The Rise or Fall of the Hadrianic Empire
Lore
- Abraxis
- Act 1 - Burnination and Heresy
- Angus
- Arcanium
- Arch Magus
- Avec
- Balthazar
- Battle of the Tiberian River
- Bonesaw
- Cael the Shaman
- Cassisus
- Chandrilla Dawnstar
- Church of Krom
- Claudius Hadrianus
- Corellon
- Djarin
- Dralin Invictus
- Dwarven Alliance
- Ellis II
- Fall of Elvantor
- Great Serasian Crusade
- Guild of the Fire Forge
- Hadrianus
- Island of the Lost
- Josephus Martellus
- Kazimir Konstantin
- Krom
- Magda
- Marian Province
- Marl, Carl, and Jarl
- Monterra
- Nikea
- Order of Flame and Sigil
- Orren Wren
- Salem the Cat
- Scions of Hersey
- Seras Empire
- Serasian Control Stone
- Silas Ursinus
- Strong Bad
- Strong Mad
- Subjugation of the Avec Wood Elves
- Syllin's Grove
- The Babadook
- The Beholders
- The Black Brigade
- The Brotherhood of Burnination
- The Cheat
- The Child
- The Laconis
- The Nine Fingers Gang
- Theodosius Nomikos
- Trogdor
- Vincenzo DiLuzzio
- Wanda Fyre
Supporting Cast
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Captain Rhys D'Arby
Captain of the sloop Stugatz. Well dressed and well mannered, he seems to genuinely care for his motley crew, and treats them better than most smuggles. He runs contraband for Vincenzo DiLuzzio to pay off the debt he owes for purchasing the ship. -
Salem the Cat
Salem is a medium-sized black cat that the party found in the archives of the Arcanium. Although his powers seem to be limited outside the fey realm, there is definitely more to Salem than he lets on. He developed a strong affinity for Mork, and has learned to communicate with his half-orc owner/servant in Abyssal.
Sessions Archive
The Tower
The Scions head to the Tower of Lia to see if they can determine the source of its dysfunction.
Lions, Tigers, and Bears
The Scions defend Fort Faustus from an onslaught of powerful beasts
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Syllin's Return
The Scions receive a report that someone claiming to be the freedom fighter Syllin is terrorizing the legion stationed in the old even capital, Avec. Seeing as how they killed Syllin, they head to Avec to investigate.
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Burnination and Ruin pt. 2
With the Brotherhood surprising both Imperial and Senate armies, the Scions and the newly united Four Elements race to stop them.
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Burnination and Ruin
The Scions emerge from the mines only to find that the civil war between Imperial and Senate forces has begun.
Showdown with Vincenzo
Vincenzo made the Scions an offer they couldn't refuse. Except they did.
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The Mithril Mines pt. 2
The Scions must run the gauntlet to find Vincenzo. But first, they must deal with the angry Eladrin spirit woken up by Rayuuv and Wanda.
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The Mithril Mines
After getting sucked through the portal in the Eladrin ruins, the Scions find themselves in the mithril mines. What dark things did Vincenzo uncover?
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The Eladrin Ruins
After meeting with Tiberius, the Scions head to the Eladrin ruins to determine if they can uncover the source of the undead infestation.
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Return to Haversmeet pt. 5
The Scions attempt to rescue Silas from the Imperial camp without alerting the entire legion.
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The Misadventures of the Krom Krushers pt. 2
The Krom Krushers defend themselves from the basilisk and seek to uncover the mysteries of the kobold legion.
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The Misadventures of the Krom Krushers
The Scions have entrusted the safety of Monterra to the Krom Krushers, a group of wannabe heroes/mercenaries for hire. That might have been a mistake.
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Return to Haversmeet pt. 4
The Scions find themselves staring down a detachment of elite Imperial infantry. Elmoira returns to the fight after scouting the Imperial garrison.
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Return to Haversmeet pt. 3
After destroying the undead at the ruins of Pelor's temple, Junjie tells the party to look for Yuan on an abandoned farm outside town.
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Return to Haversmeet pt. 2
After defeating the strange zombies and meeting Daisuke Ironfoot, the Scions continue their search for Yuan and Silas
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Return to Haversmeet
The Scions return to Haversmeet at the request of Yuan. She sent a message saying that there's a problem with the Four Elements that only Anton can solve. Silas also sends a message, he is worried that the two Imperial armies are about to clash, and Haversmeet is caught in the middle.
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Showdown with Trogdor pt. 2
Monterra's walls have been breached, the Scions fight desperately to keep the Brotherhood from overrunning the city. Trogdor looms overhead, ready to rain burnination on his foes.
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Showdown with Trogdor
The Scions defend Monterra from Trogdor and his force
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Rescuing the Krom Krushers
The Scions intercept the Black Brigade's prisoner transport in an attempt to rescue the Krom Krushers from certain torture and death at the hands of Captain Gallus.
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Back to Monterra pt. 3
The Scions defend Abraxis from Syllin and her kill squad
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Back to Monterra pt. 2
The Scions' army clashes with the Brotherhood of Burninaiton
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Back to Monterra
After defeating the Arch Magus the Scions return to Monterra only to find it beset by a myriad of problems. They'll have to raise an army to fend off the twin threats of the Black Brigade and the Brotherhood of Burnination.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 15
The final showdown with the Arch Magus. The winner determines the fate of Nikea.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 14
The Scions clash with Theodosius. The end game draws near.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 13
After convincing a Death Tyrant to let them pass, the Scions explore an underground lair in the feywild beneath Nikea.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 12
The party heads to the sewers to pursue the Arch Magus; things start moving to the endgame
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 11
The Scions find a unsigned sending stone telling them to head to the docks at midnight. The author promises that it's time to learn the truth. Or is it a trap?
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 10
The Scions find themselves locked in combat with undead who have been summoned to Theodosius's ritual room. Something loud and ominous is coming from the
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 9
The party has learned that the necromancers were part of a secret order called the Sigil and Flame. Dralin and Chandrilla offer them different paths to investigate the order.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 8
The party continues to fight the undead at the Memorial Grove. One of the necromancers, his control stone shattered, lies on the floor at the mercy of a reveneant. The second necromancer attempts to escape before the party can capture him. Dralin and his paladins hold off a horde of undead from surrounding the Scions.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 7
The party finishes up its fight with Bonesaw and prepares for the next adventure.
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 6
The party finishes the fight with the owlbears, and then pursue some more leads
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 5
Orren Wren has been defeated, and the Scions must decide his fate. The party continues to search for clues on the whereabout of the Arch Magus
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 4
The party continues to scour the Orren Wren's basement to find his whereabouts. What horrors await them?
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 3
The party explores the dungeon underneath the Artificer's shop. What horrors wait below
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Hunting the Arch Magus pt. 2
After investigating the docks and delivering the fake control stone to Arcanium, the party has discovered its intended recipient was one of the faculty, Professor Theodosius. They've also learned that people at the docks started disappearing after a well-dressed gnome began regularly appearing. The Scions will have to decide which lead to investigate next.
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Hunting the Arch Magus
The party responds to an urgent request from Chandrilla Dawnstar in Nikea. She needs the party's help with an extremely urgent matter, and asks the Scions to come as quickly as they can.
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Scions in SPACE pt. 3
The fire temple has been invaded by Syllin. Will the party be able to convince her to join their cause, or will this become a three way fight?
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Scions in SPACE pt. 2
After teleporting to the coordinates provided by Master Bruce, the party finds itself on a Spelljammer gunship named the Sharphorn. After being introduced to its admiral, Artermis Sharphorn, an impeccably dressed humanoid hippo and his agree, the party is asked to slip past the Gith blockade and clear out the Fire Temple of its demon infestation. The party was given control of a Strike spelljammer ship named the Nighstrike, which was deftly piloted by Rayuuv around the patrol. While preparing to descend the party was boarded by a crew from a gith space galleon, and find themselves fighting off the invaders so they can land on the asteroid's surface.
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Scions in SPACE
The party uses the Staff of Shifting Worlds to warp to the coordinates given to them by Master Bruce. They find themselves on a space galleon, surrounded by armed hippos in naval uniforms.
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Chasing the Dragon pt. 2
The party confronts the blue dragon Abraxis in his lair. Will Wanda's history as the Wyrmstealer lead to violence, or can the party convince Abraxis to stop raiding Monterra?
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Chasing the Dragon
The party sets out to find the blue dragon that's been terrorizing Monterra and stealing all their booze.
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Wanda's Flashback
Wanda unlocks one of her hidden memories while studying the Staff of Shifting Worlds
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Fun With Portals
The party accidentally opens a rift in space time with the recently recovered Staff of Shifting Worlds. Where did it take them?
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The Battle of Monterra
Claudius announces his governorship as the city mourns. The party prepares to defend the city from a breakaway legion intent on claiming the city for themselves.
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I. Cladius Pt. 5
The party has found Lady Demeter in the basement of the villa, seemingly tortured at the hands of Krom's inquisitors. They desperately beat back the assault in an attempt to free her.
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I. Cladius Pt. 4
The party discovers that a mysterious new adversary has put a bounty on their heads, and it didn't come from the imperial legions. The governor is somewhere in his villa, but where could he possibly he hiding?
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I. Cladius Pt. 3
After dispersing the crowd the party is ambushed by a group of imperial soldiers intent on collecting the sizeable bounty on their heads. Where is the governor, and is he complicit in this ambush?
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I. Cladius Pt. 2
The party continues their fight against the mysterious blue dragon, attempting to save Wanda from its clutches
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I. Cladius Pt. 1
After rescuing Wanda and destroying Lloth's great pyramid, the party heads toward the capital city of Monterra.
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The Great Pyramid Pt. 3
After finding their way to the second floor of the pyramid and fighting off several waves of undead, the party are tricked by a group of Drow into fighting a zombie beholder before they can move further into the pyramid.
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The Great Pyramid Pt. 2
After sneaking into the Great Pyramid, the party must find their way to the top of the structure if they want to find Rayuuv's spiritual half.
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The Great Pyramid
After defeating the Morkoth and travelling through the astral gate the party finds itself in an ancient Elven necropolis somewhere in the desert. One great pyramid remains standing among the ruins, and its power draws the party closer. The entrance to the pyramid is heavily guarded, but Rayuuv is convinced that his other half is being held somewhere inside.
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Unleash the Kraken
After defeating his kua-toa followers, the party prepares to confront the Kraken and end the island's curse once and for all.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 8
The party feasts with the fire giant king and hears his tale of the Kraken. As they move closer to the storm, the end game draws near.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 7
After failing to slip past the harpies, the party will have to defend themselves and escape through the mountain pass. As the party gets closer to the storm, the denizens of the island become increasingly strange.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 6
The party defends themselves against an ambush from weretigers, and continues to move toward the center of the storm.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 5
The party braces itself for a fiddle contest between Billy Bob and a demon. As the party moves closer to the storm, things on the island start getting...stranger.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 4
After defeating the weretigers and finding the Crown of the Forest Queen, the party delves deeper into the jungle. Rayuuv has sworn vengeance against the weretiger who almost killed him, and is convinced that his quarry is stalking them from the shadows.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 3
The party fights the mighty froghemoth and continues its trek into the jungle.
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Shipwrecked Pt. 2
After defeating the hydroloth the party is taken to the halfling village. Perhaps they know a way off the island.
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Shipwrecked
After defending the Stugatz from a group of undead pirates, the party washes up on the shore of a mysterious island.
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