Troubles of the Lantis Valley

Chapter 1 – The Ruins of Derevor

Our journey begins in the merchant town of Karsthag, located in the northern reaches of the sprawling Lantis Valley. Once, this place was filled with farmland. Now, it serves as a crossroads between the human cities to the southwest and the dwarven strongholds in the northern mountains.

Dusk Morningstar and Maeka Stohmin return to Karsthag to seek out Maeka’s parents. Seeking to pay them a visit after Dusk’s retrieval of Maeka from Serenberyl Academy, a prestigious magical institute in Nassaros on the coast of the Sea of Pearls. Though their journey through the Indorian Wilds was peaceful, a darkness hangs over the Lantis Valley.

After striking a deal with a dwarven merchant, Artus Longforge, Dusk and Maeka set out in search of adventure. Maeka seeks learning, and experience, to gain knowledge that will aid him in his wizardly studies. Dusk, a loyal cleric to the Queen of Twilight, follows the whims of her goddess to bring peace to the dead. And Artus, a shrew business-dwarf, seeks out opportunities for wealth and to hone his skills as both blacksmith and talented artificer.

Their desire for adventure leads the trio to investigate rumours of missing miners at the Lantis Valley Silver Mine. There, they meet the mine’s proprietors, Egran Steelheart, a dwarven merchant from Nol Turum, and Ser Nolan Herestrom, a retired hedge knight. While Steelheart believes that the miners are simply disappearing because they’ve grown lazy and no longer want to work, Ser Nolan isn’t so sure. He’s heard the miners speaking of strange whispers, dreams that haunt them in the night.

Having agreed to take on the case of the missing miners, Dusk, Maeka, and Artus pay a visit to Greywind Keep, the residence of Lord Vinius Araton of Karsthag. There, they consult with Lord Araton’s court wizard, who tells them of a mysterious ruin a little ways south within the Lantis Valley. In that ruin, the expedition discovered a crystalline relic in the courtyard. A relic that now sits in the fountain in the courtyard of Lord Araton’s estate, casting a spell of calm over the castle to ensure level-headed discussions prevail in all matters of politics, governance, diplomacy, and negotiation. Yet, the mage suggested that the ruins might be haunted. That even during their expedition some years ago, it had felt like the ruins were…not quite right.

The next day, the party would venture out from town and trek south into the thick forest on the edge of the Greenwood. There, rather unexpectedly, the dwarf would be their guide, using his expertise in the taste of moss and stone to guide them along the river towards where the ruins of an ancient elven castle stood crumbling amidst the trees, a relic from the days of the Great Collapse.

Chapter 2 – The Fires of Tarnstead

Chapter 3 – The Darkness of Kinallen

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Third Arc

Fifth Arc

Final Arc