The Vampires of Ansien, Elinie

[X-Elinie/RiD (Niels)]

The Vampires of Ansien

Participants (so far):

Patriarch Daouta of Elinie
High Hierophant Haensen of LPA
Guildmaster Lamier of PETG
Maester Kaleiman, Court Mage of Elinie, Member and Councilman of the Conclave
Robhan Khaiarén, High Marshal of Haelyn's Aegis.
Droene Kavarra, Mhor of Mhoried. - Sent Bjorn the Fellhanded.

Invited, but not confirmed:
Willam Deaulen, Baron of Coeranys.


Link to MIRROR thread: http://roe.twilightpeaks.net/forum/index.php?topic=434.0

[DM B]

Maester Kaleiman has also promised to go

[X-Elinie/RiD (Niels)]

The Patriarch was reading the latest reports, the news from Points East was most informative, and would serve as the base for the coming investigation.

The other lords and ladies would arrive momentarily, and they would join him here in the court room for last minute preparations and planning.

Hopefully, the High Hierophant would have been able to detect weakenings in the Veil and thus lead their party to the vampires hideout.

The Armsmen were prepared to deploy a perimeter and Scouts were traversing the province looking for armed bands that might be allies of the vampires. There was no telling what the scale of the enemies operations were, and the Patriarch was not one to leave much to chance.

[X-LPA/Gaerred Khaiarén (Gray)]

High Hierophant Medlorhie Haesen
Hierophant Gaerred Khaiarén
Sudawharwi, Naire Dhon
A small contingent of warrior-monks (10)

Arrive from the Life and Protection of Avanlae, arrayed in full battle-gear.  The High Hierophant seems...different.  The others in her contingent seem to get her a wide-breadth and while it is expected that she would be treated with great honor, they seem to be going far beyond normal means.

[DM B]

OOC: I have no intention of pursuing this adventure right now; I am busy both IC and OOC so it will have to wait until  after Tromsø. Anyway its taking place AFTER the S&C so that fits nicely.

[X-Elinie/RiD (Niels)]

Thats good! - Was kinda pressed getting all the pieces... err... people, into place.

[X-Coeranys/WD (Greg)]

Vampires?  In Ansien?   

Wow, practically right next door to me, and I did not have a clue!   
...er, I guess technically speaking I still do not have a clue.   

[X-Mhoried/Droene Kavarra (Iasonas)]

Bjorn the Fell-handed
10 Guardians of Mhoried.

They arrive shortly after LPA. Bjorn nods to everyone already in the court room.

[X-Elinie/RiD (Niels)]

The Patriarch indicates that the heroes should join him at the table.

"We are missing only the contingent from the Points East, we should begin discussing our plan of action.

I have researched into what we call the "Curse of Manethander". It is clear to me, that we cannot hope to defeat this foe head-on.

Our task here in Ansien is thus to locate and destroy or drive out any of the undead vampiric spawn.

As we do so, we may uncover more information on how to defeat or re-seal the evil's source.

High Hierophant, you seem... prepared. Have you news on the veil and its fluctuations? - Do we have a target?"

[DM B]

They come for you during the night...your dreams are troubled and your sleep restless, yet you cannot shake yourselves awake. You hear them at the windows, you hear them at the door, you hear them under the bed - like the monsters of childhood scares.

They come for you during the night...and you know fear, like none you have before. Even the blood of blessed Anduiras or the courage of the Gods' chosen bring any comfort, for in sleep all men are equal; scion or commoner, paladin or heretic.

They come for you during the night...drawn to you by the warmth of you heart's blood. A warmth they so long for, but that they cannot have...for they can no longer bear the light of holy Avanalae, and must make do with the life-warmth of living man.

They come of you during the night...the dark beast made flesh, the evil that hides in all men's heart taken shape...

They come for you during the night...

----

Every man gathered for this great task suffers from horrible nightmares; but wakes to find the monsters gone at first light. It was but a bad dream! But wait, what is this black rose that lies upon my pillow - it was not there yesterday!

The fear comes rushing back - what madness is this? You call upon your servants, but they are not there! Every servant and companion brought to this gathereing - lifelessly, bloodlessly sitting around the fire-place...

Then you wake up again...it is dawn, yes, but a black sun shines down upon you.

Welcome to your nightmare.

[DM B]

OOC: The adventure has begun; you may assume that your first meeting went well, and that this took place during your first night all present in Ansien.

As you 'awake' you are each in a great bedroom in a vast old mansion...it is day outside, but no light comes from the sun - for it is dark as jet. Whatever light there is comes from a pale moon also handing in the sky.

[X-Haelyn's Aegis/RK (Andy)]

Robhan rises and swiftly dons his silvered armour - "the Shadow World" he whispers shocked - "the veil grows thin indeed to reach out so".  Pulling out his sword and willing it to shine he calls out "awaken champions of the light, you sleep in shadowed halls and 'tis for us to drive back the darkness!"

Trusting that his bellow and glowing blade have told all of his presence Robhan strides out to the open to see if any others have crossed through the darkened door and stand within the desolate lands of the dead...  If not then his call would have done nothing but announce his presence to the wights and demons of dark dreams, all to the good, his blade would sing a song of courage and dreams would be the easier for innocents henceforth...

[X-Points East]

IC:

Elamien rises, dresses, and quietly slips out of her room, into the hall, beyond the portal.  She wears a rapier at her side and proceeds with caution, heading toward that, which she believes to be the centre of the great house.  She is alone, as alone she arrived. . . .

[DM B]

You both arrive in the same great sitting room, dominated by several couches surrounding a great fireplace. Several more doors open into sleeping chambers (the other PCs), while a great double door leading into a hall.

You both see a smallish goblin rushing out of the room and into the darkened hal.

[X-Haelyn's Aegis/RK (Andy)]

"well, at least they do not appear entirely ready for us, we may yet gather before they can pounce" muttered Robhan, throwing a knife at the goblin almost absently, "we should check the others lest assassins creep about..."


OOC: I presume that we have equipment?  Somehow underwear and pillows don't sound like they will be enough...