Fundraiser Arc

## The Fundraiser Arc

The Fundraiser Arc began in 1490DR and ended in 1492DR in The Sword Coast of Faerun

The Kids with the assistance of The Older Kids uncovered a plot by a group of entities that were Vestiges of forgotten dark gods that had escaped from their prison in the Amber Temple of Barovia

The Dusk Lord using his Lieutenants; The Dark Ranger and Vaund the Evasive corrdinated the efforts of Fekre, Yog, The Ice Vestige, to create emergencies for cities and then provide the 'Solution' to the emergencies they created to extort massive amounts of gold

The Ice Vestige (Confirmed: a White Dragon) attacked the town of Luskan and lowered the ambient temperature of the region enough to create a massive humanitarian emergency (similar to just being in Icewind Dale). Luskan refusing to ask for help tried to hold out, but eventually paid for the aid of the Silver Knights of the Dusk to come remove the Dragon.

a "Fight" broke out between The Dusk Knights and the dragon, but no casualties were witnessed and nobody ever saw the body of the dragon, but things in Luskan went back to normal afterwards.

The Kids snuck into Luskan in the aftermath and witnessed The Silver Knights of the Dusk up close, realizing they were significantly taller than normal people of their races - altered magically. They left without incident.

Yog the Invincible built a mercenary company up named The Golden Shield, handling minor skirmishes including the Displaced Trolls from the High Moors, Orcish Invasions, and general monster slaying.

The Golden Shield had a questionably high mortality rate during its operations, but losses were reimbursed by the contract requester, usually to the benefit of Yog. Because of this Yog offered exceptionally high pay rates to his mercenaries and attracted the best sellswords of the region, but the actual percentage of men actually ending up being paid was very low.

The Vestige Fekre, Queen of Poxes - Started spreading an undead plague near Flint Rock in the Evermoors, causing the towns of Yartar, Triboar, Phandalin and Longsaddle to become completely decimated by plagues and rise as Undead, this army amassed outside the town of Phandalin and marched on Neverwinter

During this time, Fizz and Rotankhan traveled to the Amber Temple in Barovia to see if that was were the Vestiges originated, they returned with a loose idea of how to imprison them, and Exanther the Lich. Not Sure'Yet, with some assistance by Fizz researched a way to create the Amber Prison Orbs in the Libraries of Neverwinter's Cloak Tower.

The Dusk Lord and Vaund the Evasive were seen meeting with Fekre in Neverwinter Wood on the eve of the Siege of Neverwinter

During the Siege of Neverwinter, Fekre was imprisoned in an Amber Prison Orb

Dagult Neverember rewarded The Kids with a Landgrant, a large amount of gold, and a sizable amount of magical items.

During the Fekre Plague March Yog sold his services to the city of Neverwinter for a sum of 400 thousand gold in preparation for the Siege of Neverwinter, leading over 2 thousand men to their deaths. Yog, paid in advance, disappeared quickly in the aftermath and headed north to a Farm on the coast a day north of Neverwinter with his remaining forces, including The French Lizard. The family whom owned the farm had been brutally massacred, and The Golden Shield had been using their property as a staging ground. The French Lizard, now in trouble, used Sending to send The Kids his location, before being incapacitated.

The Kids with the help of Kai, Fizz, and Rotankhan ambushed the camp after witnessing Vaund the Evasive with Seriach, the Hell Hound Whisperer leaving with the gold payment from Neverwinter and a Squad of Silver Knights of the Dusk, After eliminating all of his guards, The Kids managed to take down Yog, and imprison him inside of an Amber Prison Orb

There was a Galleon docked, and the crew had been bound and gagged, and while The Kids were freeing them they were ambushed by The Dark Ranger. Aerial and Rotankhan were shot with Shadow Arrows, and they embarked on the Galleon to escape.

The Dark Ranger executed any survivors at the farm, and the deaths of everyone in The Golden Company were blamed on The Kids causing them to become wanted in the entire north of Faerun for the Murder of the "Saviors of Neverwinter".

Meanwhile, because of the Freezing of Luskan, the Decimation of the North, and murders of farmers in the Waterdeep region, Waterdeep started to burn through its food stores and a Famine began in Waterdeep, the city stores soon depleted and the people were unable to find things to eat.

The Dusk Lord used the wealth amassed by Yog to start a hearts and minds campaign to win over the masses of Waterdeep in an attempt to get onto the Masked Lords of Waterdeep in a bid to take over the city - Providing free food to the masses and healing for the wounded. The massive influx of refugees from battered Neverwinter and those escaping a Serial Killer in Baldur's Gate witnessed the welcoming arms of the Silver Knights of the Dusk and started to Revere The Dusk Lord as a savior - The plan was working.

Sightings of Vestiges in the north dropped to Zero, and the Church of Helm soon wanted to know more about the upstart order of knights that just appeared in the region, and sent word to Ral to come meet with them, even though he was a wanted criminal. Convinced he hadnt commited the crimes he was accused of, but still wanting to keep an eye on him, the Church of Helm appointed Chaddington "Kyle" Junkeon II as Ral's Squire and issued him orders to find out what was happening with the Silver Knights of the Dusk within Waterdeep

The Kids smuggled themselves away on their newly refurbished Galleon and entered the City of Waterdeep to investigate, which led into the Dragon Heist Arc