Order of the Whispering
An Elite Regiment of the Whispering Tyrant. We are now in the year 3801 AR. In 3801 AR, the crusaders finally established a beachhead in the (then) Ustalavic town of Vellumis, and began the slow and brutal process of advancing to the Tyrant’s capital of Gallowspire(Lastwall Location).
The Order of the Whispering pledges to defend Gallowspire from Taldor in the conflict that became known as the Shining Crusade. The forces of Taldor were aided by the dwarven kingdom of Kraggodan (in modern day Nirmathas), and the Knights of Ozem.
The Order of the Whispering was defeated and destroyed in 3827 AR, the crusaders reached Gallowspire. The Taldan general, Arnisant, fought the Tyrant and using the artifact known as the Shield of Aroden was able to withstand the lich’s magic. When the shield eventually shattered, it burned the lich with holy fire, weakening the Tyrant enough that the crusaders were able to imprison him beneath Gallowspire. The province of Lastwall (now an independent country of the same name) was established to watch over the Tyrant’s prison.
Lore
The wizard-king Tar-Baphon was killed by Aroden on the Isle of Terror (at the centre of Lake Encarthan) in 896 AR. His remains ended up in what would become Ustalav.
In 3203 AR, he was somehow able to use the power of the Whispering Way to return as a lich. An ancient tome, the Whispers of the Immortal, purportedly written by a disciple of Tar-Baphon, documents his transition into undeath. However, there are significant doubts about its authenticity.
He sought to attract the attention of Aroden, and to gain his revenge, but Aroden did not take up his challenge.Styling himself the Whispering Tyrant, Tar-Baphon united the orcs of Belkzen under his rule and conquered Ustalav.
Requirements
Looking to form a regiment of 6-8 players, among which a commander will be chosen.
Style: Open field battles, Players functioning as commander of a unit in large scale battles. Large-Huge mounts allowed. This campaign will be battle focused.
Special: Every Player will be given the Leadership feat. Refer below.
Level:8
Point: 25 point buy
Race: Any but check with me. Decide if you are alive or undead(raised by the whispering tyrant)
Class: Any Check with me, but need to be Mounted
Mount: Any check with me.
Gold: Max starting gold
Alignment: Lawful evil
Leadership
1. Decide on your reputation.
2. Apply any special modifiers (-2) (Since every Player has to have a mount)
3. Calculate your Leadership Score: Your base Leadership score equals your level plus your Charisma modifier. In order to take into account negative Charisma modifiers, this table allows for very low Leadership scores, but you must still be 7th level or higher in order to gain the Leadership feat. Outside factors can affect your Leadership score, as detailed below
4. Calculate your Cohort Level: You can attract a cohort of up to this level. Regardless of your Leadership score, you can only recruit a cohort who is two or more levels lower than yourself. The cohort should be equipped with gear appropriate for its level (see Creating NPCs). A cohort can be of any race or class. The cohort's alignment may not be opposed to your alignment on either the law/chaos or good/evil axis, and you take a –1 penalty to your Leadership score if you recruit a cohort of an alignment different from your own.
