Smashed World, part I

[Dalamar]

A few applauds rise from the gathered people as they hear many a person wishing to join this brave man in his quest.
The elf also claps his hands together a few times.
"Congratulations, it seems you have luckily found like hearted people among a world where the Kingdoms still are hostile towards eachother. May you bring honor to the Kingdoms!"
"To the Kingdoms!" Comes the voice of the audience.

 

[kaboom]

Lisa smiles and says, "Oh the glorious life of an adventurer! I have often dreamed of striking down undead, banishing their unholy souls back to were they came from! If you will, I'll join you."

 

[Zack2216]

"To quest, we must have a quest. Durban, could you tell us about your vision? If someone here can't identify anything from your vision that they know of, perhaps we could find someone who can elsewhere."

Perhaps Dalamar could intervene on any of this. Durban might not even know the specifics of his vision. Just a thought. Maybe you could tell him through the private message thingy. Tis up to you.

 

[Zhure]

Durban

Durban isn't aware of any details of his quest. It's all part of his backstory, intentionally left unconfirmed. This way Dalamar can either integrate it into his plot or it can remain a delusion on Durban's part. I always feel it's important to not "write the DM's world for him" as a player and try to write open-ended characters that offer optional rather than mandatory plot-hooks.

If Dalamar never touches that plot-hook, Durban will remain convinced, perhaps eventually coming to the conclusion he's offended Xan Yae in some way. I don't want it to become the focus of the campaign unless it's what Dalamar wants.

"I think the visions have something to do with banishing undead. It does seem odd that with all these clerics and paladins about, that more undead -- especially the minor ones -- are still around. It makes me wonder from where they keep coming.

"Maybe we can find the 'headwater' from which all these beasts spring."

 

[Dalamar]

Loskin, the young dwarven cleric speaks up at this.
"I haven't had much experience with the undead yet myself. But what I've heard from my teachers, it that something or somebody is raising everybody who has died outside of the mountains to unlife."
He thinks for a moment.
"I think that I've heard that in the north, behind the Kingdom of warriors, have been many reports of preaches in the Mountains. It's just a rumor, but there is propably some intelligent undead as they have set ambushes, something that zombies and skeletons don't normally do..."
Suddenly Sandemar, the elf, cuts Loskin's speach.
"Well there's a good place to start your quest. If there are actually any smart undead there, it would be a great victory for the Kingdoms if they were vanquished.
The problem lies in that it's on the opposite side of the Valley. If you get yourselves horses, the fastest way to get there would propably be to ride outside the Valley. Otherwise you would have to go through both the Kingdom of magic and the Kingdom of warriors. With your assorted group, I think it would be almost impossible."

 

[Zack2216]

That was a good point Dalamar. Thanks for clearing that up.

"Well, as long as the road we take doesn't cause much commotion. If there are intelligent undead, then we need to be unnoticed, as they might already be expecting company, but we don't want them to plan for our coming. But this is all under the assumption that there are undead up there."

I announce to the bar...
"We will soon embark on a quest. Does anyone feel that it is necessary to join us on our journey? All are welcome."

 

[Zhure]

Durban

"Why has no one gone there before? If someone has been there maybe we can ask them questions."

 

[Dalamar]

"Many a person has gone there, not so many have come back."
The elf seems to think for a moment.
"I don't think that any of those that have returned have actually left the Kingdom after returning. I don't know the reason, but they all just stay there."

When Haplo makes his announcement, there is much commotion among the gathered people. A few seem to be ready to stand up, but then change their mind.

 

[Zack2216]

"Do you know where we might find the warriors that traveled there? Although it might help to speak to all of them, I think we only need one or two sources of information about the area to the north."

 

[Dalamar]

"The people who have been to the actual battleground are all in the Kingdom, which means you'll have to get there before questioning them.
But I, and many of my comrades, are from the Kingdom of warriors so we can give you information on the general area the Kingdom controls. Just ask and one of us will answer."