The Rising Koi Saga

Our Tale begins with four young men, childhood friends, enjoying the Summer Festival that marks the 20th anniversary of the Dawn Islands' independence from their Daguo imperial overlords. It is a night filled with merriments, from festival games to snacks, as music floods the streets and fireworks light up the sky.   A night of pleasantries and mostly light-hearted adventures, a reprieve from the uncertainty that the future held for the group. A calm before the storm of events upon the horizon.

The party had decided to take a job investigating the mysterious sudden silence from the Silver Hold Prison, with two Silver Guard escorts and three prisoners in tow. The trip would take four hours. On the second hour, they were attacked by a 30’+ River Salamander they would learn is called a Hanzaki. Unable to kill it before it sunk back into the river, this would not be the last time the party would see the creature...