Arc I: Wild Grief

## Arc I Characters:

* Captain Eugene Swampass [He/Him] (Played by Reagan - He/Him) - A Shadar-Kai Swashbuckler Rogue. He is the captain of his ship, *The Riptide*, along with his crew and his first mate Andromeda, a Fire Genasi woman whom Eugene would grow to have feelings for. He escaped the Shadowfell in an attempt to live free, and found his way to The Material Plane. He found a love for the seas and quickly joined a pirate crew, going up the ranks until he was the captain of his own ship. The name he gave himself as captain (truly unfortunate) is a testament to his desire for freedom. Once learning of the time loop, he shares his findings with others in order to stop it.

* Ronnie Duff [He/Him] (Played by Evan - He/Him) - A Human Oath of the Crown Paladin. Ronnie Duff comes from a long line of Kingsguards, with his father Johnny Duff being the bodyguard of Henric Alaric. Ronnie is the bodyguard for Princess Mirabella Alaric, who is very often ignored by the rest of her family for being the only girl, and admittedly having a bit of a smart mouth. Ronnie is endlessly devoted to the Princess, not just because of the power she grants him, but because of the bond he has formed, begrudgingly so, with the young princess. This bond pushes him forward to stop the time loop alongside Swampass, his devotion being his ultimate motivator.

* Mogali [She/Her] (Played by Kristian - He/Him) - A Tiefling College of Eloquence Bard. Tired of being judged all her life for her Infernal lineage, Mogali wanted to make a name for herself by being the first Tielfing to win the Snowdrop Pageant. She takes the longest to break out of the time loop, as she was so dedicated to her goal that she rarely interacted with the other party members. But once she discovered the horrors of the time loop, she was determined to stop it, believing that she could win the pageant if the time loop was not launching her back to the beginning of the day.

* Cadmus [He/Him] (Played by Gabe - He/Him) - A Bronze Dragonborn Rune Knight Fighter. He comes from the far away Scarred Lands in search of merriment and a good time. Despite being the first, and only, member of the group to remember being in a time loop, he did not go about trying to stop it, instead using the time loop to take advantage of the vendors stalls to create powerful new armor. Though, when propositioned into stopping the time loop, he was also down to fight the Sorceress, as he usually was.

## Arc I Synopsis:

### Session 1: Wild Grief

The players all gather separately for the Festival of the Dawnfather's Rest, held every 5 years in the town of Solaris, in the Kingdom of Hyranor. Swampass came on his own ship, Ronnie Duff escorted the then 16 year old Princess Mirabella Alaric, Cadmus arrived on a transport ship from The Scarred Lands, and Mogali from a nearby village.

Each celebrated the Festival in their own way, though did occasionally meet up, such as when Princess Mirabella, accompanied by Ronnie, and Swampass all met at the vendors stalls and made polite introductions. As the whole group watched the Snowdrop Pageant and saw Mogali progress into the Bloodsport round, Princess Mirabella and Cadmus each placed bets.

Once the Pageant broke for the Dawnfather's ceremony, the group each gathered as they heard the beautiful ceremonial song cut off by a horrific scream. As the scream rang in their ears, they each woke up at the start of their day at the festival. The group was stuck in a time loop, with only Cadmus remembering. The group slowly follows in Cadmus's steps and learns of the time loop. Upon investigation, they learned that a Sky Pirate named Shielle held powerful wild magic within herself and was unknowingly looping the day due to the grief of losing her pet Eirden and friend Tyrinalon, whom she affectionately called "Rin". Her grief was so strong that living the last moments with Rin over and over in her mind was looping the world along with her.

Shielle, after being told she was doing this, consciously made one more loop in order to try and let go, but in the end was unable to, believing that if she could kill the only people who could remember the time loop, then she would be free to experiment over and over again until she was able to find a way to save her only friend.

The group fought back against the grief stricken sky pirate and were able to kill the Eladrin woman, who exploded with Fey energy that unknowingly gave her power and consciousness to Princess Mirabella. The party then went their separate ways, but would always remember their time at the Festivals.

## Arc I Trivia:

* The theme of this Arc is based around grief and loss, and how hard it can be to let go
* Princess Mirabella Alaric appears as an NPC in this arc, but later becomes a player character in Arc III