Return of the Giants

## Campaign Overview

Return of the Giants is a brand new, original D&D 5e campaign written by DM Owen. Set in the homebrew world of Nostea, the story picks up right after the conclusion of the Tyranny of Dragons campaign, with many familiar locations and faces.

The story continues to follow the exploits and adventures of the Tempest Adventuring Guild, now a famous and established guild working for the League of Adventurer's out of the bustling merchant city of Oxenfurt. With the Giant clans now returning to Nostea following the events of the Tyranny of Dragons campaign, the world is entering a time of great change and upheaval.

## The Cast

### Current Main Cast

* **Owen** as the **Dungeon Maste**r - the narrator, facilitator and creator of the adventure.
* Jared as **Threign** - a **Goliath** of Frost Giant heritage seeking to challenges to prove his might as a **Barbarian**.
* Ally as **Lyra** - an **Eladrin** trapped in the Fey Wilds for months and rediscovering her power as a **Druid**.
* Matt as **Niles** - an **Owlin** scion of a merchant enclave, forging his own destiny as a **Monk**.
* Simon as **Ember** - a **Firbolg** travelling the world to become a **Druid** Grove Master.
* Dave as **Harry** - a travelling **Harengon** merchant hiding his **Rogue** history.

### Past and Guest Cast

* Claire as **Nauthiz** - a **Stoneforged** construct, carved of stone and designed as a **Fighter**.
* Michael as **Tetra** - a **Crystal Genas**i with a fascination of the stars, unique as a **Druid**.
* Jared as **Krasus** - an **Astral Elf** from the flying city of Volis who is learning magic as a **Wizard**.

## Series Overview

The adventures of the Tempest Guild can be summarised in the following chapters and summaries. You can access the full episode list at Episode List - Return of the Giants.

### **Chapter 1 - Awakened**

With the Giants now returning to Nostea, constructs and devices all across the world begin to awaken. Having been brought together as part of a new team working under the Tempest Adventuring Guild, Niles, Nauthiz, Tetra, Krasus and Lyra are dispatched to the nearby settlement of Laspire. Reports from the town had indicated a Hill Giant fort had flown overhead, accompanied by tremors under the town. Requests for updates went unanswered however, so the Tempest Guild were enlisted to investigate. The team travelled to the town to find it overrun with clockwork constructs resembling giant ants, spiders and scorpions, all emerging from a large sphere in the centre of town that seemed to have been recently excavated. The town itself was in disarray, the constructs seemingly in the process of dismantling the town and using the resources to power the sphere.

Outside the town the group ran into a travelling Harengon merchant called Harry, who was also looking for the Hill Giants having decided to be the first to open trade negotiations with them. Deciding to search for survivors, the group first explored an old church and found themselves facing off against the constructs. Surviving the ambush mostly unscathed they next headed for the nearby tavern, finding it seemingly empty of constructs. Inside the ran across a survivor, a librarian called Nomu, who was able to shed some light on what had been happening the last few days. After the giant fort had flown overhead, the residents began to discover tunnels throughout the town, freshly dug and leading deep into the earth. Not long after the constructs began to pour from inside, initially not hostile, but once the town guard attacked they soon began to kill any resident they came across. Deciding the town was no longer safe the villagers fled into the nearby woods, but no word of them had come back since.