When an ex-adventurer tavern owner is discovered to be the last scion of an ancient royal family from across the world, her friends and family will band together to take her to her ancestral homeland and ensure her birthright is delivered into her hands.
Start Date: Pharast 12, 4713
Current Date: Sarenith 4, 4713
Current Location: Ice Cavern a few miles north of Iqaliat
Active Quests:
Cross the Crown of the World - The Crown of the World is over 3,000 miles of icy death, frozen horrors, arctic predators and starvation. In order to reach Minkai, you must first cross it on foot.
Sell some Drugs - In the town of Galduria, the party picked up four barrels of a psychedelic leafy drug. Now, the party must find someplace to offload them for profit.
THE PCs:
- Calder Brandson (NG human fighter 4/ranger 3)
hp 64/64, (conditions: healthy, 14 nonlethal damage)
- Ameiko Kaijitsu (CG human bard 4/aristocrat 1/ninja 1)
hp 32/39, (conditions: healthy) This irreverent young woman is the last scion of not only her immediate, noble Sandpoint family line, but also of a royal Minkaian line - the Amatatsus. She is funny, supportive, and daring.
- Shalelu Andosana (CG elf ranger 5/fighter 2)
- hp 65/65, (conditions: healthy) Shalelu's served as the elven guardian angel of Sandpoint for decades now. Traumatized by goblinoid cruelty at a young age, she's spent a lot of energy fighting goblins and their kin. She is distant, but also loyal and brave.
- Koya Mvashti (CG old human cleric of Desna 4)
- hp 27/27, (conditions: healthy) One of Sandpoint's spiritual leaders, Koya feels free from obligation for the first time in decades now that her mother's died. She wishes to take one last, epic journey with that freedom. She is charming, motherly, and kind.
- Sandru Vhiski (NG human rogue (swashbuckler) 5)
- hp 31/43, (conditions: grazed) A caravan owner who's always looked out for Ameiko, this honorable rake has decided to put his resources towards helping his old friend realize her destiny. He is organized, cunning, and he has good leadership skills.
- Belevek Dalmuvian (N human commoner 2)
The younger of the two Dalmuvian brothers, Belevek has been working for Sandru for years now. When Sandru wanted to take a long overland trek, it was only natural for Belevek to want to follow. He is curious and he loves food.
- Vankor Dalmuvian (N human expert 1/commoner 1)
Vankor is Belevek's older brother, and though he questions the merit of traveling all over the world, Varisian pride and protectiveness of his brother keeps him from questioning the journey. He is cautious and pessimistic.
HIRELINGS
- Kelda Oxgutter (N human barbarian 3) [guard] This Kellid warrior found herself stuck in Varisia when her adventuring group was attacked by dire corbies near Brinewall. Now, she wants to get home and has offered to guard the caravan in exchange for passage to Kalsgard. She is fatalistic and gregarious.
- Brandy (N half-orc rogue 1) [driver] This young woman is barely 16, seemingly taking on whatever job becomes available in order to survive. The caravan job is very convenient in that it's a months-long commitment. She is very private and quiet.
- Eglin Walderson (CN halfling expert 1/ranger 1) [cook] Eglin is a halfling who considers himself a high-class chef, despite his total lack of experience in any sort of restaurant environment. He's equally excited about the adventure, the pay, and the cooking experience awaiting him. He is braggadocios and fun.
-Ulf Gormundr (CN human ranger (transporter) 5) [guide] Half-Varki and half-Ulfen, Ulf has had a complicated past and a difficult life despite his young age. He is also one of only a very few guides known to have traversed the Crown of the World and returned alive. He is in the employ of the PCs as a reward for their saving of his sister. He is intense and he takes no s#$&. hp 54/54, (conditions: healthy)
-Ukshakka Gormurdr (N human ranger (guide) 3) [guard] This Varki teenager has been living in the rough and tumble Land of the Linnorm Kings tundra her whole life, and was trained in tracking and survival by her father. Kidnapped by the Rimerunners' merchant guild, she was rescued by the PCs from their guild-house. She is unsure, but loyal.
The Caravan
The caravan is made up of two supply wagons, a fortune-teller's wagon, and a passenger wagon. Ten people can ride inside of the wagons at a time as passengers.
The caravan is upgraded with a ballista, which is placed atop one of the supply wagons.
In total, the caravan can carry 30 units of cargo. It currently carries 14 units of cargo - 10 units of dried travel food and 4 units of marijuana.
SIGNIFICANT NPCs
- Asvig Longthews: A Ulfen ring-giver, or landowner with a standing body of followers. His crest was found on a number of raiders who conducted a nighttime attack on Sandru's caravan. He is known to be particularly tall. Defeated at the hands of the PCs, he died to a blood geas.
- Fynn Svaenald: Sixty years ago, Ameiko's grandfather sold the sword Suishen to this man, and as far as Ameiko knows, it is he that is the best lead towards finding the sword again. He gave the PCs the right to pursue blood vengeance to recover it. After the PCs recovered his sword, he gave his blessing for them to keep it.
- Thorborg Silverskorr: Ostensibly a silk merchant, this shadowy and mysterious woman is the leader of the Rimerunners' Guild, which has stood in the PCs way for their entire stay in the Land of the Linnorm Kings. It was revealed that she was really an ogre mage martial artist named Kimandatsu, who served the legendary and dangerous Five Storms. The PCs killed her in her sanctum at Ravenscraeg.
- Anamurumon: The leader of the Five Storms oni who conquered Minkai and destroyed all of its ruling noble families decades ago. A wind yai, he used human servants to kill Minkai's emperor and assumed partial rulership over the nation.
House Rules:
1. Rolling a natural 1 or a natural 20 on a skill check, attack roll or saving throw provides a -10 (on a natural 1) or a +10 (on a natural 20) bonus or penalty to the check. Rolling a natural 1 or a natural 20 on any other roll has no effect.
2. With the exception of classes whose abilities explicitly mention it, taking 10 or taking 20 is not allowed. If there is no penalty for failure, I simply won't ask you to roll certain checks.
3. When crafting magic items, one cannot ignore a prerequisite. All prerequisites must be met. Multiple creatures can contribute to a single item's creation, though.
4. When you make a combat maneuver and you don't have the relevant Improved feat, you only provoke an attack of opportunity if you fail the combat maneuver.
5. Crossbows deal bonus damage, as if they had inherent strength bonuses. Hand crossbows deal 1 bonus damage, light crossbows deal 2 bonus damage, and heavy crossbows deal 4 bonus damage.
6. Fractional Advancement, Background Skills, and Wound Thresholds are in effect.
Fantasy Languages:
1. Abyssal (Spoken) = Tolkein Blackspeech. I generate black speech using this fantasy cypher generator using the seed language hidden under the following spoiler
Spoiler:
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
agh ash at bagronk búbhosh búrz dug durb ghâsh gimb glob gûl
hai ishi krimp lug Lug-búrz nazg Nazgûl oghor-hai olog pushduh ronk skai sha sharkû snaga thrak u ûk ul um uruk Gu kibum kelkum-ishi, burzum-ishi. Akha-gum-ishi ashi gurum.
