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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Sunderer" data-source="post: 5537" data-attributes="member: 91">Nemorens VaultThe Island of Nemoren is in a rather unique situation within the Sundered Sky.  A small island that shelters within the shadow of the elven homeland of Rhandollar and is even passes through a waterfall, that falls from the island above, once every day, this water permeates through the earth and bedrock of the island creating a heavily forested prosperous island.  This is not that strange there are many islands that are blessed with an abundant water supply. What makes Nemoren, an abundant, resource rich island well within the xenophobic elves reach; so unusual is that is ruled by a human.  Three hundred years previously, The elven homeisle, Rhandollar had suffered a, still unexplained, outbreak of Glowmad Bugbears who rampaged for a short while through the island, even going so far as to capture one of the Willow Queens daughters. A human mercenary by the name of Kragor Nemoren managed to fight his way through the bugbear marauders and rescue her.The Willow Queen was dutifully grateful and not only pardoned Nemoren for his illegal presence on the Isle – something that usually warranted an execution but also granted him timber rights and ownership of a small prosperous island.  The chance to live so close to the mysterious elves attracted many colonists and entrepreneurs and soon a thriving community was formed.Nemoren proved to be a shrewd businessman and soon became a very rich man, even going so far as to construct a special vault within which his riches could be stored.  Generations of his heirs have added to this vault over the years as their fortunes grew. It is to this island that four would-be heroes are called to the island each bears a small key.  Kro, Kalin and Embers keys were passed down to them by their fathers whilst Indrin discovered his key whilst sorting through his vanished masters effects.  Each of them has been approached by a human named Aniel and informed as the legal holders of a key each is considered an heir to the late Paytro Nemoren, the last baron of Nemoren isle who passed away a few months ago childless.  The keys open the Nemoren vault and they can keep or dispose of any item found within there as they wish.Ember and Kro are the last of the four to arrive upon the island finding Indrin and Kalin awaiting them. There is a rather strained and awkward meeting of brothers – Ember and Kalin have had very little to do with one another, indeed Kalin has only even seen his younger brother a handful of times before and Ember definitely feels that the Orc Kro behaves much more as his brother than this rather pompous paladin.The island they find themselves upon is not the prosperous paradise that they expected to find, the community has fallen on hard times – not an economic downturn for there is just as much timber to be found on the island as there ever was, but more of a spiritual sickening of the town.  Nemoren residents lock their doors during the shadecycle hours (Although night never falls on the Sundered Skies many isles designate ca certain block of hours as a time for sleep – For Nemoren this is much easier as the island falls under the shadow of the much larger isle of Rhandollar for 14 of every 30 hours and greet strangers with suspicion.Sensing a mystery, the four new companions question those few island residents who are willing to speak to them (mainly Aniel and the mayor Kel Varnsen) they discover the following:-    The island is plagued by a terrible wasting sickness that can lead to a horrible lingering death.  This effects the weakest members of the community and seems to have no discernable source.  Some have claimed that the Elves on Rhandollar are poisoning the waterfall that the island passes through, but there is no proof o this.-    Strange shapes have been seen during the shadecycle hours, there have also been disappearances – stolen by these strange intruders or invaders.-    For the last two years the island has suffered infrequent small earthquakes and many have fled the prosperity of the island fearing a landfall.-    The late Barons wife disappeared within a month of their wedding and he retreated into his mansion living in a self-imposed virtual exile until his death three months ago. Many blame the islands recent misfortunes upon some curse that the baron brought down upon his birthright.-    Three years ago an abandoned Orcish galleon was discovered. It appeared to have crashed into the trees and although there were signs of a violent struggle aboard no living or dead crewmembers were ever found.-    Finally, thirty years ago a colossal dragon was seen circling the isle.  It was too high for its colour to be determined but it stayed for several days easily evading any ships that tried to intercept it.  What it wanted is unknown, but thirty years is but a blink of an eye to a Sky Tyrant and who knows when it will return.Their appetites for a mystery duly wetted the four keyholders prepared to enter Nemoren’s Vault</blockquote>

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