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Tempus Session 00

Campaign Pitch

CharacteristicQuality
Player DrivenHigh
WeirdHigh
PoliticsMedium, but potentially escalating
Game SystemD&D 5e
Starting Character LevelLow
SettingHomebrew

A tense stalemate exists between Elves, masters of magic and the planes, and Dwarves, experts of crafting and technology.  If either side could gain the upper hand over the other, the possible devastation would be immeasurable.  You are currently residents of a relatively small, but importantly situated, “third world” nation caught up in the chaos of the superpowers’ fight for supremacy.  The nature vs technology worldviews of the Elves and Dwarves are at the heart of the lasting distrust and conflict.

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Tempus Session 01

Characters

  • Serenity - Hag disguised as a beautiful singer
    • Gets friendly with Shadicar
    • Steals a hair off his cloak
    • Real name - Old Polly Pigtooth
  • Hurmur Deeprest - Dwarven archeologist
    • Searching for a numenara cache
  • Jax - Thief
    • Steals from Skreek or his retainers
    • Visitor from a nearby town, member of their thieves guild - Night Talons
  • Lerissa - Tiefling barkeep
    • Former beast master ranger
    • Pet gray wolf, Duchess
    • Brews her own ale, favorite of the local druid
  • Sig Rockwell - blacksmith
    • Daughter Winry, 10 years old, kidnapped by goblins

Locations

Tannis

  • Old windmill on the hill
  • Temple of the Dusk Lord
  • Great oak tree in the town square
  • Raven’s Perch Tavern
    • Huge tapestry of a raven in flight on the wall
    • Red oak bow mounted proudly behind the bar

Shimmerwood

  • Locals hunt deer and boar here
  • Dancing lights can be seen in the forest on full moons
    • Pixies playing, casting minor illusions
  • Druid grove where local sage, Vidrir, lives
  • Lucky to see his ravens flying around, identifiable by violet markings

Order of Seasons Tomb

  • Located north of the Shimmerwood, on the other side of the Misty Run river
  • A simple wooden bridge allows crossing into the Enchanted Forest where the elves live
  • The tomb is covered in a mix of vine/floral and raven motifs
  • Crest of the knights is a blazing sun overlayed with the silhouette of a flying bird
  • The mural inside depicts men and elves battling undead and shadows.
  • Order of Seasons Tomb
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