Session 0 Report- The Call to Adventure

General Summary

Eight individuals met amidst several score others along the West road while fleeing the siege of Lionsmane. While some had previously met, they had never been all together before this moment. As the caravan approached Thornvine, the destination of the throng, the mages from the University sounded the alarm. The Kings' War was upon them, even in the city of the Great University, which had been spared up to this very moment. A goodly innkeeper came out from the Singing Sorcerer to usher the members of the caravan inside and down into an underground series of vaults for protection from the dangers of the war.

As soon as the vault was sealed by mages, the ground shook and an ear-splitting CRACK echoed throughout the man-made cavern. Each of the companions was knocked unconscious. When they came to, they found the luxurious basement-city was well-provisioned, though not terribly entertaining. To pass the time, the companions strengthened their bonds, and irritated each other, over a period of weeks, awaiting an opportunity to emerge. As the sunless days wore on, the vaults began to feel more like a tomb than a safe shelter. On the morning of the thirtieth day, however, a loud rumbling alerted everyone to the door where they had entered a month earlier. While a bright flash, mages from without the chamber opened it using arcane spellcraft. The first mage through the portal bellowed into the cavernous space, "To arms! To arms! All those able-bodied please come and assist us with defending the University!"

Character(s) interacted with

Hector Manesfen, member of the Gold Lions, led the party to Thornvine