Concord of Black Campaign
Setting
Six huntsmen of The Guild descended into the lost valley-Sigelruck, on the trail of wolfmen and their precious fangs. A week later, one emerged. Borne by the boney wings of a dragon, crown wrapped in thorns: Felicien of the Villiers emerged from the mists ere-surrounding Sigelruck leading an army of the undead and more-vile creatures of the night. Another yet escaped the valley. Artyom Ivanov - Professor of Religious Studies and History at the Harlades Academy, happened into Sigelruck on expedition to investigate the Abbey of St. Markovia - and his own blood-relation to it. While in the mists, he recorded how the valley was disjointed in space and time from the remainder of Cordeca, and how it was kept prisoner by the mists and the will of a powerful vampire: Count Strahd von Zarovich. He also saw the rise of Felicien: how the young huntsman’s lust for power compelled him to make a pact with ancient evils, sealed from the world within an icy temple. And he chronicled the subsequent war between Felicien and Strahd, and the heroics of a small group of survivors who descended into the bowels of Castle Ravenloft to end the vampire’s reign forever. The lords of the Harlades heard Professor Ivanov’s warning of the coming danger Felicien posed to the Confederation, considered it credible, and moved to act. But the gears of the Confederation turn slowly. While the lords mustered their conviction and dispatch their scouts, the black cloud of Felicien’s army spilled from the mountain passes. Wattry, Bordy, and the nearby Duchy of Coerberch were all beset by tides of beastmen, who prowled the woods and descended upon towns and cities in the night to slit the sleeping throats of men. Raviernruck was delivered a different and more familiar kind of horror. A necromancer-king leading an army of the undead - thousands strong and dripping with The Harlades Plague - attacked the lowlands of the valley. Each citizen and soldier slain by the horde was reborn as an undead soldier. Eventually, even Raviernruck's citadel would succumb to the tide and cast the lords’ alliance to the corners. The black tide advanced in all directions, driving the unprepared armies of the counts and refugees of citizens before them. A full year would pass before the remnants of the Confederation organized a defense able to halt the advance. By that time, Fontia, Kerseruck, Ellothrond, and major portions of Frisograf and Auborg were all beyond hope.Plot points/Scenes
Campaign Timeline
- 551-06-07
- Cpt. Nesen Redsun and SFC Roric Elmbeam receive their mission briefing from Col. Gerrit Lasonder.
- The party leaves Varkin, Noba, headed for Denebruck, Frisograf.
- 551-06-13
- The party arrives in Denebruck, speaks with Lt. Col. Caesar Musing.
- Sgt. Bic Boyd joins the party.
- 551-06-14
- The party leaves Denebruck, headed for Chalk Ridge Outpost 3 and Graveguest.
- The party arrives at Chalk Ridge Outpost 3 and finds that it has been assaulted by elements of the Concord of Black. They find Lt. Zippe and 9 of his men still alive and rescue them.
- 551-06-16
- Reinforcements from Musing's Company (4th Plt) arrive at Chalk Ridge Outpost 3 and assume the garrison. The Party leaves the outpost, headed for Graveguest.
- The Party is permitted entry into Graveguest and meets its king Haghuc Granitesunderer and a strange woman named Daenaew Presynore.
- 551-06-17
- Haghuc Granitesunderer rejects Noba's offer for an alliance, after conferring with the mountain-spirit of Graveguest.
- Daenaew leaves Graveguest.
- 551-06-20
- A caravan from Graveguest leaves for Gold River by way of the underdark.
- 551-06-23
- The Party arrives at the Gold River Radiantite Mines and helps to liberate them.
- 551-06-24
- The party and dwarven escort are ambushed by Drow from Jaathlenor (House Druidos), who attempt to take some of the dwarves as slaves. The party successfully repells the drow, killing all of their bugbear slaves apart from one. They capture the bugbear - named Kodiak - and take him with them.
- 551-06-25
- The party arrives at Gold River and finds that everyone inside is deep into a sickness caused by Radiantite exposure. They find King Bobick Drakeminer less than receptive to their pleas for help, and to stop using the radiantite, but he agrees to hear the council of his brother - Numul Drakeminer - who went to the Rosenhal to help the humans recover from The Harlades Plague.
- The party leaves immediately for Rosenhal and releases Kodiak from their care. He descends into the surface.
- The Concord of Black causes a solar eclipse, which covers the whole of The Harlade Mountains.
- 551-06-26
- The party fights the undead dragon Deset and saves the life of Numul Drakeminer and several other priests of Moradin at Rosenhal.
- Numul Drakeminer convinces his brother that the party speaks the truth. Gold River joins the fight against the Concord of Black.
- Nesen Redsun messages with Gerrit Lasonder and reports that Gold River has joined them. Lasonder tells him that Noba has decided to stay out of the war entirely and to abort his mission.
- Nesen asks Artyom Ivanov to investigate why Noba has abandoned the war effort, and to pull any information about Jaathlenor.
- 551-06-28
- The party counter-ambushes members of House Druidos outside of Gold River and captures a lowly male named Bael Druidos. They make an agreement with him to assassinate a Piest of Lolth in Jaathlenor to help him advance in his house, in exchange for him helping them get into the Antisolar Institute.
- 551-07-02
- The Party arrive at the banks of Nelrevyn and the drow outpost of Xundssar.
- The Party treats with Lady Seraphina Despana and calls themselves The Bloody Tooth. They pose as independent slavers with slaves to sell at Jaathlenor.
- The Party leaves for Jaathlenor on The Grinning Widow.
- 551-07-04
- The Party arrives at Jaathlenor.
- The Party meets a Drow slave girl named Callipso and plots with her to kill her employer - Riskallus.
- 551-07-05
- Bael gives the Party their mission: to torture and kill a House Alvel torturess named Vaelora, who kill his brother.
- The Party assaults the Riskallus Talent Agency, and kills Riskallus.
- The Party lays an ambush for Vaelora Alvel, and kills her.
- 551-07-06
- The Party leaves Jaathlenor before their luck runs out, booking passage on the House Vae war sloop Shadowseeker.
- 551-07-09
- The Party arrives at Aelinthrae in Ellothrond.
- The Red Dragons (RD) receive a mission from Anias Redsun to treat w/ the green dragon Vilethorn and discover the location of Jicho Deux.
- 551-07-10
- The Party departs Aelinthrae, headed for the occupied Castle Crautenstein.
- The Red Dragons return to Abenruck with the location of Jicho Deux.
- 551-07-12
- The Party assaults Castle Crautenstein.
- They discover the Dream Machine.
- 551-07-13
- The Party recovers the journal of Heinrich Alpenwacht.
- The Party meets the mind of Heinrich Alpenwacht.
- 551-07-15
- The Party returns to Aelinthrae and gives Alpenwacht's mind to Thalorion Dawnweaver.
- The Party meets Lord Matteo Luscerne II.
- 551-07-16
- The Party is teleported to Noblis.
- The Party meets Lumina and joins The Watchful Servants.
- The Party is teleported to Abenruck.
- Nesen Redsun is reunited with his father - Anias Redsun - at the Red Dragon Inn.
- The Party (The Bloody Tooth) meet the Red Dragons for the first time.
- 551-07-17
- The Party, Anias Redsun, and The Red Dragons leave Abenruck, headed for Schwaewald.
- 551-07-23
- The Party, Anias Redun, and the Red Dragons assault Jicho Deux's tower in Schwaewald.
- The Bloody Tooth and Red Dragons team up to kill Jicho and Yrrga's aspect. They take possession of Yrrga's soulkey.
Themes
This campaign will be similarly dark and depressing as with Curse of Strahd 1; though players are intending to run it as a more-faithfully good-aligned campaign.
Themes: redemption
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