Chapter One: Dreams

Introduction

One fateful night three individuals, Barakas Daemos, Peizo, and Zul’Grum experienced an intense shared dream of a winged woman in desperate need of help. Trapped somewhere in the mountains she pleaded for her would be saviors to find her before the next full moon.

The next morning, before the intrepid Heroes had a chance to decide their next course of action they were each simultaneously arrested by the local authorities of Perdruin with no explanation. Not far behind, the very so troublesome Halfling Bree Goodbarrel found herself also arrested with no reason as to why.

Locked in the cell, they meet up with a mysterious Drow, Taerin Zehir, who had already been arrested earlier and now was biding his time before making his escape. It was then that Commander Rowan Holt approached the Heroes and revealed the predictions of a Seer who had prophesied that the end of the world would be brought on by these five individuals. Despite outrage of some of the five Commander Rowan Holt believed it better that the five remain locked up for the time being.

Part One:
h3. Escape from the City

It is not long before the Heroes learn that they have all experienced the shared dream, with the exception of two lies. With a new sense of unity and desperation the five decide that waiting for due justice will make them late for their destined meeting with the winged woman. Desperate for escape Peizo summons his magic and creates a hole in the cell wall revealing the path to freedom. And thus they escaped with minimal casualties.

It was quickly decided that the fastest route to the Seven Sisters would be by boat. As they prepared a plan to acquire a vessel they approached by a man calling himself Gabben, who is in desperate need of hired swords for a delivery job, offering them 25 gold pieces each. With no other clear passage to Millbridge in sight the Heroes accept the job and set sail with Gabben.

Luckily the group manages to escape the city with no trouble aside from something strange in the water bumping the boat as they pass through the Flower District. Freedom ahead and Perdruin behind the journey begins.

Part Two:
h3. Trouble at Kingfisher’s Rest

With the materials finally gathered, and all possible preparations made the ritual begins.

Removing her robes in a ceremony of purification, the Priestess Zul’Anna Cray steps into the circle of flames, chanting and intoning as she makes her way to the center where she reverently removes a large agitated bat from its cage.

The time passes and the ritual proceeds. Zul’Anna continues the ritual chants and motions, intoning the aid of the gods, giving herself ever further into an ecstatic haze, yet all the while calming the large bat wrapped in her arms.

Without warning Zul’Anna quietly slits the throat of the becalmed beast in her arms, its blood, a deep red in the flame light, silently fills the stone bowl placed before her.

Moving with a fluid reverence she sets the bat aside and lifts the stone bowl above her head. Flashing in the flame light, the blood flows over her body, glistening dark and wet. Suddenly everything becomes still and silent, the chanting has stopped and her body rigid. A faint glow emanates from her eyes and the symbols of the gods, hanging from her neck.

“Before us lies many a path.
Paths both great and small.
A choice weighs heavy before us:

Shall we walk in the the footsteps of an Emperor;
Fly to the heights of resurrection;
Float upon the waves of redemption;
Or Alight upon the embers of the burning eye;

To save the world what path must we first seek?"

The flames vanishes and the faint glow disappears, all except the rune of Freya.

Before her in the earthen floor, a faintly glowing crown begins to coalesce. As it takes shape it rises into the air for all to see.

Zul’anna reaches out with both hands, cradling the cool metal in her fingers. Made of platinum, she finds it a nearly exact replica of the Emperor’s crown. As the glow fades, it highlights Freya’s mark upon the temple.

Wondering how to get started? Here are a few tips:

1. Invite your players

Invite them with either their email address or their Obsidian Portal username.

2. Edit your home page

Make a few changes to the home page and give people an idea of what your campaign is about. That will let people know you’re serious and not just playing with the system.

3. Choose a theme

If you want to set a specific mood for your campaign, we have several backgrounds to choose from. Accentuate it by creating a top banner image.

4. Create some NPCs

Characters form the core of every campaign, so take a few minutes to list out the major NPCs in your campaign.

A quick tip: The “+” icon in the top right of every section is how to add a new item, whether it’s a new character or adventure log post, or anything else.

5. Write your first Adventure Log post

The adventure log is where you list the sessions and adventures your party has been on, but for now, we suggest doing a very light “story so far” post. Just give a brief overview of what the party has done up to this point. After each future session, create a new post detailing that night’s adventures.

One final tip: Don’t stress about making your Obsidian Portal campaign look perfect. Instead, just make it work for you and your group. If everyone is having fun, then you’re using Obsidian Portal exactly as it was designed, even if your adventure log isn’t always up to date or your characters don’t all have portrait pictures.

That’s it! The rest is up to your and your players.