Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
Westgate Campaign (FINAL UPDATE 8/19/2005)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ranger5" data-source="post: 2233735" data-attributes="member: 17981"><p><strong>The Seventh Adventure – The Enemy of My Enemy…part 2</strong></p><p></p><p>This is part 2 of the Act 1 Finale.</p><p></p><p>The agents took stock of their situation.</p><p></p><p>One of their own, Dexaron “Ghost” Taramaskan, was dead. The leader of the Grey Rogues was dead as was another member. Two of the Rogues had been captured and one had gotten away. And they had found the Rogues leader’s journal that implicated Lady Thistle “Thandie” Thalavar of Westgate as the one behind the attacks on the Vhammos family caravans.</p><p></p><p>After taking about an hour to discuss what they were going to do, the four surviving agents – Alexi, Thanon, Moira, and Nathaniel – came up with a plan. The bound and gagged their prisoners. They gathered up the Rogue’s equipment as well as the Rogue’s money. And finally they took the body of Ghost. All of this they took back with them through the portal to the sanatorium. When they got there, they also gathered up the body of the dead Rogue who had been killed by the vampire spawn.</p><p></p><p>Before leaving the sanatorium, Alexi scouted out the area and made his way into Westgate to procure a suitable transport for all their cargo.</p><p></p><p>Within an hour he returned with a wagon and two horses. Loading up the wagon, the agents made their way to the temple of Tyr. There they met with Brother Lorcan who agreed to return their dead comrade to life.</p><p></p><p>However, when Ghost was returned to this world, he awoke screaming and rambling about hideous images of a toothy maw surrounded by claw-like arms reaching for him. Afterwards he was fine though a bit shaken.</p><p></p><p>Brother Lorcan also was able to help the agents out with their prisoners. The two living ones were taken away to be handed over to the city guards while the dead leader of the Rogues and the one killed by the vampire spawn were questioned using clerical magics. The agents were able to find out some useful information from the dead bodies. As far as they knew, the Rogues did actually deal with a woman called Thandie who had a noble demeanor. They were not aware of or allied with the vampire spawn in the sanatorium. And it was the Red Wizard Haldon who had killed their leader several years ago.</p><p></p><p>With this information, the agents reluctantly contacted Waevor to tell him they were back. He told them to meet him at the Purple Lady later that evening.</p><p></p><p>So on the evening of the 27th of Nightal, the agents met with Waevor at the Purple Lady. Also in attendance were Lord Vhammos and Tystarn Dauntinghorn of Cormyr. Lord Dauntinghorn was the current consort of Lady Thalavar and had heard through the rumor mill that something involving the Thalavar’s was coming to a head soon.</p><p></p><p>At the meeting, the agents related what they head learned as well as showing the journal to Waevor and the others. The reactions of those present were predictable. Lord Vhammos wanted to call for immediate action in taking Lady Thalavar into custody. Lord Dauntinghorn refused to believe it saying there must be a logical explanation. And Waevor attempted to keep the two men calm and focused on what to do next.</p><p></p><p>That issue was resolved quickly as Lord Dauntinghorn told the others that Lady Thalavar was out of the city on business and was not due to return until tomorrow evening. Waevor was able to get the two nobles to agree that the best course of action was to confront Lady Thalavar privately the following evening at her castle. Waevor also asked the agents to be there as well.</p><p></p><p>The agents went back to their apartments for some much needed rest. The following day they spent some time following up with Haldon of the Red Wizards of Thay. They told him of the Rogues and that most of them were dead or captured. They also related to him the details of his sister’s murder. He was glad to hear this and confirmed that the agents would eventually help him out with dealing with his sister’s killer when it became necessary. They agreed.</p><p></p><p>The night of the 28th of Nightal, the agents made their way to Castle Thalavar for their meeting. The sky was overcast with the waning moon only occasionally peeking through the clouds. However, Alexi did notice something odd as they approached the castle. </p><p></p><p>As the moonlight broke through the clouds for a moment and the darkened night sky was briefly illuminated, Alexi saw what appeared to be a twin-pronged dagger flying through the air away from the castle. A moment later it was gone, lost in the night sky.</p><p></p><p>This brought back a flash of memory to the urban ranger of a conversation he overheard between several bandits months ago in the forgotten crypts of St. Bethesda (see the second adventure “The Crypts of St. Bethesda”). He related what he saw to his comrades but they were running late and had to get to their meeting.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, the agents found themselves with Waevor, Lord Vhammos, Richter, Lord Dauntinghorn, and Lady Thalavar. Lord Vhammos leveled his charges against the noble Lady Thalavar. Lord Dauntinghorn was at her side defending her. Waevor attempted to mediate the situation and Richter stood silently at Lord Vhammos’s side, barely visible in the shadows. The PCs were then called upon to relate what they uncovered.</p><p></p><p>Just then, the back door to the study they were in opened and a cohort of Lady Thalavar entered. It was Jamal (see the first adventure “The Color of Ambition”). She wore a simple nightrobe but she had a feral look about her. It was then that Alexi and Thanon noticed she was no longer herself. She was a vampire.</p><p></p><p>She stated that it was she who had been behind the attacks. That she had hired the Grey Rogues to attack the Vhammos caravans by impersonating Lady Thalavar. It was then that she let loose with a deadly spell aimed at Lady Thalavar but much to her chagrin, the quick noblewoman dove out of the way. The agents all rushed forward to meet this new and surprising enemy.</p><p></p><p>The nobles along with Waevor and Richter all rushed out of the room while the agents entered into combat with the vampire Jamal.</p><p></p><p>The battle did not go well for the agents however for Jamal was an accomplished spellcaster and was able to use her magics to deadly affect. By the end, Thanon lay dead from one of Jamal’s spells and the vampire was able to escape.</p><p></p><p>The agents took Thanon’s body to the temple of Tyr. The priests were able to return their fallen bother to life. The agents then split up to gather information on the whereabouts of Jamal as well as find away to defeat her. They finally decided on procuring a wand of searing light by pooling their money. Alexi spent sometime searching for Jamal and his urban tracking skills paid off. He picked up her trail and it led back to the sanatorium. This confirmed for the agents that she must have been behind the vampire spawn.</p><p></p><p>Finally, something had been bothering Moira. When Alexi had related what he had seen on the way to Castle Thalavar, this had piqued her bardic interests. Following this she did some research was able to discover some history. First she found some history of the twin-pronged dagger:</p><p></p><p>“The Argraal of Orlak is a great drinking goblet fashioned from polished dragon bone inlaid with dozens of tiny bloodstones. This bloodstained chalice makes up one piece of the regalia of the Night King, a title accorded only to a vampire descended - via the process of vampiric creation - from King Orlak I of Westgate, who fashioned both this cup and the Flying Fangs of the Night King early in his reign. The first Night King hewed the Argraal from a large chunk of bone recovered from the skeletal form of Kisonraathiisar, the topaz dragon who ruled the region before the coming of Saldrinar of the Seven Spells. Orlak then enspelled it with unholy necromantic incantations.</p><p></p><p>“The Flying Fangs of the Night King, also known as the Biting Blade, this dagger hilt with twin poniard blades makes up the second piece of the regalia of the Night King. A small measure of the personality of the original Night King remains in the Flying Fangs. The weapon seeks to recreate the Court of the Night King, a body that consists of four dukes who answer directly to the Night King and eight counts who serve the four dukes in pairs of two.”</p><p></p><p>This led to a deeper search and she came up with the following piece from the most ancient history of Westgate:</p><p></p><p>“In -286 DR, the Year of Foul Awakenings, Westgate falls during the course of a single night to a small army of elite mercenaries who emerge from catacombs beneath the city. By morning’s light, King Thorndaer and his entire family are dead, and King Orlak rules over the oldest port in the western Inner Sea region. Until the end of his reign, the Night King holds court only after the sun has set, is never seen during daylight hours, and always keeps his entire face (except his eyes) shrouded with a black-and-white-hatched porcelain mask, leading many to suspect (correctly) that the long-lived monarch of Westgate is a vampire.”</p><p></p><p>“In -137 DR, the Year of the Blooded Sunsets, A company of paladins from the Vilhon Reach in service to the Morninglord overthrows the Night King. Following the vampire’s destruction, the group’s commander, Dawnknight Gen Soleilon, is crowned king of Westgate. The Radiant King rules wisely for many years, rebuilding Westgate’s fortunes and establishing the Soleilon dynasty. The paladin-king’s most notable accomplishment is the erection of the city’s first stonewalls and the construction of an extensive sewer system. Unbeknownst to the general populace, Westgate’s deepest catacombs remain home to at least a dozen vampires created by their former monarch. The undead legacies of Orlak war amongst themselves for nearly a year before a new Night King is chosen to rule Westgate’s underworld. From this day forward, the Argraal of Orlak and the Flying Fangs of the Night King are held by the preeminent vampire descended from the original Night King. Any vampire that slays the Night King assumes the bloody chalice, the dagger with twin poniard blades, and the title.”</p><p></p><p>And finally, and the most chilling, she found the following passage:</p><p></p><p>“Near the end of the Year of the Blooded Sunsets, an old hag approaches King Gen and speaks prophecy: <em>In the twilight of shadow's return, the Scion of Night will be revealed at vulgar cost. With burning anger from ages past, he will bind the Radiant Heir and her blood will render unto him the darkest power</em>.”</p><p></p><p>With a sense of dread the agents gathered their weapons and magic and headed for the sanatorium to deal with the vampire Jamal.</p><p></p><p>Unanswered Questions</p><p>·How long has Jamal been a vampire?</p><p>·Why did she hire the Grey Rogues?</p><p>·Has the Night King truly returned?</p><p>·What does the prophecy hold for the Harper agents and the city of Westgate?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger5, post: 2233735, member: 17981"] [b]The Seventh Adventure – The Enemy of My Enemy…part 2[/b] This is part 2 of the Act 1 Finale. The agents took stock of their situation. One of their own, Dexaron “Ghost” Taramaskan, was dead. The leader of the Grey Rogues was dead as was another member. Two of the Rogues had been captured and one had gotten away. And they had found the Rogues leader’s journal that implicated Lady Thistle “Thandie” Thalavar of Westgate as the one behind the attacks on the Vhammos family caravans. After taking about an hour to discuss what they were going to do, the four surviving agents – Alexi, Thanon, Moira, and Nathaniel – came up with a plan. The bound and gagged their prisoners. They gathered up the Rogue’s equipment as well as the Rogue’s money. And finally they took the body of Ghost. All of this they took back with them through the portal to the sanatorium. When they got there, they also gathered up the body of the dead Rogue who had been killed by the vampire spawn. Before leaving the sanatorium, Alexi scouted out the area and made his way into Westgate to procure a suitable transport for all their cargo. Within an hour he returned with a wagon and two horses. Loading up the wagon, the agents made their way to the temple of Tyr. There they met with Brother Lorcan who agreed to return their dead comrade to life. However, when Ghost was returned to this world, he awoke screaming and rambling about hideous images of a toothy maw surrounded by claw-like arms reaching for him. Afterwards he was fine though a bit shaken. Brother Lorcan also was able to help the agents out with their prisoners. The two living ones were taken away to be handed over to the city guards while the dead leader of the Rogues and the one killed by the vampire spawn were questioned using clerical magics. The agents were able to find out some useful information from the dead bodies. As far as they knew, the Rogues did actually deal with a woman called Thandie who had a noble demeanor. They were not aware of or allied with the vampire spawn in the sanatorium. And it was the Red Wizard Haldon who had killed their leader several years ago. With this information, the agents reluctantly contacted Waevor to tell him they were back. He told them to meet him at the Purple Lady later that evening. So on the evening of the 27th of Nightal, the agents met with Waevor at the Purple Lady. Also in attendance were Lord Vhammos and Tystarn Dauntinghorn of Cormyr. Lord Dauntinghorn was the current consort of Lady Thalavar and had heard through the rumor mill that something involving the Thalavar’s was coming to a head soon. At the meeting, the agents related what they head learned as well as showing the journal to Waevor and the others. The reactions of those present were predictable. Lord Vhammos wanted to call for immediate action in taking Lady Thalavar into custody. Lord Dauntinghorn refused to believe it saying there must be a logical explanation. And Waevor attempted to keep the two men calm and focused on what to do next. That issue was resolved quickly as Lord Dauntinghorn told the others that Lady Thalavar was out of the city on business and was not due to return until tomorrow evening. Waevor was able to get the two nobles to agree that the best course of action was to confront Lady Thalavar privately the following evening at her castle. Waevor also asked the agents to be there as well. The agents went back to their apartments for some much needed rest. The following day they spent some time following up with Haldon of the Red Wizards of Thay. They told him of the Rogues and that most of them were dead or captured. They also related to him the details of his sister’s murder. He was glad to hear this and confirmed that the agents would eventually help him out with dealing with his sister’s killer when it became necessary. They agreed. The night of the 28th of Nightal, the agents made their way to Castle Thalavar for their meeting. The sky was overcast with the waning moon only occasionally peeking through the clouds. However, Alexi did notice something odd as they approached the castle. As the moonlight broke through the clouds for a moment and the darkened night sky was briefly illuminated, Alexi saw what appeared to be a twin-pronged dagger flying through the air away from the castle. A moment later it was gone, lost in the night sky. This brought back a flash of memory to the urban ranger of a conversation he overheard between several bandits months ago in the forgotten crypts of St. Bethesda (see the second adventure “The Crypts of St. Bethesda”). He related what he saw to his comrades but they were running late and had to get to their meeting. Eventually, the agents found themselves with Waevor, Lord Vhammos, Richter, Lord Dauntinghorn, and Lady Thalavar. Lord Vhammos leveled his charges against the noble Lady Thalavar. Lord Dauntinghorn was at her side defending her. Waevor attempted to mediate the situation and Richter stood silently at Lord Vhammos’s side, barely visible in the shadows. The PCs were then called upon to relate what they uncovered. Just then, the back door to the study they were in opened and a cohort of Lady Thalavar entered. It was Jamal (see the first adventure “The Color of Ambition”). She wore a simple nightrobe but she had a feral look about her. It was then that Alexi and Thanon noticed she was no longer herself. She was a vampire. She stated that it was she who had been behind the attacks. That she had hired the Grey Rogues to attack the Vhammos caravans by impersonating Lady Thalavar. It was then that she let loose with a deadly spell aimed at Lady Thalavar but much to her chagrin, the quick noblewoman dove out of the way. The agents all rushed forward to meet this new and surprising enemy. The nobles along with Waevor and Richter all rushed out of the room while the agents entered into combat with the vampire Jamal. The battle did not go well for the agents however for Jamal was an accomplished spellcaster and was able to use her magics to deadly affect. By the end, Thanon lay dead from one of Jamal’s spells and the vampire was able to escape. The agents took Thanon’s body to the temple of Tyr. The priests were able to return their fallen bother to life. The agents then split up to gather information on the whereabouts of Jamal as well as find away to defeat her. They finally decided on procuring a wand of searing light by pooling their money. Alexi spent sometime searching for Jamal and his urban tracking skills paid off. He picked up her trail and it led back to the sanatorium. This confirmed for the agents that she must have been behind the vampire spawn. Finally, something had been bothering Moira. When Alexi had related what he had seen on the way to Castle Thalavar, this had piqued her bardic interests. Following this she did some research was able to discover some history. First she found some history of the twin-pronged dagger: “The Argraal of Orlak is a great drinking goblet fashioned from polished dragon bone inlaid with dozens of tiny bloodstones. This bloodstained chalice makes up one piece of the regalia of the Night King, a title accorded only to a vampire descended - via the process of vampiric creation - from King Orlak I of Westgate, who fashioned both this cup and the Flying Fangs of the Night King early in his reign. The first Night King hewed the Argraal from a large chunk of bone recovered from the skeletal form of Kisonraathiisar, the topaz dragon who ruled the region before the coming of Saldrinar of the Seven Spells. Orlak then enspelled it with unholy necromantic incantations. “The Flying Fangs of the Night King, also known as the Biting Blade, this dagger hilt with twin poniard blades makes up the second piece of the regalia of the Night King. A small measure of the personality of the original Night King remains in the Flying Fangs. The weapon seeks to recreate the Court of the Night King, a body that consists of four dukes who answer directly to the Night King and eight counts who serve the four dukes in pairs of two.” This led to a deeper search and she came up with the following piece from the most ancient history of Westgate: “In -286 DR, the Year of Foul Awakenings, Westgate falls during the course of a single night to a small army of elite mercenaries who emerge from catacombs beneath the city. By morning’s light, King Thorndaer and his entire family are dead, and King Orlak rules over the oldest port in the western Inner Sea region. Until the end of his reign, the Night King holds court only after the sun has set, is never seen during daylight hours, and always keeps his entire face (except his eyes) shrouded with a black-and-white-hatched porcelain mask, leading many to suspect (correctly) that the long-lived monarch of Westgate is a vampire.” “In -137 DR, the Year of the Blooded Sunsets, A company of paladins from the Vilhon Reach in service to the Morninglord overthrows the Night King. Following the vampire’s destruction, the group’s commander, Dawnknight Gen Soleilon, is crowned king of Westgate. The Radiant King rules wisely for many years, rebuilding Westgate’s fortunes and establishing the Soleilon dynasty. The paladin-king’s most notable accomplishment is the erection of the city’s first stonewalls and the construction of an extensive sewer system. Unbeknownst to the general populace, Westgate’s deepest catacombs remain home to at least a dozen vampires created by their former monarch. The undead legacies of Orlak war amongst themselves for nearly a year before a new Night King is chosen to rule Westgate’s underworld. From this day forward, the Argraal of Orlak and the Flying Fangs of the Night King are held by the preeminent vampire descended from the original Night King. Any vampire that slays the Night King assumes the bloody chalice, the dagger with twin poniard blades, and the title.” And finally, and the most chilling, she found the following passage: “Near the end of the Year of the Blooded Sunsets, an old hag approaches King Gen and speaks prophecy: [I]In the twilight of shadow's return, the Scion of Night will be revealed at vulgar cost. With burning anger from ages past, he will bind the Radiant Heir and her blood will render unto him the darkest power[/I].” With a sense of dread the agents gathered their weapons and magic and headed for the sanatorium to deal with the vampire Jamal. Unanswered Questions ·How long has Jamal been a vampire? ·Why did she hire the Grey Rogues? ·Has the Night King truly returned? ·What does the prophecy hold for the Harper agents and the city of Westgate? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
Westgate Campaign (FINAL UPDATE 8/19/2005)
Top