Scubasteve0209
2011-03-31, 05:15 AM
The Oppressive Sands: A Dark Sun Adventure
So Far:
The PCs were jailed in Balic under false pretenses and forced into the gladiator arena. After winning they were purchased by a local Merchant Noble in order to use them as agents and problem-solvers.
He's sent them on two missions so far, one to secure a well-site, and the current mission is to investigate a possible uprising at one of his basalt quarries.
The quarry was taken over by a band of thugs under the command of a territorial warlord. The thugs began sending quarry shipments to the warlord, and blocked the underground water in order to create a small lake & send water shipments to their warlord as well (which also created a water shortage further downstream). Additionally they started sending teams into the quarries cave system in search of something that has yet to be revealed.
Metaplot:
The Noble is a recruiter for the Veiled Alliance who purchased them because one of the PCs & another PC's sister are arcane users. The first several missions have been to test their mettle.
The Warlord is more than a vanilla brigand. He seeks to amass an army, retake Tyr, and place himself as a new breed of Sorcerer King. To this end he has created a piecemeal embargo of Tyr (which also increases his wealth by taking the shipments in & out of the city-state), and has sent his own agents out in search of relics & anything else that will increase his power. Furthermore, the Warlord is being supported by both Andropinis & Hamanu, who would rather see Tyr controlled than free.
Tying it Together:
Aside from the water & stone at the quarry, the thugs are looking for the tomb in the caves. The tomb belongs to the lieutennant of Myron of Yorum, the "first" 4th Champion (in my story this lieutennant was tasked with hiding Myron's most powerful possession the *item* of *to be determined*)
The fact that the PCs will turn away the warlord's men & find the tomb themselves, ought to bring them under the crosshairs of the warlord.
I have a few ideas of where to take it next, but would like to know what you think, & how you would proceed.
Thanks in advance for your help.
~Scuba
So Far:
The PCs were jailed in Balic under false pretenses and forced into the gladiator arena. After winning they were purchased by a local Merchant Noble in order to use them as agents and problem-solvers.
He's sent them on two missions so far, one to secure a well-site, and the current mission is to investigate a possible uprising at one of his basalt quarries.
The quarry was taken over by a band of thugs under the command of a territorial warlord. The thugs began sending quarry shipments to the warlord, and blocked the underground water in order to create a small lake & send water shipments to their warlord as well (which also created a water shortage further downstream). Additionally they started sending teams into the quarries cave system in search of something that has yet to be revealed.
Metaplot:
The Noble is a recruiter for the Veiled Alliance who purchased them because one of the PCs & another PC's sister are arcane users. The first several missions have been to test their mettle.
The Warlord is more than a vanilla brigand. He seeks to amass an army, retake Tyr, and place himself as a new breed of Sorcerer King. To this end he has created a piecemeal embargo of Tyr (which also increases his wealth by taking the shipments in & out of the city-state), and has sent his own agents out in search of relics & anything else that will increase his power. Furthermore, the Warlord is being supported by both Andropinis & Hamanu, who would rather see Tyr controlled than free.
Tying it Together:
Aside from the water & stone at the quarry, the thugs are looking for the tomb in the caves. The tomb belongs to the lieutennant of Myron of Yorum, the "first" 4th Champion (in my story this lieutennant was tasked with hiding Myron's most powerful possession the *item* of *to be determined*)
The fact that the PCs will turn away the warlord's men & find the tomb themselves, ought to bring them under the crosshairs of the warlord.
I have a few ideas of where to take it next, but would like to know what you think, & how you would proceed.
Thanks in advance for your help.
~Scuba