673 ER

Year 673 of Empire's Rise

Triast

• 32: The Gang meets for the first time inside the Cat's Cockle Tavern, just outside of Amoria. They volunteer to rescue a trader's brother from some bandits.
• 33: The Gang fights together for the first time, against a small band of bandits.
• 34: The Gang meets Varla and the caravan she is escorting. They also capture a bandit fort, killing its inhabitants and rescuing the captive.

Quatrai

• 3: The Gang meets up with the caravan Varla is with, and they begin travelling together.
• 7: The Gang arrives at Dibella, defeating the bandit leader Walita. One of Drel's arrow shatters the Greatstaff of Eval'Gaorv.
• 15: The Gang arrives back in Amoria, to claim their reward for killing the Bandit Leader Walita. Upon leaving the town, they meet up with a talking bird, who invites them to a wedding.
• 16: The Gang docks/arrives at Port de Chienne. They engage in festivities, before sneaking out that night to investigate the mansion.
• 17: The Gang kills EVIL FANCYDICK and frees Mimosa's sister. That afternoon, an explosion raises the dead, and the Gang kills EVIL FANCYDICK again (who had arisen as a Lich).
• 18: The Gang arrives back in Amoria, to be greeted by Carlton, Varla's associate. They set off for Dibella, while Varla splits from the party and travels back to Almody.
• 25: The Gang arrives in Dibella, meeting Kira for the first time. She explains about how they have Shattered a Seal. She recruits them into travelling to her base of operations, in Mui.
• 32: The Gang arrives at the Northern Wall, learning they need passports to get by. Kira and Oren leave them for a while, promising to return with proper documentation.
• 33: Acting upon some gossip, the Gang investigates some animal killings, and finds a storehouse with a wolf pack and an Ogre. They get rid of the problem, and discover a hidden passageway in the storehouse.
• 34: The Gang claims their rewards, and spends time hanging out with Nigel SilverLeaf. Afterwards, they are invited to a grand feast by the SilverLeaf family.
• 35: The Gang meets back up with Varla after leaving the SilverLeaf estate. They return to the storehouse, and explore the secret passage. At the bottom of the passage, is a secret lab, guarded by a Stone Golem that they defeat.

Funftin

• 1: After victory celebrations, Varla and Analease become poisoned/addicted to Death's Whisper. Mimosa and Drel investigate the SilverLeaf Brewery late at night.
• 2: Early in the morning, Drel and Mimosa burn the Brewery to the ground.
• 4: After Analease and Varla recover from their addiction, Kira appears and accosts the group for not keeping a low profile. The Gang lets it slip that they were the ones who burned the Brewery down. The Gang leaves for Mui.
• 10: The Gang arrives in Mui. They meet Damocles, and are debriefed regarding the unfolding situation. He requests they do some "dirty work" for the Ministry of Shadows, in exchange for not throwing them into prison to rot.
• 12: The Gang arrives at the Town of Nottshire, where they meet Operative Crow. They also interrupt (and decimate) a group of cultists about to perform a sacrifice. They free (and meet) the captive Dragonborn Farideh.
• 14: The Gang returns to Mui, where they debrief with Damocles. He instructs them to stay in town for a few days, while he has coded messages and a map deciphered.
• 15: Roxie angrily chases Drel through the streets of Mui, causing a ruckus.
• 16: The Gang goes shopping. Sexual devices on a stick abound. Mimosa buys a caravan, and a second mule.
• 17: Mimosa cooks an elaborate dinner for the Gang.
• 18: Damocles returns, giving the Gang information and instructions to investigate a town in the Darklands. The Gang sets off, headed for Verdun.
• 25: The Gang reaches the Northern Wall. Analease picks up her Ogre-Head-Backpack.
• 33: The Gang arrives at Verdun, and investigates the Church and its catacombs. They clear out the cultists below, along with a summoned Bone Devil.
• 34: The Gang meets up with Operative Crow, informing her of the situation at the Church. They continue to head back to Mui.

Sechstin

• 6: The Gang passes through the Northern Wall without issue.
• 13: The Gang returns to Mui, informing Damocles what happened. Later on that day, they are summoned to the Order of Balance headquarters/temple by the Twins, after witnessing an OoB member's corpse in the street. Also, monk fight.
• 14: Early in the morning, the Gang stumbles upon Sifu's plans, and die in the ensuing fight. The Gang is rescued/smuggled out of the Temple by Cassandra. Meanwhile, they fight for survival/escape in the Realm between Life & Death, and also meet Sicarri.
• 15: The Gang escapes the Realm between Life & Death, and returns to life on board the ship Steadfast. They fight off some pirates.
• 22: The Gang arrives at an island, home to Andre and an OoB Temple. They fight through a blockade, and then fend off an attacking pirate invasion.
• 23: The Gang sails to the hidden temple, before navigating through it and saving Amélie's life due to wibbly-wombly timey-wimey manipulation. They recover an ancient scroll.
• 24: The Gang is teleported to another OoB temple for another scroll, but find it abandoned. They meet up with Analease's Barbarian clan, and have a great feast in her honor.
• 25: The Gang assaults a fortress, under the impression it is manned by raiders attacking the Barbarian Village. In truth, it is mercenaries hired by Analease's mother.
• 26: The Gang returns to the village with Analease's mother, and fights/defeats ANGRY BARBARIAN BEARMAN. They recover the second scroll from where BEARMAN had hidden it, and Analease gets tribal tattoos. The Gang returns to the temple, and then get teleported back to the Steadfast. Afterwards, they are teleported to an Elven city, to buy off the remaining two scrolls from an eccentric Wizard. They encounter an Elven General, and are thrown in chains due to damaging the general's tent. They are then sent into the city to die to the risen zombies inside, but instead they fight their way through to the center and meet the Wizard. The Gang then performs tasks for the Wizard: collecting limbs, testing the ASHBRINGER, WAND OF LIFE, and LOVE POTION #9. Analease turns into a werebear and trashes the General's camp, before she returns to the city and is sleep-ed/mini-ed by the Wizard.
• 27: The Gang uses LOVE POTION #10 to kill off all the zombies, before collecting the scrolls, Mini-Lease, and being transported to Niria. Once there, they leave Analease with the priests to be de-cursed, while bumping into Roxie working as a priestess in the temple. Staying at a tavern, the rest of the Gang meets up with Roxie's sister.
• 28: The Gang meets back up with Analease, who has been de-cursed. They then meet back up with the Wizard, who teleports them back onto the Steadfast. From there, the gang meets SWEETHEART, who arranges a deal with them to do some work for the Thief's Guild.
• 30: Early in the morning, The Gang arrives at Port de Chienne. They set fire to warehouses, as part of their deal, before being captured, jailed, rescuing Captain Raymor, making a deal with the MALKOVITCH BROTHER, and finally returning to the Steadfast before dawn. Later that afternoon, they board the smuggling ship to be transported/smuggled back to the Order of Balance Temple.
• 31: In the evening, after being smuggled into the Temple, The Gang and their companions begin their attack. They manage to protect their companions long enough to prepare the Four Scrolls, which are then used to defeat Sifu. In victory, The Gang celebrate with a feast/party.
• 32: In the morning, The Gang is transported back to Mui, where they eventually encounter a group of assassins. After defeating them, they eventually reclaim their pack animals and caravan from the farm where they were staying, before returning to the Safe House to rest.
• 34: The Gang receives a summons from Damocles, and is directed to travel to the Dwarven Capital of Sten Vhaldir. They leave Mui.

Septin

• 3: The Gang encounters a broken-down cart, and is ambushed by assassins while attempting to help the dwarves. They defeat the assassins, and continue on to Sten Vhaldir.
• 7: The Gang arrives at Sten Vhaldir, meeting with a contact Colonel, before waiting until evening to sneak into the Harenthal Estate. After sneaking in (and eliminating most guards), the Gang meets Harenthal Sr. and Vicar Octavius. They leave them, and Operative Kira, to investigate a Gala Harenthal Jr. is throwing.
• 8: Just past midnight, the Gang arrives at the Gala. The make their way in, before fighting and defeating Harenthal Jr. before he can complete his sacrifice ritual. The Gang is then taken to the "Diplomat Suites" of the Palace. Damocles explains what is going on to the Gang.
• 11: Damocles explains what has been going on to the Gang, in addition to giving them their rewards for saving the King. They then set off for their newly acquired fiefdom, soldiers, steward, and two court mages in tow.
• 18: The Gang arrives at Alleria, exploring it, and meeting the one group of peasants that still live there. That night, The Raven Queen appears to Sicarri, and he pledges his allegiance to her in exchange for power.
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• 20: Prince Belkar arrives at Alleria, and tasks the Gang to head to the Elven lands and make sure the Longbow of Teilen is secure.
• 21: The Gang leaves for Oak's Heart.
• 25: The Gang encounters a rockslide and a Stone Golem. They destroy to Golem, rescue a miner, help clear the path, and spend the night.
• 32: The Gang arrives in Whitewool, and offers to reclaim stolen goods. They meet up with the "Emerald Knights", who stole the goods, and offer to travel with them to defeat some Darklings, who allegedly killed the leader's nephew.
• 33: The Gang arrives at the Darkling cave, and after negotiation, decide not to assist. The lead "Knight" still attempts to attack the Darklings, and is cut down by Analease and Sicarri. They then return to Whitewool, and are treated to dinner, while also purchasing several sheep for Alleria.

Octoben

• 1: The Gang arrives in Niria, and speaks with Archmage Veral, War Priest Durandal, and the Ranger-General Erden Xiloscient. Veral sends them on a task to seek out missing Rangers, to gauge their performance, and to take time to look into the Longbow. The Gang also goes shopping for outfits.
• 4: The gang arrives at Hilmel, the town where the Rangers were investigating. They descend into the well, cross over to another realm, defeat creatures that attacked them, and rescue the Rangers and two small children.
• 6: The purchased sheep arrive back in Alleria.
• 8: A murderer runs through the streets of Niria, cutting people down with a sword and shouting insane ramblings. The Gang arrive back in Niria, and speak with Veral. They are given an amulet which will help them arrive at the Temple, are prayed over, and hand off a report from the Rangers to General Erden. Veral instructs the Gang to visit Port Theratas, where the last Order Keeper allegedly had a mistress.
• 12: The Gang encounters a bone dog walking across the path. All but Analease follow it, and they run into a young elven Necromancer, attempting to master the art to prove himself to his father. He is cut down mid-conversation by Sicarri, at the behest of the Raven Queen. The Gang bury him, take his big black book of Necromancy, and continue on the way.
• 14: The Gang arrives at Port Theratas. They interrogate Cedric Kao, the bastard son of the Order Keeper and his human mistress, and learn that he has half of a teleport scroll- The other half was lost to the Dread Pirate Richards, who dwells in Highwind Cove. The Gang then takes Cedric's amulet as collateral, bought a scroll of sending, and used it to communicate and hire the smuggler Veronica to take them to the Cove.
• 15: The Gang meets Dirk Daggerfall, and "purchases" the Tabaxi Kira from him.
• 21: The Gang, with Veronica's assistance, cons Dirk out of all of his slaves, before he is killed and then disintegrated. They then quickly set sail for Highwind Cove.
• 25: After a few days at sea, the Veronica and the Gang encounter a pirate ship latched onto a merchant vessel, and proceed to assault the pirates. After defeating the pirates, Veronica claims the merchant vessel's cargo and the pirate ship for her own fleet.
• 27: The Gang arrives at Highwind Cove, docking in a Longboat. They then meet up with Admiral Richards, who tasks them with investigating and clearing out a mine in exchange for gold and the other half of a teleport scroll. The Gang then proceeds North, and investigates the mine. They defeat the first group of people they meet inside, and then proceed to carve their way through the Yuan-Ti defenders until the defenders call for parley.
• 28: In the early morning hours, the Gang negotiates a "peace deal" with the Yuan-Ti Mistress Narissa. They leave the mines with a Yuan-Ti associate, and camp outside. Later in the day, they reach Highwind Cove, and spend time shopping, getting Kira new armor. The Gang gets 20k GP worth of platinum, and attempts to buy the scroll part off of Roberts. They manage to sucessfully do so, and also inform him about the Yuan-Ti in the mine. He gives them the scroll section, and informs them that they should leave port immediately. The Gang reunites with Veronica, and they travel back to Plutis.
• 33: In the early morning, the demi-god Teillen appears to the Gang, warning them that they should not trust the Order Keeper of his Temple. After a few comments, he then fades away.
• 35: The Gang arrives back in Port Theratas, where several former slaves and the hijacked crew leave for their own fortunes. The Gang negotiates a berth for their new ship, promotes one of the former slaves as First Mate, and leaves her to be in charge of watching the ship and recruiting a new crew. They also get Cedric to teach Drel how to read the scroll, after Kira mends it back together. Before they use the scroll, they decided to wrangle Varla and Roxie into going with them, and then the whole Gang (plus two new servants) begin travelling back to Alleria. The Gang discovers that the caravan has been vandalized, likely by the wife of Dirk, but it is mostly mended back together by Kira.

Novem

• 2: The Gang pesters Varla, wishing her a Happy Birthday while she and Roxie are shopping and running errands in Sten Vhaldir.
• 15: The Gang arrives back in Alleria. They gather themselves, and use the teleportation scroll to go to the Temple of Teillen. Once there, the Order Keeper explains the fate that befell the temple, and the Gang goes to find the source of the magic vines. They find a ruined mansion and are teleported to a demi-plane.
• 23: The Gang returns to the Temple, after defeating an Alhoon in a Space Arena. They destroy an orb that created the magic vines. While it was less than a day for the Gang, time worked weirdly on the demi-plane. They rest, and prepare to take the trials to get the Longbow.
• 24: The Gang goes through three trials: Intelligence (a puzzle), Cunning (getting past golems), and Strength (defeating mirror images of themselves). Once they complete all three trials, they are brought to the Longbow, and Teillen appears. Both Teillen and the Order Keeper make their case- Teillen to destroy the bow and free him, Order Keeper to keep the bow and the Order "alive". Ultimately, the Gang destroys the bow, and fights off the remnants of the Order.
• 25: After a long rest, the Gang travels back to Niria, with Roxie being sent ahead, and arriving in the Allerian forest. The Gang meets Archpriest Veral and the Grand Priestess, and explain a version of what happened to them. They are sent back to Alleria via teleportation, and encounter a suitor of Roxie's. The suitor defeats Drel in combat, before being polymorphed and sent home in a pouch on his horse.
• 28: Gaston Leflemme arrives with a small platoon, demanding Varla return to Asmody with him, to stand trial for the murder of Utes Tonfall. The Gang arrives in Parsons, meets with the Tonfall family, and gathers clues about the murder from the murder scene in a stealthy break-in to the Utes "Summer Home". Analease takes some time off to visit her mother.
• 29: Varla's trial goes on, with evidence and testimony from both sides. After compelling evidence from House DragonGuard, the judge declares Varla innocent, prompting a reaction from the crowd. Roxie subdues the actual murderer, and forces her to confess. After a brief respite, the Gang then travels to kellyshire.
• 31: The Gang arrives in Kellyshire, and there is bantering with the Heathertoe family. Mimosa gathers some things from her home, before the Gang then travels to Port Divell.
• 34: The Gang arrives at Port Divell, and takes a teleportation circle back to Sten Vhaldir. From there, they have a clandestine meeting with Damoclese in a bistro, and are tasked with hunting down the Greatsword, which may be in an Elven village called Greenpeace. The Gang sets off for Alleria.

Decen

• 7: The Gang arrives in Alleria, and begins to prepare for Analease's birthday.
• 10: The Gang holds a birthday party for Analease, before heading out to Greenpeace.
• 23: The Gang encounters a pair of dopplegangers & a large mimic, who attempt to ambush them. They are defeated, and the Gang presses onward.
• 27: The Gang arrives in Greenpeace, and begins interrogating townsfolk. They meet with the orphan Amri Blackleaf, and head out to investigate a bandit camp. In investigating the camp, they realize there should be more bodies than there are, and they get some cryptic information from the dead bandit leader. They opt to return to Greenpeace.
• 28: The Gang returns to Greenpeace, and confronts Amri. She summons the townsfolk to defend her, and the Gang kills her in the ensuing fight. She is then revived by Roxie, and the offending demonic sword is destroyed by Analease. The Elder of Greenpeace is then informed that Amri is being adopted, and the Gang travels back to Alleria.
• 30: Mimosa is visited in her dreams by the Bone Devil the Gang defeated earlier, as it attempts to bargain with her in exchange for her breaking the amulet keeping its soul bound to the Material Plane.
• 31: Roxie gets a message from Farideh, claiming she had a vision of things involving the Gang. Drel takes the Bloodgem & Varla's Bane, and places them both in his Bag of Holding to prevent the Bone Devil from harassing Mimosa.