Awakening - DM Notes

DM Notes

Campaign Theme

Campaign centered around a Pantheon in turmoil.
How does one show a Pantheon in turmoil?
Infighting. Death. Usurpation. Birth. Ascension. Banishment.

Major Arcs

Intrigue Story - Investigation of the Awakening and Rebirth.
War Story - Aspland secedes from the Holy State.
Political Story -

Season 1 - Heroic Tier

Awakening The Lost WAGER members are awoken by Simmah, Emmeline, Ralune and Orrick. Simmah joins the group with the guidance of Ketham's Journal. The party meets Pounce and Luna who arrange a meeting with the Stalking Dawn clan in Fairport in exchange for a few favors. The first favor is collecting some messages from an assassins guild hideout.

The First Step is a Doozy The party meets with Ambassador Alaina Queus and Lira to escort the Ambassador to Aithessi. On their way, they encounter a bandit raiding party and track down their camp to rescue hostages.

When the Lights Go Out The party is visiting Ambassador Queus at the Kacorothi embassy in Dayton when the Dawn Ray is stolen from City Hall. The party and a city guard explore the Galamion Mansion looking for the thief.

Cairbara Asps Hideout Learning of an Asp base just outsie of Cairbara, the party ventures down closer to the coast and clears out the Asps but learns of a troubling movement in the north to enslave the shifter race.

Murder by Colors The party investigates the murder of Mr. Blue, a city council member, at the behest of the Mayor of Dayton, Mr. Green. They must unravel the strange relationships of the councillors and figure out which councillor is an Asp plant.

Home After Néshira and Shae are poisoned by spiders, the party travels to the abandoned fey city of Lavan, the birthplace of Lira. They meet General Ahern Saeque, an elf warrior of some renown and rid the town of a hag and her minions.

Season 2 - Paragon Tier

• Open portals to the Feywild and Shadowfell.
• Aspland (Braunks) and Holy State go to war.
• Marshall Olivian and Free City forces to aid the Holy State.

Season 3 - Epic Tier

• Open up the Astral Sea
• Ascend and help the deities move to the Astral Sea.
• Send Kellen and the Creator to the Elemental Chaos

Future Plot Points

Near Term

(Odanus) A home amongst the tribes
[Fairport] Guild elections

Long Term

(Néshira) Contact Sessi
(Shae) Elaina Thertylian's mausoleum
(Néshira) Caltirach's slumber vault, meet Sessi, Golden Isle
(Néshira) Free the water elementals in Mist
(Rolfewicke) Start the shifter rebellion
(Odanus) Pick up armor from the Forge in Aithessi
(Sevak) Kill Roagrimm
[Dayton] Recover the Dawn Ray
[Tundorn] Recover the Beardfist Dragonrider Saddle
Open up the Astral Sea
Open the portal to the Feywild
Flashback to Arcane Tower incident (Betrayal)
Mount Grace Holy Site
Cineath
List of Ingredients (Opal, ruby dust, treant bloodsap, lotus blossom)
Necromancy school
(Simmah) Mark of the Protector

Other Ideas

Unexplained deaths at a local tavern (Inception/Recall)