Into the Wilds Campaign Diary
The campaign begins in the fighting pits of Badeguard, the capital city and western island of Baelstrad, the furthest east nation in Baleteia.
Session 1 - 15/07/2022
On a warm spring evening in The Grand Arena of Badeguard, eight finalists of the great competition awaited the setting of the sun that will signal the start of the final bout. A pair of rough and ready goblins spent their time lightly teasing a tiny pixie that had somehow qualified, whilst the other finalists waited in some variation of stony silence. Eventually, the green flash of the sun heralded the opening of the antechamber gate, and the eight warriors charged out into the arena whilst the announcer riled up the crowd.
One of the goblins, Plis, charged a scrawny looking fey that had been released as part of the arena fight, but as he closed the distance, both goblin and fey were swallowed whole by a huge reptillian beast. The wide mix of combatants, spells, and martial prowess in the arena provided good entertainment for the crowd, and eventually Rovak, Harley, Milre, and Irilith triumphed over the huge electric crocodile, earning them the title of "Champions of Badeguard".
The announcer, who was in fact the dwarf King Thirbac, invited the champions to meet with him in his chambers. They were escorted through increasingly ostentatious rooms until they arrived in the throne room, and came face to face with the king himself. Thirbac congratualted them profusely, and offered the champions their prize boxes. Inside the chests, there were naught but contracts, written in each hero's native tongue, offering them the job of escorting the king's daughter into the feywild on Baleteia whilst also hunting an unnamed individual. In exchange, the king offered a huge sum of gold, as well as any one wish he could grant to each champion. Irilith checked the exact wording of the contract using his legal training, and after he confirmed that it was sound, the champions agreed to sign.
Not a second after the heroes had signed, Gleb, the goblin who had not been seen since his brother Plis' death, barged into the room with a gang of goblins, demanding where his prize was. A fight very quickly broke out, and the king was evacuated. After the goblins had been dealt with, the king returned and thanked the party. He granted them access to the royal storeroom, and gifted each of them a small monetary retainer. Soon after that, the king introduced Cora, his blind elven daughter, to the party, as well as her giant cat Jinx. She made a good impression on the party, and the journey ahead seemed quite promising. The group headed to their new quarters in the palace soon after, and that night, Milre revealed to Irilith that they are, in fact, a skeleton.
