The Confederate League of Adventurers

> *"Building a better reality, one adventure at a time"* — CLA motto
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The Confederate League of Adventurers (CLA) is an organization.

## General Purpose

The Confederate League of Adventurers is a company run by an unknown figure. Its motives are unknown, but currently it seems to just sell gear to adventurers (at a cheaper price to members of the organization) and recruit adventurers to solve problems, for which the adventurers receive partial payment. Members that do enough missions have a chance at levelling up, which usually entails better discounts and payments.

## But How Do They Work?

> *"The Confederate League of Adventurers reserves the right to banish whatever creatures that sign this contract to whatever plane is determined a best punishment by a CLA member of ranking Platinum or higher, Banishment may come at any time without any warning..."* -CLA terms and conditions
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The ranks are as follows:

1. Copper, usually level 1-5 recruits who have just started out
2. Silver, usually level 6-10 recruits who have done at least 4 missions
3. Gold, usually level 11-15 recruits who have done at least 8 missions and passed the Gold exam
4. Platinum, masters of the world. There are only a few select adventurers in the world at this rank, and they are almost always famous. Unwritten rule is that you must have saved the plane as a whole at some point.

Missions range in a difficulty scale from 1 being a minor issue to 10 being a world end scenario.

The CLA will contact recruits that they think can best solve the problem at hand. Contact usually involves a CLA operative teleporting and personally handing a recruit a contract. Recruits can alternatively sign up via message boards spread throughout the region in CLA shops.

### An Issue in Waterdeep

Though the CLA has shops in almost every major city in Faerûn, they have not been able to establish a foothold in Waterdeep. A competing magic item shop, Platinum Engineering, has a monopoly on Waterdeep's market. This rival shop is run by Tokili, who actively (though secretly) foils the CLA's attempts to set up shop.

## Gossip?

No one knows who the leader is. No one really knows where the company came from either. Rumours say that if you mess with the CLA you are marked for death. Mysterious operatives, seemingly outside of the ranking system and working full time for the CLA, are sent to capture you. Once you are captured, no one knows what happens. Some say people are sent to Pandemonium. Others say that they imprison you at their secret headquarters. Either way, you are never seen or heard from again.

## Presence (743)

### Known Members

#### Within the ranking system

* Mordenkainen: Platinum member
* Galia Trey: Gold member
	+ Initially joined to "infiltrate", but she's profiting a whole lot for a spy
* Red: Copper member

#### Outside the ranking system

* Cipher: An illusionist who controlled Vallaki
* Thorn (deceased): An agent who gave Strahd the spotlight in Ravenloft
* Birdwatcher (deceased): Bird specialist

### Known Locations

* Store in the village of Barovia, run by a gnome who sucks at customer service
* Store in Vallaki, run by a pleasant elf
* Political control over the town of Vallaki