Queen Adalhard's Caravan

—Lady Adalhard's Most Gracious Summons to Investigate the Perfidious Lord Isolda

### Notable Members

Viscount Edrich Von Gutenheim, Magnus Brock, Barron Ormauve, Breadán Casta, Captain Henry Morgan

**Queen Adalhard's Caravan** is a caravan of adventurers, mercenaries, soldiers, scholars, and merchants formed by (then-Lady) Adalhard in response to the undead invasion of her lands. Since then, it has travelled at her behest, settling a dispute between the Dwarven clans of Arbeth and Tegerron and acquiring the Journal of Jack Ketch from pirates before finding itself at the forefront of the Invasion of the Pale Elves.

## History

The Caravan was formed by Lady Adalhard in Å-620 through a call for anyone who could cast spells or use weapons with the promise of money. The caravan fought back the undead army invading Adalhard's lands in two major conflicts, once almost immediately after formation, the second months later at the siege of Adalhard Manor itself. During this siege, members of the caravan first made contact with the Kenku and Naga through a ritual.

After killing the necromancer responsible for the army, the Caravan remained in service to Lady Adalhard and was sent to arbitrate a dispute on her lands between the dwarven clans Arbeth and Tegerron over the disappearance of one of the brides for a planned wedding. After negotiations failed, the Caravan oversaw a Hivernum between the two clans, before repelling the unexplained assault by Tegerron that followed. Members of the Caravan also developed Ritual Portalism during this time and sent a small group back to the Kenku via ritual circle. Also during this time, members of the caravan were polled and elected Lady Adalhard as Queen.

The Caravan later travelled to Pirate's Cove in search of the Journal of Jack Ketch. In pursuit of this, some members temporarily joined a number of pirate crews which later clashed. The Journal was successfully recovered, and the group sent to investigate the Kenku rejoined the caravan having discovered new evidence.

Remaining at Pirate's Cove under siege from undead pirates, the Caravan eventually found itself the first line of defence against another invasion from the Mortuus Arvum, this time by Pale Elves. After rescuing Jack Ketch from the Arvum only to be attacked by him and his crew, the Caravan was forced into a decisive battle with the Elves at Boggy Bottom Swamp, during which a large number of its members were captured and the group forced to retreat.

Since the Siege of Adalhard Manor, the caravan has made sporadic contact with the sword Sorrowfall, which is currently bonded to one of its members, Amanita of Dark Hollow. Attempts to contain or destroy it have proven fruitless.

## Membership

*See also: List of tradespeople and specialists in Queen Adalhard's Caravan*

The membership of the caravan has changed over time, varying in number from 100-150. Several organisations have representatives within the Caravan, including the Guild of History, the Wyldwood Company, the Collective of United Archaean Clinicians and Surgeons (CUACS), the East Archaean Trading and Mercantile Enterprise (EATME), the Queen's Own Dragoon Guards, and the Order of the Winged Lion. The Caravan also contains a high number of Fext.

Members of the caravan include soldiers, mercenaries, scholars, law wardens, merchants, and adventurers. Many notable individuals are members of the caravan, including Viscount Edrich Von Gutenheim and Grand High Artificer Magnus Brock.