Kefra has made a life for herself amongst the outer ruins of Harrowport. Urchins come and go and she helps what youth she can but otherwise lives a solitary life, trying to get by best she can. Zarain has set off from her barbarian tribe in the forests and mountains of Dragon’s Eye to try and find a cure for her sister’s disease. Oban Crowe, a paladin, has been betrayed by the new lord of Harrowport – Varis, a selfish, power-hungry man who has taken over rule from his recently deceased father Lord Mark.
Kefra meets Zarain at the edge of the city and is motivated to help this powerful pointy-eared creature. She knows of the paladin Oban due to his generous work with the people in the ruins and outer farmlands, trying to be a bridge between disparate peoples. As she approaches the temple/hostel that Oban maintains and runs, she sees him being carried off in manacles by Varis’s men – hired thugs more than professional soldiers.
Applying her roguish skills she manages to free Oban undetected and Oban agrees to see what he can do for Zarain’s sister in his appreciation. Oban also has a reason to leave the city – Lord Mark’s trusted General So disappeared from the city with her most trusted soldiers shortly after Varis took control. Oban is in possession of a letter in So’s hand urging him to come to Laketown to find her “when the time is right”.
So… our adventurers begin their story fleeing Oban’s captors across the plain and together approaching the barbarian village in the forest in the hopes to cure Zarain’s sister.
Awesome recap! Thanks for that. Looking forward to the next game.