Arboran

Arboran is a city of grandeur and mystery, located in the heart of the Ivorian Heathlands. It is the capital of the region and the seat of power for the Eastking and his subjects. Despite the many challenges and dangers that exist within the Heathlands, Arboran remains a place of hope and prosperity, where people from all walks of life can come together to live, work, and thrive. The city is built around a central square, which is home to a bustling market, a grand temple, and the castle of the Eastking. The streets of Arboran are lined with merchants selling a wide variety of goods, from exotic spices and rare herbs to finely crafted weapons and armor. The city is home to a diverse array of people, from noble knights and powerful mages to humble craftsmen and skilled traders. However, in recent years, Arboran has been shrouded in darkness and uncertainty, as the Eastking, Addikus Windslayer, has fallen silent and shut himself off from the world. Many believe that he still resides within the Hedgespire, the ancient castle that sits atop a hill on the edge of the city. Strange shadows and other unexplained phenomena have been reported within the castle walls, leading some to fear that it is cursed. Despite these unsettling rumors, the people of Arboran hold out hope that their leader will one day return, and they continue to live their lives as best they can, seeking out new opportunities and building a brighter future for themselves and their families.   Region Capital     Influence Level: 34   Leader: ???   Title: Eastking Regent   Faction: Shatterbrand   Disposition: Positive   Alliance: None   Allies: Maximus Tempest Silverstaff Family Pyrus Aero Cross Family Goran Sablic Many Others I Don't Want to Write Currently Enemies: Harrowers Kingfishers Typhon Army Zephyrn Fleet Grimbind Family Thunderfen Goldsmiths Triade Grey Mages Timekeepers     Religion: Various   Wealth: Low   Resources: Timber Power Pigeon Mail     Military: Wolves Bramble Dwarves Lycanthropes Rangers     Ambitions: ??? Family: ??? Secrets: ???       Abandoned capital of Mooncrest Woods   Addikus stays hidden away in his stronghold with the Bramble Dwarves.   In the middle of the city stands a jade statue of a dragon bound in iron chains.   Arboran The Mooncrest Province Ivoria Terra Elf Kishar Grovekin 6470 164 port     Walk to Arboran to see the siege beginning. Arygos stays in the outskirts because night is about to fall. The others find a way through a cave into the Hedgespire. Talk down some wolves. Meet Maven Grimbind, Wegelia and Addikus Windslayer. 1 hour until sundown and Triss attacks the enemy troops, starting the siege early. The Red Herons army was already attacking before Blackcherry arrived. They all fought off the battle as Sossari charged up totems with electricity to create a barrier around the castle. Arygos, Dex and Bedlam held back Blackcherry's army once it arrived. Sossari and Trss used magic to defend the walls. Arygos and Bedlam defeated Blackcherry as Dex took out his army Triss fended off the Red Herons attack at the loss of the remaining Thistlewatch. The Red Heron retreated as they brought the dragonlance to the pillar at Hedgespire. Windslayer ranted on how gods meddle too much, he traces the corrupted Synapsid symbol into his castle using Sossari's totems. The symbol froze the party as Maven released the magic months to neutralize the partys magic. Windslayer took the dragonlance and destroyed the egg. Black flame surged into Arygos and white into bedlam. Causing some discoloration. They awoke still feeling paralyzed from the spell. They are in the cell beneath Hedgespire. The Red Heron walks down and says how dragons are evil and the Kingfishers will bring order back to the world. He tosses you a white crystal and tells you this is the last time he saves you. Reveals himself to be Chris. Bedlam can use the crystal against Arygos. A spectral Pathos appears, the last soul sucked into Arygos by his axe. Pathos breaks the chains of the door.   You are in the jail cell and feel very malnourished. It has been longer than a day since you were betrayed. Christopher offered you his assistance 6 days after you were caught in the blast that killed Synapsid. After revealing himself, he promised that the next time he sees the team, he will treat them as an enemy. Sossari tries heat metal, bedlam breaks her own wrist, arygos is knocked out, triss blasts a fire bolt at Joseph's chain, after a couple failed attempts Sossari just turns into a mouse to escape. After Chris walks up the stairs, you feel a rumble shake the entire structure. Rocks begin to crumble from the ceiling. The stairs get blocked by rubble. As the shake settles you see green acid flowing through the cracks in the rocks. The party gets their things and finds Wegelia dead in the cell next to them. In her hand is a letter to her late husband Woxbood hoping she is buried in the ground so she can decompose and be one with nature. Sossari molds earth to find dirt and buries the bramble dwarf. The acid is filling the room. Sossari uses her Cape of flying and triss just runs through the acid. Dex holding up Arygos and Bedlam find a chest of gold and items. After looting Triss uses her belt of hill giant strength to break a section of the wall attached to a drainage pipe. Sossari molds earth so Arygos can fit through. The party finds a great cedar tree with purple orchids growing around it, this is the symbol of Shoreez. This tree has used this natural cavern to absorb water and the peak of its foliage to gather sunlight as it peaks through the surface. Sossari receives a vison from Shoreez. She is happy that her emissary is gathering a following but she needs her to destroy the Exodect statue in Crinian or a great calamity will befall Eidon. The group climbs the tree as the acidic groundwater makes it's way behind them. Triss throws Arygos limp body up towards the ceiling twice. The first time he impacts the ceiling, damaging it. The second time he bursts through the ceiling and light shines down from the sky. The rest climb the tree. After you make your way passed the acidic ground water, you enter the city of Arboran from a the hole in the surface. You see the adult black dragon circling the skies and melting the stone brickwork of the castle with its powerful acid breath. You also see Aero storming the castle with the help of more werewolves. Aero takes out the rest of the grunt Kingfishers with the help of Bedlam and the Cross brothers. Aero set out a call in the night of the full two moons and the wolves expended their energy to rally to their Alpha. 6 days of travel and they made it here without a fae crossing. The Cross brothers escaped when Addikus betrayed the team. Rayne wants to reestablish the Cardinalhood but without the corruption Barren Blackcherry brought with him. Rayne seeks to invite Aero and his hunters to help him bring order back to the Mooncrest. He will help rebuild Greywyn and also wants to be officially affiliated with the Shatterbrand. Triss mentions they should rebrand from Blackcherry's team name. Grai is a man without a home, he still seeks to fight even after his military record was forcibly ended years ago. Grai offers his sword to help lead the mercenaries of Eidon. It is revealed that the Red Heron Christopher Knackle, the Mockingbird Addikus Windslayer and the Bloodhawk Maven Grimbind all escaped when the Fenris Tribe and black dragon stormed the castle. The trio was saved when Maven revealed herself to be a succubus and flew off with the leaders. They were aiming towards the Vargen Swamplands province. Rayne fears that they are regrouping with their leader with the Capitol of Skygarde in their sights. The throne sits empty and all of Galfin now knows this. Grai points out that he noticed Addikus had fang marks on his neck. He reveals it has been 6 days since you were incarcerated. Aero was able to stop a transport wagon before the other kingfishers could escape. Triss tasks Grai with searching the Eidon library for any hints on how to kill a succubus. Triss and Bedlam decide to try and speak to the dragon sitting atop the melted Hedgespire. Triss repeats some synapsi she has heard but the dragon does not respond. Bedlam unknowingly speaks its language as the ridges on her horn glow bright white. She can communicate with the dragon who reveals his name to be Blazareth. It understands the Synapsi language. It will thank them for saving it by acknowledging their presence. He mentions how the Kingfishers are just a human reaction to the problem. The dragons were awoken to counteract something much more pressing. He is unaware of why but knows that dragons are immortal beings of chaos, they would only be used to balance an extreme shift in power and oppression. He is hesitant to say the reason for the reawakening is to fight the humans as they came into power because of the reawakening, the kingfishers did not cause it. Alas he no longer can hear Synapsid's murmurs within his mind. He can still sense remnants of the dragon god with the world as order and chaos rock the scales. He slightly gestures towards bedlam's horns. He informs you that he will fly north to the Firefang jags where the last dragon was slaughtered. It was a dragon safe haven and he hopes to rally his kind there. At this point the world knows that the High King and his son were killed by dragons, this takes a more sinister turn when you realize that Addikus was the last person to see them alive and he commanded with the faction who could enrage dragons. You take a long rest in Arboran. Over the next 6 days you travel by cart to Crinian without any resistance. Once you arrive you begin to resupply. Mundan has taken over Gaffo's shop he speaks very simple and thanks you for your patronage.