The Empyrean Company

A Dungeons & Dragons 5e game In the world of Exandria
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Supporting Cast
  • Ivory Edemah
    Daughter of Thomas Edemah, and subject of the investigation to find her after she fled with Kasia. Felt stifled in her gilded cage, and under a father with designs on her life not of her choosing. Eloped from her home in Odessloe with Kasia.
  • Jodak
    Mill owner on the outskirts of Odessloe and friend of Kasia. Helped shelter Ivory and Kasia when they left the town and were rescued from the wilds by the Emyprean Company.
  • Kasia
    Assistant stallholder in Odessloe markets, has a house in the Tumbledowns which was damaged in the goblin raids. Lover of Ivory, and left with her when they decided to elope.

Sessions Archive

2nd Mar 2023

Session 57: The Adventurer's Guild

As the party finishes up their individual tasks, an opportunity arrives via the Adventurer's Guild which leads to both a party, and a case of missing people to investigate.



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23rd Feb 2023

Session 56: Nicodranas

Finally having left the Dwendalian Empire behind, the Empyrean Company and caravan journey south into the Menagerie Coast.



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2nd Feb 2023

Session 53: False Trails & Lindwurms

The group begin the process of laying a false trail for any pursuers as they leave Alfield.



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11th Aug 2022

Session 38: Mayfield the Patron

A meeting with a potential patron is threatened when members of the Company are barred from the meeting place.



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4th Aug 2022

Session 37: Divine Undertakings (and Magic Bullets)

The Company travel South towards Zadash.



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21st Jul 2022

Session 36: Bendil Caravan, Assemble

With their business seen to in Berleben, the caravan is packed and the newly-named Empyrean Company escort the villagers south.



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Journals
14th Jul 2022

Session 35: Riches and Repercussions

The team find themselves victorious, with a pile of riches and a lot of explaining to do.



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7th Jul 2022

Session 34: Arinoth

The battle continues in the blinding darkness.



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30th Jun 2022

Session 33: Silence and Magical Darkness

Fighting in the cramped corridors below the tavern erupts in total silence.



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23rd Jun 2022

Session 32: Kneecaps Serve a Form of Justice

The violence subsides in the run-down bar.



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16th Jun 2022

Session 31: Incident in the Warty Hag

The adventurers decide on the most direct approach available, and return to the man sending assassins after them.



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9th Jun 2022

Session 30: Irresponsible Clemency

The team find themselves with a captured assassin and a dried-up lead.



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26th May 2022

Session 29: Slipped a Sly Dagger

The party query an unreliable witness for a lead, and get a somewhat unsurprising outcome.



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19th May 2022

Session 28: Ginger's Waystation

The team search for supplies and transport for the journey ahead.



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12th May 2022

Session 27: Southbound to Berleben

Leaving the main swamp behind, the party and their twenty-seven companions consider the logistics of the undertaking ahead, plus begin to track down the culprit behind their misfortunes.



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28th Apr 2022

Session 26 - Exodus

Faced with the prospect of a threatened future in the swamp, the villagers gather to decide whether to leave and where to go.



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21st Apr 2022

Session 25: Draconic Sippy Cup

Having fought his captors, the team come across the body of Ralarzika the dragon.



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7th Apr 2022

Session 24: The Rule of Three

Spells continue to assail the group from the darkness as they try to forge forwards through the cave.



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31st Mar 2022

Session 23: Canadian Will-o'-Wisps

The band step gingerly into the unknown darkness of the dragon's underwater lair.



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24th Mar 2022

Session 22: Diving to the Lair

Discovering the location of their quarry's lair, the party return to the village and prepare for a dive.



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12th Mar 2022

Session 21: The Village

The combined adventurers and villagers mount an offensive on the gnoll-held village.


24th Feb 2022

Session 20: The Villagers

Concluding the fight with the gnolls, the captives guardedly introduce themselves.



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17th Feb 2022

Session 19: Miserable Camping

The party attempt to make the most of their limited shelter and make camp in the swamp.



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10th Feb 2022

Session 18: Frog's End

The fight with the bullywugs comes to a conclusion and the group forges deeper into the swamp.



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3rd Feb 2022

Session 17: Bullywugs in the Swamp

Floating downriver, sparks of lightning are seen off the port side in the swampy terrain. What could be causing such magical effects here?



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27th Jan 2022

Session 16: Boaty McBoatface

The party negotiates passage to their goal in Lebenda and contemplate their recent adventures.



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Journals
13th Jan 2022

Session 15: Thornbank

A period of relative quiet is interrupted by a draconic patron descending upon the Western Walk.



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6th Jan 2022

Session 14: Of Seraphim and Snookums

Arriving in Rexxentrum, Theia steels herself for a rocky reunion with her family.



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9th Dec 2021

Session 13: Drak & Griselda

During the long journey to Rexxentrum, the team stop off in an inn for the night.



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2nd Dec 2021

Session 12: Reunions

Working to free the prisoners of the local gang, the party tie up loose ends in Odessloe.



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25th Nov 2021

Session 11: Guards, Drakes & Prison Breaks

Fighting erupts and unexpected threats bar the party's progress.



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18th Nov 2021

Session 10: Warehouse Raid

The group plan a distraction and break into the warehouse holding the prisoners.



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11th Nov 2021

Session 9: So - Warehouse!

Having secured the bounty for the leader of the Greyheart Bannermen, focus shifts to a local warehouse where the captives are likely held.



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4th Nov 2021

Session 8: Ice Tipping

The gang face a new day, to contend with a distraught trio of noncombatants, a mouthy captive and a pile of bodies to dispose of.



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21st Oct 2021

Session 7: Battle in the Blizzard

The party attempt to corner and subdue their remaining opponents as the weather worsens.



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7th Oct 2021

Session 6: Ambush at the Mill

The group prepare themselves for the arrival of the criminal faction that have tormented Jodak's family on the outskirts of Odessloe.



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30th Sep 2021

Session 5: Return to Odessloe

After tracking their quarry and defeating the marauding owlbear, the group return to Odessloe with rescuees in tow.



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23rd Sep 2021

Session 4: Into the Wilds

The party conclude their investigations and pursue the missing pair into the Pearlbow Wilderness.



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16th Sep 2021

Session 3: A Missing Daughter

The band accept Reseigh's offer to help a local trader with a discreet investigation.



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9th Sep 2021

Session 2: Goblin Raid

Will the party defeat the goblins? Why are they attacking Odessloe?



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2nd Sep 2021

Session 1: The Adventure Begins

Six strangers share a tavern table in Odessloe.



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This story is told by

The Protagonists

Ongar Shimmershel

Jakuki Obsidian

Gwynith

Chaotic Good Elf (pallid) (Outlander)
Rogue 1
10 / 10 HP
STR
12
DEX
16
CON
14
INT
14
WIS
14
CHA
8

Roderick Bristlecone

Lawful Neutral Half-Orc Half-Elf (Cult Artisan)
Artificer 1
12 / 12 HP
STR
12
DEX
12
CON
14
INT
16
WIS
14
CHA
9

Ceonwulf Firebeard

Theia Reinhold

Lawful Good Aasimar ()
Divine Soul Sorcerer 6
37 / 37 HP
STR
10
DEX
12
CON
14
INT
12
WIS
16
CHA
16