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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 4043107" data-attributes="member: 2012">RAPID RIDERSSymbol: A brown horse on a white hill on a green field with a yellow sun rising in a blue sky.PurposeThe organization known as the Rapid Riders is a group of young thrill-seekers and adventurers working as pony express riders throughout the Eastern Shores, Thunder Lands, and Wind Plains. They carry important messages for clients that don't trust magically means to communicate over long distances.Leader: Hendrick “Helmet” Ricarsson [LN male human, Rgr13].Famous Members: Colby Sherrard [LG male human, Sco6]; Gwynneth Wrangell [N female half-elf, Sor7]; Naviia Silversun [NG female elf (silver), Ftr6/Drd6 (Damh)]; Will ‘o the Wisp [CG ½m (hairfoot), Ftr4/Brd4]; Winnie Alger [NG ½f (hairfoot), Rog5/Exp5].Notable ActivitiesRapid Riders are highly independent of each other, yet they all report to Hendrick Ricarsson in the City of Stonn in the kingdom of the same name. The group use to operate out of the City of Fruen in the Kingdom of Thallin, but after King Varath came to power it became impossible for the Rapid Riders to work openly there. Now the riders work towards freeing the people of Thallin from the insanity of the Mad One and his minions. They work with such groups as the Fallow's Cross Adventurers to protect innocent citizens from the Fury of the Dragon and Nether's Deathtide.Still, Rapid Riders make their living from couriering messages first and foremost. With tensions between city-states and kingdoms rising throughout the West the Rapid Riders have become more important. Secret messages to allies in remote areas have become as valuable as gold, and the riders sell their services based on the ability to 'get a message there fast and safe.' The group has outposts almost everywhere throughout the Eastern Shores, as well as in the Wind Cities. The group isn't as strong throughout the Thunder Lands, but it has made significant inroads in places like the Baronies of Calot and Liran, the Freeholds of the Strand, and the Free City of Yuln.When not couriering messages Rapid Riders prefer to spend their time adventuring. The groups members are famous for delving into old ruins throughout the Wind River Region, and they've been known to trek into the moors of Caer Amylinyon in search of lost artifacts of the legendary gray elves. They have battled against the dark tribes of the Hather Plain and they have bartered and danced with the desert elves of the Great Expanse. A few of the group's braver members have even explored the edge of the Spirit Rift, but none have dared to enter that haunted place. They may be adventurers, but they're not crazy. Rapid Riders are always looking for new adventures to pass the time between jobs.Campaign NotesWhile Hendrick Ricarsson leads the Rapid Riders as a group, he doesn't control every aspect of the business. He relies heavily on both Will ‘o the Wisp (usually just called Will) and Winnie Alger to help coordinate the riders and handle personality conflicts. Hendrick is a natural leader, but sometimes he can be a little dense. (This is how he got his nickname.) Lately, he has disappeared for weeks at a time, and no one knows where he goes. Will believes that Hendrick is off searching for something important during these absences; he thinks that his friend is trying to find something that will help defeat King Varath.Will spends most of his time, along with Winnie, fighting against oppression as members of the Thallinite Resistance in their homeland. They have become good friends with many of the members the Fallow's Cross Adventurers, and the two of them wish to merge the Rapid Riders with the FCA. However, Will knows that Hendrick will never agree to do that, and he is worried that Winnie will turn in her badge and join the FCA permanently. Will could never do this himself as he owes so much to Hendrick including his life on more than one occasion.Naviia Silversun is another strong force in the group, and she is believed to be Hendrick's choice to lead the other riders should he retire. She loves the work and the freedoms it give her. However, she also believes the group should be more diligent against evil and work towards protecting the Great Forest. It is Naviia that spearheads the search for relics of the gray elves in and near Caer Amylinyon. She also opposes the corrupted blood elves of the Knotwood and spends a great deal of her time in the Barony of Calot, the Duchy of Minar, and the Midlands. Naviia personally recruited both Colby Sherrard and Gwynneth Wrangell into the Rapid Riders.In the Duchy of Minar, Rapid Riders have become a vital cog in the protection of the region from bugbears, gnolls, and evils best left unmentioned. Duke Jace Brookwater relies heavily on them to courier messages back and forth from his subordinates and to the head of the Tiger Guild in the City of Tian. Rapid Riders rarely work directly with the members of the Tiger Guild, but they have been known to aid them when needed. The relationship is almost always one way as the members of the spy guild aren't known to be trusting of outsiders. Rapid Riders are more likely to be accepted as guests and allies at Tigerstorm Hall of the Companions, a group of adventurers affiliated with the Tiger Guild.[ATTACH]156519[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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