====== Trading Houses ======
//See Also: [[gm:Dakarian Insurrection#Trading Houses|GM Notes]]//


This is the third story arc in the [[campaigns:Dakarian Insurrection]] campaign. The PCs are still working with the [[orgs:vulfgrau_trading_house]], but this time in the large port city of [[atlas:Bornheim]].



===== Plot =====

  * **Campaign**: [[campaigns:Dakarian Insurrection]]
    * **Previous Story**: [[campaigns:Dwarven Magic]]
    * **Next Story**: [[campaigns:Peril of Wintertide]]
  * **Real Time**: August 2014 - November 2014
  * **Game Timeline**: [[lore:Age of Heroes#400|Spring-Summer 462]] [[lore:AH]]


==== Chapters ====

  - [[campaigns:Along came a spider]]
  - [[campaigns:A birthright stolen, A song silenced]]
  - [[campaigns:The most dangerous private auction]]
  - [[campaigns:The Cost of Tminir Tower]]
  - [[campaigns:The Burden of the Tower]]
  - [[campaigns:A Demon's Impossible Task]]
  - [[campaigns:A Gathering of Conspirators]]
  - [[campaigns:A Violent Birthday Celebration]]
  - [[campaigns:Oaths and Promises]]
  - [[campaigns:The True Cost of the Impending War]]
  - [[campaigns:The city breathes in before the rebellion]]

==== Themes ====

**With Rising Power comes...** The PCs have successfully created a trading outpost in [[atlas:ulrichstein]] and have now been moved to the more important city of [[atlas:Bornheim]]. Here they will rise in power not just within the Vulgrau House, but will come to the attention of the major powers within the city.

**At a Crossroads** Difficult decisions are to be made not only for the PCs, but for the city itself. This beings to tie the campaign into the brewing civil war in the [[atlas:Kingdom of Dakar]].

**Vulfgrau Trading Houses casts a long shadow** The true motives of the Vulfgrau Trading House are hidden in shadows behind their stated desire to re-open a trading route between [[atlas:Valparia]] and Bornheim. Those who seek to help or hinder this effort are not always known.



===== Cast =====

==== Players =====

  * **[[people:Brizanthimus]]**; Traveling magician and storyteller
  * **[[people:Xarth]]**; [[creatures:Shoag]] shaman cast out from his land
  * **[[people:Amer Terrante]]**; Merchant from [[atlas:Theodova]]
    * Chapter 3: Becomes the new Master of Tminir Tower
  * **[[people:Rakul Shaleem]]**; Pirate from [[atlas:Talarak]] who lost his birthright
    * Chapter 8 Departs taking the Shadow Knife with him, because of the evil it would cause in Bornheim.
  * **[[people:Ian Fist]]**; Onetime [[lore:Chaos Lords|Agent of Chaos]] he's now using his cover as a Knight of the Realm to infiltrate the upper classes.
    * Chapter 7: Only appearance
  * **[[people:Pox]]**; Doer of dirty deeds for the Erasmus house of Theodova.
    * Chapter 7: Arrives
  * **[[people:Fidget]]**; Female [[creatures:hashan]] who left to seek adventure and curiosity.
    * Chapter 8: Arrives

==== Major Roles ====

  * **[[people:Girardino da Liovia]]**;
    * Chapter 1: Runs affairs of Erasmus household in Bornheim
    * Chapter 8: Hidden in the city and pursued by enemies
  * **Master [[people:Friedhold]]**; Master of the Wardrobe for Lord and Lady Liese. Vulfgrau Agent
    * Chapter 8: Killed
  * **[[people:Mirwen]]**; Elven sorceress skilled in assassinations. 
  * **[[people:Tomacarne]]**; Honest broker known as "The Bloody Elf"
  * **[[people:Charles]]**; Demon who trades for a [[lore:mortal soul]] - believed to be Mistress Eva's lover
  * **Countess [[people:Beatrice Hapsteng]]**; Oversees crown holdings in the [[atlas:Rakarian Valley]], but outside of Bornheim proper.
  * **Lord [[people:Donat Lange]]**; Lord Marshall of Bornheim.
  * **High Priest [[people:Lanzo Hourangson]]**; Dawn Watcher of the [[atlas:Temple of Luminous Kaskade]] in Bornheim.
  * **[[people:Atheis]]**; magician specialized in summoning who is the Champion of the Esideor.


==== Extras ====
//Listed in order of Appearance//

  * **Gerhald**; Innkeeper of [[atlas:The Last Shield Inn]] along the [[atlas:Bornheim Trade Route]]
  * **Natan**; [[orgs:Mladovians]], Younger brother of Dobry. Stole book.
  * **Tûrin**; Elven bodyguard for Mirwen. Wields twin axes.
  * **Dobry**; Mladovian bard and older brother of Natan.
  * **[[people:Tycho Terrante]]**; Head of the Terrante family in Bornheim, Amer's uncle
  * **[[people:Ephesus]]**; Powerful wizard and Master of [[atlas:Tminir Tower]]. Killed by Father Ernst.
  * **Lord [[people:Hubbert Beck]] of Holtenwertz**; Destitute noble of great lineage with invitation to Ephesus' auction.
  * **Father Ernst**; Priest of [[lore:Karash]] with invitation (shared with Father Jana) to Ephesus' auction.
    * Chapter 3: Killed by the Tower of Tminir for killing Ephesus.
  * **Father [[people:Jana]]**; Priest of Karash with invitation (shared with Father Ernst) to Ephesus' auction.
  * **Leonek**; Mladovian lives in Foreign Quarter from Ciosny
  * **Alka**; Half-elf Pirate who works along the Western Realms coastline
  * **[[people:Ingram]]**; Smuggler who has worked with, and occasionally employs, Tomacarne
  * **Mistress [[people:Eva LaGrange]]**; Widow of Master Stonemason of Kernwerk. Bidding on the //Shadow Knife//.
    * Chapter 4: Her spirit is eternally beautiful trapped in the lake.
  * **[[people:Karina]]**; Slightly unhinged treasure hunter and Friend to All.
  * **Jarl [[people:Garrin Stonearm]]**; Stonearm clanhold leader/founder.
  * **Lord and [[people:Lady Liese]]**; Nobles of Bornheim with Royalist leanings.
  * **Thane Tarrik Impirrick [[people:Farnath Carne Stonearm]]**; Dwarven military commander of Stonearm clanhold.
  * **[[people:Silune]]**; Dignitary of the [[atlas:Districts of Bornheim#elven quarter]] in Bornheim.
  * **Patrician Etarius duc Kendi**; Dignitary and Merchant from Valparia.
  * **Sage Fabiana**; Wife of Erarius and Priestess of [[lore:Irrish]].
  * **Hochwürden Ortwin**; Senior Priest of the [[orgs:temple_of_light]] in Bornheim. Assassinated at party.
  * **[[people:Cristobal Erasmus]]**; Senior Erasmus family member in Bornheim.
  * **[[people:Gloria Hoelzer]]**; Lady-in-Waiting for Baron Lange's daughter Ilse.
  * **Theresa**; Unmarried cousin of Amer Terrante.
  * **[[creatures:Ifrit]] Seekers**; Hunters seeking the [[creatures:Esideor]].
  * **Otto and Viktoria**; Goldsmith and his wife. Soul-bound to shadow spirits.
  * **Kaet**; Serving girl of the castle who was Girardino's inside contact.
  * **Inquisitor** [[people:Valten Scholz]]; High Inquisitor arrives in Bornheim to hear the group's Oath of Truth.
  * **Mistress Gabi**; Proprietor of boarding house where Briz is staying.
  * **Edik**; Mladovian skilled in ward and exorcist magic.
  * **Constable Rein**; Constable for district where Erasmus Trading House is located.
  * **Master [[people:Yswa]]**; Master stonecarver in Kernwerk. [[creatures:Marlot]] hiding among the humans.
  * **Master [[people:Friedgart]]**; Potter who serves as Fidget's connection to the Lord Marshall.
  * **Waclaw**; Mladovian nationalistic agitator plotting an uprising.


===== Locations =====

  * **[[atlas:Bornheim]]**; Large port city in Western Dakar
  * **Ciosny**; Mladovian village northwest of Bornheim.
    * Dobry and Natan own the mill in the village
  * **The Shining Blade**; Gambling House known for Fight Ring
    * Rakul becomes a known fighter after taking a night's winnings
  * **[[atlas:Temple of Luminous Kaskade]]**; Grand Cathedral to [[lore:Karash]] the Sea God
  * **[[atlas:Kernwerk]]**; Large village controlled by stone masons from Bornheim
  * **Erasmus Trading House**; Merchant shop run by Erasmus family in Bornheim
  * **[[atlas:Tminir Tower]]**; Called the Tower of Fog, ruled by wizards for hundreds of years
  * **Hapsteng House**; Countess Beatrice's manor in the [[atlas:Districts of Bornheim#High Mount]] district of Bornheim.
  * **Lord Marshall's Residence**; Manor of the Lord Marshall in the Palace District of Bornheim
  * **Western Palace**; Queen's palace, and central fortification, in Bornheim
  * **Bornheim Cathedral**; Cathedral of the Temple of Light inside of Bornheim.


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