Requiem of a Silent Ocean
Session 0 of group B, in the Campaign: Confined to Waves of Woe
Background and Setup
The current year is 1014 PC (Post-Collision), the 4th age. A slow burning hostility has been mounting in the cradle of civilisation. A new emperor has taken the throne of the golden heritage that is Elysium and its wast wingspand within Zenith, the largest nation in the west, the empire. Emperor Loran Whitwen.He ascended from high-ranking general of the astral reach, because of his strong conviction in the existence of a higher reason for all the years of despair and gloom, that wasn't just mundane and ordinary. The people and citizens was not to be blamed for it all, it was the years of indecisive leadership and the harbouring of ill bloodlines that insulted the very essence of nature. The source of the collision, the destruction, the gloom. The bloodlines of sorcerers, elves and gnomes. Those who had arrived on the shores of Pangea so many years ago, bringing the curse of their people and their chaotic magics with them, betraying the sun and later his offspring in the divine empress Elision.
His opinion was echoed in agreement across the empire and so he quickly gained the favour of the most powerful nation in the west. Through this power he established an organisation of Witch Hunters now known as Verlin's Hand, to be tasked with the efforts of pursuing, capturing and killing sorcerers and pure-blood elves across the empire and even beyond.
This change of power and persecution has been developing tension across the western world of the earth for the last 10 years and it is the foundation of the current political climate, as the shores of the border regions of Zenith is overflowing with desperate refugees with nowhere to go. Travel from the continent is being watched and the rest of the nations in Zenith are trying to come to a decision wether to go against the powerful empire to shelter the refugees, meaning war, or obeying its wishes.
Session Introduction
...But that is not were our story takes place, just the backdrop. Instead we find ourselves in Bellows Rest in the republic of Fratania, from were an eager and somewhat foolhardy group of explorers and adventures have commissioned a somewhat seaworthy vessel, with the daring intention of exploring a nearby group of islands known as the Harrowsphere Archipelago.They have aided the call of the Goldpact Explores Lodge, setting out for the cursed islands, seeking whatever secrets and tresures hidden within the treacherous waters.
Part 1
As the group of mistfits join together on this journey out of Jade Town and into the Harrowsphere. They are recruited by another individual known as Mr. J, representing a powerful and anonymous potential ally who also seeks what the Goldpact seeks. He promises them even more money and information to guarantee their success. The group agrees to the new deal, with the intention of double crossing both partners to maximise their profit in this dangerous endeavour.In Bellows Rest they meet up with a secret contact, known as the golden snake, who hides behind the password: ''We are friends of the three-eyed angel''. They learn of some underground guerrilla group seemingly ready for some coming conflict. Here they get a ship and a knew friend by the name of Volex Sorn. They follow their given coordinates and end up on some small island a week off the coast of Fratania. It's an old radar research station, with the initials CARO on the side of the abandoned building. In the belly of the old concrete ruin, they find signs of experimentation and inhumane research. As they descend deeper they are greeted by the Kuo'Toa whom seem to have moved in on the lower floors. In between a pile of bones beside a large underground altar, they find a floppy disk. As they insert it into the main computer upstairs, they discover the nature of the research operations. They were trying to use Astral Projection through different individuals hooked up to the machine, to open up connections with different planes, perhaps even portals. The data speaks of subject 12, who they succeeded with as to open a stable connection, just before everything went dark. The subjects name was Pamax. The traces of fighting and battle just might have been from him - or whatever he managed to contact. Just as the 4 of them are about to leave, they are bombarded by cannon fire, they hurry out to see 4 large vessels on the horizon. They flee towards their ship on the beach, only to discover that it is gone, and Volex with it...
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