Campaign Background
We are on the Sword Coast, in Baldur's Gate. (The Mos Eisley of the Sword Coast, a seaside town scourged by vipers and villains.)
A Dark Secret
The entire party shares a dark secret. A decade ago, we schemed together to steal a nights worth of earnings from The Low Lantern, the proprietor of which has contracted a gang of The Kenku Killers that still haunts our trails and our nightmares a decade later.
Iliran Tilorri - Mike was The Breaker. Force was his specialty, breaking through walls and breaking bones. He has since dedicated his life to learning with a focus on wizardry and alternate planes
Baktha Tassup - Ryan was The Burglar. The money may have belonged to The Low Lantern, but all he needed to do was reach out and grab it. He has since dedicated himself to Torm and has become quite the Dudley.
Thomus - Thomas was The Distraction. He sang an aria for the patrons of The Low Lantern while we pilfered the managers office of gold. He has since gone on the 'roids' and bulked up. Last I heard, he was a brawler or something.
Salah Secumber - Hal was The Lockpicker. He jimmied the door to the office.
I, Ira Ferox - Josh, was The Lookout. After all, watching out for trouble is the best way to avoid it. I made sure the manager stayed busy and had no cause to visit the office.
After the The Kenku Killers failed to exact revenge, the owner of The Low Lantern tried to exact justice by calling the The Flaming Fist and offering a reward. It's been long enough now the heat has long since died down. I'm actually back in Baldur's Gate, unimpeded.
Current Events
Elturel, the capital of Elturgard, has fallen very recently. Nobody knows why, but we have begun to see an influx of refugees over the past few days. The Flaming Fist has seen a large expansion of power in the days since and have sealed the gates allowing nobody in or out. Their Grand Duke, Ulder Ravenguard has gone missing. Locals are afraid Baldur's Gate will suffer the same fate as Elturel. Rumor is it's just a smoking pit now.
We have just been drafted by The Flaming Fist to help defend the city. We were ordered to report to Darmin Zodge (Captain), currently perched at the Basilisk Gate. He asks us to assist with a problem while The Flaming Fist maintains order.
He assigns us our first mission: Mission 1 - Kill the Dead Three's Acolytes
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