Veiled Vanguard
| Alignment | Mixed |
|---|---|
| Leader | None |
| Founded | C3 S1 |
| Goals | Many |
A band of adventurers and the primary Player Group of Campaign 3 of Prestige Encounters. They formed at the beginning of the campaign C3 S1: Welcome to Ineolyn in the grand city of Illnerya. Joined together by convenience at first, the party has saved lives in many places, while also leading to the doom of many. They are both hailed as heroes and decried as villains. The party has lost dear companions, while gaining fresh blood over their adventure.
Valerie
Renatus
CraumGaCu
Dakka
Ornnar
Valerie
Renatus
CraumGaCu
Thalia
Ornnar
Dakka
Ro'Zaad
Originally two different groups of investigating kidnappings taking place in the Brylln Forest outside the Grand city of Illnerya. The group of Dakka, Ornnar and Craumgacu are kidnapped by the bandits while trying to investigate. The group of Diablo, Valerie and Renatus fend off a similar assault by the same group of bandits. Having survived the encounter, they managed to free the first trio through a combination of stealth and a diversion by the bard Valerie as she performs a beautiful fan dance to allow Diablo and Renatus to freely access the captives. They fight and kill most of the remaining bandits, with only a magic caster escaping.
The two parties travel together to the city to claim their payment. As it is late in the night, they stop by the Prancing Pony to rest. Valerie flirts with Marie who runs the tavern, while Diablo arm wrestles and beats another man. Marie reveals individuals in purple cloaks who are members of the Watchers, they are cuasing trouble for the local guard the Sunkeepers. The party receives their payment from Sargeant Mathias, who gives them a selection of new tasks to serve the city. The party chooses to hunt monsters in the mines and makes their way to the lifts to reach the lower levesl of Illnerya. On the way, Valerie is mugged and a chase begins. They loose track of the mugger as he slides down the lift chains, with Diablo close behind. The party regroups at Cog Bottom and Diablo finds information about the thief Gregory, which leads them to the Watchers Enclave. They are allowed in and speak with the groups leader Eleryian. Valerie manages to convince him to return most of their stolen funds, but leaves 4 gold with the Watchers so they can buy food and toys for the children they are supporting. Valerie uses detect magic and realizes that Eleryian is entirely shrouded by Illusion Magic. Dakka asks questions about a group beings with Antlers, these are identified as Demonic beings call the Heralds. As the party continues to navigate the lowest levels of the city, the apparently proper Valerie reveals a suprising knowledge of the city. She leads Cramgacu to a black market alchemist that would sell a poisoners kit without Achlemists Guild membership.
The party continues on to the mines to hunt monsters with a writ from Mathias, along with a list of monster parts the Alchemists Guild is seeking. They enter the mines through a secured grate and the party enters into long abandoned mines. Ornnar leads the way and walks straight into a spiders web, leading to a suprise attack by Phase Spiders. The party fights a pitched fight, with Craumgacu being knocked unconscious. Valerie revives him as the fight continues, only for Diablo to be downed with a brutal strike by one of the spiders. Ornnar destroys the final spider, then in turn revives Diablo. All seems calm, until the wizard bandit who escaped to launch a sneak attack on the party by searing them with a lightning bolt spell. Diablo lunges from his critical state and ends the wizard, finally ending the last of the bandit kidnappers. The group collects the monster parts, while Renatus notes a mote of light leading him to bodies of deceased miners cocooned. He burns the bodies to appeal to the Goddess of Death, giving them a final burial. Regrouping again, they proceed deeper into the mines. They come across the body of a dwarven man hanging from a chandelier, the man speaks a warning for the party to turn back. Some of the group are chilled by the warning and see horrifying visions, but the party forges on. Ahead they find a dead end, but Valerie perceives it as an illusion and they pass through unharmed. Inside, they find a horrifying laboratory, with body parts and gore spread all over. On the floor is an Abysall symbol of Blougerade the Demon Prince of Madness. They find a young girl locked in a cage, on Craum's urging they set her free. She moves to the center of the room, and bursts from her own flesh, shifting into an undead nightmare as she crawls onto the ceiling. The middle of the room is replaced with a massive pool of blood, the creature summons to flesh gollems to assault the party. A brutal fight takes place, with the ingenuity of Dakka saving the party has he levitates one of the golems so it can't hurt the party. As both golems fall, the being that was disguised as the young girl drops into the pool of blood and disappears. A demonic voice speaks, making note of the ingenuity of Dakka. The pool dries up, leaving the floor flat once again. The group burns the remains scattered across the room and departs to check in with Mathias.
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