Path of the Black Rainbow

The **Path of the Black Rainbow** are an adventuring party based in Waesyn and the protagonist of Campaign One.

## Name

While in Ru-Voga the group was often asked by Kepp "What they called themselves?" in an effort to try and "advertise" (and perhaps make a profit of his own) the group to others. No one was really sure what to call themselves and they ignored the topic.

When Viggo, Cyrus and Zip met the Emerald Hands Cyrus made note that they had matching gloves and a company name-- which was something he kept bringing up to his companions.

Eventually the group was forced to give themselves a name when they competed in the Bleakburn arena. Without a group council, Havisa shouted out "Path of the Black Rainbow" which has stuck ever since.

## Adventures

### Chapter 1: Adventures in the Beltar Wetlands

The five individuals that would become the founding members of the
first member of what would become the Path of the Black Rainbow met in Ru-Voga in 3C 247. Up to that point, they had been traveling in three groups:

* Viggo and Naronax were trying to find somewhere to lay-low as Viggo was avoiding his gambling debt. He had met a clan less saureete named Naronax and initially befriended him to act as muscle, though to two became friends.
* Feron and Davec were a part of a group of five adventurers sent to kill or capture a bandit leader known as The Bloodlust Marauder however the two were the only members who survived barely escaping with their life. They fled to Ru-Voga to rest and gather resources to try and challenge the marauder again.
* Mudds Rothra was a local fisherman and eccentric priest of Sanya.

The five future members of the Path of the Black Rainbow spent their morning at Kepp's Casino and Hotel. Feron and Davec were approached to look into why the general store's sales were suddenly plummeting. Eventually, this brought the five adventurers together and took them to the northern ruins where they found local children were being caged and activity of a mysterious cult. Viggo, Davec and Naronax enter an odd door and find themselves on another plane of existence-- in which Viggo makes a deal with an ominous voice to free the children fo Ru-Voga and prevent any more from being taken.

The group is then hired to stop bandit attacks in the Beltar Wetlands, except Mudds, who convinces the group to investigate a vision he had about the Rothra Burial Grounds if he helps fight the bandits. When attacked by undead swamp dwellers, Narronax was killed and Viggo held him as his body fell to the bottom of the swamp.

At camp that night the group was too sorrowful to provide a proper watch. This led to Viggo waking up alone. He wandered to a nearby keep where he met Sir Augusto, a former sotteran musketeer. Augusto brought Viggo to his dining hall were Cyrus, Kovu and Hisszu were also taking shelter from the beltar. The four reunited with Mudds and Davec and realized that the keep and the surrounding land was plagued by something called "the rot." They also found Feron in a magical slumber in one of the guest rooms. After investigating the keep and meeting Zipp, the zutonesse bard, Viggo fights Augusto and defeats him. Viggo keeping the Fire Griffon Rapier as a result.

Feron eventually woke up but the party soon realized another soul was bound to him named Devin, and the two would "take turns" using Feron's body. The Path of the Black Rainbow fought Brother Dumas who was revealed to have made a deal with Ver'Gelath, the modeling monstrosity and killed him (though he too would attach his soul to Feron.) The group would finally make contact with Ver' Gelath and Davec would agree to kill five targets in exchanges for riding the Beltar of the Rot.

The group would go on to defeats the "bandits" who are revealed to just be mind-controlled farmers by a hag. After defeating the hag the group would continue to the Rothra Burial Grounds were Mudds vision would be proven correct-- with only one Dragonfly Guard remaining. The guard tells him of another saureete who set fire to the trees and killed the guards before entering the temple. Mudds would follow and partake in the Sanya Ceremony to follow the saureete who is revealed to be his older brother Mire, who was banished from the Rothra clan. Mire would escape and lave his men to try and kill the party, revealing that he will set Ru-Voga in flames next.

The party makes quick work of Mire's hirelings and take the remaining Dragonfly Guard, Tux Rothra, with them to Ru-Voga. Cyrus and Viggo confront Cyrus' brother Vijat who was jailed by Viggo. Cyrus believes he deserves his sentence which annoys Kovu when she finds out she went to see Vijat without her. Ultimately Kovu breaks Vijat out of jail and the two escape when Mire's band of saureete attacks the city. The Path of the Black Rainbow defeats Mire and the Bloodlust Marauder, who tracked Feron and Davec to Ru-Voga and spend a few days helping make repairs around town.

The Path of the Black Rainbow is preparing to depart but Mudds decides to stay behind and help protect both Ru-Voga and the burial grounds. He officially becomes a Dragonfly Guard. The group says there goodbyes and Viggo gives him Narronax's axe as a farewell gift.

### Chapter 2: Journey through Bleakpoint

The group would continue through Bleakpoint in hopes of trying to find a way to cure Feron.

## Allies and Friends

* **Brother Matthew of Denier:** A crazed historian and scientist who was responsible for the records at the Ru-Voga Grand Library of Denier. He assisted the party by giving them potions at a discount as well as identifying many of their good in exchange for allowing him to experiment on oddities they found.
* **Kepp:** Kepp is the owner of "Kepp's Casino and Hotel" in Ru-Voga where the group stayed. Despite being a dahlian he would occasionally give the group discounts and was always happy to see them alive.
* **Commander Rosales and Pero:** Members of the Sotteran scout party that was found by the Path of the Black Rainbow on the way back to Ru-Voga. Rosales taught Viggo, Cyrus and Zipp some maneuvers and helped with the battle of Ru-Voga.
* **The Emerald Hands:** A adventuring company with matching green gloves that met Viggo, Cyrus and Zip in the Thunderplains. They are less experienced and look to the Path of the Black Rainbow as pseudo mentors. They have mutual respect for one another.
* **The Myconids:** After choosing to try and help the Myconids instead of the druids of Kasita Nadir, the Myconids told the Path of the Black Rainbow that they will help them should they need assistance.
* **Ezor Orius:** The wizard of Bleakburn who has spend over a hundred years as a fish trapped in a lichs lair. He owes the Path of the Black Rainbow his life after they defeated the lich and freed him.

## Enemies

**Alive**

* **Vijat:** Cyrus and Kovu's brother. Vijat was found by Viggo and put in Ru-Voga's jail by him and Cyrus neglected to try and free him. After Kovu helped him escape he vanished.
* **Bruno Acola:** A rhodesse entrepreneur who made arrangements with the Cult of Tretton in order to give him financial power in Ru-Voga. Viggo, Cyrus and Zipp confronted him but he escaped in the chaos.
* **Tretton:** The cultist responsible for abducting the children of Ru-Voga and were present at the old northern ruins. They also were in communication with Brother Anastasios and evidence of there presence was found at both Felisia Keep and in Kasita Nadir.
* **Battle Master Prond:** Mire's ally who made it easy for the S'innek fight club to thrive. Prond survived the Insurgency and led his rebellion somewhere else.

**Dead**

* **Sir Augusto:** The lord of Felisia keep who was initially responsible for spreading the rot in the Beltar Wetlands. He was defeated by Viggo and died in his arms.
* **Brother Dumas:** Used Augusto's vision to trick him into making a deal with Ver'Gelath and orchestrated the decay of Felisia Keep. Though thought to be defeated in Felisia Keep's chapel, he trapped his soul within Feron and planned to take over-- though he was exorcized in Kasita Nadir.
* **The Bloodlust Marauder**: The leader of the Blood Marauders of the Thunder Plains. He was responsible for killing the other members of Feron and Davec's original party. He was slain in Ru-Voga during the Saureete Insurgency after tracking Feron and Davec there.
* **Mire**: Mudd's older brother who was banished from the Rothra clan. He was integral to organizing the Saureete Insurgency and an avid believer of S'innek and wants to destroy all Sanya artifacts. He was killed during the battle for Ru-Voga.
* **King Aelweled:** Though initially an ally, Aelweled knew that he could not allow the Path of the Black Rainbow to survive as Immerosa would stop preventing the rot from affecting his people. Aelweled was killed in Immerosa's Chamber.
* **Sir Vangelis:** The undead knight guarding the lich of Bleakburn's wizard tower. He was killed by Cyrus, Viggo and Dezhok.
* **The Lionknight Lich:** A former lion knight who was corrupted by Nerull after going on a quest for Ezor Orius. He sought lich powers, transformed Ezor Orius into a large fish and took on his identity in Bleakburn.