Third campaign - Safe Haven
Third Campaign, Safe Haven
The story so far...
Characters have returned to Solace and Nathan who has received concerning news from Haven. Fowler Greyeyes has sent a message asking for his `old friends` to join him in Haven to drink to the saviours of Esker. Nathan thinks there is something going on behind this cryptic message. News from Haven is that Seeker religion has been completely driven out of the city. Guards in the colours of the Church of Belzar now man the gates and patrol the city. Rumours of people disappearing and of people living in fear.
Nathan asks the characters to go to Haven and meet up with Fowler, provide whatever aide he may need. Investigate the strange goings on in the city.
Upon arriving in Haven its clear something is not right. Green clad guards man the gates and patrol the streets. The city guards under Fowler Greyeyes, or rather whats left of them, are holed up in the old fort. And Fowler is missing.
People are jumpy and furtive, scared even. People have dissapeared and some shops are boarded up. Fowler isnt the only important peron miossing. The council of elders have gone and the famed weaponsmith, Katana Wildblade, is missing and her shop is boarded up.
The characters start the search for Fowler at the guards old watering hole, the High Hand Inn. Here there is no recent word of Fowler but the characters find someone else is asking after the guard captain, a mysterious young lady by the name of Sarloth.
Sarloth arranges to meet the characters in the innthats known to be run by the Mockers, the Steel Tankard. However, when Sarloth leaves the High Hand, she is followed by two mercenaries who claim Sarloth is in fact a Tiefling and they plan to collect a bounty on her.
At the Steel Tankard inn the characters talk with Sarloth about the missing Fowler, whome she refers to as her `protector`, the two mercenaries from earlier enter and a fight breaks out. The mercenaries are fought off and when the characters leave the inn they spot an old friend, Jimmy the Hand. The mockers believe they may have a lead on Fowler, he was spotted in the sewers some time ago in an area thats become too dangerous for the mockers to travel. He can guide them there. Its an area close to Katana Wildblades armoury is.
Jimmy guides the characters to the sewer entrance, gives them some rudimentary directions and wishes them luck...
In the sewers the characters split up... two head towards Katanas secret underground entrance, the third member of the group investigates some strange noises only to find, horror of horrors... an Amorphous Blob!
The two characters heading to Katanas are attacked by a guardian water elemental. Overcoming this mighty enemy and joined by the third member of their party the characters enter the basement of Katanas armoury only to listen in on amysterious conversation between something not quite human and an old adversary of theirs, the black robed wizard, Kite, who was last seen in the employ of the Seekers of New Gods.
Sneaking into the lower rooms of Katanas residence the characters find a dark and forbidding serpent inscibed book and two evil looking knives. They fight two guards and a strange serpent priest who dissapears in apuff of smoke once defeated.
The characters find Katana alive but unconcious. There is no sign of Fowler or Kite. So what dark mystrery have the characters walked into? where is Fowler and what did these people want with him and Katana?
Places in Haven (updated following first campaign)
1. Blackrock bakery. Run by Dominic from Esker. Specialises in Vittles and savouries.
2. Council Hall. Chief councillor Shaile Rorn. 4 Guards. Council of elders meet here.
3. Daft Gnome Ale house. Proprietor Galon the Dwarf. Patrons are all dwarves.
4. Grand market. Market here every morning. Always two city watch here.
5. Grinning Goat Tavern. Proprietor is Rand `Goaty` Gullman. Boatmen and travellers tavern. Patrons are transporters (caravaners, boatmen etc). Sign used to say grinning boat but the B was damaged and has never been changed. Sign is a boat over painted with a goat. Also local smugglers hideout.
6. Haven jail. Fowler Greyeys is in charge of the jail. The jailer is a human named Narl the key. Always has a guard with him at the jail.
7. Haven river docks. Dock master Adams runs the docks. No one works here without paying a fee. Adams always has two bodyguards.
8. High Hand Inn. Proprietor is Kernen the good. This is the favoured inn of the Watch.
9. Karn the blacksmith. Karn is a minotaur blacksmith, knows Theros and Katana well. Grumpy and not very talkative.
10. Steel Tankard Inn. Rough pub! Run by Honest Jobe a half elf.
11. Mageware shop. Run by Jules the red.
12. Old Keep. Here Fowler Greyeyes runs the city watch and reports to the Council of Elders. 100 men at arms, 20 crossbowmen. Also holds the city mint.
13. Livestock exchange. Also location of stables. Run by Elf, Katoran. Friend of Kalanthus.
14. Rose Hall. House of Baron Saladar, Knight of Solomania.
15. Sharl weaving. Proprietor Sharl. Makers of clothes and leather armour.
16. Swans Musicians. Once a musical shop, now boarded up, no one knows where Swansong, a Que She tribeswoman has gone.
17. The Blind Chandler. Proprietor is Talia Redgrass, plainswoman. A well to do inn frequented by the wealthy and aristocracy.
18. The fine cobblers shop. Proprietor Fine Finny a Hill Dwarf.
19. The Ivy Inn. Proprietor Garnet Dahl, Esgothian. Owes his life to Nathan firestaff and will always help a friend of Nathans. Is on good terms with Fowler Greyeyes.
20. Tradeguild. All traders must report here and declare before trading. Guildmasters for all trades meet here.
21. Bigby’s Toys and Sweets. Bigby Goodfellow – Male Solamnic
22. Sylvaria's Alchemic Shop - Half underground - fish tank windows. Illusions of instruments play.
23. Weedle’s Pawn Shop. An impressively sizable and popular Pawn Shop. Campenor Redshield – Dark Dwarf and Proprietor. Two Barbarian Brothers guard the shop
24. Temple of Belzar. High Priestess Judith runs this temple of the snake god. It has become the officiial church of Haven. Belzarites wear green robes.
25. Maps n’ Things. Haven’s premier Cartographer all the equipment and gear found nowhere else. Eldee – Master Cartographer, Kender.
26. Otto’s Bakery. Famous smell in Haven and loved by all Otto Bruenor – Male, Hill Dwarf and master baker
27. Strings Music Shop. Rayban Fear– Male Human, Proprietor
28. Peach Fine Armour. Peach – Female Human
29. Haven Fish Market. A famous Smell in haven, loved by few! Tronager Buxley – male, plainsmen, Fish mongerer.
30. Fire and Steel a Weapons and Armor Shop opened by the famous sword smith Katana Katana Wildblade – Female Ergothian, legendary master swords woman
31. Chomskys Tricky Trinkets and Crafty Contraptions. Chomsky is a Gnome but is rarely seen. Giles – Attendant, Lives on premises and is paid 100 steel per week which makes him the best paid shop keep in Haven
32. Helga’s General Store. All Around items and Equipment Store. Helga Thorngood – Elderly Female Proprietor. Duncan – Male Guide. Runt, Gump, Lulu, and Zeek – Gully Dwarf Laundry
33. Tom’s Tinker Store. Rather large establishment rivals Old Algerro’s shop in size and production. Able to create large, complicated contraptions and siege engines. Wide variety of curios and trinkets. Tom Gnome stonemason.
34. Temple of the Seekers. Boarded up and apparently empty. There are Green liveried guards outside during the day.