Sovereign's Rise

"*Sovereign's Rise*" (*1x01*) is the first session of the **Campaign of the Black Knights** and the first session of **Chapter 1 - The Rise**. Three individuals find themselves at **Aestinvale**, a large town of the Risen Sovereignty. It is largely a peaceful town but where peace reigns, trouble is bound to follow.

## Synopsis

**Jin-san**

The first to arrive was Jin-san who arrived several days prior to the start of the campaign. He spent the last three days training and sparring with the soldiers.

His day starts with training, whereupon he narrowly defeats a soldier called Donnie. Afterwards Donnie recommends Jin-san see Heor Lou at the Guild Hall for possible work. He also directs him to a nearby Inn called the Ill-Tempered Fox. He travels to the Inn and negotiates for a room. After that, he visits a nearby weaponsmith and declines a proposition from the person working there called Elohir. After this he hears a commotion and learns that Elohir was murdered shortly after he left. He rests for a while at the Inn before going to the Guild Hall. It is there he agrees to journey to the ice formation to act as a scout and report anything back to the guild master Heor Lou. It is here he meets Ivy Hellfire and Lux. The three travels towards the ice formation and are ambushed by ice elementals. The group dispatch the elementals with ease and in the ensuing fight, both Ivy and Lux save the other’s life. Afterwards the group successfully make their way to the ice formation where they study the ice. They are ambushed by an innumerable amount of ice elementals and forced to retreat through a nearby gate structure, where the three are forced to block the entrance by causing a cave in. Left with no choice, the group find themselves stuck in the ice formation.

**Lux**

The second to arrive was Lux. She arrived early in the morning. She finds the tavern/inn called the Ill-Tempered Fox. She negotiates a good price for her room and food and then afterwards, enjoys a quiet meal in the tavern, eavesdropping on the nearby people talking and then questioning them afterwards.

She also questions the barkeep Fezec on the ice formation and for information regarding a certain someone. After this, she meets a stranger and questions them on their herbal skills. Following this interaction, she heads to the Guild Hall, where she meets the receptionist there. She inquiries about a certain someone regarding her backstory but is strongly advised to avoid the subject through a mental communication by the receptionist. Afterwards, she meets Heor Lou and agrees to scout the eastern ice formation. It is here she met Jin-San and Ivy Hellfire. The group are given mounts but due to her size, Lux is given a large moose. The three then travel towards the ice and make camp at the base of the Ice vein gorge. Afterwards they travel through the ice vein and are ambushed by ice elementals. In the ensuing fight, both Lux and Ivy save the other’s life. Following this, the group travel for two days through the gorge and make their way to the eastern formation. Due to her survival skills, she was able to deduce that a blizzard was going to hit their location in three days.

The group arrive at the ice formation and write about what they see. Due to Lux’s senses, she was able to sense that they were about to be ambushed by ice elementals. Outnumbered, the group was forced to retreat through a gate formation and then collapse the ceiling above to block the entrance.  Left with little choice, the group found themselves stuck in the ice formation.

**Ivy Hellfire**

Ivy Hellfire was the last to arrive in the city. She arrived in the late morning and entered through the main gate. After identifying herself, she was let in the city. She was greeted with the hullabaloo of the city and sees long aisles of stalls with different types of merchants selling all sorts of things. She first buys a kebab of meat.

After this, she bought a beanie and a pair of mittens. She read a notice board and learnt about Heor Lou’s ad. She then made her way to a tavern called the Ill-Tempered Fox whereupon she meets a stranger and the barkeep Fezec. She negotiates for a better price. Following this, she rests for a while at her room before going to a nearby weaponsmith called the Dragon’s Claws. She met the storeowner called Elohir. She inquiries about a sword and tests it. Liking it, she inquired about the price and tried to negotiate. Elohir would not negotiate down. In response to this, she murders him with eldritch blast. The force of the blow blasts his chest apart and sends him flying into the wall behind him. She steals the sword and walks calmly to the Guild Hall, whereupon she meets Heor Lou, and two other people called Lux and Jin-San. She agreed to scout the ice formation and travel with the others. The price was 75 gold each, with a 25-gold deposit. The group were then given mounts and set off for the ice formation.

The group travelled for a day and made their way to the base of the Ice Vein gorge. They made camp and set off in the following morning. The group travelled for a while before they were ambushed by ice elementals. In the ensuing fight, each person made quick work of the ice elementals. In this fight, both Ivy and lux saved the other’s life in battle. Following their victory, the group traveled for a further two days before exiting the gorge. They then travelled to the ice formation and studied the ice there. However, they found themselves outnumbered by ice elementals and were forced to retreat through a nearby ice gate. To cover their retreat, the group collapsed the ceiling above the entrance. Left with little choice, the group found themselves stuck in the ice formation.