk fought with it while the Vengeful Eye made for the coast. Later Herkk let Rakkesh know that they escaped and were heading for Thordash. Several days pass by as the Vengeful Eye makes its way down the Cumberland River and to the familiar city of Ellenboro. There the crew departs from the party and Rakkesh and Jack head for 68 Hemlock Lane. Marcus greets them with freshly steamed cabbage, several letters, and a promise to contact Gert Bennet to see about construction of a mausoleum in the backyard for Flynn. Jack made a visit to the Torrid Hound and Rakkesh visited Bellum at the Mystic Emporium to give him the news of Flynn’s passing. That evening Arannis stopped by and offered his condolences regarding Flynn. The only options for resurrecting Flynn that he could come up with was the tome that him and his companions sealed away long ago or attempting to use the Deck of Many Things. Neither option sounded promising, and Arannis was also not able to communicate with the ring to see if Flynn was inside or not. He promised to continue his research but left the party with heavy hearts and uncertainty of their next course of action.
Session 37

11/1/20

After getting a comfortable night’s rest at the Weary Traveler, the party makes the journey up the Magster Mountains and into Von Khaldor. After a long day’s travel up the mountainside, everyone rests waiting to finish the remaining trip the following day. That evening Flynn, polymorphed as a bat, spotted some stone giants around a fire near the entrance into the mountain. The next morning the party has the majority of the group remain behind while they scout ahead to make sure there is no trouble from the stone giants. Gorg and Brok told Jack that he must prove his strength as leader before they would allow them to pass into Von Khaldor. Jack attempted to lift one of the stone giants, but after realizing this wasn’t going to happen, he cast shatter on a rock, and this impressed them enough to allow everyone to pass. The remaining hours of travel lead deeper into the mountain until the city of Von Khaldor was finally reached. Lodging accommodations were made at Gnarled Giant, an inn ran by a stone giant named Log. After everyone was settled in, the party checks out some of the local blacksmiths but eventually finds their way to The Arcane Art, where Thoradin Battlehammer showed signs of hope to get Swinging Larry’s arms back, or at least some type of arms for him. Unfortunately, the mechanical arms that this artificer would be creating required a material known as residuum, a precious resource in Von Khaldor that is difficult to obtain. The party receives an obsidian boat from Thoradin as well as a couple of fire-resistant potions and head for the Blackburn River, a molten lava river that flows just outside of the city. Along the ride down the river, they encountered a black ooze creature as well as a couple of fire newts before tying their boat up before the Blackburn descended into a lava fall. Rakkesh climbed down The Jagged Overhang with Jack and Flynn in the bag of holding. They descend deeper into some perfectly carved stone hallways, and after setting off a trap found several duergar, dark dwarves that once belonged to Von Khaldor, were surrounding the group. Jack was invisible, Flynn was a bat, and Rakkesh was stuck in the middle. He intimated these dark dwarves into potentially trading coin and items for some of their residuum. The duergar agreed and led him into their city where the transactions were made. Jack remained invisible in this duergar’s home and after they left he managed to gather the remaining residuum and the items Rakkesh traded as well. After a hard-fought escape, Jack managed to make his way out of the city and through the stone hallway maze leading into the city where he caught up with Rakkesh and Flynn, but several duergar became aware of Jack’s presence and was hot on his heels. Jack jumped into the bag of holding, and Flynn was dispelled by one of the spellcasters of the duergar. And with that, an imminent battle lies ahead for Rakkesh, Jack, and Flynn.
Session 18

5/2/20

After dropping anchor and having the away team head onto this unknown island, the party fights their way through the undergrowth of plants and other vegetation surrounding the path heading up the island. After a few hours of walking, it was decided to camp for the evening. Late into the night, Tiffany spotted some odd creatures walking up the path, and it is decided to investigate further. A small combat occurred, where only one of the three, people survived and was grappled by Rakkesh. These were not living creatures, but rather some type of wraiths that had been talking about needing more sacrifices than the three they currently had. This creature led the party to the fort, where they were allowed to walk into the gates, but they were immediately ambushed. After successfully defeating the attackers, except the sniper on the balcony, they decide to head into the fort itself. The fort is explored from top to bottom, finding a storage room with supplies, several barrels of wine, a large treasury with a mimic that was quickly obliterated by Flynn, a room with some creature in it that was not unlocked, and other various rooms. In the basement of this fort were several cells that had corpses in various states of decay. There were three cells that had living creatures in it, where the away team met Poopdeck Pete, Mick McKraken, and Christopher Black. They said they were all a part of the Armada of Demise and their captain, Sampson Scar was sent here on their ship The Lust of the Sea by the Armada's leader, Davy Roach. The party helped the prisoners escape for this information and takes them back to their ship.
Session 49

3/7/2021

Having successfully taken over The Dragon’s Revenge, the party attempts to navigate through the fog and out of the Bay of Shady Port. There were a few hang ups along the way, but eventually they made their way out of Shady Port and headed South towards Brinebeard’s Fortress. Along the way they managed to avoid an encounter with the entire Trowalan Empire, but they did see that repairs had been made to The Vengeful Eye. The Dragon’s Revenge was tucked away in a cove and the party began the long hike up the island to the fortress. Jack managed to find one of their old campsites where he retrieved a few items, and then they had a brief encounter with a few kobolds that claimed the hobgoblins had taken over and they managed to escape. The party tells them that they will take them away from the island, after they finish their business there. Upon arrival at the fortress, several hobgoblins patrolled the ramparts and would not allow them to pass until they mentioned Ognok’s name. The hobgoblins allowed the party through the gates where Ognok briefly explained that the kobolds were stealing from them, which ultimately lead to their demise. He also mentioned that he would get a few of his men to take them to the second door after they had rested.
Aryses

Aryses was a bronze dragon that resided in The Shimmering Peaks. She was slain by the party after she had contracted some type of poisonous curse that would often drive her to madness.

During the early years of the Age of Volition, elementals were still running rampant on the prime material plane. Four dragons assisted in finding these elementals a new home that would be more suitable. These four dragons were the anchors keeping the elemental planes from merging with the material plane. Aryses was in charge of the air elemental plane, but when she was killed that plane began merging again with the prime material plane.

Aryses was cursed from the book that plagued The Vengeful Harmony, and when they attacked Norman Proch at The Shimmering Peaks, the land became plagued. As a result Aryses also took on this curse. Norm attempted to help heal her but was unable to do so.
Session 8

3/26/20

The party leaves the fires of Pony Run behind and makes for Ellenboro. On the way, they stop off at Arannis’ tower to sell a few books and enjoy some tea. Afterward, they continue their journey to Ellenboro. When they arrive, it appears the Harvest Festival is still going on. After catching up with Dunekin briefly at The Torrid Hound, he delivers a couple of letters to them. One of these letters was from a man named Jared Navarro, letting them know of Captain Douglas’ predicament and being locked away for accusing Lord Emerick Proch of murdering Throm Bronzebeard. They make for his offices where Jared debriefs them more on the situation and how exactly they can play a key role in rescuing Douglas. The plan is to enter into the Harvest Festival fighting tournament, win the crowds favor, and the final round. The winners are awarded some coin, the deed to a home, and entrance into the ball that is to be held that evening at the Emerald Castle. The party agrees to this and goes to look for a fourth fighter, as teams for the tournament consist of four. They enjoy some of the local festivities before Flynn goes off to pursue his own personal love interests while Rakkesh and Jack convince Throm’s apprentice, Kenneth, to join them as their fourth fighter. Afterward, they head back to the Torrid Hound and get a nice evening's rest.
Radcliff

Captain Radcliff was the captain of The Challenger, a mighty vessel that sailed with The Armada of Demise. He grew up in Northmeadow.

Radcliff was once a part of Davy Roach's crew and shared the belief that Shady Port should openly assault Espen. With little support from the other pirate lords, Davy decided to create sympathy by having Radcliff blow up the ship known as The Emerald Eye and blame it on the kingdom of Espen. This generated enough sympathy that several captains in Shady Port joined Davy and his new armada, The Armada of Demise.

It is unclear how the Armada acquired The Challenger, but Davy gave this ship to Radcliff to captain. Radcliff used it to assault ships leaving or coming to Thordash. When the time came for the Armada to attack Shady Port, The Challenger lead the assault. The Vengeful Eye and The Hound's Tooth fought it and eventually sunk it into the Bay of Shady Port. Captain Radcliff was captured and held by the party. When it came time to turn him over to the pirate lords, the party decided to give them Christopher Black dressed up as Radcliff instead. They then took Radcliff to Thordash to turn in the bounty that was on his head.
Session 20

5/9/20

Rakkesh, Jack, and Flynn along with Tiffany, Bartrand, and Wilhem spend some time resting in the kobold camp before deciding to delve further into this dungeon. They head back to the spot where they fought Brinebeard and his men, but none of the bodies were left. Eventually, Brinebeard’s body was found and he had a couple of keys on his person. One of these keys opened up a doorway that led to a stairway leading further down into the dungeon. After triggering a trap that almost sent the party tumbling down the stairs, everyone arrived at the second level of this dungeon. The first room they went to had a few hobgoblins and some quicksand-like traps but were easily defeated. Conveniently enough the next area visited happened to have a Mindwitness, a Beholder like creature, controlling the Hobgoblins. Bartrand nearly went down, but thanks to Rakkesh stepping in with a healing potion, Jack laying down some caltrops, Flynn landing some solid damaging spells, and some badass moves from Tiffany, the party was successful in defeating the Mindwitness. Shortly after they were brought before the leader of the Hobgoblins, Ognok. He was uncertain of how long they had been under the Mindwitness’ spell. He also mentioned that he used to have a key to the next floor, but it now was in the hands of the leader of the Armada of Demise, Davy Roach. He also mentioned a Phase Spider being down one of the corridors and the party also accompanied him to inspect some strange new holes at the end of one of the hallways. After inspecting these holes and realizing how far down they went to, it was decided to fight the Phase Spider, and it was defeated with relative ease.
Lilian Connor

Lilian Connor grew up in Pony Run. As a child, she was naturally talented with producing certain magical effects, especially those deriving of persuasion. Her parents tried to convince her to stop practicing magic, so she started doing it in secret.

As a teenager, she fell in love with Marcus Amador. They were to be wed, but Lilian wanted to make magical rings to would enhance their love and power together. Unfortunately, she got one of the ingredients wrong and the spell ended her life. Marcus was completely distraught, but it did not keep him from finding love again. Lilian, now some type of spectral being, placed a curse on Marcus. Any woman that attempted to marry him would die immediately at the altar and Marcus would not suspect a thing.

This continued to happen until three adventurers came into town on the day of Marcus' seventh wedding to a girl named Kili Clark. This time Lilian conjured several ghouls to attack the city, but Rakkesh, Jack, and Flynn stopped it from happening. Later the group met Lilian in her family tomb and she told them that if they performed the ritual correctly on the rings that she would come back to life and stop terrorizing the town. They managed to do so, but Lilian then wanted a new husband. Not wanting to see any more destruction happen in Pony Run, a young rancher by the name of Duke Whiteheart offered to marry Lilian.

The group left Pony Run, but when they returned a couple of months later they found that Duke had fixed up Lilian's old home and they now lived together there. Lilian had performed some questionable magic on some of the townsfolk that attempted to attack her, but after turning them into pigs, the town stopped being hostile. In fact, the whole town was now under Lilian's control, and whether by accident or not, Flynn became under her control as well. Thankfully Duke noticed what had happened to Flynn and he had Lilian release him from her spell.
Session 60

9/19/21

With the crowd captivated by his performance, Jack continues to play his lute by giving the crowd the long version of the Whiteshell Waltz and allowing the other performers a solo each throughout the song. Herkk requests assistance from Flynn to unlock a few locks for him within the Throne Room. Flynn manages to navigate his way into the palace and finds Herkk and unlocks the door and chests inside the room. Herkk retrieves the staff, while Flynn grabs some additional items. Herkk continues to scout out the palace, while Flynn goes back to the party. When Flynn returns to the party, he finds that Jack has the king eating out of his palm, and a good chunk of the crowd is surrounding their table listening to Jack spin his tales. The evening begins to wind down, and many of the party members begin to leave. The king takes his leave of the party shortly before the fireworks go off. Flynn turns Rakkesh into a bat so that he can fly to a top balcony that opens directly from the King’s room. The king arrives and heads to a side room to change, while Herkk slaughters the doorwards and sneaks into the room. Rakkesh turns back into his dragonborn form, and with his brother, they force the king to take a seat. The king fesses up to ordering the death of Herkk and Rakkesh’s family. He had little more information to give, but before Herkk ended his life, he tells Rakkesh that Skarzbaroosh had nothing to do with it. Herkk headed back into the palace, while Rakkesh held his battleaxe high as Bahamut temporarily granted his ability to fly, and he soared through the night sky. Everyone met back at the Famous Cape. As Rakkesh was falling asleep he was visited by his hooded figured friend, who thanked him for fulfilling his end of the contract. Each person was to take a watch throughout the night, and in the middle of the night during Flynn’s watch, the sound of bells could be heard from the palace, signaling the death of King Hector Barrington V.
Hector Rivier

Hector Rivier is the head of the Rivier family in Beggar's Hole.

The Rivier family is one of the two predominant families in Beggar's Hole. The other family is of course the Clearfangs. The Rivier's own most of the land across the Burtois River, as the land on the western banks were better for vineyards, and a large portion of their wealth comes from making wine. In the year 1130 Beggar's Hole was attacked by a large tribe of gnolls that would have wiped out Beggar's Hole if it weren't for the eastern wall and its defenses. The Riviers pleaded with the Clearfangs to allow them safety into Beggar's Hole, but they refused it because in the past the Riviers had always stuck up their noses to the dirtier people of Beggar's Hole, especially the Clearfangs. Neither family forgot about what happened, and the family feud still exists to this day.

Hector is known for being a shrewd businessman, and everybody in Beggar's Hole knows better than to get into debt with the Rivier family because Hector will have the last laugh should you not pay your debt in time.
Lanky Nibs

Lanky Nibs is one of the pirate lords of Shady Port. For a half-orc, he is slender and tall, with less muscle than most would expect from his race.

Born in Nebkuma and raised only by his mother, Lanky Nibs was always fascinated with the ships that would come in and out of port. When his mother died from an illness, he became a sailor and eventually found his way to Shady Port.

Lanky is the oldest person that holds a seat on top of Plunder Rock as a pirate lord. He captain's The Spiked Destroyer.

Lanky was killed in the Battle of Shady Port Bay against the forces of Espen and the Trowalan Empire.
Jenkins Blondbeard

Jenkins Blondbeard is a helmsman on The Vengeful Eye. He runs the night crew and maintains the heading while many of the other crewmembers are sleeping.

Jenkins received his duties as running the night crew because Sebastian Ponce had sailed with him in the past and trusted his capabilities to lead a crew in the evening. Jenkins has also been known to teach Flynn how to play dragonchess during slow nights.
Session 62

10/31/2021

Having not slept much through the night, the party takes the day to rest at Alistor’s. When they wake up, they have a few hours before the battle is supposed to take place with the water elemental in the bay. They head to Karl O’Doule’s place where they speak with Allura and Hunter. Allura provides some insight into her existence, while Hunter denies ever having found the key. As the party begins to leave, Jack receives a message from Herkk that he has arrived. When they meet up with him, it is clear that Herkk went through some strange experience, and believed he was gone for several weeks. After he recalls everything that he went through, he tells them that he would like to speak directly with Hunter, and so he makes his way to Karl’s, finds Hunter in an alley, and gets him to confess that he found the key and gave it to Karl to spare his life. With that, Herkk plunged his swords into the eyes of Hunter. Not wanting to draw any more attention before the fight with the elemental, Herkk said he would take care of the body and lay low, while the party went fighting. Shortly after this conversation Arannis arrives, and they catch up briefly with him, as he seemed completely unaware of the king’s death. He was brought in on the plan and told everyone to look for a lodestone after the portal was closed. With that, they all sail out on the Hound’s Tooth and begin their combat with the water elemental. Rakkesh controlled a shark and dealt massive damage to the elemental, while Flynn was shot up into the air by a geyser, and Jack cast dimension door to get him and Karl out of a whirlpool. Yorrag Cragheart was nearly crushed by the fist of the elemental, but eventually Arannis was able to close the portal, and Rakkesh finished the elemental off. With the waters coming to a steady stillness, Allura raises Norulax from the water and says that she will make the corpse disappear so that the pirates of Shady Port will not have to be troubled by it. When the dragon was completely gone, Allura flew off into the island, and the rest of them, minus Flynn, board the Hound’s Tooth to head back to shore. The party is all then struck with a severe headache, given a vision, and then a voice crept into their minds asking to be released using the keys they had acquired.
Session 34

9/20/20

Alone in the Dead Wilds, the party seeks the remaining members of The Vengeful Eye. Several hours of travel through the desert dunes and a large tree is spotted off in the distance, but before the party makes much ground on the tree they spot a few tracks that are leading down into a valley of dunes and into a rock hole dug into one of the larger dunes. Just outside of the entrance a statue is spotted, and everyone decides to head into the tunnel for further investigation. The rest of the crew is found, minus Bartrand and Wilhem, in statue form. Some torches are lit, and a secret tunnel is found. One very tough Medusa fight later, and a couple missing limbs on Swinging Larry the crew of the Vengeful Eye, Russ and Randy’s family, and a couple of extras from Gold Gobblers are relieved of their stone status. With everything that had happened, it was decided to just rest in the cavern until sundown.
Session 47

1/31/21

Rakkesh, Flynn, and Jack leave Thordash with Alistor and his crew on The Hound’s Tooth heading to Shady Port to search out Davy Roach’s ship, The Dragon’s Revenge. Alistor provides Jack his old quarters from his childhood, and although it is cramped, Flynn and Rakkesh managed to squeeze in with him. The first couple of days were uneventful, but on the night of the second day of travel out of Thordash, the crew is awoken to cannon fire from Bill Staples ship as a kraken had seized control and was pulling the ship down to a watery end. The Hound’s Tooth was swarmed with tentacles. Alistor was tossed like a ragdoll into the sea along with many of his crew. Jack and Rakkesh met similar fates, but Flynn was slippery enough to fly away before his vision grew black and he lost consciousness. Immediately the three of them woke up to find they had all shared a similar dream or vision. Their screams had awoken the crew, and many were surrounding the door when Alistor managed to wake them. Each of them received a glimpse at either an elder brain, or a mind flayer, but they all shared the same tattoo on the back of their necks. Uncertain what these new marks meant, they all covered them for the remainder of the journey. While sailing into Shady Port, Davy Roach’s crew was mostly hung from trees going into the bay, giving warning to those who might attempt to overthrow the pirate lords again. With an imminent battle approaching, Rakkesh, Flynn, and Jack set off into the city towards The Dragon’s Revenge.
Session 29

8/4/20

With some time to kill in Whiteshell before The Vengeful Eye returns, Rakkesh, Jack, and Marcus decide to tackle a few quests that are in town while Flynn does some studying. After some shopping, they head to the docks and hire a fisherman named Shell and his boat for the day to do some fishing. After realizing they were over some caverns from Snips scouting it out, Rakkesh manages to get the first catch of the day and snags himself a shark. The moment he’s been waiting for finally comes to fruition and he commands the shark to investigate the caverns further where he finds several Kua-Toa and by the time the hour of commanding this shark is up, there were nine dead Kua-Toa in Shell’s boat the Pimpernickle. The three head back to turn the Kua-Toa into Quinn and are paid handsomely. They then travel out to some of the farms outside of Whiteshell to investigate what could have possibly happened to the farmers’ crops. Not much is discovered and the party heads back into town to pick up some additional supplies and a few magic items for the evenings' adventure. While waiting for some werebears to show up on the beach Marcus starts screaming out in agony, and one combat later Marcus and Rakkesh are on the beach as werewolves and Jack is off with his new werebear companions.
Mick McKraken

Mick McKraken was a sailor on The Lust of the Sea. The party first encountered him when he was locked in a dungeon cell underneath Brinebeard's Fortress. He assisted in giving the party information regarding The Armada of Demise as The Lust of the Sea was a part of the armada. He was rescued from his cell along with Poopdeck Pete and Christopher Black. The three of them joined the crew of The Vengeful Eye.
One Eye Willy

One Eye Willy is one of the caulkers on The Vengeful Eye and an officer as well. Along with his brothers Two Tooth Billy and Three Tooth Tilly, they are quite skilled in the art of carpentry. He received his name after a rigging accident occurred on another ship and a chunk of wood took out his right eye.
Ayda Faris

Ayda Faris is a half elf from Silverspire. She is the younger twin sister to Radelia, and both were members of The Vengeful Harmony.

While Radelia would often spend her time amongst the trees and playing with Felix, Ayda would spend her time in town watching people. She was fascinated by figuring out how people would interact with one another, and she used this knowledge to her advantage at an early age to steal the necessary things that she and Radelia needed to survive. She also became very skilled at throwing daggers when she was young.

Varrick Noblehorn found the twins in a tavern in Flaxstead in the middle of a fight where they had beaten up a group of mercenaries that were jealous that the girls had completed a bounty that they were hoping to complete. Seeing that these were talented women, Varrick persuaded them to join a group that he was forming that eventually became known as The Vengeful Harmony.

For many years The Vengeful Harmony traveled the world seeking bounties, adventures, and getting into trouble now and then. Their biggest employer was a gentleman that went by the name Morticus. Morticus provided the most lucrative jobs, but there was one job that went wrong. He wished to have a book that was said to contain ancient knowledge long forgotten. The Vengeful Harmony was set to retrieve this book, but there was a lich guarding the book. The fight with this lich cost Radelia her life, and in an attempt to save her, Norm used the book to resurrect her from the dead. The book drove Norm to a wickedness that was not like his character. The Vengeful Harmony made one desperate attempt to subdue Norm, and spread whatever vileness was within him to all six members of the group. The book was then hidden away, where none of them could reach it again.

After the events of that day, Ayda and Radelia left the group, but they were constantly tormented by the evilness of the book. Ayda did not show herself for many more years, but Rakkesh did encounter her first with a hooded figure that frequently trades blood-soaked coins for the dead bodies the party leaves behind. Since then, she will occasionally accompany the hooded figure.
Cliffdale

Cliffdale is located on the eastern foothills of the Magster Mountains near Von Khaldor. With 15-foot-tall stone walls surrounding most of the residents, Cliffdale is an excellent line of defense, especially for the dwarves of Von Khaldor that assisted in building the city. Because the dwarves are invested in Cliffdale's survival, there is a lot of trade between the cities, and many will travel back and forth between the cities for work or trade. Though they have few docks, ships will travel from Milburn Lake down to Cliffdale to trade supplies.

### Overview

Current Ruler: Lady Jocelyne Thunderforge

Approximate Population: 5,000 (mostly humans and dwarves)

### History

Long after the dwarves founded Von Khaldor and after the Arcane Wars, many humans realized how much of a defensible stronghold Von Khaldor was, and they started to migrate to the caverns and build homes there. The dwarves graciously invited them but were worried that Von Khaldor may not be able to house all of these refugees and newcomers from the devastation of the Arcane Wars. Not wanting to anger those that recently found a home in Von Khaldor, the dwarves helped assist in creating a small village on the eastern edge of the Magster Mountains for these refugees. This was an agreeable move as it provided an extra layer of security to Von Khaldor and also provided the refugees a place to call their own and a fall back should Cliffdale ever become overrun by an assault. During the Barrington Wars, Cliffdale debated on which side they would choose, but when the council that ruled Von Khaldor sided with Hector Barrington I, they followed suit.

### Notable Locations

Blacksmith: The Right Clank

Apothecary: Leaf it to Me

Fish Market: The Flopping Fish

Book Store / Magical Shop: Scrolling Tribute

Bakery: Betty's Baked Breads

Carpenter: Sunny Day Repairs

General Store: Tadellus Trading Company

Tavern / Inn: The Wacky Crab
Marcus Amador

Marcus Amador grew up in Pony Run. As a teenager, he started to become quite the lady's man but eventually fell in love with Lilian Connor.

They were to be wed, but Lilian wanted to make magical rings to would enhance their love and power together. Unfortunately, she got one of the ingredients wrong and the spell ended her life. Marcus was completely distraught, but it did not keep him from finding love again. Lilian, now some type of spectral being, placed a curse on Marcus. Any woman that attempted to marry him would die immediately at the altar and Marcus would not suspect a thing.

This continued to happen until three adventurers came into town on the day of Marcus' seventh wedding to a girl named Kili Clark. This time Lilian conjured several ghouls to attack the city, but Rakkesh, Jack, and Flynn stopped it from happening. Marcus and Kili were sent to the dungeons, but they managed to escape that night.

A couple of months later the party found Marcus in The Hollow Thicket, swinging an axe around madly and Kili was now dead in her wedding dress. The group threw Marcus into the bag of holding, and after several days he started to become less mad, and it didn't take long for Marcus to become his old self. When the group entered The Ivory Mansion, Marcus met a beautiful elven lady named Fey Wildheart, and it was obvious that he held affection for her.

Shortly after the nights spent in The Ivory Mansion, Marcus found himself with the group in Whiteshell. Marcus purchased a particular magical item there that appeared to do random things to anyone that consumed from it. It was later discovered that it turned Marcus into a werewolf, and after a crazy night with Rakkesh and Jack, everyone had contracted some form of lycanthropy. Marcus reluctantly cured Rakkesh and himself, but Jack did not wish to be rid of his new disease. Marcus continued to travel with the group to Nebkuma, but after the Trowalan Empire attacked, Marcus was nowhere to be found.

A couple of weeks later Marcus appeared on a winged creature as the party was attacked by several air elementals on the road to Ellenboro. He proceeded to assist in helping to retrieve The All Hammer for Beradin before finally settling down at 68 Hemlock Lane as a caretaker of the property. He built his own treehouse outside where he likes to perform his own experiments, while his unseen servants take care of the house.
Kili Clark

Kili Clark was born to a farmer in Pony Run. She was the seventh bride of Marcus Amador, but their wedding was interrupted by a ghoul attack from Lilian Connor. Marcus and Kili were both sent to the dungeons but managed to escape the same night they were imprisoned.

A couple of months later they were found in The Hollow Thicket by the party, but Kili was dead and Marcus appeared to be mad, swinging an axe around at nothing.
Session 43

11/27/2020

With a hidden door within Moradin’s temple being revealed after placing the last orb, the party heads down a hallway only to find a hole blasted in the side. They peer out of it to find an underground river but decide to continue down the hallway where they find the ghostly form of Gormoth Youngbeard, who lets them know that the All Hammer had been stolen by some creatures and they ran off with it upriver. The party proceeds to travel upriver, where they eventually find an alcove dug into the rock where a group of lobster-like creatures are living and have built a home using the All Hammer. Their leader, Dorlurgal, informs the party that he is willing the part with the All Hammer if Beradin agrees to finish constructing their home because they fear the creatures that live underground around the river. They also tell the party that a group of humans were the ones that helped them break into the temple. Beradin crafts what the creatures want, and they hand over the All Hammer. They bring it back to Gormoth, who awakens the power within the All Hammer. Rakkesh also learns that his Berserker Axe is one of the legendary vestiges of old, but it lies dormant, however, there was a rumor that Yornul Durskhand, the champion of Bahamut and wielder of the Berserker Axe, created a temple in Aloris. The party returns to the surface and travels back to Ellenboro on The Bellwort. Beradin agrees to help Norm and the rest of Ellenboro build walls around the city using the All Hammer in order to protect them from whatever forces the king may one day send. With the help of the citizens gathering the necessary stone, Beradin, in a single day, crafts magical walls surrounding Ellenboro, and Norm commissions a statue be made in Beradin’s honor to mark the great service that he performed for the city. After the city celebrates in Beradin’s honor the party heads back to 68 Hemlock Lane and gets a night’s rest after hanging out in the grotto for a while. Beradin left for Von Khaldor the following morning with a few guards that Captain Douglas gave him. Marcus agrees to stay at 68 Hemlock Lane and assist with taking care of the place and look into the magical amulet of plane shifting to see if there is a way to get The Vengeful Eye back. As Jack and Rakkesh are about to sit down for a late breakfast they hear the sound of someone teleporting into their living room and they see Flynn and Arannis standing there.
Session 59

8/29/21

The evening begins with the party going into the Cloak and Stagger for a drink and to check out the place. A halfling was attempting the Berengar Barrel challenge, but by the time they leave he had already failed. Around the table it is decided that they would say that they would help Varrick with tracking down the last known location of Dundreas in Aloris and in exchange he would do a handful of favors for them, namely getting them into the party inside the Palace Yard the following evening. The next day they spend some time at the Alabaster Lyceum, the university in Flaxstead, and spend some time in the library. Flynn checks out a map of Aloris, and Jack translates some of his celestial books. After this, they meet with Varrick, and it’s agreed that they will head to Aloris when they are able to, but the party did make it clear that they had other business to attend to, and he did not seem to put a time limit on when he would like the job completed. He then assisted with outfitting them for the party and told them to meet him at his tower around 5:30. Back in their rooms, Herkk decided he would take an alternate route into the castle and try to meet up with them. He also took their weapons in the bag of holding with him. At the party they met with a few nobles, the other members of the Arcane Guardians, and eventually had a brief conversation with the king in which Rakkesh convinced him that he had news he wished to discuss in private. The king set for them to meet early the following morning. He then asked Jack to play him Ulrayeth, The Beautiful Terror. Jack’s performance was so moving that the entire crowd gathered closer around the stage and gave Flynn and Rakkesh a chance to start making their way towards the Jade Palace, as Herkk also mentioned he was in place to move towards the Palace as well.
Kathra Sternheart

Kathra Sternheart is a dwarf from Von Khaldor, and the wife of Lord Toragrul Sternheart. She is also the sister of Thoradin Battlehammer.

Kathra is with child, and has decided that she will not sacrifice her child to Ulrayeth. Her husband sent her, along with Thoradin, to Ellenboro in hopes that she would remain safe from Ulrayeth for the time being.
Graham Paxton

Graham Paxton holds the title of Master of the Hunt in court in Flaxstead. He is also known to be one of the King's closest personal friends.

Flynn snuck into his manor in the Platinum Plaza and stole several items from him, but not before Lord Paxton awoke and Flynn turned him into a turtle. Out of all of the items stolen that night, Varrick asked that Flynn only return the items from Lord Paxton, as he was one of the few nobles that he could not tell what to do.
Gert Bennet

Gert Bennet is regarded by many to be the best carpenter in Ellenboro.

The party first encountered Gert, when they won their home in Ellenboro, 68 Hemlock Lane. Dunekin had mentioned that Gert helped build The Torrid Hound and suggested they hire Gert to make the necessary renovations to their newly acquired home.
Session 55

8/1/21

With the immediate threat of Davy no longer present, tension are somewhat laxed as Davy lets his weapons drop to the ground. He begins to tell Rakkesh about how he was killed along with the rest of his family, how he was brought back by the help of his girlfriend Neyla and the priestess Claudia. Together, him and Neyla traveled around the country looking for Rakkesh and revenge against the ones that killed his family. Through his travels he lost Neyla in a fight to Varrick, found out about the king’s involvement in planning their family’s murder, and eventually him becoming a pirate of Shady Port. During his time in Shady Port, he learned about Brinebeard’s Fortress and the power beneath the island. When he became a pirate lord, he traveled to the island and found out about the keys, the kraken, and the elder brain that was imprisoned deep beneath the island. The elder brain gave him powers and the Dragon’s Revenge in an attempt to get Davy to collect the keys and release the elder brain from its prison. Davy no longer wished this to happen, and although he agrees that one day, they may have to destroy the elder brain, he does not believe they have the strength to do so, and they are also missing a key. With that decided, the focus was shifted on getting revenge for the family by killing the king. Flynn then plane shifted everyone back to the material plane and back to 68 Hemlock Lane. They met up with Marcus who gave a letter to Rakkesh and gave some additional information regarding the keys to Brinebeard’s Fortress. After catching up, it was decided that you would all head to the Torrid Hound, where Flynn competed in a Dragonchess tournament and came in second, next to Warmann. After spending some time at the inn and speaking with Dunekin, you all head back to get a night’s sleep. Rakkesh’s sleep is interrupted by the hooded figure who requires him to kill the king to fulfill some type of agreement that they had previously made.
Session 11

4/5/20

The party was wrapping up their evening after the ball with some drinks at the Torrid Hound. Jack proposed to Russ and Randy that they stay in Ellenboro and help out with The Hound. They claimed they had a few more gigs lined up, but they might possibly consider it in the future and would get back to Jack in a few days regarding their decision. After a much-needed night's rest, they all wake up renewed and set out to check out their newly acquired house located at 68 Hemlock Lane. After doing a thorough inspection of the house, they head back to the Hound and talk with Dunekin about finding someone to possibly manage the property while they're away as well as find out where his carpenter lives. Dunekin doesn’t have anyone in mind to manage the property, but he is able to point them in the direction of his carpenter, Gert Bennet. After meeting with Gert, he heads with the party to their home, and plans are made to redesign some walls, install some furniture, and of course, put a grotto in the backyard. After half of the installment fees are paid for, Gert immediately gets to work, and the party heads off to get copies of the keys made for the house. Bellum from Mystic Emporium assists in identifying the newly acquire magical items. While on the streets, the party is approached by Bates and Arannis who seem earnest to talk with them about something in private, and they agree to head back to their room in Hell Hounds Village. Arannis tells them that he is in great distress but needs to make sure the party is who they claim to be before he can tell them more of what has happened. He procures three vials that Jack and Flynn agree to take, but Rakkesh isn’t having it. Jack and Flynn immediately go down, and Rakkesh isn’t too far behind falling after fighting Bates and Arannis and learning a little more about his newly acquired ax. Strange dreams are had, but soon everyone wakes up to find themselves tied to chairs. It appears the creatures they talked with were doppelgangers only want the location of Arannis’ tower. After some deliberation, Jack does give them the information they desired, and they leave them unharmed. Shortly afterward, manage to break free of their bonds, and immediately head to see Bellum at Mystic Emporium where he sends a message to Arannis. Arannis thanks the party for the information and says he will get back with them in the near future. After leaving Mystic Emporium, they head to Jared/Douglas’ office, only to find it empty and find out from the town crier shortly afterward that there is a hanging that is to be taken place near Pelor’s Temple at sundown. The party heads to the temple district and talks with one of the guards, Remmie Horner, and he lets them know about Jared’s soon to be demise.
Bartrand the Silent

Bartrand the Silent is a goliath that sails as a crewmember on The Vengeful Eye. He is called Bartrand the Silent because his tongue was cut out, but thankfully his best friend Wilhem seems to have a unique understanding of him and can translate his body language for him.

Bartrand typically is the workhorse and moves heavy items around whenever need be on The Vengeful Eye, but he also enjoys fishing with Wilhem. The two of them, along with Tiffany Avery make up the away team for the crew. His greatsword has helped save the lives of all the away team as well as Rakkesh, Flynn, and Jack.
Alistor James

Alistor James is the son of Bartholomew James and a non-blood brother to Jack.

Alistor sailed on The Hounds Tooth with his father and became fast friends with Jack as he grew up. After Jack left the crew and eventually Bartholomew passed away, Alistor became the captain of The Hounds Tooth. It became increasingly more difficult to be a merchant sailor in Espen and make a profit, so Alistor turned to Shady Port. He found tremendous success there and was deemed an inspiring leader. When Davy Roach left Shady Port, Alistor became the pirate lord to replace him.

When Jack, Flynn, and Rakkesh came to Shady Port, Jack reunited with his brother learning about how he became a pirate lord of Shady Port. When it came time to turn over Captain Radcliff of The Challenger and a switch had been made Alistor seemed to realize it, but did not call Jack out on his deception. Later, using a sending spell, Alistor let Jack know that some of the pirates were searching for The Vengeful Eye because of this deception.
Poopdeck Pete

Poopdeck Pete was a sailor on The Lust of the Sea. The party first encountered him when he was locked in a dungeon cell underneath Brinebeard's Fortress. He assisted in giving the party information regarding The Armada of Demise as The Lust of the Sea was a part of it. He was rescued from his cell along with Mick McKraken and Christopher Black and joined the crew of The Vengeful Eye.
Session 22

5/23/20

Having cleared out the first couple of levels of Brinebeard’s Fortress, the away team returns to The Vengeful Eye, significantly wealthier than when they landed on the island. Loot is distributed amongst the crew, and Captain Rakkesh declares that it is time to set sail for Shady Port. Sebastian’s Shady Port flag is hoisted, and the anchor is raised. As they begin to set sail they are visited by an old friend as Arannis teleports onto the Vengeful Eye to deliver the Sending Stones, the portable mansion, and Rakkesh’s now uncursed Berserker Axe, as well as create a new companion for Jack and give him information on his newly revealed tattoo.  On the way to Shady Port, a vessel is seen off in the distance flying the colours of The Armada of Demise. The Vengeful Eye prepares for battle, and with relative ease sends Sorrow’s Corpse to the depths of the Alabaster Sea, but not before The Vengeful Eye took her fair share of damage as well. One crew member, Baron the Builder, survived the attack whereas The Vengeful Eye only lost one crew member, Cole Bones. Upon entering into the bay of Shady Port, two ships approach The Vengeful Eye and latch onto it. A familiar orc, Yorrag Cragheart, steps onto the ship as it appears he has become a captain of his own ship since the party last saw him. After a few questions, The Vengeful Eye is allowed to proceed to the docks. The prisoner is taken to Captain Karl O’Doule’s camp/small fort, where it is decided that on the morrow the Pirate Lords will be called for a meeting along with Rakkesh, Jack, Flynn, and Sebastian to discuss matters further regarding The Armada of Demise. After a bit of shopping everyone heads for Rusty’s Inn and Tavern where the crew lets loose and has another wild night.
Dunekin Barrimore

Dunekin Barrimore is a human man that grew up in Northmeadow. He grew up working on a farm, but he always had aspirations of one day moving to a larger city to open up his own inn. After meeting Jack, he grew a fast kinship with the Tiefling. Jack enjoyed Dunekin so much that he agreed to put up the initial investment on Dunekin's dream and they opened up The Torrid Hound Inn located in Ellenboro.

After The Torrid Hound was mostly burnt in a deadly attack, Dunekin almost left his dream behind. Jack offered Dunekin a large sum of gold in order to make repairs to the inn, and eventually, The Torrid Hound was operational again.

Dunekin and The Torrid Hound Inn provide a home base for the party, and he has appeared in many sessions.
Wojin

Wojin is a dire troll that resided in the caverns of Clavis Isle under the influence of Zundolox. Wojin, along with the other heads attached to his body, Wanjin, Rahjin, and Sojin, are well learned in the art of alchemy. Zundolox captured Wojin for his abilities, and used him to collect many of the creatures found in the caverns. Wojin survived the fight with Zundolox.