====== The Gathering ======
//See Also: [[gm:Dakarian Insurrection#The Gathering|Case Files (GM Only)]]//

Many unique people were gathered at a small cove south of [[atlas:Valparia]] where they were transported to a small island upon which the [[orgs:vulfgrau_trading_house]] had built a fortified manor house. They were informed the company wished to hire them to gather information on the current economical and political situation of the [[atlas:Kingdom of Dakar]]. The company wished to rebuilt its lost trade routes, but needed the support of local nobles to see this happen.

The players were placed into a single group and assigned to the village of [[atlas:Ulrichstein]]. This village represents an important place on the [[atlas:Bornheim Trade Route]]. Establishing a trading post there would allow the trading company to move goods from Bornheim to Valparia along an already established road.


===== Plot =====

  * **Campaign**: [[campaigns:Dakarian Insurrection]]
    * **Previous Story**: First Story
    * **Next Story**: [[campaigns:Dwarven Magic]]
  * **Real Time**: July 2011 - xxx
  * **Game Timeline**: [[lore:Age of Heroes#400|Spring 461]] [[lore:AH]]



==== Journals ====

  - [[campaigns:The first step is tangled in a web of lies]]
  - [[campaigns:The word of today is…Eliskinder]]
  - [[campaigns:Ask and ye shall receive]]
  - [[campaigns:Clash of the Titans]]


==== Themes ====



===== Cast =====

==== Players ====

  * **[[people:Sofiya]]**; A one-time thief who is put in charge of the trading house (PC)
  * **[[people:Brizanthimus]]**; Traveling magician and storyteller (PC)
  * **[[people:Ludwig]]**, Son of Gunther; Young warrior of [[atlas:Kingdom of Dakar]] (PC)
  * **[[people:Xarth]]**; [[creatures:Shoag]] shaman cast out from his land (PC)

==== Major ====

  * **[[people:Lord Nikolaos]]**; Vulfgrau Trading House master merchant orchestrating this effort.
  * **[[people:Atheis]]**; Wizard who summons demonic chimeras
  * **[[people:Siguard of the Storm]]**; Very powerful wizard living north of Ulrichstein
  * **Father Baldar**; Personal priest for Lord Ulrichstein and his household

==== Extras ====

  * **Theodoros**; Vulfgrau Trading House representative in Valparia
  * **Eliskinder**; A money changer (loan shark) in Valparia
  * **James**; Carpenter in Gostyn who works for the Vulfgrau Trading House
  * **Father Dominic**; Temple of Light priest in Ulrichstein for the commoners
  * **Roza**; wife of the innkeeper in Ulrichstein
  * **Isabella**; Young daughter taken by Siguard because she has been touched by the storm


===== Locations =====

  * **[[atlas:Valparia]]**; Port city in the [[atlas:Three Kingdoms]] on the [[atlas:Caragan Sea]]
    * **Silver Cup Tavern**; Tavern owned by Vulfgrau Trading House
    * **Black Shark**; A dangerous wharf-side tavern
    * **Swan Inn**; Well regarded inn used by wealthy merchants and travelers
  * **[[lore:Realm of Fire]]**; Home of the [[creatures:Ifrit]]
  * **[[atlas:Gostyn]]**; Small town along the trade road north of Valparia
    * **Dancing Fish**; Only inn in Gostyn
  * **[[atlas:Ulrichstein]]**; Walled town in the [[atlas:Barony of Kuhn]].


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