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Ok so you find yourself in the mostly backwater nation of Adderon
Annushka missed your video chat.
August 30, 2019 at 7:23 PM
Call Again
And you said I’m just waking up, right?
Yes
Its hard to remember much about this world yet you remember how it came to be what it is
2 fantastic invention of metallurgy have let you craft both mythril and adamantine and these objects have unlocked the secret to building mage viles inventions capable of producing power even equal to that of a divine miracle
But with great power comes great corruption
Most of the world’s monsters have been hunted to all but near extinction
And in there absence many east world creatures and the undead have taken there place
What is East world?
This cycle of invention “monster” slaying. And greater invention has left things in near global theocracy
“East world the formerly unexplored parts of the world where the fey and those of sorcerer blood live in relative freedom. A medical area in an otherwise pre Victorian world.”
More thoughts stir in your head somebody poisoned you abducted you took you from your home
Where is my home?
Who was it who took you. Your head is stored by visions of towering iron golems far more sophisticated the ones in old books
“Great question” stir your memory and describe your vision of home Until a name pops up
We called it Gaia. It was a tropical island with lots of other tortles and other creatures
What other kinds of countries surrounded Via what sort of beings lived there and how well did they treat you
We were far away from the larger lands there were some other islands near us. We would swim to the other islands sometimes. There were more tortles on some islands, some of the islands didn’t have any tortles but there were other creatures like lizard folk and bird folk. We knew a little about humans
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It may be hard to remember exactly how far you have been taken or where home is on the map
I’d probably have no idea where I am.
This area is so full of humans and the only other reptiles here are a few scant gold scale dragon born. You may have been roped halfway across the world a feat only possible either the most adbanved of mage vials or the most fiendish of contract warlocks
What is your first thought and desire
Do you wish to learn or do
What happened to my community. Were all of us taken or only me or a few?
As you look around you notice no temples but the symbol of the him is everywhere the Heiophant of Brisbane
If you are holding a d20 roll it to make an invite check
Or a history check if you prefer
Ok
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When you are set share your final number
From what you know of these mammals there armies are scared of things they do not control it is possible your island suffered an attack and yet only you seem taken
What is around me?
There is something about you that horrify them
You stand in a rundown city full of muted Grey stone in Smokey skies there are a few restaurants and bars in many areas people are wearing cloaks
Everywhere you look
So they just dumped me on the street?
At your feet a large bloody circle of dark ash
Maybe you may make another incite check
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Aaaw very good: you know it is not the way of such beings to simply drop a target off to do as they choose. No you escaped the place they place you were at first
And this place does seem safe there are things to eat places to hide
So you came here
Ok. I’ll try to find a good place to hide first. Then if there’s still no one around I’ll look around to see if I can learn anything about what’s around me but trying not to be seen
You also notice on the ground before you a bright glowing gold rune shaped like a key hole
You spot different cloaked beings wavering over at you
I hold up my hand to them so they know I saw them but before I go to them I get a closer look at the gold rune
They give you an Ok sign
What can I find out about the rune?
Give me an arcana skill check
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Or for less information about it just a wisdom check
Arcana
You know this is a rune one of the oldest forms of magic in this world
Anyone can grab and wield there powers, but some can snare runes for them selves. This one seem closely related to teleportation
Is it just an image on the ground or is it an object?
Its like the ground is engraved buy it
For a time… It fades: you may make a perception check
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On the upper part of your right arm you notice a Trace of gold
You also notice a few eggshells around you
Tortle egg shells?
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Yes
Any sign of the hatch-lings? Are the shells fresh?
Things are jogging back these seem old.
Nope!
Ok i get up and go over to the creatures that I saw waving at me
Old shells the turtles are free by your hands but it would seem they made a grab for unmatched children as well
As you get closer they whisper “are you ok?” We saw you plop there and you seemed dead for a bit
A quite voice speaks from a grey hood. We have some food if you are hungry
Do I recognize them at all? Are they tortles too? Or something else?
Hard to make out but they are mostly human shaped
If I’m hungry I’ll nod
You nod: come in we can spare some soup and some hot tea
Ok I go with them.
They lead you through a rubble filled room and into a basement tavern
Are you injured the leader asks you
I don’t know, am I?
You don’t feel pain.
To know more make a Mexican check
Medicen
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As far as you know you seem fine
Ok I shake my head to let them know I’m not injured
What land is this?
They pull out a seat for you and tell you. ” w would do more if we could but we’re living on coppers”
I ask them that
Tragicly it’s is Adderon
A placed cursed by its villainous heirophant
I nod.
I am osh tisch
You can stay here if you need a place to crash
Thank you.
He politely bows, takes off his hood. And reveals himself as an altered human with light blue skin
What is an altered human?
I am Tavin
He chuckles. Not exactly I’m a fawn blessed by the realm of
.f a y r i.
I am called a teifling because of my natural mystic talent
Ok ok. Antlered
( we have multiple families I trifling in my world)
(I thought you meant altered human was one of the new races in 5e )
(Lol no)
Do the humans know you live here?
No!
They know of tab in but not my nature
Buy that mark on your arm you clearly must have some mystical talent yourself
Is tab the other one? And are they also a tiefling?
She is very silent she brought you food and beverage
Her cloak is black
What is the room like?
But you catch her glancing at you from time to time
After you ask to rest there quite room with a large cot and closet for cloths and other things
I was a shaman in my village. My memory is clouded
Perhaps rest will help. Tell me is a shaman like some kind of witch
Yes, I think it is similar
Well witches are hunted a killed on site here. By the heiophant of course
Witches heal and bless?
There on view
Why does this hierophant hunt them?
“No they teach that all power not from the heirophant comes from the darkness and can only cause harm. You better grab a cloak as well before your arm is spotted
Yes
Do they have one that will cover me?
Most of you were thought dead in the third scouring
Yes
Is my arm still glowing?
/ it’s baggy but it works/
Yes a bit
Is it the same shape as the rune on the ground?
There is a mirror and yes it is
I look at the mirror
You confirm that the rune has the same shape
I ask, have you seen others with this mark?
For once the lady in black awnsers. Oh yes and many like it besides
Do you know how they came to be here?
The runes you mean or those with them
The people. I suppose it would also be good to ask how the runes got there
/ Haveing a few. Bugs\
It’s ok. I’m patient
” the others with that may snare as you have they are rare”
Did you see me arrive here or was I already on the street when you saw me?
Within decades or even years they obtain power like that of the forgotten God’s.
Wait, who gains power? Creatures like me who have this mark when they get here? Or someone else?
I have been around to help find a few others in fact many others perhaps you might help us find more
Beings like you those who may snare runes
I will, If that is the best way to help. I don’t understand “who may snare”
May I offer you one of my special teas to help verify and show you something
You may snare runes you might hold the power
Yes please I would like some tea
She takes out a tea set and places different leaves into each one the you see her cast a few spells as she pours them together
A mage vile is conjured from an interior pocket some how it seems to hold 24 oz despite being shorter than a pencil
Ok. I ask, do you know how someone snares a rune?
She blows on the mage vile gently and tiny gold runes dance down it
Yes
The same way you did. What did you do with that gift
I don’t know how I got it.
She delicately places the vile in your hand
(wait, was I supposed to try to pick up the rune off the ground?
Nope!
I take the vial
She peels her hood back to reveal the face of a beautiful gold elf an incredibly rare sight here haired and skin seemingly blend into eachother
She look at you hold the vile
I drink the tea
You regain 7 hit points and she says do you just did?…You Reaved that potion. You have the ability to wield mystic relics and even comandeer mage viles. That’s how you snared that rune with your own magic potential
I didn’t know I could do any of that
Within a year or a decade your mind will rebuild itself more than 10,000 times as naturally realv more runic power
Have either of you snared runes?
Oh yes it is sort of my business I procure great agents to tear down the heirophant
How do you do that?
Why with my little tea house of course
How many agents have you procured?
Enough. To stabilize a few area excluding this one
And what do these agents do?
Help others mainly defend people from onslaught. I am Mircalla buy the way.
What is it you do
I was a healer in my village.
She nods. The undiscovered powers. Of your lands may would be tempting targets to destroy
We have in possession a few commandeered Rev runners. Some are more fit for combat others have other kinds of helpful magic
What is a rev runner?
I only have 6 different ones on hand
Some call them sheild guardians. They are Golems that can Magicly reaved into acting like puppets or they can be imbued with some level of intellect with another’s tunic power
Over night a one person army becomes a very versatile strike force
I don’t have a boat to get you back home but I know where some boats can be fixed up
In time they may be of great service to you
(I’m starting to crash. I think it a good time to pause the game me and my character can both get some sleep)
Np I hope you enjoyed things
I like the story so far. I definitely want to keep playing
Thanks for dming
considering shareing it to the group and see who else bites
My pleasure
We should. Copy and paste it into a story.
That’s my idea
Well it can be done another time together now you sleep
Thanks. See you later
My pleasure
