The Great Gaenrun Caper Campaign

The **"Great Gaenrun Caper" Campaign** is a 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Campaign set in Gaenrun, a capitalistic nation in which individuals must purchase citizenship and rights from the government.

## Party

* **Ara Dordove**, Tiefling Bard - Played by Kristen
* **G'aetan T'aire**, Human (Halfling Heritage) Rogue/Cleric - Played by Nick
* **Symania Alvendor**, Elf Warlock - Played by Alison
* **Morgun Magnusson**, Oread Fighter - Played by Wyatt (Joined 1x02)

### Recurring Cast

* **Dr. Sweet**, Aarockocra Paladin - Played by Tyler (Sessions 1x02-1x03; 1x13)

## Setting

The Great Gaenrun Caper is set in a dungeonpunk setting predominantly taking place in The Nation of Gaenrun. Gaenrun was founded less than a century ago but has prospered into a eclectic set of city-states.

The origins of Gaenrun began with a trade relationship between the five Dwarven Cities of Plyheller and the elven kingdom of Jashtyr, who had come into contact for the first time after a band of Elven explorers traveled far west to find the Dwarven natives. The pair developed an extensive trading route through the Cobalt Pass, an expansive mountain range that bisected the continent and made previous interaction between the two civilizations difficult.

Work ethic and trade became core foundations of the early coalition settlements, a series of cities build along the Cobalt Pass that experienced rapid growth from the newfound goods and services. These cities became technological marvels after the once tribal Gnomes of the Forest offered their vast knowledge of crafting to the fledgling nation.

The Dwarves, Elves, and Gnomes banded together to form the Ysgrif Alliance which would become the ruling body of Gaenrun. Combining the arcane magic of the Elves, the resources of the Dwarves, and the technological prowess of the Gnomes, the city of Gaenrun became their capital, powered by advanced steam-machines. Emphasizing the idea of earning one's keep, the Ysgrif Alliance enacted strict laws regarding citizenship, requiring citizens to purchase not only the privilege of being considered a citizen, but also requiring civil liberties such as the right to property to be purchased separately.

Their system worked and their territory expanded across the entirety of the northern half of the continent, engulfing the small nation of Markham and forcing them under their banner due to their egregious toll prices which prevented Markham's residents from leaving.

Yet still, they sought further expansion and saw the Cobalt Pass as an obstacle. Many of the races living on the mountain were hostile to the outsiders and often attacked trading caravans. Worse, they were sitting on vast resources that the Ysgrif Alliance coveted. This culminated in the Siege of Last Mount, a bloody battle in which the mountains were destroyed along with most of it's inhabitants. After the battle, one mountain stood, which became a massive research facility known as Last Mount.

18 years after the Siege, the nation has become a marvel of industry, with compiling innovations snowballing into an advanced society. At some unknown time, a magnificent airship the size of a city appeared in the sky. Syml'baug was a home for the most elite members of Gaenrun society and floated above all, as a symbol of how far one can go in the nation. Almost nothing is known about Syml'baug, as the city likes to keep secret about what's inside to ignite the imaginations of those dreaming for a greater life.

## **Triv**ia

* The Great Gaenrun Caper is the first campaign outside of the player's **Pathinder setting.**
	+ With Session 13, The Great Gaenrun Caper has surpassed the longest running Pathinder campaign, **The Salty Tickler Campaign**.
* The campaign has some overlap with the **Hunt for the Man Bat** campaign, though the two are separate canonically.
	+ Morgun and Amadeus were both characters from that campaign that were imported to this new setting.
* The campaign has been on hiatus since 2020, though the DM is interested in revisiting this world in the future.