In line with our aim to bring you regular updates on the main Shards campaign in this blog, please find below the latest campaign update & rumours.
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.
May Campaign Update in Brief...
Frontier has never been more of a Savage Land…
A hive of insect like creatures has been uncovered, they seem to be hostile.
A large contingent of Salemite soldiers and priests have been seen trying to make a semi-permanent settlement near the hunting grounds of the Cloud Walkers.
A military coup in Salem has removed the Church from Salem and appointed Emeric Steiner as Emperor.
Governor Lucius Osborne has put up much of his own personal wealth, in prize money, for those hunters who can bring him rare and exotic trophies.
Minerva Swan, has put up a large reward for anyone who can guide her to the grave of her Father.
Mud Men have been seen moving to the edge of their territory, rumours talk that they have begun to hunt the borders of the tribe of the Winged Carrion.
New exotic bloodline resources and recipes can be found and collected.
Rivalries between the Tribe of the Yellow Moss and the tribe of the Bitter Spear have already lead to bloodshed.
Rumours abound of a new Bloodline race being discovered in the Southern mountains of Frontier, they call themselves The Gynomes.
Several archaeological digs have been discovered in Frontier and the race is on the excavate them.
Frontier has become awash with treasure hunters, who if discover any of these important historical digs will no doubt damage them beyond hope.
Several trading houses from across the New World now have offices in Yogyakarta.
The Bloodstone [Bloodline Dwarves] seem to be increasing their efforts to bring an eternal winter to Frontier.
The Crimson Brotherhood fleet have been spotted putting into the port of Yogyakarta.
The Emerald Claw, champion of Frontier has been killed.
The Saurons have increased the number of sacrifices yet again, although some tribes’ whisper of an even more horrific fate awaits those who are taken by the Sauron.
The son of the chief of the Cloud Walkers, Frog-Talker-Long-Tongue has gone missing.
With talk of the ultimate hunt, many of the New Worlds foremost hunters (along with many incompetent ones) have gathered to take part.
Without the Emerald Claw, to mediated in tribal disputes tensions are high between tribes with old rivalries.
Taken from the Campaign Update released for the Shards core event: The Chained One (25th – 28th May 2007)
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