Campaign Notes - Solace: Collapse

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For a list of completed quests, see the Game-Summaries:Game Summaries

Places

Material Plane

Eomas

• The Conventicle - Purely the Mage's Guild that seems separated and operating aside from the Magistery Guild.
• Folcom Keep - Site the Holy well of Coventina and desired by Dereth in his quest make the Heartwood the divine realm of Avalon once again.
• Great Wastes - A desert region in the far north of Eomas
  • Ostoria - Home of the Temple of the Storm Giant King
• Hillock - A location, discovered by Tallulah where The Eternal Order faced and destroyed Hune.
• Solace - The largest city and unofficial capital of Eomas and Home of the Magistery
  • Braze’N’Bold - A pub in Solace popular with initiates of the Magistery.
  • The Magistery - Dedicated to bringing light to truth, and truth to light, to carry out justice where it was needed, to bring order to a chaotic world.
    • The Vault - Shared vault containing the communal property of The Eternal Order
    • The Lightless - The Lightless is the lowest floor in the Magistery tower, deep underground and even under sea level, where absolutely zero light and sound can escape.
• Old Solace - The ruins beneath and surrounding the current ground Level of the city of Solace.
  • Shander's Inn - Officially called The Manticore's Tale, but everyone knows Shander and simply calls it her inn
  • Silver Tongue Theatre - A theatre in Solace where the play "To Harp at Midnight" was being performed. The theatre was the site of an incident involving members of The Eternal Order, The Cloaks of the Solace Guard, and Nimor (See Game-Summaries:8/11 Recollections).
• Shanjiu Castle - A sanctuary of Yanji and the unofficial Headquarters of The Eternal Order.
• Temple of Shan Sua - A stony temple high in the Pardor Range that is home to the monastic Order of Shan Sua.
• The Golden City of Elves - Ancestral seat of Wood Elves, also known as Besual Aleantylar, formerly the elven kingdom of healing and purity.
• Toldoth - Toldoth is a desolate, dark city in the north east corner of Eomas and location of the Battle of Toldoth
• Westcliff - A small farming village approximately 22 miles north west of Solace

Other Places on Terra

• Kraken's Landing - Kraken's Landing is an archipelago without a mainland, and in most maps it is depicted as the center of Terra.

Other Planes

Underdark

• Ched Nasad
• Menzoberranzan
  • Known Drow Houses
    • House Baenre
    • Barrison Del'Armgo
    • House Agrach Dyrr
    • House Mizzrym
    • House Duskryn
    • House Melarn
    • House Do'Urden
    • House Yauntyrr

The Far / Outside

"It's the here there be dragons territory where the dragons are made of fish sticks made of crystallized screams of the sound of purple and the flavor of jealousy, or at least that's the closest your mind that is bound up in multiverse thinking and perception can come to comprehending it."

• The Far

Feywild

The Feywild, also called the Plane of Faerie, is a land of soft lights and wonder, a place of music and death. It is also home to the Eladrin and the Fey Courts.

• Fey Courts
  • Eladrin
• The Golden Forest
• The Golden City of Elves

Plane of Shadows

The Plane of Shadows, is a dimension of darkness and shadow in the nebulous space between the Astral Plane and the Material Plane.

• The Nightshade Kingdom - Also know as the Shadowfell, a kingdom far to the south of Solace, home to the only known Portal leading to the alternate plane known as the Underdark.
• The Fortress of Memories - The central pyramid within The Nightshade Kingdom, home of The Raven Queen

Plane of Night

Mysterious realm. Only known entrance at the moment is through a Portal in House Kundarak's Vault of Night.

Hell

Hell is the plane of devils. The plane itself is divided into 9 layers, with the bottom 4 layers being broadly referred to as "Gehenna"

Upper Planes of Hell

1. Avernus
2. Dis
3. Minauros
4. Phlegethos
5. Stygia

Gehenna

The gravity in the lower planes is shifted 45 degrees. Due to this should you lose your footing while traversing the mud and obsidian plan you could literally fall for eternity.

6. Malbolge
7. Maladomini
8. Cania
9. Nessus

People

Black Ice Gang

Led by Danifae, the Black Ice gang seems to be working with the Dark Drow Elves, and acting on orders from the Spider Queen Lolth.

• Valas
• Hune
• Kaanyr
• Dyrr
• Nimor
• Imphraezl
• Danifae
• Dakasuta
• Aliisza
• Jez'zara

Cult of the Kraken

• Captain Jarzon
• Lord Yakamov
• Daedric
• Shar-Ngolyeth

The Cloaks

• Captain Zeth Tragalkin
• Sargent Kalugin

==The Dreadhorde

Gods

• Araushnee - Betrayer of Corellon - now known as Lolth
• Corellon - Creator and patron god of the elves
• Drusilia - Goddess of Love and Vengeance - now in the body of Sakura's reincarnated form
• Eilistraee - The Drow goddess of song, dance, swordwork, hunting, moonlight, goodness, and beauty
• Lolth - Spider God of the Drow
• Nerull - Former God of Death.
• Pelor - ???
• Surtur - Surtur is of the Choir Secundus, and is considered to be the God of Fire and War
• Taiia - Taiia is the supreme God and transformer. Taiia creates, protects, and transforms the universe.
• The Raven Queen - Ruler of The Nightshade Kingdom and The Goddess of Death. Stole Nerull's Divine Spark
• Umberlee - Also known as The Bitch Queen, is the most likely the person (or demi-god) that cursed the S. S. Endurance into Umberlee's Revenge
• Viviene - The Lady of the Lake

Devils

• Levistus
• Moloch
• Sekolah
• Zariel

Demon Lords

• Zuggtmoy
• Orcus

Elves in the Golden City

• Celebor - Celebor is Reshi's brother, and commander of the Moonguard in The Golden City of Elves
• Nimrethil - Captain of the Moonguard in The Golden City of Elves.
• King Tanithilylar - King of The Golden City of Elves
• Queen Rosariotylar - Queen of The Golden City of Elves

The Magistery

The Seal

• The Seal of the Realm - The enigmatic leader of the Magistery.

Headmasters

• Odinson, The Brown - headmaster of the House of Divinity
• Halisstra Melarn, The Black - headmaster of the House of Time
• Navira, The Blue - headmaster of the House of Water
• Warden, The Green - headmaster of the House of Earth
• Nesune, The Yellow - headmaster of the House of Lightning
• Danavus, The Red - headmaster of the House of Fire
• Eowyn, The Gray - headmaster of the House of Wind
• Leda, The White - headmaster of the House of Sonic

Paragons

• Galstaff, First Chair - Paragon of the House of Divinity
• Telerthquessir, Cosmopolitan - Paragon of the House of Time
• Oskul, First Selector - Paragon of the House of Water
• Kord, Captain General - Paragon of the House of Earth
• Wisakedjak, First Weaver - Paragon of the House of Lightning
• Liandrin, Highest - Paragon of the House of Fire
• Melvin Dooley, Head Clerk - Paragon of the House of Wind
• Pythia, First Reasoner - Paragon of the House of Sonic

The Eternal Order

Current Members

• Amon Therai - Warlock
• Avant, Honorary Battlesong - Fighter
• Cassio Lista - Paladin
• Ci - Monk of Shan Sua
• Dereth J. Payne- Cleric of Avalon
• Ember Elthana - Druid
• Iago - Bard
• Jeroy Lenkins - Barbarian
• Kaylorr Hawkins, Equi hostis (Enemy of Horses) - Favoured Soul
• Loco - Gunsmith
• Myra - Alchemist
• Orphan Coin, Dhec (Goblin Friend), Master Equal Coin - Diviner
• Pearl - Druid
• Rezik Vantaur - Evoker
• Sarya Amastacia - Babe-barian
• Stanford - Rogue
• Tallulah - Ranger
• Zanna Wee Buttons Six Fingers Lopez Nyx Nim Sparklegem Oneshoe - Arcane Trickster

At Rest With Honor

• Jorg-un' Dal, The Mountain
• Sakura no kaze - Wild Mage - Gave his life to become the Avatar of Drusilia

The Order of Shan Sua

The monks follow a particular philosophy known as Yanji (The Study). The Shan Sua venerate no deity above all others, but rather they believe that there is truth to be found in all things

• Ci - Disciple of Shan Sua, member of The Eternal Order
• Zifu Shan Poe - Current Grandmaster of Yanji, the 245th to hold that title.
• Master Fēng - Former Grandmaster of Yanji, Fēng died in 221CE at the age of 104, defending a group of commoners on the road who were fleeing a great battle at Castle Gorn.

Other Important Figures

• The Chosen - Half-Drow/Half-Spider beings
• Lord Dyrr - Archlich, member of House Dyrr, and Halisstra's spy inside House Yauntyyr
• Gromph Baenre - De-Facto Leader of House Baenre
• Halisstra Melarn - Headmistress of House Melarn, and The Black, Headmaster of the Magistery's newly formed House of Time.
• Captain Jenny Harkens - Ship's Captain out of Kraken's Landing
• Dessa - Storm Guardian of Ostoria
• Eladrin - Elves native to the Feywild, associated with one of the four seasons.
• Emeralds??? - Demilich encountered by The Eternal Order in a bid to free Chandra's soul
• Karnifax - Steward of House Melarn
• Mordenkainen - Legendary Archmage who assisted the Magistery at the Battle of Toldoth
• Captain Price - Current Captain of the The Inheritor. She owes us a favor.
• Reshi - Magistery Adept who is completing a Masters' thesis on the Drow
• Jarlaxle Baenre - A mysterious Drow, until recently robbed of his memories and imprisoned as a sentiient weapon in Dyrr's Staff of Withering.
• Shadar-Kai - Elves who once forsook the god Corellon for Lolth, and then again forsook Lolth for Corellon.
  • Nightshades - Shadar-Kai who who have released their hold on the material plane.
  • Aicath - a Shadar-Kai from the Ashok descendancy we encountered in the Shadowfell while on a diplomatic mission for the House of Time
  • Iniad de Chanoch - a Shadar-Kai we encountered in the Shadowfell while on a diplomatic mission for the House of Time
  • Light-Eaters - warlocks that have given themselves completely to the Plane of Shadows.
• Telerthquessir - Cosmopolitan Telerthquessir is one of eight Paragons in the Magistery, also revealed to be a dragon in humanoid form.
• Velah - An Ancient Red Dragon that has a lair near the Winterlands, the Vault of Night.
• Shar Ngolyeth - A being of unknown nature that is the focus of a group called the Cult of the Kraken.
• Yvonnel Baenre - Headmistress of House Baenre

List of Encountered Enemies

Eternal Army

Undead Heralds of the Apocalypse and those you would unleash them on Eomas. They are currently being driven by Nerull in what could be an attempt to regain his former power.

The Dreadhorde

• Dreadhorde Soldier
• Dreadhorde Arcanist
• Dreadhorde General
• Dreadhorde God Eternal

Others

• House Kundarak
• Velah
• Balrog - Fought by Danavus in a challenge to free Chandra's soul.
• Red Skeletons - Immune to fire

Others

• Abomination from The Far
• Centaurs
• Cultists
• Draegloth
• Driders
• Drow
• Duergar - also know as Gray Dwarves
• Duergar Screamer
• Elementals
• Fomorians
• Ghouls
• Giants
  • Frost Giant
  • Stone Giant
• Gibbering Mouther
• Golem
• Kobolds
• Kraken
• Mindflayer
• Mindwitness
• Mummy
• Mushroom Monster (Myconid)
• Mushroom Afflicted
• Mushroom Hurler
• Myconid Screamer
• Nightshades
• "Deep Ones"
• Orcs
• Poltergeist
• Rust Monsters
• Sea Hag
• Spectator
• Troll
  • Gem Trolls
• Water Weird

List of Potential Enemies

• Cult of the Kraken
• The Chosen
• House Kundarak
• Shadar-Kai
• Shar Ngolyeth
• REDACTED - The Nameless

Notable Research / Information

Sakura's research on Devils and Contracts

After the Battle of Toldoth, we found that many Magisters had left with the Devils. This in itself was very troubling. Even more so when they returned just a couple of weeks later, aged more than 10 years and with hybrid children in hand (they produced Tiefling offspring with their Devil mates). Perhaps this was how they were to fulfill their end of the contract they agreed to. One result of their return was the creation of a permanent Gate within Magistry walls. I found this extremely troubling and thus went to research a bit more on this topic so that I may learn more about what we've done. Below are my notes for all to learn from.

I found a vast number of references to dealing with devils and similarly unsavory folk from the planes of Hell. It's surprisingly more commonplace than I thought possible, and while the creatures of hell are generally an evil lot, they seem to be more of a lawful lot than anything else. They value their hierarchical pecking order over all else, and consistently try to make deals with all manner of creature. One thing of note, Devils seem bound so fiercely to their own impositions of law, they do not simply honor the letter of their contracts, they truly honor the spirit of them. For Devils, making deals and contracts seems like such a commonplace nuisance it would be impossible to get anything done, very unlike elves who believe freedom is the highest form of self-expression.

There are a number of references to people making deals with infernal creatures for power, wealth, love, and a number of other things. The reasons for signing a contract seem to cover nearly all manner of dilemma or shortcoming. There are more than a couple of lords and ladies who made their deals known upon their deathbed, often to save their fiefdoms, manors, or greathouses.

The deal that has been penned by the Magistery is relatively clear:

1. Devils will anchor Avernus to the Material Plane.
2. We are allowed to travel to Avernus freely, if we so choose.
3. Devils must be summoned or receive permission to use the Gate to travel to the Material Plane.

There is a great deal of tumult and chaos in the space between the planes, and anchoring Avernus with a permanent gate with high proximity to the Magistery's artifact allows the planes of hell to "settle" some, preventing them from spinning wildly in the cosmos, and tempering the time dilation between realms as well.

Divine Spark

• Deific Power for a dead deity still exists based on followers, the mantle can be taken up by a suitable vessel, the more powerful the dead deity was, the less suitable the vessel needs to be for the divine spark to possess it.
• Deities can be raised by killing another and immediately supplanting their power or by being raised by a higher powered deity

The academic categorization of divine spark level:

Divine Level	Number of Followers
Demigod	0-10 Million
Lesser Deity	10-20 Million
Minor Deity	20-40 Million
Intermediate Deity	40-80 Million
Greater Deity	80-160 Million
Overdeity	160 Million+

Visions from the Past

While on a mission to the Underdark, several members of the The Eternal Order experienced visions of the past. These visions ranged from the obscure to the relevant, to the extremely personal.

• Vision of Yestbrod
• Vision of Gromph Baenre
• Vision of Zanna
• Vision of Kaylorr

Shar Ngolyeth vs Shar Ao Navira

These are the supposed two sides of the conflict - it's not a clear delineation - example the Conventicle is not fully aligned with Shar Ngolyeth, as they do not want the world undone, but do want the gods destroyed.

Shar Ngolyeth	Shar Ao Navira
Nerull	The Raven Queen
The Conventicle	The Magistery
The Seer	The Seal
Chaos	Law
Raw Power	Orderly Power
Magic	Science

Notable Events

• Battle of Toldoth - The Battle of Toldoth occurred on 6/6/346, between Demons, Devils, and the Magistery, detailed by Apprentice Callie Tealeaf's recollection
• Elven-Sundering - Lolth betrayed Corellon and elf-kin were sundered for all time, creating both the Drow and the Shadar-Kai.
• The Great Awakening - In a devastating act, a huge Kraken awoke, and left the planet completely, decimating the ocean, disrupting continents, and reshaping much of the world as a result.
• Interdie - Interdie is the day between years, celebrated all ove the world. In Solace it is commemorated by the Relighting ceremony.
• The Silence of Lolth - It has been learned from from various sources that the Spider God-Queen of the Drow, Lolth has fallen silent.
• Terrapex Summit - The Terrapex Summit and brought all of the world's cultures and peoples together to determine key strategic items leading to a more unified world.

Magic and Artifacts of Note

• The Artifact - Also known as Mystryl's Knot. An item of great power, housed in The Magistery.
• Chaos Curse - Valas was gathering the ingredients for the "Chaos Curse", though he exact nature of the Curse is unknown.
• Coin's Journal - All that is left of our friend we knew as Coin, now a powerful artifact channeling the power of the Codex Mortis.
• Dragonshard - ???
• Blackbow - Bloodscreamer (or Blackbow) is one of two great weapons wielded by the ancient dwarven folk hero Bhazad Khrar. While Bloodcrier was later rediscovered, the Blackbow remains lost in the annals of history.
• Faerzress - Faerzress is a strange magical energy characterized by a violet hue.
• Goggles of the Night - While wearing these dark lenses, you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet.
• Halisstra's Letter - A letter from Halisstra Melarn, to the Magistery delievered by an emmissary from Menzoberranzan.
• Helm of Teleportation -This wondrous helm allows the wearer to cast the Teleport Spell up to 3 times per day
• Hune in a Bottle - A macabre collection of what little was left of the Drow Warlock Hune.
• Kaylorr's Kwik-Aid - Kaylorr's Kwik-Aid is a Potion of Healing crafted by Kaylorr of The Eternal Order.
• Ley Lines - Lines of Power in Terra utilized to power some magics including some Portals.
• Memento Mori - The Magistery blessing empowered by the magistery ring, that allows true death in exchange for one burst of preternatural life.
• Mystryl's Knot - Also known as The Artifact. An item of great power, housed in The Magistery.
• Portals -Doorways to alternate dimensions, that can be identified as magical and also leave telltale depressions in the earth.
• Slippers of Spider Climbing - Allow the wearer to walk on vertical surfaces and ceilings.
• Staff of the Woodlands - A magic staff that can transform into a large tree.
• Urza's Saga - The remnants of devices and magical artifacts that Urza left behind to aid in the repairing of time rifts, many of which he himself created.

Wielded by The Eternal Order

• Bones of Feng - Powerful weapon fashioned from the bones of Master Fēng, a legendary grandmaster of the Temple of Shan Sua
• Bracers of Defense - These wondrous bracers will boost the defense (+2 AC) of a wearer who has no armor and is using no shield. Ci currently wields a set of these bracers.
• Bloodcrier An enormous warhammer forged entirely from black iron. A grinning skull is etched into the surface of the hammer’s head, currently wielded by Jeroy.
• Celdoriath's Clarion - This artifact appears to be an elven scout's horn, albeit an ornate and high quality one. It is currently wielded by Iago.
• Excalibur - The ancient lich-king Raumos forged Excalibur for his chief lieutenant, the death knight Darnag. It was purified by Uther Pendragon, and is now wielded by Dereth.
• C.L.A.W. (Crustaceaus Lethal Assault Weapon) - a clawed, lobster-like construct that allows amphibious travel.
• Dyrr's Staff of Withering - A Staff of Withering created by Lord Dyrr currenntly wielded by Amon
• Rod of Lordly Might - Known as the "King Maker", a Rod with many abilities and powers, currently wielded by Cassio.
• Scarab of Aradros - This artifact was forged in ancient days when the world was different, and races more primal than those alive today stalked its primordial darks.
• Soulmate - Jeroy's axe and main squeeze.
• Treebrother - Treebrother is a staff crafted from a scion of a Treant and a Dryad currently wielded by Tallulah.
• Ur - Ur, once the ax of a great warrior chieftain, is now a powerful magical item bound with a primitive, animal intelligence. It is currently wielded by Sarya.

Maps

• Terra
• Eomas
  • Ley Lines
  • The Hillock
• Solace
  • Locations around Solace

Orichalcum

• Khorvaire's Journal
• Orichalcum Facts