Wolfspirit
First Post
First off, some general notes. This campaign is taking place entirely online, using IRC for chat and netmeeting for maps. This can be both good and bad at times (allthough the random number generator getting stuck on 1s sometimes is bad 
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Also, here's some campaign info that might make things easier to understand. The game begins in Fairfield, a small town in the south west of Toren. Toren isn't in the best shape it's ever been, for over 50 years it and its neighbor and ally fought against the advance of Claw's Legion, a highly skilled and organized army of hobgoblins. An uneasy peace was established after the hobgoblins were eventually brought to a hault, who then persued the profitable venture of hiring out companies of mercenaries.
After the Legion was stalled, Toren found itself in less than admirable straits. Over half it's land was occupied, and a Mithral mine that had been worked by a colony of dwarfs had been abandoned (no point in being a nice big target if the hobgoblins ever got through). Some attempts to restore the mine were made, but it was impossable to find in the maze of tunnels without a dwarf there to navigate.
17 years ago, the country suffered a terrible blow when their King Roland and Queen Katerine were assasinated along with their son Galen, just after the country rejoiced at the bright blonde haired and blue eyed boy's first birthday. No one was ever found to be responsible for the assasinations, but there was implications against an ambasador from Blagden that had been staying in the capital, made more damning by the fact that he was never seen again after that night.
Roland's brother Cassius was crowned king after the deaths, and allthough he wasn't a story book monarch, things went well for a while. However, it seems that things have been slipping, and there are heavy rumours about Toren and Blagden going to war with each other. With the decline in the country's interest in domestic affairs, there has been an increase in bandit activities.
For physical geography, Toren is fairly isolated. To the North is a fluid border with the Hobgoblins, East a river that separates Toren from The Quiet Woods (Reputed to be inhabited by undead) and flows to the ocean, allthough the river itself is also a border for the hobgoblins. To the South, there is the Godspine Mountains, largely impassable. The Godspines also make up Western border, allthough there is a heavily guarded pass that allows travel to the West. Also, it was rumored that the Dwarves in the Mithral Mines had a back door, but noone has been able to confirm this.
So without further ado, the story...
)Also, here's some campaign info that might make things easier to understand. The game begins in Fairfield, a small town in the south west of Toren. Toren isn't in the best shape it's ever been, for over 50 years it and its neighbor and ally fought against the advance of Claw's Legion, a highly skilled and organized army of hobgoblins. An uneasy peace was established after the hobgoblins were eventually brought to a hault, who then persued the profitable venture of hiring out companies of mercenaries.
After the Legion was stalled, Toren found itself in less than admirable straits. Over half it's land was occupied, and a Mithral mine that had been worked by a colony of dwarfs had been abandoned (no point in being a nice big target if the hobgoblins ever got through). Some attempts to restore the mine were made, but it was impossable to find in the maze of tunnels without a dwarf there to navigate.
17 years ago, the country suffered a terrible blow when their King Roland and Queen Katerine were assasinated along with their son Galen, just after the country rejoiced at the bright blonde haired and blue eyed boy's first birthday. No one was ever found to be responsible for the assasinations, but there was implications against an ambasador from Blagden that had been staying in the capital, made more damning by the fact that he was never seen again after that night.
Roland's brother Cassius was crowned king after the deaths, and allthough he wasn't a story book monarch, things went well for a while. However, it seems that things have been slipping, and there are heavy rumours about Toren and Blagden going to war with each other. With the decline in the country's interest in domestic affairs, there has been an increase in bandit activities.
For physical geography, Toren is fairly isolated. To the North is a fluid border with the Hobgoblins, East a river that separates Toren from The Quiet Woods (Reputed to be inhabited by undead) and flows to the ocean, allthough the river itself is also a border for the hobgoblins. To the South, there is the Godspine Mountains, largely impassable. The Godspines also make up Western border, allthough there is a heavily guarded pass that allows travel to the West. Also, it was rumored that the Dwarves in the Mithral Mines had a back door, but noone has been able to confirm this.
So without further ado, the story...
