Campaign Introduction

War!

War never changes. War and a resurgence of the Time of Troubles is on everyone’s lips. The Dormyrian Empire has made many enemies.

With the Mind Horrors to the North, the Horde in the West, and the Sorcerer King on the Isle of Tears to the East… If it weren’t for the relatively stable and lucrative trade routes South to Gracedar and the City-States of the Coshan Republic, the Empire of Dormyria would be surrounded by enemies.

Internal strife is ever-present in the Empire; the Holy Shriah of the 1,000 Temples has labeled the Sorcerous Schools anathema, claiming they spout only blaspheme. Counter to both of these are the Generals of the Empire, leading their legions for political gain.

The Sorcerer of Ymandragore has broken from all the schools of Arcane Magic and declared himself the first Arcane God by way of His Proclamation:

“All Arcane casters owe flesh and blood, soul and talent in reverence to me!”

His Proclamation is enforced by Harvesters, secret agents who enslave anyone foolish enough to cast arcane magic.

The newly crowned Emperor Calsestus Val’Assante – who rose through the ranks of political society and the army to become a General himself – is intent on breaking centuries of tradition and amicable relations with the Drom in the mountains to the West by imposing new tariffs on their skills and goods, and denouncing their leadership as devil-worshippers.

Overshadowing all are the dread Olwen, a race of Elves intent on the destruction of mankind once and for all…

The fate of the empire is in your hands!

Will the powerful heads of State, School, and Temple put aside their petty internal grievances and carve from their glorious Empire the treachery of the Sorcerer King? Or will they come together to deal once-and-for-all with the reclusive Olwen and their eternal meddling? 

Far removed from the internecine politics of Grand Coryan, the Capital of the Empire, you join a group of adventurers making their way East and North, moving through the frontier province of Anonica toward the sea-side town of Reschenford astride the Reschen River. In these Borderlands, opportunity for a fresh start, anonymity from troubling pasts, and fantastic wealth still abound…