Synopsis
On the night of 23 Mutio, NL 223, Blackport was attacked by a coordinated group of Fiends. The creatures pushed into the fortress, spearheaded by a large worm and imposing worm, and scoured the town for a number of unknown articles leaving a wake of destruction behind. The titanic creature, identified as Möju destroyed the fortress, taking many lives in its crawl.
Throughout the event, the players spend the night attempting to check in on various members or the city, and also drive back what fiends they can. After assembling a number of soldiers and holy faithful, the players survive the night, only to realize that many things are missing.
Pinity, cousin to Tyr Emeraldcrag has left the city during the night in search of something taken by the Fiends. The item she seeks is a Ritual Stone, something that hold some significance to a rumor long held in Dwarven cultre.
Baldrick Stone, after being rescued by Paolo Piranha, speaks of some of the strange Ritual Stones he and his band had procured from the The Ash not long before for a merchant expedition. Scouring the market, no sign of these stone, held by either the local merchants, or strangely, some of the Dwarven craftsman remain.
In another twist, in the wake of the fortress’ destruction, an assassination plot is enacted in the royal palace back at Maelbreak, leading to a palace investigator, Count Tamrin making his way to the Obsidian Fortress. Through intervention by the Party, a final truth is revealed, a plot by the Prime Demon Jaggeth is underway to reclaim the Ritual Stones stones for his resurrection. Kethic is an agent of this plot, and there is more to deal with in the capital city.
With all this information, the Party decides on a path, they choose to brave the terrible conditions of The Ash to search for Pinity, and learn more about the stolen Ritual Stones.
The Expedition is born.
Events
- An unknown number of Demonic Ritual Stones are stolen from the city
- Pinity disappears into The Ash
- Father Octavian defends the city against the lesser fiends assaulting the city
- Thalion assists the soldiers and populace in the retreat to the Obsidian Fortress
- Tyr reforges a Great Work in Pinity’s axe with the assistance of Cor Devlin
- Monitors from Anthioc descend into the town
- Count Tamrin is outed as a demonic sympathizer
- Cuckoo is taken from Murcurio but his contract remains
- The walls of Blackport are broken and Horlstock’s Gate is being repaired
- Baldrick Stone’s mercenary company is dissolved as he temporarily joins Paolo’s crew
- An Expedition into The Ash is started with the funding of Duke Alden