Events so Far

High Harvest 1022 - The Gathered Host

The Expedition visited the Fey door in the South East of Liria, in the lands of House Powys and fought the Father, splitting him into Father and Child. This was the first introduction to the ominous Fey House Maledictine.

In an act of Hubris, Lord Powys was caught embezzling and his house demoted from a Major Noble House to a Minor Noble House.

The Expedition met Fey from House Valdez, Fey of Hope, including Constantine, Wilde Warden of the Forest of Lore, who gives them their mace for protection. The Expedition promised to return in a year to return Constantine's mace so they can protect the Forest of Lore.

High Bloom 1023 - The Mad Warlord

The Expedition visited the Northern Moors in Westfell, home to some of the worst horrors in the Mortal Realm, and defeated Warlord Jegu and his Tenya cultists, who tried to reach the Fey door and bring Tenya into the Wilde Realm. The door was closed.

They were hosted by Mother Mal, a Wych in self imposed exile, whose wards provide safeguarding from the many horrors.

High Summer 1023 - Prices and Politics

The Expedition visited Havenwell in Marika to deal with the newly discovered sentient undead, Captain Evie Silver and her army of undead. They managed to appeal to Captain Silver's remaining humanity and she swapped sides. The Deep, upset at apparent loss of gold being sent through the Fey Door, sent armies of undead anyway, who were defeated in battle. The Expedition established a trading post on both sides of the Fey door, appeasing both the Deep and the head of House Kesho, Gilgamesh, who holds the trade agreement made with Marika.

High Harvest 1023 - The Blood of the Innocents

The Expedition visited the Crescent Isle to attend a party hosted by Monarch Luca of the Asuaine. Here they aided in the birth of a new Avatar, Lady of Lilies, and dealt with the aggressive Shifters of the Foetid Sun.

They also broke open the Fey door leading to the lands of House Myrmidos, spilling the energy of their broken pillar into the Crescent Isle. A plant went missing...

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Late Harvest 1023 - Containment Breach

The Expedition visited Facility 12 in Esca, set up to contain some of the realm's most dangerous items and creatures, called AMOs. All the AMOs in the facility had gotten loose, as a Watcher, who are beings who observe the ritual circle, attempted to destroy the facility by breaking its wards. The Expedition returned almost all of the escaped AMOs to their rightful holding chambers, while holding the Watcher at bay. They discovered and apprehended Dr. Gove, masquerading as Dr. Trent who performed experiments on the Watcher, breaking Escan research guidelines. The Expedition fought and stopped the tortured Watcher, who was killed in an act of mercy.

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Early Bloom 1024 - A Welcome Respite

The Expedition attended a banquet hosted by the Queen of Liria, Catriona II. A marvellous night of revelry unfolded, soured only by the assassination of the Kiphate ambassador. Each heritage signed a sponsorship agreement with one of the dignitaries from across the Realm to ensure supplies for their journey into the Wilde Realm.

House Orrea of Liria was elevated from a Minor Noble House to a Major Noble House after House Powys was demoted.

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Late Bloom 1024 - A Promise Kept

As promised the Expedition return Constantine's mace and help restore the Forest of Lore, which is in turmoil after the loss of its Pillar of Stories in 1016. Constantine is missing and the Wilde Wardens cannot maintain the stories in the Forest of Lore. House Maledictine are meddling in the lands of Valdez, sending in Despairs, and upsetting stories in the forest. The Expedition fight the Maledictine and help the Valdez choose the next head of House Valdez, Lady Radiance Valdez.

A realm wide memory effect is lifted on all the Fey as the Expedition requests the knowledge of the Glade Of Which Is Yet To Come to be restored. When they try and leave, after fighting a gruelling battle , they are faced with a locked door.

High Summer 1024 - The Right Way Out

With their original exit out of the Wilde Realm blocked, the Expedition escaped the Forest of Lore into Elysium, lands of House Myrmidos. A realm war was imminent, after rediscovery of the Glade Of Which Is Yet To Come, but representatives from each Fey House, with the help of the Expedition came to an agreement on what to do with the Glade. The Untamed Glades, led by the Earl King and not an official Fey House, are now a recognised voice in future discussions.

After revealing Triumph Valdez to be Zed, one of the three Archons of House Maledictine, the Expedition fights him for the Pillar of Conflict, after breaking all the hexes that had corrupted it. In the end, Zed fails, Tasos of House Myrmidos holds the pillar and the Expedition escape through the Fey door in the nick of time. However Zed meddled with the door and it put the Expedition directly into the heart of the Kiphate Empire...

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Early Harverst 1024 - Sheep in Wolves Clothing

After weeks of sneaking through the Kiphate Empire, the Expedition finds refuge in the village of Chol'Tara, under constant threat of exposure. Wanted posters with their likenesses appear throughout the settlement, forcing them to rely on a ritual glamour for concealment.

They aid the locals who are pestered by Xaar'Trak, a sinister lich, searching for a willing body to take over. They obtain his phylactery and almost succeed in destroying it. With the nearby volcano being mined more than ever, angry magma elementals roam the land burning the river banks. The Expedition fights them off and heals the home of the water elementals.

In the nearby forest, they meet a terrifying new being, known as It Which Festers in the Soul. After two long days, the Expedition's cover is blown, and they narrowly escape the Kiphate army on their heels, leaving Chol'Tara behind.

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High Harvest 1024 - No Turning Back

On the run, the Expedition arrives in Triest, one of the regions of the Kiphate Empire. Facing Xaar'Trak once again they finally destroy his phylactery, though the lich himself still lives. Journeying on to Nilamari, they secure a cure for a plague unleashed by cultists. Finally, their journey leads them to the Hurstwoe Islands, where they are greeted by the Three Dragons of Liria and temporarily sheltered within their encampment.

Both the Kiphate Army and Vigilant, a Marikan mercenary group hired by the Kiphate, close in. In a race against the clock, they fend off both forces to reach a ship where they are met by the Gathered Nations’ fleet after they pierce the Kiphate naval blockade and rescue the Expedition. They all sail away toward Lirian shores at long last.

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Late Bloom 1025 - Ashes and Oaths

The Kiphate empire has officially declared war and landed troops in Dawnmoor in Liria. Here the Expedition meets up with these troops and steps into the role of intermediaries between the God of Diplomacy, speaking for the Kiphate Empire, and the Gathered Nations to settle on the Terms of War. Amid negotiations a rogue Kiphate Militia, led by priest Siobhan, is wreaking havoc upon Dawnmoor. The Expedition fights them off and ultimately captures Siobhan. Negotiations for Terms of War resume and are ultimately decided upon and signed. A big battle with the Kiphate Army shows them moving eastward from Dawnmoor.

Meanwhile, the Expedition come across manifestations of Vices, Hubris, Greed, and Cowardice, are running rampant in Dawnmoor and corrupting the local population. In a grand battle the Expedition manages to lure Cowardice back into their vessel of captivity.

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High Summer 1025 – The Eye Closes

The Expedition aids the local Westfell forces by holding the mountain passes where two Kiphate legions are attempting to cross. They are badgered by frenzied Ashkar soldiers and the magma elementals captured by the Kiphate. Meanwhile, Tenya cultists have littered the slopes with shrines keeping the Eye closed.

Amongst all this, the Expedition successfully hunts down and kills multiple horrors. Dreadweaver, an ancient warlock no longer shackled to Tenya strikes a pact with one among the Expedition. In exchange for clearing the mountains for her brood of arachnae, she promises to hold the Kiphate at bay.

Fey doors flicker in and out of existence. Where they lead or led is uncertain.

Ultimately the Expedition proves victorious against a mighty force of Kiphate and Tenya cultists working in unison. They are able to open the Gaze of the Ever Watchful Eye once more.

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Early Harvest 1025 – Don’t Fall Asleep

The Expedition travelled to the Mazarcha Expanse in search of a rumoured Fey door, hoping to get there before a joint team of Escans and Kiphate. There, they met Zoe, a celestial spirit asking to be freed. A local tribe believing Zoe to be vital to maintaining their dream lives sent an elite squad of Vipers to drive the Expedition out of their lands.

The Expedition was plagued by waking nightmares. Falling asleep pulled them into a twisted dreamscape filled with terror. During their search, they uncovered ancient scrolls that revealed the location of Zoe’s prison: the Pillar of Dreams.

A confrontation between Zoe and It Which Festers in the Soul revealed Zoe’s true nature; she was also an Abhorrant, known as It Which Devours the Heart of Stars.

The Expedition battled Zoe and her disturbing collection of toys, and successfully sealed her back into the Pillar of Dreams.

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Late Harvest 1025 – Fire in the Sky

The Kiphate laid siege on Antiope, the heart of the Westfell nation. The Expedition aided in the movement of troops and resources, lending their tactical expertise in the war chambers, whilst being split between Antiope and the Untamed Glades in the Wilde Realm due to the presence of a Door. In the Untamed Glades, under hospitality of the Erleking, the Expedition convinced the five great spirits that Mortals are worthy of protection just like Fey are. Paving the way for the great evacuation of the city.

As the Kiphate drew closer and closer, the Expedition engaged them long enough to allow the nomadic people through the door into the Untamed Glades. The slowest, sick and elderly among those citizens along with the Expedition themselves managed to get through the door in the nick of time thanks to the heroic sacrifice of 3 Westfell, Hunter of Antiope, Eoin of the Badger Herd, and Cadwyn of the Bear Herd.

The first of the Gathered Nations has fallen to the relentless Kiphate war machine.

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