== The Story So Far... == === Prelude === * Player characters all arrive in Ravenhurst: * Halar Highwind and two of his men arrive on shore leave (he convinces one of the woodsmen to go in the dead forest) * Bianfu Komori arrives due to a mysterious note surrounding the death of his parents. * Mugen Rokuro is staying at the inn, on his way to the northern territories. * '''(clarification needed)''' Why was Jon Stark there? * Isosceles Sanchez was arriving by boat when he exalted, catching the attention of guards. * Captain Alex Grau and his men were defeated; Grau fleeing, two guards being knocked out, the rest dead. * The party returns and discover Willow Eagle, an agent of the Sidreals who have organized the party's formation in order to fulfill a prophecy they have foreseen about an ancient device called The Harbinger. * The Harbinger itself is somewhere in the Northern Territories. * It requires a "key", of which is located in the Underworld city of Sijan. * Passage to Sijan can be obtained from a Necromancer in Noble. === Act I === * Party travels to Noble, stays at inn, meet Sues Ocho, who directs them to Ohreinn Sanchez, uncle of Isoceles and former necromancer. * Party needs to get a keystone from Ocho, converse with him at the bar, resolve to try and bargain/trade the keystone and steal if bargaining doesn't work. * Highwind receives a small soulstone, party gets monkey stone and gem of calm heart. * Party sneaks into the mansion at night (tries to) and steals the keystone. * They also kidnap Sanchez and bring him with him back to Ravenhurst. * '''(clarification needed)''' what else was stolen from the manor? * ''Note: Stark leaves the part between Noble and Ravenhurst, leaving behind [[JonStark#Closing|this note.]]'' === Act II === * The party returns to Ravenhurst and to the inn; there are dragonblooded guards there to ambush them but with the help of stranger/newcomer Ino Keia, kill them off. Captain Grau manages to escape once again. * They travel through the forest to find a way into the underworld (with a stone that masks their life-force). * There's a run in with a faerie. Mugen gets large, but otherwise everything works out fine. * There's a slight run in with a group of ghosts but the group talks their way out of it. * They find a ferryman named Pete/Tim, and ask for passage to Sijan. * On the way, they stop to help a village being attacked by ghouls. Halar sleeps through it. * They head to Sijan and stuff happens. * '''(clarification needed)''' What did everyone end up taking, if anything?: * Ino Keia: Mask (Artifact ••) "alter appearance to look like anyone and to completely control the emotions that her face shows" * Nothing much exciting happens, party finds what is probably a keystone? * Return home. * Find out Pete/Tim is a Deathlord. * Forester from the prelude tries to take revenge by summoning a foe; swiftly killed by Isosceles. * Pete/Time rewards him with a bell. * On the return home, it was revealed that Ohreinn Sanchez (Ino magically disguised himself as Tim) had killed Bianfu's parents in order to gain access to the Underworld; Bianfu beat the crap out of him.