We'll be aiming to bring you regular updates on the main Shards campaign in this blog. Shardwide events may not always be relevant to the Strangehaven setting, but these updates comprise background knowledge for those at large within the Shards world. It is left to a player's discretion to decide if their character is privy to this knowledge or not, depending on your character's background or involvement in Shardswide events.
April Campaign Update in Brief...
The Holy Empire’s Iron Fist is now making Salem a place of fear and darkness.
Forsaken [Bloodline Living Dead] have started raiding Beggars Roost. The Argent Dawn has been called to help.
Wolfen [Bloodline Werewolves and bloodhounds] are massing throughout the Black Forest of Salem.
A power struggle within the Holy Salem Empire is rumoured together with secret political alliances within the Empire.
Anything which is different is now being listed by Holy Salem Empire as the Spawn of Chaos.
A King’s Ransom is being offered by the Empire for the true location of Beggars Roost.
The Crimson Brotherhood fleet have been spotted off the western coast of Salem.
Von Dumas has been a virtual recluse in his fortified City State of Latveria, and one can only guess what he has been planning perched high on his iron throne.
Concentration camps throughout Salem, are being built for everyone who is different including Faeries, Hybrids and true Bloodlines.
Magus is gathering hybrids around him and has formed the League of Freedom. These vow to fight for the rights of superior humanoids.
The Saviours continue to try and rescue those who are ‘gifted’.
The mysterious portals from beyond have being continuing to appear and disappear across the known world, the latest one has been spotted in Salem.
Librarian Arturo has vanished; Governor Lucius Osborne has asked all active members of the Silver Sabre Society to gather at Beggars Roost.
An Archaeological dig, dating back to the time of the Alfar has been found. Could this have been one of Athlon’s Seven Arcane Towers?
Savage Murders of Hybrids and Bloodline gifted have occurred, each victim was found nailed to a tree with the letter R cut deep into their chest.
Faerie Hive Mind is still reeling from the attack at the last event - the source of which is rumoured to be from Salem. Who or what was behind it?
Pirates, Freebooters and Buccaneers are rumoured to be searching for The Legendary Wytch Compass an ancient artefact predating the shattering. It is said that no treasure is hidden from the Wytch Compass.
Taken from the Campaign Update released for the Shards core event: A Star in the Darkness (4th - 7th May 2007).
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