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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 5740853" data-attributes="member: 16069">[GM]Apologies but I cannot at the moment navigate ENWorld, as in it's taking 3-5 minutes to move between pages, the history of the families that ruled from Rivenroar has been discussed previously (and I don't remember what pages it was on- and I can't navigate to get back to it), so...[/GM]There have been a number of families that have ruled the Nentir Vale from Rivenroar, a seat of power in the past, this during the time of the Empire of Nerath. The families include- Von Urstadt, Von Adrez-Kauthin, Von Jallach and finally the Rivenroar Clan. The first three of these (the Von's) ruled as feudal Lords, remember these were violent times in the Vale when monstrous incursions and bandits upon the road were common place. These families brought a greater level of peace and prosperity to the Vale, at least as far as their rule stretched.That's not to say however that they were all just and righteous, they were glorified robber barons, at least some of the rulers- in total the three families ruled for nearly two centuries. In each case the new inhabitants of Rivenroar overthrew the last inhabitants, again you need to remember that this is how succession took place in times gone past. The Markelhay's (the rulers of Fallcrest) gained their position in much the same manner, they usurped the previous inhabitants, as I said that's how things go...The Von Urstadt, the first Lords of Rivenroar ruled for the longest- they were bloody warriors in a time of bloody fights and empire building- some of their rulers were just, others were... less so. The Von Adrez-Kauthin came next, you remember little about their history- certainly the times were less bloody and violent, although not entirely exempt from violence. The last great family were the Von Jallach's, they were a chaotic mess- they didn't last long as rulers. In the end the Von Jallach's lost Rivenroar, reputedly in a card game, which was typical of their blundering ways. The Castle was won by the Halfling Rivenroar clan- it was there name for the place that stuck, they were the last rulers. The Halfling's abandoned the place to the wilds and went back to being river-dwelling traders...Viator recalls.Viator has no 'exact' knowledge of the ritual which the Lords of Rivenroar are proposing, that said he is aware that such rituals exist, and have been used previously. It seems the ritual being discussed would have been taylor-made, possibly researched by the Lords of Rivenroar themselves, afterall they've had a century or perhaps more to do some digging.You are certain that if the Lords of Rivenroar say it requires a life, then... it requires a life. That's not to say however that the life taken could not be somehow returned at a later stage... anything is possible, particularly when magic is involved.[GM]To restate- the ritual requires a PC give their life (effectively they become a Revenant). The Lords of Rivenroar's vessel of choice is Velani... As Kyalia states in the OOC- you have no idea what information the Lords of Rivenroar have, or even what use they will be to you... But the reason you don't know this is so far you have made two statements, and asked one question... Which is a little odd, there's six of you and only one of them chatting- and the undead guy has said three to four times as much as you guys combined...[/GM]  [GM]Lastly- I'm making this stuff up as I go along of course, you went the chatty route, I liked the idea and just pushed it as far as I could, there's nothing in the module about any of this. So, feel free to dive in- as I say, I'm making this up as I go along- I like being pushed or made to work hard, to figure how this event will fit in with the overall plot of this campaign. If you have any ideas- and remember were a player down in Freggo- does the swordmage want to become a Revenant? Does Blutspitze want to play a Revenant? Do you have some alternative theory you wish to suggest? Feel free to either post here, OOC, or else message me if you have any theories, or an alternative route this part of the story could take- remember this is our collective imagination at work here. Very lastly- think outside of the box, I'm trying not to have the Lords of Rivenroar suggest alternatives for you- but I can think of alternatives that are available to you. [/GM]</blockquote>

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