Session 1 of Grancrest Records

#### ***The Blue Pyke Inn***

Five fated travelers each meet at an inn, being sat at the same table by the barkeep. The building was busy, with the country abuzz and alive with the efforts that the nicknamed "Good King Magnus" had done in the region. Each would learn of each other's names, and when a few were faced with witch hunters, chose to come in defense of a lone elf who was being harassed. They would eventually meet a kind man named Darren, who would give them a prime opportunity to meet Count Magnus.

#### ***A Day's Rest At Riverdale***

The five travelers, following Darren, would arrive at Riverdale, a peaceful yet bustling village that is under the care of Count Magnus. Darren would leave for a few hours to schedule an audience and meet with Magnus' court mage, Murrey. The five would bargain with a hunter's lodge successfully and gained themselves lodging with little argument, and Sage protecting her dwarven companion. There, they would reveal more about themselves;

Roy, a wanderer who wants to form the Grancrest,

Alaire, the future second mage of the Good King Magnus,

Margaret, an aloof person who they would realize uses chaos,

Sage, a person with quick hands, who could grab Margaret's earrings,

and Bhargrum, a dwarf with an apatite for both food and a fight.

Hours later, immersed into their own stories and conversations, they would realize that Darren was probably out for too long. Sage, looking out the window, would realize that he was indeed waiting for them in the town center. Together, they meet with the mage Murrey and agree to do a few tasks to garner the respect of the town and of Magnus before he arrives tonight.

#### ***An Adventure Begins***

The newly found party would leave the small castle in agreement to fulfill a few quests near the lumbermill and the forests west of Riverdale. They would investigate and speak to a few terrified lumberjacks to find out that it is likely the work of a chaos beast in the forest ruins even more eastwards. They would track them to an unrelated yet bioluminescent scene where they would encounter chaotic spider incident, slay them, and move onwards to the chaotic green grove half a mile away.

They would approach and find a man with a claw the size of someone's forearm in their abdomen. With Margaret rushing to aid him, she finds that he was her guardian, Oilen. Taking his belongings, and Roy carrying his body with Bhargrum aiding him, they rushed back, following huge footsteps of this chaos beast they were tasked to destroy. Hours later, they would find the lumber mill surrounded by wolves and this chaos beast. Fierce fighting began, and Bhargrum did the killing blow. A chaos core formed and the wolves scattered. Roy would attempt to absorb the core, only to fail without a strong enough will to do the such. Instead, Alaire the mage and Margaret the witch would absorb it instead.

***Returning to Riverdale***

With the chaos beast slain, and a few wolves to aid with the food stocks in Riverdale, they returned. Barely an hour late, they would find and sit with Darren and Murrey, who would introduce them to the Good King Magnus who arrived two hours ago. Food was eaten and wine was drunk in celebration of Alaire, the new mage of count Magnus, and of the party in general, who saved the lumbermill and slew a chaos beast.

***A Betrayal, and the Makings of a Kingslayer***

Minutes of our heroes returning, Sage would recognize that something was wrong. Investigating, she would realize that Darren, who had just left with Magnus, had not taken a single sip of wine. Alerting Alaire first then following quickly, Sage would hop the palisades and sneak into the castle. There, she watched and overheard Darren's plans, and of how he was going to rid the elves in Sievis. He told Magnus that he, indeed, was a good king, something that could not be tolerated in a new era.

Sage would loose an arrow that landed in Darren's backside, but to little avail. Darren stabbed and killed the good king as Roy and Bhargrum entered into the throne room. Roy rushed forth, and Darren simply smiled. Rushing to meet him, he purposely gets stabbed by Roy, only to then rush and jump out of a window, with sage following him. Roy went to Magnus, who was dying, for him to say his last words to the young man. A few guards entered afterwards to see Roy with a bloodied blade near Magnus, and ran away, with thinking that Roy had slain their Good King.

***The Attack on Riverdale***

Alaire, who had stayed behind with Murrey, would figure out fast that Riverdale was being attacked by dozens of arrows from all directions. He would, with Murrey, lead a defense and evacuate to the stone walls of the castle. Roy and Margaret would stay in the castle, in either shock or to give count Magnus company in his last moments. Finally and frantically, Bhargrum and Sage chase after Darren, who would run towards 5 boats waiting for him to escape with.

Alaire would organize a counterattack with Murrey before leaving to rejoin his companions, and the five had to quickly decide what to do. Roy was marked and framed as a king slayer, while the witch hunters began to make their escape with their plan of framing the elves a success. The adventurers chose to give chase, and sunk 4 of the 5 boats, but with Darren ultimately escaping. The five companions had to make a choice yet again; flee, or try to rectify the disaster that had befallen them.

***The Response***

Roy and Bhargrum split from the party to put out the fires with the garrision while the other 3 spoke with Murrey at the castle. Murrey would eventually agree that they were framed, and the responsibility was put on Alaire to make a speech. After consulting with Sage, an elf who clipped her own ears, they agreed to blame the elves entirely. They also agreed that Roy was too stupid to kill the Good King Magnus and still put out the fires in the town.

Alaire, Murrey, Sage, and Margaret would emerge outside the castle while Roy and Bhargrum led the garrision back to the castle walls, with the fires put out. The crowd yelled "Kingslayer!" but were silenced in respect to Murrey asking them to listen to Alaire. Alaire would make a speech to remember, and the crowd soon was convinced that it was, indeed, the fault of the elves. Roy would also make a minor speech to clear himself, and Murrey would eventually disperse the crowd, promising a great funeral and of rebuilding tomorrow.