Adventuring Party

The **Adventuring Party** is a band of adventurers that travel the world of Risus.

## Members

* Levarius - 9th level Half-Elf Sorceror/Bard
* Langen Tisoff - 9th level Aasimar Fighter/Cleric
* Estinian - 9th level Human Rogue
* Sovelis - 9th level Elf Wizard
* Tater - 9th level Warforged Paladin
* Sorella - 9th Tiefling Ranger/Cleric
* Oz - (Old Character)

## Goals

Throughout the campaign, the Adventuring Party has concerned themselves with the god Cairn, attempting to destroy him and his followers.

## History

### Chapter 1 - Berem

The Party first met each other in the forests of Berem.

### Chapter 3 - Khazam

The party arrived in the desert where Khazam was rumored to be via boat from Berem. Their travels through the desert led them into several encounters with a school of Cephalose and a great dust storm that was surrounding Khazam. They eventually made it into the city, whereupon they were asked to hand over their weapons, as they were not citizens.

In the city, the party learned that Khazam could no longer move as one of it's legs had been stolen by a elemental and that a Djin was responsible for the dust storm that surrounded the city. They travelled to Tier 2 and met with the librarian Bellanora at the Library. The party agrees to perform a mission for her; find information on the great orc D'Molith.

In an attempt to become in good standing the the city, the party undertook the task of defeating the elemental and succeeded. Their efforts did not go unnoticed within Tier 1, as they party was then approached by a human named Amon, who requested that the party defeat a necromancer who had been dwelling in a save outside the town.

The party then began planning their assault on the Djin. Their plans were put on hold as their help was requested within town. An apartment building had caught fire with residents still trapped inside. The party helped with the rescue efforts and were also aided by Amon.

With plans laid, the Adventuring Party set out to the last known location of the Djin. They arrived at an oasis in the desert, but were ambushed by a Piranna Plant. After defeating it, the Djin appeared. A battle did not ensue though, as the party learned that the Djin had been trapped by Carin and could not leave. He informed the party that Cairn had been cast down to the demon level by the Creator, but has slowly been gaining power. During the conversation, the party noticed an old man walking towards them, well-dressed by disgusting in appearance. It was Cairn in human form. A battle ensued between the party and Cairn, but the party was not strong enough to defeat him. Just as Cairn was delivering the final blow on the party, time appeared to freeze. A hazy figure appeared and struck Cairn, causing a large shatter to be heard and Cairn to vanish.

When the party returned to Khazam, they discovered it had begun moving. As a reward, Bellanora made the Adventuring Party 1st-tier citizens of Khazam and gifted each member their own apartment in one of the four districts.

As the party members were getting settled in as citizen, word spread of the upcoming Tournament. During this time, members of the party also learned that their friend Amon was planning an attack on Tier 2 during the tournament. It would be revealed after that most of the party members had informed the Tier 2 authorities of this plan.

Each member of the party managed to secure a sponsorship into the tournament to fight for their own district. At the beginning of the tournament, the party met Kellen who would be fighting with them. The party members did very well in the tournament and the final battle was featured Levarius and Sovelius versus last year's champion, an half-orc from the Fire District.

But just as the battle was ending, a large explosion was heard; Amon has gone through with his attack and had broken down the barriers into Tier 2, armed with a mob of people, both alive and undead. The party immediately sprang to action, chasing after Amon as he began to make his way from Tier 2 into Tier 3. Outside the barrier into Tier 3, the party caught up to Amon. Before they could attack, the barrier opened and out came an old man with several Cityguards. The man summoned four golden dragons and began to attack Amon and his followers. A battle broke out during which Estinian had seemingly sided with Amon, while the rest of the party attempted to stop Amon. But, the old man and his guards were defeated and the barrier into Tier 3 left open. Amon attempted to make his way over to the barrier, but the party tried to prevent him from doing so. During the fight, a loud creak was heard and everyone suddenly found themselves in free fall. One of the legs holding up Khazam had given out and the city began to fall. As it crashed to the ground below, the Party somehow managed to survive, along with Amon, who was knocked unconscious, but quickly killed by the Party.

### Chapter 4 - Greshit

With the city of Khazam in a ruined state, the Party decided it was best to move on. On the advice of their friend Kellen, they travelled to the port-town of Greshit, via a caravanner by the name of Marcus, who agreed for passage in return for defense along the way.

When they arrived in town, they heard news of a sea monster that had been ravaging the lake afar from the port. The party agreed, after meeting Captain Sheela, to pursue the sea monster and in addition help save Sheela's father, whose ship was attacked by the monster. Enroute, the ship was attacked by a water elemental and forced to dock at the nearby lighthouse to make repairs. On land, the party decided to explore the lighthouse, but was ambushed by eel folk living inside the lighthouse. It was discovered that the eel folk were holding a prisoner captive atop the lighthouse, who held the power to summon water elementals.

The party then discovered a trapdoor leading into an underwater cavern system, containing a large stone structure. Inside, the party found a group of sailors, including Sheela's father. They told the party that they were taken hostage but their ship remained in the water. Sheela's father then died, and the party discovered there were more eel folk in the building, as well as a mage who took the power to summon the water elementals. The party quickly cleared the area and found Sheela's father ship.

The ship was returned to Sheela, but as a kind gesture she gifted the ship to the adventuring party. Levarius was named the captain of the ship and the ship renamed to the Tempor Crucis. Sheela's old ship hand, Rigger, also agreed to join the ship and teach the party the ways of sailing. It was then agreed upon that the ship was to be given an extensive 200 gold restoration, to get it back up to working order.

During this time, Tator received an internal message. The message warned of a world reset that was to occur in 84 days, with the source of the reset being in the Montem Mountains. In haste, the party agreed to travel to the Montem Mountains as quickly as possible and set sail the next day. The party was to travel to the Port of Ignis Montem, then make their way up the mountain range, with stops along the way for rations.

The first leg of the party's journey was slow and the group found themselves needing to dock in the portside town of Kept. The town appeared normal at first, but it was quickly discovered that the town was inhabitant by humanoids who were not alive. The party found a little girl, who was able to lead them to a trapdoor within a cavern. The party discovered a stone heart inside the cavern with a wooden spike within it. Working together, the party was able to remove the spike, causing the stone heart to begin beating once again, with approval from the town's occupants. Before setting sail from Kept, Tator received another internal message, the reset had been pushed back several weeks.

The second leg of the journey was a trip to Nal-was, further west along the coast, however the going was tough due to unpredictable winds. It was found out later that Sovelis had been altering the winds in an attempt to steer the boat to Flower Island, a remote island in the middle of the bay. After much back and forth and the use of quicksilver on the boat's hull, the boat crash landed west of Nal-wus. The Tempor Crucis was beached and in need of repairs again. A search team consisting of party members headed out to the nearest town, R-Gar.

The party members discovered that the town of R-Gar was inhabited by red goblins, who spoke Common, but were in the middle of a battle against their counterparts across the bay; blue goblins in B-Gab. In an effort of diplomacy, the party members struck up a deal with R-Gar's leader Rogu. They agreed to help R-Gar defeat B-Gab in exchange for a ship repair crew of goblins to help free the Tempor Crucis.

Across the bay the party travelled and made landfall on a small island, halfway between R-Gar and B-Gab, where a trapdoor was discovered. The party explored the trapdoor and found a long cavern underneath, that had been trapped. After some exploring, the party discovered that the cavern was in fact a workshop for two orc scientists, who had begun living there as a result of being hunted by the goblins above. The scientists revealed to the party an invention of theirs, a smoke screen. But, talks deteriorated and the scientists escaped.

After surfacing, the party made their way to B-Gab, where they discovered that its blue goblin inhabitants did not speak Common, but were versed in ship-building. Efforts by Estinian, Levarius and Tator were made in an attempt to communicate with their leader, Boku, with some success. Levarius was able to convince Boku to return to the Tempor Crucis with him, via the group's crystal transport and begin repairing the ship. However, after Levarius and Estinian returned to the ship, it was discovered that Tator single-handedly killed all of the blue goblins in B-Gab, with the exception of a female blue goblin named Bluette, who also returned to the ship.

With B-Gab seemingly defeated, workers from R-Gar including Rogu agreed to return to the Tempor Crucis. Conflict arose quickly though, when it was discovered by the red goblins that Boku was also working on the ship. Rogu attempted to attack Boku, but was killed by Levarius. The remaining red goblin, an apprentice named Romino, was taken captive by the party as punishment and forced to work with Boku and act as a translator. During this time, the boat had been repaired by Boku and was ready to set sail, with Bluette also deciding to come along as well. Just before setting off, Tator once again received an internal message. This time however, Tator was informed that the reset have moved forward, with only 21 days remaining.

Shortly before setting off, Langen discovered that doing acts of good resulted in the reset countdown increasing in time. Supplies had also dropped to low levels during their adventures with the goblins. Thus, the decision to visit Nal-was, enroute to Flower Island then the Port of Ignis Montem, was made.

The party set off in favorable conditions and made it to the troll town of Nal-was. While searching for food, the party discovered that the trolls worshipped a hobgoblin god by the name of T'. A local merchant had informed them that they had arrived on the day of offering for T', where the custom was to offer material items, and all stores are closed. In return, the next day, T' would reward those who offered. The party participated in the tradition, offering items and in the case of Sovelis, himself. A plan was also crafted by Langen to use an endless liquid vial to offer a substantial donation. A lively night celebration followed in celebration and preparation for the coming of gifts. The next day, as told, the party members received unique items and Sovelis was returned. Food and water supplies were also purchased and the party prepared to set off for Flower Island, the reset counter had moved to 17 days.

### Chapter 5 - Flower Island

The party set sail northwards. During their voyage, they were sidetracked by a marine assault. Pirates had attacked a local vessel and the party intervened. Upon defeating and sinking the pirate ship after a brief battle, it was discovered that skeletons inhabited the pirate ship. The party returned to their northern journey and reached Flower Island. However, the island consisted of a high plateau surrounded by a steep cliff that surrounded the entire island, making the journey to the top difficult. It was Tator who managed to climb to the top and place a teleport crystal, allowing the entire party to join him atop Flower Island.

The weather and landscape atop the island has changed to sunny and fields. The party noticed in the distance a large stone structure, followed by the sounding of bells. After a day's travel, then discovered a walled town, however with no inhabitants. After more searching, Levarius and Tator found a church, with many lizard-like creatures inside and what appeared to be their leader. They devised a way to enter and after the lizard-folk had left, went inside to introduce themselves. Their leader introduced herself as Braghid, Saint of Mercy for Flower Island. She welcomed the party and told them that the residents of Flower Island are chameleon-folk, able to camouflage themselves when need be. The residents were friendly to the party and explained that they don't receive many visitors that often. The party later learned that the Old Gods had placed a curse on her, forcing her to be merciful, but not before the gods themselves were removed from the island.

As the party explored the island, they discovered oddly shaped triangular symbols in a variety of places. Tator and Levarius found a few at various spots in the large manor located near the outskirts of the town and Sovelis, Langen and Estinian had found a few on several bracelets, which were in the possession of the town's blacksmith, as well as symbols on the church altar. Wearing said bracelets prevented the user from performing hostile actions and the party discovered that they were symbols of the Old Gods. While staking out the manor during the night, Levarius also discovered that several chameleons were meeting secretly in the cellar of the manor.

The party decided as a group to see what powers the bracelets had. That same night, they approached the church altar and placed several bracelets on the symbols there. Adding more and more they did, until a large shaking force began. A lightning elemental had been summoned and proceeded to attack the party. Despite attempts to destroy it, Langen, Estinian and Levarius all perished during the fight. The elemental retreated, after which, the three of them were revived. Braghid then arrived and explained that the party had apparently summoned evil forces from the Old God Dayaus

The investigation into the Old Gods continued and the party, after discussing further with the blacksmith, learned of a buried mask. When unearthed, it was found that the mask was that was inhabited by an Old God named Aeroes. Sovelis inadvertently summoned Aeroes when he put the mask on. Through Sovelis, the Old God explained that he was the God of Love and War, and opposed Braghid's rule of no free will on Flower Island. The party was now left with a decision, side with Braghid who's rule meant that the inhabitants of Flower Island would live powerless of thought, or side with Aeroes, who could restore free will, at whatever cost that amounted to.

The party chose Aeroes and when Braghid was informed of this, a battle ensued that resulted in the defeat of Braghid and the restoration of free will to Flower Island. The battle was not without cost though. Levarius was heroically slain during the battle. When Langen attempted to restore his life, a freak accident occurred, causing Levarius' soul to separate from his body and latch onto the body of Langen's. Both Langen and Levarius' souls now occupy his body.

The party's goal had still remained unaccomplished, despite their adventures on Flower Island. The reset was still counting down and the party decided to make a direct trip to Ignis Montem now.

### Chapter 6 - Port of Ignis Montem

The party sailed towards Ignis Montem. As the ship sailed, Estinian from the crow's nest of the Tempor Crucis, spotted three ships in the distance. As they got closer, Rigger informed the party that one of the boats was a large trading vessel from the Ignis Montem Navy, accompanied by two escort ships. The party decided to signal to the vessel that they were not foes and wished to escort the vessel as well. As the Tempor Crucis pulled near the vessel, a Sovelis felt a strong urge, as if something of his was aboard the ship. A figure on the ship spoke out, he introduced himself as Budamis, Liason for the Council of Ignis Montem and invited the party aboard. Sovelis posed as a slavemaster, with the rest of the party acting as his slaves. Budamis told the party that he was an attentant for the great Orc D'molith and had just set sail from Ignis Montem to deliver a gift to him, a cuboid. Sovelis realizes that the cube is what he was attracted to and, during dinner with Budamis, asks to touch the cube. He does so but to no effect. The others on the vessel also appear to have an implant on either their heads or necks of electrum. Budamis explains that they are his slaves, controlled through the pieces of electrum he possesses. The party then return to the Tempor Crucis and continue sailing towards Ignis Montem.

Closer to the port of Ignis Montem, the crew spots three large dreadnaught class vessels, flying unfamiliar flags. As the party observes, they noticed smaller ships being deployed from them and zooming towards the Port of Ignis Montem. Some made it through, while others were seemingly fired upon by large guns situated on land. The party takes their chances and sails through towards the port. As they approach the docks, a large rumbling is heard from beneath the sea. Suddenly, a large sea kraken emerged from the water and made its way towards the ship. With one of its tentacles, it grabbed Sovelis. The letters "Cookie" could be seen written on the beast. In a moment of intelligence, Sovelis removed a bit of fat from his bag and gave it to the creature; this seemed to satisfy it and the Tempor Crucis was allowed to pass to the port.

Upon docking, Levarius and Estinian reveal that in order to gain access to Ignis Montem proper, one must receive permission from one of the various Minsters. Estinian informs the party that Madonte, the Minister of the Port, would be the party's best bet. A centaur named Oro guards the entrance to the port town and allows the party to enter, on the basis of visiting for pleasure. In the port town, the party notice that all inhabitants appear to have a piece of electrum affixed to their foreheads, including Oro. After speaking with a few locals, the party is pointed towards the house of Madonte.

Madonte's house was unlocked when the party arrived and they enter, upon which they noticed several undead creatures, in a large courtyard. On one side of the courtyard sat Madonte, surrounded by undead . The party speak with Madonte and learn that he controls these creatures. He also informs the party that a slave competition is coming up, one from which Madonte has been barred from, after inappropriate actions. He is looking to sponsor a party for the competition. The party must find their own slave or use one of Madonte's, who reveals that he possesses a special slave with a unique item; a doll that can transfer people's souls to the slave. Madonte also knows about the dreadnaught ships in the harbour and wishes to get rid of them.

Before the party leaves, Langen explains to Madonte how the soul of Levarius lives incorporeally inside his own body and asks for anything can be done to fix this. Madonte says that it will be tough, but for the time being, he can transfer the soul of Levarius into a wooden figure he has. Madonte does so successfully, ending Levarius' occupation of Langen's body. Levarius, in the wooden flesh now, presents himself proper as the Ambassador-at-Large for Mattenome, and wishes to access the city of Ignis Montem. Madonte agrees to provide Levarius with a letter granting access to the pits for the day of the comptetion.

On the first day of the tournament, the party learned that they would be fighting a Half-Orc slave. Levarius was designated as the slave for the battle, with Sovelis as the master. The fight commenced, but the party was blindsided by an attack on Sovelis by the opposing slave master's helpers, that caused him to lose mental control. Despite going down to the wire, Levarius could not defeat the Half-Orc and the first match was lost.

After the battle, Madonte presented the party with a chest full of items to aid in their next battles. In the downtime that followed between matches, Estinian managed to find out more information about their potential opponents for the upcoming matches. One was an individual who possessed a iron sarcophogas, another was a group of necromancer cultists of Cairn. Levarius decided to use his downtime to draw attention to the upcoming match, advertising it in a unique way by utilising movable clouds to re-enact the match.

On the day of the second match, the party's downtime efforts came to fruition. Crowds of slaves and masters alike had gathered to watch the party's match, with a day-off being given to all. For the match, Levarius remained the slave, with Langen taking over master duties and Sovelis and Estinian keeping an eye out for anything suspicious. Their opponent was the man with the sarcophogas, which he held. A large iron coffin faced Levarius in the fighting pit. The match began and quickly turned. The slave master has cast a large fog cloud, blocking out the view of all except those within the pit. A large mummy-like creature then emerged from the coffin, in addition to a swarm of insects. The fog proved beneficial to the party however, as all members could now participate in the fight. The mummy creature was quickly dispatched by Levarius, powered by a set of giant's fists and a potion of stone giant strength provided by Madonte. The insect swarm however proved tough and indispatchable, as the party found out. Eventually, the party realized that closing the coffin would end the swarm. The battle had ended but the slave master lay dead as well; something frowened upon in the tournament. Some quick thinking by Sovelis though managed to convince the crowd that his death was not related to the battle. The party had won their first match and were on to the next round.

After two more successful flights, the first of which nearly resulted in a disqualification after Langen, acting as master, entered the area, and the last which featured an insta-kill by Estinian against an old man, the party found themselves in the final round. All were present for the fight, including the Queen. The party was up against an individual known as the Ace of Ignis Montem, who acted as both the slave and the master and used no support. After a tough battle that featured all members, the party emerged victorious. After the battle, Levarius flew up to the Queen and proclaimed himself as Rhyabilis, true heir to Ignis Montem. The Queen, angered, acted quickly, killing the entire party.

### Chapter 7 - The City of Ignis Montem

The party members awake in spirit form, without material bodies, somewhere deep under Ignis Montem. Only Langen resembles having a body; the rest of the part appears whisp-like, and Levarius is convinced that he is still alive. The party appears inside a room, with a yellow creature at the centre of it. The creature tells the party that it's master is present here, but guarded by champions, and that the only way to enter the room is to make it to the other side, without being attacked. After several attempts, the party succeedes and moves on.

In the next room, a stone sphinx is present, holding a tablet at its chest. A riddle is presented to the party, where each member hears a different part of it. As spirits, the party must summon items and in the correct order, in order to advance to the next room. The party succeeds, after clever work by Langen and Sovelis. In the next room sits a golem, who also presents the party with a numerical puzzle, which the party completes.

In the final room, the party seems what appears to be Levarius, chained up and surrounded by a creature. The party recognizes this creature as an Oomo, the creatures each party member saw in their dreams prior to entering the Port of Ignis Montem. The creature informs the party that his master is Rhyabilis, and can only be freed if the black creatures in the next room are killed. The party, willing to help, enters the side room one by one. When the do, they spot their material bodies on the floor and are absorbed into them. The black creatures, which are invisible, being attacking the party. Despite efforts, the party struggles and attempts to flee. Estinian and Levarius manage to escape, while Langen falls.

With things looking grim, Levarius attempts to move closer to the chained Rhyabilis and is sucked into him. Rhyabilis, feeling empowered by Levarius but still chained, is able to destroy the invisible creatures. Levarius is returned to the party and a passageway opens, leading upwards to the city of Ignis Montem. Prior to leaving, Levarius informs the party that the Queen, angered by the party's actions at the tournament, has wiped the entire city's memory and recollection of the party, including their tournament victory. No one knows who they are within the city.

The city of Ignis Montem is a large metropolis, the party discovers, with a large population. About half of its inhabitants have pieces of electrum embedded in their foreheads, while half do not. The party recounts their main goals: getting to the Montem Mountains before the reset occurs and rooting out anything Cairn-related. The party heads to the temple area of the city and inside, notices a large statue. After asking around, the locals inform them that this is the only son of Queen, Price Silus. The party recognizes this as the individual who they fought in the final battle of the Tournament. When asked, the locals tell the party that Silus again won this year's tournament. After leaving the temple, the party witnesses an assault: two orc-slaves attack a halfing-slave. As the fighting happens, the party sees from the sky, Price Silus himself, fly down and strike down the orcs, before leaving again, much to the citizens delight.

The party then looks around the town for a place to stay. Levarius, attemping to capitalize on his diplomat status, seeks a room at a fancy hotel, but is denied after not realizing that the currency of choice in Ignis Montem is electrum pieces. During this, it is discovered that Sovelis had been attacked by a pack of children and robbed, but in retaliation, Sovelis has killed them, resulting in a warrant for his arrest.

While roaming the city, a church of Cairn is found outside which sits a statue of paladin. The interior of the church contains a large statue of an unlidded pot and very few entrances/exits.

A place above a bar is found and the party managed to strike a deal with the bartender. When asked about the Montem Mountains, the bartender told them that they are the site of a ritual that is performed every 15 years; the next rendition which is set to occur in 19 days, coinciding with the reset day. The party decides to investigate the mountain range prior to the ritual immediately and locates a sherpa service. After some insight, a proper sherpa is hired.

At the top of the mountain, the party notices steam rising from the top of the mountain, hinting that it could be an active volcano. Before the party could investigate further, they are ambushed by a rogue sherpa and two half-giants. After some struggle, the enemies are quickly defeated, but in the process Langen had disappeared, after attempting to use a teleporting crystal to get back to Ignis Montem. Growing worried about Langen's whereabouts, the party follows suit, after sending their sherpa back home with Sovelis. However, instead of teleporting to their room, they find themselves in a caged room.

Estinian and Levarius realize that they are in an evidence room, at the police headquarters of Ignis Montem. Due to some quick thinking by Estinian, in which he convinced the kobold head officer named Luk that he was a head investigator who was reviewing the department, along with his slave Levarius. Estinian and Levarius are removed from the locker. Luk informs them that an individual named Langen is being held for two counts of murder, after entering a home and killing two children.

Under Estinian's guise, he and Levarius are able to talk with the spirit form of Langen, who tells them that someone took the teleporting crystal and brought it to a basement. When Langen teleported to it, he was approached by two individuals and attacked them out of self-defense. A trial is set for Langen and while Estinian and Langen discuss the details of it, Levarius steps away to look for the teleporting crystal. He is brought by Luk to a large stone room, whose stones have innate properties of anti-magic. Inside the room, Levarius spots the crystal as well as a man with scales, chained to a wall. Levarius speaks to the man, who says his name is Aelex, last follower of the Tiur, god of knowledge, truth and facts. After a conversation, Levarius agrees to free Aelex, by charming the kobold guard, drinking a strength potion, and breaking the chains off the stone. Levarius pockets the teleporting crystal and gives Aelex some gold. The two walk out of the room and Levarius polymorphs Aelex into a bird, instructing him to hide outside until the spell finishes.

The trial of Langen is tense, with victim statements and witnesses. Langen's body is not present, but his spirit is, occupying a doll-like figurine. The judge, named Caleb, does not seem bothered by the fact that murder occurred; he appears only concerned as to if the souls can be brought back. After back and forth deliberation, during which Langen confesses his ability to harvest souls, Judge Caleb deems Langen a "rotator" and, since the souls in theory could be returned, Langen is given a fine of 6 electrum pieces, which will release him when paid.