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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8623600" data-attributes="member: 2012">Fallow's Cross AdventurersSource: Fallow’s Cross AD&D 2E Web Site (see the DM’s Note below)Origin: Eastern ShoresSymbol: A wooden, Celtic-style cross.Leaders: Coromir Maralethion [ISPOILER](CG female half-blooded* elf, fighter 6/wizard 6/rogue 6)[/ISPOILER]; Hassan [ISPOILER](CG male Shaoyan human, fighter 20)[/ISPOILER]; Jason of the Dark [ISPOILER](CN male Denilan human, wizard 18)[/ISPOILER]; Marie Goldmane [ISPOILER](CG female half-elf, rogue 11/wizard 9)[/ISPOILER]. [ISPOILER]*Coromir is half-silver elf and half-forest elf.[/ISPOILER]Notable Members: Artemis [ISPOILER](NG male Vindi human, ranger of Brenna 9)[/ISPOILER]; Danal Blackeagle [ISPOILER](CG male Stonnish human, fighter 5/sorcerer 5)[/ISPOILER]; Ingrid Halloworth [ISPOILER](NG female Silvester human, druid of the Daghdha 16)[/ISPOILER]; Jillian Featherbrook [ISPOILER](LG female hairfoot halfling, paladin of Arvoreen 18)[/ISPOILER]; Morcleb Maralethion [ISPOILER](CG male silver elf, fighter 9)[/ISPOILER]; Orris [ISPOILER](LG male Navir human, paladin of Valkar 9)[/ISPOILER]; Wilfred of the Wild [ISPOILER](NG male Tanaroan human [werebear], fighter 8/cleric of Larea 8)[/ISPOILER].Other Members: Diana Rande [ISPOILER](CG female Lochfolk human, ranger 2)[/ISPOILER]; Ian Rocliffe [ISPOILER](N male Anorian human, cleric of the North Gods 7)[/ISPOILER]; Lindy Littlecart [ISPOILER](N female Denilan human, cleric of Larea 3/fighter 2)[/ISPOILER]; Leslie Whitecotton [ISPOILER](NG female Qualitian human, cleric of the Daghdha 10)[/ISPOILER].<h3>Purpose</h3>The Fallow's Cross Adventurers (FCA) are just that, a group of adventurers who try as hard as they can to protect the small border town of Fallow's Cross near the edge of the Great Forest and the moors of Caer Amylinyon. They oppose the rule of the Mad King of Thallin and are considered freedom fighters to the citizens of the Theocracy of Thallin. They strive to reclaim their old headquarters in Fallow's Cross as well as the estate known as Stanzfeld Mansion near the City of Fruen.<h3>Notable Activities</h3>The Fallow's Cross Adventurers have become more militant since the civil war in the Theocracy of Thallin. They believe that King Varath Dragonguard should be removed from the throne. The group does whatever it can to disrupt the flow of wealth into the king's coffers. They oppose his elite soldiery known as the Fury of the Dragon as well as the diabolical priests of Nether's Deathtide. These adventurers take great pride in their devotion to freeing the kingdom from the Mad One's tyrannical rule.The FCA also works toward strengthening the enemies of Thallin such as the clannish hill-folk of the Highlands and the Thallinite Resistance in the City of Rivenwood. The adventurers are careful to not stay in one place for too long, and they have been known to disappear into the Great Forest for months at a time. It is believed that they have a base of operations somewhere near Lake Loch and have made alliances with the fey enclaves living there.The FCA have also taken a great interest in the border skirmishes between Thallin's armies and the militias of the Wind Cities. King Varath has made it clear that he believes that the Lands of the Cities of the Wind rightfully belong to Thallin based on one-hundred-year-old documents. These pages of parchment are said to have been found in old, abandoned ruins under the City of Raell, and they state that the land surrounding the City of Baermos, for fifty miles in all directions, belongs to the Dragonguard Royal Family. The leaders of the Fallow's Cross Adventurers believes that King Varath had these documents forged for his own evil purposes.They work tirelessly to uncover the truth.<h3>Campaign Notes</h3>It has become widely knownin the Eastern Shores that the adventurer Danal Blackeagle, the son of an influential nobleman from the Kingdom of Stonn, is the cousin of King Varath. Many in Thallin wish for him to become country's new king should the Mad One be overthrown. His fellow adventurers only found out about his bloodline after the civil war began. They weren't sure if they could trust him (he was new to the group at that time), but he has proven himself time and again. He has become more than just a freedom fighter to the citizens of the kingdom; he has become a folk hero. This makes the young man uncomfortable, but he refuses to hide way somewhere while his cousin oppresses his friends and allies.Marie Goldmane often helps the persecuted citizens of the City of Raell, which was where she spent a great deal of her youth. That city is a dangerous place, even before the war, and she rarely stays in Raell for more than a week at a time. (Most nonhumans are now banned from entering Thallin, except as slaves.) More often she travels to and from the Wind Cities from the Kingdom of the Silver Leaves. The kingdom of the silver elves has become her new home, and she uses her influence with the High One, Menkhar Silversun, to help the struggling communities of the Wind Plains.Hassan, a foreign warrior from Kanpur displaced through time, controls the activities of the FCA in the City of Rivenwood. He works closely with the Thallinite Resistance; he has freed dozens of people just by the power of his sword arm. The bounty on his head is considerable but the people love him. Only some of the more dangerous of the criminal element in the city would turn him in and such an act would be risky. Hassan fights diligently to wipe out the Fury of the Dragon; warriors that he considers to be dishonourable louts.Jason of the Dark and Coromir Maralethion are the most militant members of the FCA. They go on the warpath wherever they can, and they almost never take prisoners. They push young Blackeagle to become more involved with the Thallinite Resistance, and the two of them have decided that Danal would make an excellent king. They keep tabs on him at all time, and Coromir rarely lets the young nobleman out of her sight. Danal puts up with “Corrie,” as her friends call her, because he is completely in love with her, and he greatly admires Jason who helped him unlock his potential for sorcery. (Jason also gave Danal his nickname, “The Wind Walker.”)[HR][/HR]DM's NoteFallow's Cross Adventurers isn't my original creation. I got the name and many of the characters from an old 2nd Edition D&D Forgotten Realms website [link isn’t secure any more]. The website details the Fallow's Cross campaign, which was run by multiple game masters in several locales throughout England. I received permission from the owner of the site, Andrew Prentis, to borrow the FCA (as I call them) for the Lands of Harqual.Artemis, Coromir Maralethion, Jason of the Dark, Marie Goldmane, Morcleb Maralethion, and Orris are all PCs from that gaming group. The site had their character stats and backgrounds, which I used for the starting point of my own version of the FCA. I have altered a great deal about the adventuring group, and now that I've advanced my timeline I need to alter the group even more.Danal Blackeagle is a character from the Dungeon Magazine module called as “Prism Keep,” which I briefly ran through for my Companions campaign (Bactra, Dabuk, Jeddar, etc). The character from that module escaped Prism Keep and eventually made his way to Fallow's Cross. The other listed members of the FCA are original NPCs created by me.Thanks again to Andrew and his fellow gamers for providing me one of the best campaign locations I've ever used. Their campaign might have ended ages ago, but the Fallow's Cross Adventurers will live on in my world for as long as I find a reason to use them. And thanks to Rich Baker for writing one of my favourite Dungeon adventures of all time.[ATTACH=full]156612[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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