Campaign Timeline - Horrors in Halruaa

The adventurers find travel with a trade caravan, Marlowe's Supplies, delivering much-needed supplies to the village of Emberwood just north of Halarahh. The adventurers' travels are assaulted by desperate villagers turned bandits and encounter a failed expedition from Halarahh learning of the current events in the region.

Accepting a quest from the Amethyst Academy to hunt an Ankheg, the adventurers travel west from Emberwood Village to meet Nimble Quill, a Tabaxi wizard. After a short search the party meets Zibbok Zitblot, the "goblin talker", of the Mangled Toe tribe. They are ambushed and defeat a pair of Ankheg's and Zibbok offers much knowledge for his assistance to return to "Big Rocks" their home.

The adventurers, Nimble Quill, and the Mangled Toe tribe hunt down the new young Ankheg queen. They managed to slay the Ankheg major and the young nest of Ankheg drones to capture the queen.

While the adventurers rest from their battle at the farmstead, Zhendrah receives a summons from her patron to the Masrah of Drowned Tales where she converses with the Marid Khedive Bahram. She learns Bahrams interest in the affairs of intrigue in the mortals of Halruaa and is eager to hear Zhendrah's interpretation of the events.

The Adventurers continue their escort of Lt. Petra Lang and the Hooded Lanterns despite Lt. Alena Krueger's protest. The band is ambushed by a Queens's Men gang known as "The Cudgels", woodland bandits with plenty of muscle. The bandits with the aid of a pair of ogres inflict heavy damage on the adventurers killing a trio of Hooded Lantern scouts. Distraught but determined the Hooded Lantern split with Lt. Alena Krueger and the survivors take their dead back to Emberwood Village, while Lt. Petra Lang continues on with the adventurers to salvage the mission.

The party after learning much in their travels decides to spend time training to prepare them for the next leg of their journey. Adventurers find trainers throughout Emberwood or in Buckledown Row just a short travel to the south.   The adventurers compete in the Buckledown Row fighting pits facing the opponents, Glassjaw Jake, Smiley Pete, and Dorian Dare. They are victorious.

The adventurers spend the day in Buckledown Row searching for clues on the "Beast", a creature responsible for many recent people, including children. Speaking to the Queen's Men they gain information of farmstead possible locations and contract allies to assist in the hunt.   The day is interrupted by a strange attack on the people of the row from a group of toffee golem creatures who are quickly finished off by the adventurers.   The adventurers meet with an enclave of Amethyst Academy wizards getting experimental magical items to assist them in their battle against the "Beast of Buckledown Row"

The adventurers return to Buckledown Row with the successful head and research of the Beast of the Buckledown Row. They share the fact the beast has not been responsible for the missing children, but have decided to postpone their search for the children until after they tend to other matter. They return to Emberwood, to find the Hooded Lantern's situation has reached a breaking point, and make their way to the outer city of Halarahh.

During the night the adventurers are called by the Armillary of the Bloodied Soul into a mysterious realm. Here in the circle of roiling chaos of shadows and cold the demon known as Mr. Night once again is found. At the center of the scene, a little girl in silken night robes with a bloodied wound on her chest looks at the city of Halarahh pointing to a mysterious purple glow.

Mason Carver accepts Captain Highlash offer to join as a freelance privateer & open Hooded Lantern soldier. Mason Carver is given a fair amount of autonomy but is expected to follow an officer's lead on matters that concern the Hooded Lanterns.

The adventurers travel to Soggenwatch Post via the Sky Tomb airship, then travel to Castle Ostwall along the raised path with their convoy of allies. Meeting Baron Ostwall and his court, they are informed of the many dangers of the swamp. The party is welcomed at the ancestral lands of Castle Ostwall as long as they behave.

Using the Nahaut expert river guides, the adventurers travel by canoes down the river Ghalagar to speed up their travel to the southeastern portions of the swamp of Akhlaur. They continue their travel to the village of Ashshaffen, to assist and aid the Knights of the Sacred Flame who are believed to have gone missing within this region.

The adventurers arrive at Ashshaffen, also known as Ashen Bay, a quiet fishing village along the Crystal Cove and successfully escort Flame Keeper Bridgett to her requested destination. The party experiences moments of confusion with members of the Sacred Flame who seem to be acting strange and memories of a strange sea beast fill their minds as they lose consciousness.

During the night the adventurers are called by the Armillary of the Bloodied Soul into a mysterious realm. Here in the circle of roiling chaos of shadows and cold the demon known as Mr. Night once again is found. At the center of the scene, a little girl in silken night robes with a bloodied wound on her chest looks at the city of Halarahh pointing to a mysterious purple glow.

The betraying actor of the Masarad of Drowned Tales, Grimbrook, is defeated along with his Dreadmine Orc allies. He is taken to the realm of Bahram to face his watery justice. Bahram shares the secrets of the Flood Gate and how to control its power - now it up to them to decide who takes control of the gate.

After a brief discussion with Bahram, a reward is given for their part in the battle over the Flood Gate. Allowing the adventurers to return to the vaults of Akhalurs Tower and be given the chance to claim any treasures they wish if they can deal with the guardians there but must leave before the Larakens return.

Among the treasures discovered in Ahklaur's Tower, the phylactery of Zarifrax, the soul flame lich, has given its treasure to the party without a fight in return for them to find a proper final resting place for the lich. The adventurers head to the Ostwall Cemetery a small travel west of Castle Ostwall.

Continued travel west through Akhlaur's Swamp the adventurers encounter a Sunscale warband who escorts a dozen, now slaved Dreadmire tribe orcs and goblins. The Sunscales speak to the adventurers peacefully and offer information about the surrounding area before parting ways.

The adventurers encounter a group of Sunscale Lizardmen, that bear dark clay markings and are informed by their Sunscale ally, that they are cultist traitors who will only kill them and cannot be reasoned with.  Still weak from the events aboard the L.L.S. Gnossis encounter they bluff and intimidate the Dark Suns to avoid combat.

The adventurers arrive at the once-great cemetery, Dishonored's Rest & attempt to find a suitable final resting place for the lich Zarifrax - but each location fails to live up to his expectations. While searching the grounds they are met by the vampire Salvadari who becomes hostile when not delivered the promised spellbook from Akhlaur's Tower.

The party after learning much in their travels decides to spend time training to prepare them for the next leg of their journey. Adventurers find trainers throughout Castle Ostwall, the nearby countryside of the Swamp of Akhlaur, or with the Amethyst Academy in remote regions of Halruaa.

The adventurers perform the ritual of the moon to increase the power of Selune celestial servant Hekas increasing his divine power to now level 4.

Resting after the Battle of the Stirges and finalizing their affairs in order at Castle Ostwall - they turn their minds to their goals beyond the Swamp of Akhlaur. Kaelnor Yul now declared a maleficent wizard by the Amethyst Academy - Namara Briel is promoted to the new court wizard. Murdoc the Caller uses his conjuration magic to send the adventurers to the cliffside cemetery to find a resting place for the lich Zarifrax but it is found lacking.