Campaign Timeline
ur tale begins within Hidroth Lea, a large town located in the Downs of Edigroth. Four adventurers hailing from different lands cross paths in the frigid north. Each had their own reason for coming to Hidroth Lea, yet Romen, Mara, Phadran and Leuca were united by the vision of discovering Eretanis, the lost elven city of Ice. These adventurers spent their early career helping to secure Hidroth Lea and became known within the North as the Four Horns. Sadly Leuca met his end at the claws of a white dragon. Yet the Horns were later joined by Fethraden and Thelend. This is their story.
The Story
Chapter 1: The Trouble with Giants
Chapter 2: The Orc Hunt
Chapter 3: The Contest of Hidroth Lea
Chapter 4: The Madness of Silverwheat
Chapter 5: Darkness Rises
Chapter 6: New Horizons
Chapter 7: The Rise of Genocron
Chapter 8: The Chuul Queen
Chapter 9: The Minotaurs Den
Chapter 10: The Silver Key
he party continue their journey through the ruins of Etimar. After fighting their way through Chuul infested cisterns they discovers the Halls of Amath Grall. There the Horns slay countless minotaur, uncover long undisturbed tombs and confront Heelorox, the Lord of the Minotaur. Within the vault’s of the great Hall the party discovers the Rune axe Gulgoloth, one of the two items that they had been sent to retrieve. The other item sought was a silver key thought to unlock the last of the Northern Gateways leading to Eritanis. The key was lost over a millennium ago within the fount of Orna, a subterranean lake guarded by a fell Chuul Queen. Having completed the first part of their quest, the Horns next descended into the lower levels of the city to seek out the warden of the water. A fearsome battle was fought in the caverns surrounding Orna but in the end the party smote their aquatic foe and seized from her grasp the key that would unlock their future.
pon returning to Hidroth Lea the Horns receive the tragic news that the attempted prison break of Orend failed, leaving most of the participants dead. Moreover the town is in a near state of panic over the recent disappearances of dozens of villagers in the surrounding downlands. Unable to discover the cause of these disappearances, the party once more returns to the ruins of Etimar, this time in search of an ancient rune axe believed to lie somewhere within the Halls of Amath Grall. In the course of their explorations, the Horns suffer a death in their ranks. Though the grief of loss is yet fresh, the party is nevertheless joined by a new face and, after collecting their strength, once more set out to accomplish their quest.
ince the Four Horns decided not to return to Ondur to investigate the possible rise of Genocron, Father Ibereth appointed the task to a devotee of Eridiol named Father Fethraden. The Father led a team of clergy through the Valley of Lost Souls and into the ruins of Ondur. Along the way they defeat several undead and ascend a tower to do battle with the reanimated Erusha, now a Lich. They defeat her and enter a mausoleum in which they find Genocron’s spirit in the process of reanimating a body. They interrupt the process and engage Genocron’s spirit in combat. Several among the party give their life in the battle, and while they are able to defeat Genocron’s spirit, the reanimated Father Durrand, now a Lich, manages to defeat the party. Fethraden and two surviving brethren awaken months later from stasis. Apparently the Lich Durrand has had second thoughts about his loyalties to Genocron, and now is hopeful that Genocron will be destroyed. He has saved the three remaining clergy in order that they will warn the North that in a years time, Genocron will be ready to wage war upon the Downs.
oman, Mara, Phadran and Leuca, now known as the Four Horns, celebrate their recent victory with Orend and Othowin’s band at the Downlander. In the midst of the celebration Orend strikes Starling due to a perceived slight regarding his nightly soiree’s at The Falcon’s Nest. The next morning the Four Horns participate in a royal procession. There they meet Count Atherlend and his family for the first time. They also meet the fiance of Aribell (the Count’s daughter). Prior to the Hidroth Contest, Orend is knighted. Mara and Phadran, along with several of the members of Othowin’s band participate in the contest. One of the contestants, a woman known as the Lady Illendra, is apparently unpopular with the crowd. Starling explains to Romen and Leuca that Illendra is the sister of Captain Teradith and did something to mar the family name. After the contest, the Four horns wander through the evening market, purchasing items for the evening’s Ball. They discover a booth advertising a fraternity called The Society of Lost Relics, and sign up to become adventuring members of the society. At the ball the Four Horns fraternize with Othowin’s band, and mingle with the social elite. Illendra shows up wearing a beautiful evening gown and creates quite a stir.
