Chapter 0: The Crying Bandit

General Summary

We start in a tavern.
Each one of you feel very comfortable here, like it's as much of a home as any place has ever been to you.
You each find yourselves at a circular wooden table, a dwarven bartender walks over. He looks very old and has a long, silver beard that nearly reaches to his feet. Somehow he manages to carry 6 flagons of mead in his hands and he places a drink in front of each of you.
Here you go lads.

Hormin Salt
Sight:
A couple converses by the fireplace. One member of the couple is an Aaismer the other is Deva.
An Orc. Human, and Elf sit at a table and drink, but the Dwarf spells his drink all over his lap.

Stoic
* If someone interrupts him he casts silence. *
Well you guys are from all over Dioya, it would be hard to get you all to come here by your own will, so I brought you to me.
"I'm a Sorcerer."
"This is the Crying Bandit. I've owned this bar for, must be almost 100 years now."
I gathered you here for a reason. One I think you all would think is very important.
He raises a hand above his head and snaps.
All the lights in the bar go out.
They see the vision of the future:
You see all of Dioya covered in fire.
When you blink you see Elven, Human, Orc, Deva, and Hobgoblin cities all ablaze, being razed by hordes of lifeless soldiers who tower 8 feet tall. (EACH CHARACTER IS IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION, ALONE)
Meteors fall from the sky, crushing buildings and people on impact.
*Roll to feel WISDOM * (IF 20, CHARACTER CAN PULL OUT OF POCKET UNIVERSE)
But this is not a vision, suddenly you all feel the flames, you smell burning flesh, and the Lifeless Soldier engages you.
+5 attack Die
1d10 (Extra attack)
Crits are 18-20

As you can see, the future isn't looking so hot for you all.
Back to the tavern, you all still feel the wounds left on you.
And no, I wasn't putting those images in your heads, those were really you, really getting killed. Just in different timelines.
Separate, you along with the living of Dioya are doomed. But together, you may just be able to overcome the inevitable.
You need to prevent this from happening where it matters. You need to prevent an uprising of horrible power.
I'll do you all one more solid, you know, beyond showing you the horrific outcome of all of you not banding together to stop Armageddon. I'll start you together, where you are needed most. Find King Leopold, he'll set you on the path you need to go.
You may find yourself coming back to the Crying Bandit from time to time. If any of you experience a few of you just suddenly disappear, it just means that they've returned here....or gone somewhere else...you'll understand when you see it.
Raises his hands
Oh! Uh one thing real quick just in case he doesn't want to hear you out. He's been having bad dreams lately. Tell him that they are not just dreams and that you all have been sent to make sure his visions of his city in flames do not come true.
and snaps.

Report Date

23 Feb 2018