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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jade Solstar" data-source="post: 1047245" data-attributes="member: 13452">Campaign IntroductionYou have each found your way to the widely famed and world renowned Free City of Greyhawk in the central Flanaess on the world known as Oerth.  It is the Common Year 591 and the year is just about to begin.  The week long mid-winter festival known as Needfest has just finished and everyone is goingback to work on Starday which is tommorow for you, as tonight is the last night of the festival.Any of you who choose to attend the festivities were amazed and astonished by the exotic variety of shows and peoples.  From the cockatrice who turned frogs to stone, which I am sure Dennis didnt like watching with Gilda, to the pegasus rides which only the wealthiest could afford...  People from all races and walks of life are to be found during a festival more so than usual in the Free City.  Their is fun and revelry to be had throughout the week...The warm and illuminating light of Pelor breaks through the clouds on the moring of Starday as usual to start a new week and year of work.  Each of you takes care of your normal morning routine and goes into the marketplace, where everyone in the Free City knows is the place to find work and sometimes adventure for the bravest of souls...  As the day progressess you are each approached in turn by an older half-elven woman.  She has long flowing frost white hair peppered with strands of black hair.  Her eyes are a bright green and seem to instill a sense of compassion when she looks at you.  She is wearing a finely crafted orange robe with golden thread highlighting it.  She has a beautifully crafted silver necklace with a single opal pendant hanging on it.  She seems to lean slightly on a darkwood staff that has intricate elven engravings covering it.  Her voice is a soothingly soft tone yet has a strength in it when she speaks."Greetings and good travels young adventurer, I am Lady Dalisandrea Sunshadow.  Ah do not be suprised that I know you seek adventure for that is why so many gather here.  I myself once came here many years ago in search of adventure and I found that and much, much more.  But the years have worn on me now and I am fast approaching my 100th birthday...but such ponderings you dont want to hear I am sure.  I would seek to offer you a job and a place in a group of others like yourself, you see I am in need of assitance to retrieve something I lost many years ago and would be willing to reward each of you handsomely if you are able to return to me.  I would give each of 50 platinum crowns and a magical potion as your reward, not to mention whatever else you may find while retrieving my hierloom.  I would ask that you meet me later this evening for dinner at the Golden Griffon Tavern in the northern section of the city, shall we say around 7ish ?  Good then its settled, meet me then and I will introduce you to those whom you'll be travelling with.  Here is a platinum crown for your time, fare day to you..."   [OOC-each person may add 1 platinum crown to thier charcaters]I have started a new thread under Playing The Game "Shadows of Greyhawk Campaign"  to start the game.  I just wanted to get things jump-started here...  I will start with Lady Dalisandrea at the tavern and as your characters "arrive" at the tavern you will be able to speak with her or the others as they arrive and we will just go from there...If anyone has any questions for me before we start please let me know or if their is something that anyone wants me to work into the game for them as far as background or character relevant just let me know.  I am always open to listening to what my players have to say or would like to see in the game, we are all helping to tell the story!good gaming everyonedave</blockquote>

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