Session 0 – Gunkyn
General Summary
As Gunkyn's eyes begin to open, the light comes pouring in. Even though the room is not that bright, only lit by candles, to his eyes the first few moments might as well be like looking at the sun. As his eyes adjust, he hears a female voice say "He's finally awake! Cohnal, go fetch the Medicus!" and then the sound of someone hurrying away presumedly to carry out that instruction.
Gunkyn feels weak and his head aches and he can feel the raspy-ness of his own voice as he groans.
"Easy now" he hears the same voice say. "The Medicus will be here shortly. We were starting to worry you would never wake."
"How long have I been out?" Gunkyn asks. "Oh, quite awhile" the voice says, "just wait for the Medicus. He'll be here in a moment."
As he tries to get his bearings, he realizes he is in a bed in a candle-lit room, the smells of various herbs dance in your nose.
After a few moments you hear footsteps approach. "He's awake Medicus."
"Good, Good," you hear a different, seemingly older male voice say. "Well now, you had us all quite worried. It's been nearly two fortnights since you came to us, completely unconscious. Do you remember anything?"
Gunkyn remembers almost nothing. Somehow, he knows he is a musician and somehow he apparently knows some arcane spells, but nothing of how he came to be here, wherever here is.
The elder Drow known referred to only as “Medicus” up to this point, introduces himself as Erendriel Wranlamin. He also introduces his assistants, a female Drow named Arcaena Ulakian and a young non-binary Half-Drow named Cohnal Ulathyra. They have been caring for Gunkyn for about a fortnight after some of the villagers found him on the side of the road. It appeared, from his tracks, he had walked there from some ways off. Erendriel goes on to inform Gunkyn that the current date is 1498 CE 24th of Unndilar (1498-24-5) - Da’leysen (the 7th day of the week) and he is in a hospice in a small village called Eledell within the borders of the Kryn Dynasty.
Erendriel hands Gunkyn what belongings they found with him, although his clothes were ruined beyond patching. All his money is gone but everything else is there including an instrument case engrave with the word “Gunkyn” thus the assumption that that is his name. This name seems familiar to Erendriel as he recalls hearing of a very talented musician named Gunkyn who was a child prodigy - having never had the opportunity to hear/see this Gunkyn play he cannot say if Gunkyn is the same Gunkyn that he's heard of.
Gunkyn spends the next several weeks recuperating in the small village, spending his days playing in the square near the village well. The villagers are appreciative of the entertainment but can only pay him in fruit, bread, and other such gifts.
Eventually he has enough strength to leave Eledell and begins his travels anew although he still only has vague, fuzzy memories of his past – blurry faces and places and playing of music but nothing else.
After nearly two years of traveling on his own, earning your keep playing music at taverns and various holiday festivals, (not to mention his more secretive skills) he finds himself not far from the Kryn Dynasty capital of Ghor Dranas in a town called Olmagroth where you are enjoying an extended stay playing nightly at a place called The Entertaining Gorilla Inn.
It is the month of Duscar, and as the end of the year 1499 CE approaches in just another 10-day and Gunkyn are finishing his final performance of the evening he is approached by a rather regally dressed, but formidable looking Half-Orc. His mind has a momentary flash of memory -- something about Orcs but it passes quickly and he finds himself to be a bit anxious about the Half-Orc's approach.
"Are you the musician Gunkyn?" he asks.
Gunkyn answers, "Who is asking?"
"My name is Gikhesh, and I am in the service of the Bright Queen, Leylas Krynn. If you are the musician Gunkyn I am instructed to offer you her invitation to play at the coming New Dawn festivities in the city of Ghor Dranas."
He hands Gunkyn an envelope made of very fancy paper and sealed with grey wax and bearing the same symbol as is on Gikhesh's armor. Inside it is a folded piece of paper of even fancier stationary. "The Bright Queen, Leylas Kryn, has heard of your talents and wishes to have you play at the New Dawn festivities in Ghor Dranas."
Gunkyn accepts the invitation and agrees to travel with Gihesh to Ghor Dranas the next morning. He let's the owner of the The Entertaining Gorilla and is paid the 100 silver is owed.
Several days later they arrive in Ghor Dranas on the last day of the year 1499 CE, 32nd day of Duscar - the day before New Dawn and the start of 1500 CE.
Rewards Granted
Starting Level: 1 Ending Level: 3
Character(s) interacted with
Erendriel Wranlamin (the elderly Drow "Medicus" in the small village of Eledell) and his assistants, a female Drow named Arcaena Ulakian and a young non-binary Half-Drow named Cohnal Ulathyra.
Gikhesh, a Half-Orc Echo Knight Fighter in service of the Kryn Dynasty
Report Date
19 Oct 2022
Related Characters
In Game Dates: 1498 CE 24th of Unndilar (1498-24-5) to 1499 CE 32nd of Duscar (1499-32-11) Locations: Kryn Dynasty
Ghor Dranas,
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