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[[File:North by Northwest.png|250px|thumb|right|North by Northwest, created by GM Kenstrom on Midjourney.]]
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==Summary==
North by Northwest started in November 2022 and is an ongoing storyline running in the area around Wehnimer's Landing. It focuses heavily on the new Barony of Darkstone being established in the region just outside of the Landing, as well as the many conflicts around the Barony's creation. Chapter 1: Settlers of Darkstone, ran from November 2022 to February 2023. Chapter 2: Of Rooks and Reivers began in March 2023.


===Map===
Here are the proposed borders of the new Barony of Darkstone, land now claimed by the Turamzzyrian Empire:
[[File:Barony_of_Darkstone.png|350px|thumb|center|Barony of Darkstone, created by GM Kenstrom.]]


===Chapter 1 Summary: Settlers of Darkstone===
== Artwork ==
* Earl Jovery, the Northern Sentinel, has declared an expansion of the Turamzzyrian Empire. The new territory, aptly named the Barony of Darkstone, will take up land north and northwest of the current imperial border, inching closer to Wehnimer's Landing and some of its wilds. An imperial settlement has temporarily been established in the southern edges of the Lower Dragonsclaw forest, where several refugees from Talador, along with countless settlers from other imperial regions, have come to make a new life.


* Elidal Dhenin, the son of a wealthy river trade family out of Riverwood, was appointed to become the new Baron of Darkstone. Joining him as trusted advisors are his twin brother Enisius, who is a Magister of the Hall of Mages and known for illusions and not liking people or crowds. Sablo Marsh is the Commander of the fledgling Darkstonian army, and spent most of his young life hunting barbarians and monsters in the cold north of Hendor's wilds, where some argue he's lost some of his own humanity and struggles to readjust to civilization. Lady Aronia has also arrived, a member of the Green Sisters who has close, old ties to Elidal and has come to help ensure that nature is not wasted or thrown out of balance as the expansion of the empire stretches north and northwest. The final advisor is Iliyaas, a mysterious sylvan seer who Elidal personally asked to travel with him, but she remains within the woods and will not approach the town or camp.
[[File:North_by_Northwest.png|350px|thumb|left|North by Northwest, created by GM Kenstrom on Midjourney.]]


* A stone giant named Gnul, who appointed himself King of the Mountain Alliance, formed an army of monsters from the Thanatoph, Glatoph, Wehntoph and Sentoph. He waged a months-long war against Wehnimer's Landing and the imperial settlement. He eventually had a trove of plinite shards stolen from beneath the Hendoran outpost, and after failing to use them properly on his minions, he applied other plinite shards to his own body and turned into a 300 foot tall creature that the combined heroes eventually defeated. His decapitated head, the size of a boulder, is visible on the path to the Abandoned Inn in the Upper Trollfang.


* Magister Enisius opened up applications for magic users in the local area to apply to join his Magical Research Team, who would focus on studying the abnormalities of both Melgorehn's Reach and Darkstone Castle. One of their main goals was to ultimately try to break the curse of Darkstone Castle. He is expected to announce the accepted candidates in Charlatos. (March)
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* Commander Sablo disobeyed Elidal's public orders during a raid against Gnul's forces, and as such was dispatched to travel back to Riverwood where he would escorts several new caravans to the new settlement, including Elidal and Enisius's parents.
== Storyline Dates ==


* Iliyaas has warned that while the recent winter storm was brutal, that another storm of worlds was fast approaching and danger was growing on the horizon, and indicated that Melgorehn's Reach may be involved in such things to come.
November 2022 - ??


* Mayor Thadston has tasked the local heroes to devise a safe method to pry the kroderine shards from his arms once and for all. They were originally implanted there during the final battle with Raznel, when he helped close a portal that connected Wehnimer's Landing to the Bleaklands.
== NPC Primer ==


* A member of the Blue Water Brigade, imperial Captain Bodohal, had brought his ship the Shiver to the bay outside of Wehnimer's Landing, where both he and his crew have gotten into trouble, even once firing upon the town when they were threatened. He seeks a member of his crew, Tolmis, who escaped his ship and is rumored to know some information about the captain and the possibility of Bodohal having imprisoned Remuliad, a Magister of the Hall of Mages, said to be a captive on the Shiver.


* Mother, the leader of the Brotherhood of Rooks, threatened the imperial settlers and warned that they had until the beginning of Charlatos to tear down their tents and return home or there would be potential violence and starvation thrown at them.
'''This has been established to provide a quick reference for some notable NPC's that will play some role in the storyline North by Northwest. GM Kenstrom will update this page weekly during the storyline if there are any changes, or as new NPC's are introduced or new information is learned. It's also worth noting that over half of the NPC's listed are brand new or new-ish, so a player does not need to have knowledge of years of previous storylines in order to engage the NPC's and become involved.'''


* In the final days of winter, two young settlers in love went missing from the imperial campsite. It was eventually discovered that they were murdered out by the mountain range of Luinne Bheinn, presumably by Reivers who had warned against further imperial incursions and had been growing agitated by the growing conflict.


===Chapter 2 Summary: Of Rooks and Reivers===
'''Mayor Thadston Andrews'''
* From North Hendor, and once appointed by Earl Jovery to command the Imperial Outpost outside of Wehnimer's Landing.
* Has magical kroderine shards imbedded in his arms from when he used kroderine gauntlets to close a portal between Landing and the Bleaklands. The aftermath left him possessed for a time, and now with the ability to absorb/deflect magic with his arms.
* Was once a drunkard, but finally sobered up ages ago after his wife Saraphene and his son Disean left him. Saraphene was later murdered by the witch Raznel, and Disean was warped into an evil Blameless crusader, who now is in a magical stasis within a bane coffin in an unknown location.
* Current Relationship Status: It's Complicated - Had a recent romantic relationship with Casiphia, who later turned out to also be the third incarnation of the vigilante Rone, as well as the masked Mother, who leads the Brotherhood of Rooks.
* Mayor of Wehnimer's Landing.


==Cast of Characters==
'''Casiphia Malatina'''
For more information, see the [[North by Northwest (storyline)/NPC Primer (summary)|North by Northwest NPC Primer]] or the individual NPC pages.
* Cousin of the ex-mayor Chambelli Malatina, who was once kidnapped by Grishom Stone, and was murdered by the orc Thrayzar, while under an enthrallment from Grishom.
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* From Mestanir, ran a weapons shop, before coming to Wehnimer's Landing where she eventually fell victim to Prelate Chaston Griffin's enchantments.
* [[Alendrial DeArchon]]
* Was once a member of the Wehnimer's Landia Militia and romantically involved with Thadston. Both spent over a year on the road hunting the witch Raznel.
* [[Amos]] - Leader of the Darkstone Bay Consortium
* Was revealed to be the third incarnation of the masked vigilante Rone.
* Ardenale - Displaced Madam of the Honey Mine Brothel in Talador before its fall
* Was revealed to be the masked leader of the Brotherhood of Rooks, who called herself Mother.
* [[Aronia]] - Member of the Green Sisters
* With her secrets now revealed, Casiphia was pardoned by Mayor Thadston and is the proprietor of the Rusty Cutlass Tavern.
* [[Bodohal Gallanst]] - Captain of the Shiver
* [[Casiphia Malatina]] - "Mother" and leader of the Brotherhood of Rooks
* [[Cordarius Hodges]] - Regional Envoy of Wehnimer's Landing
* Dikirk - a pastor of the church in [[Luinne Bheinn]]
* Drazinoth - High Priest of Arachne. Killed during an invasion of Wehnimer's Landing.
* [[Eddric Jovery]] - Northern Sentinel and Earl of North Hendor
* [[Elidal Dhenin]] - Future Baron of the Barony of Darkstone
* [[Enisius Dhenin]] - Magister of the Hall of Mages
* [[Filanci]] - Survivor of a caravan attacked by Gnul
* [[Gnul]] - Self-proclaimed King of Thanatoph
* Haidan
* [[Iliyaas]] - Seer
* Jeshiah
* [[Juramis Du'Lasfeur]] - Merchant from Brisker's Cove
* [[Larsya Caulfield]] - Commander of the Imperial Outpost outside the Landing
* Manard - current Judge for Wehnimer's Landing
* [[Octaven]] - Grand Magister of the Hall of Mages
* [[Odelgarde Brindlestraffe]] - Magister of the Hall of Mages
* [[Plaitime]] - "Fat Man" or "Skinny Man" and a shady rogue
* [[Remuliad Calreulius]] - Magister of the Hall of Mages
* Rheshay
* [[Rodnay]] - Orphan of the Wellington home, now a hybrid creation of Human and Ithzir
* [[Sablo Marsh]] - Commander of the Darkstonian Army
* Samfelt - now has the position of emissary to Lord Elidal, and Herald of Darkstone
* [[Stephos DeArchon]]
* [[Talleani]] - "Talon" and Plaitime's ward
* Talmaris
* [[Thadston Andrews]] - Mayor of Wehnimer's Landing
* Todd - a seasoned half-elf militiaman
* [[Tolmis]] - Ex-member of the Bluewater Brigade, revealed to actually be "Samfelt"
* Torcadall Bhodhsa
* Tydina Wiley
* Tyeid
* [[Tyrrax]]
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==Official Vignettes==
'''Amos'''
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/Prologue (vignette)|Prologue]] - 11-02-2022
* Leader of the Darkstone Bay Consortium
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/Wehnimer's Merchants Admonish Black Thorns (vignette)|Wehnimer's Merchants Admonish Black Thorns]] - 01-23-2023
* Originally from Highmount, came to Wehnimer's Landing with claims of bringing prosperity and opportunity to the town.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/Chapter 2 Prologue (vignette)|Chapter 2 Prologue]] - 02-17-2023
* Owns the mining operations for baystone, an exclusive gemstone recently discovered near Wehnimer's Landing.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/Chapter 2 (vignette) |Chapter 2 Vignette]] - 8-29-2023
* Was once Steward of the Guilds, but was thrown out by the Town Council in 5122.
* Owns the rights to the essence handpylons, and essence belts sold in Bloodriven.
* Has a trusted group of women operatives within his inner circle known as "The Fireflies."
* Is constructing the new Bazaar in Wehnimer's Landing which will house several new merchant shops.
* Rumored to be connected too, or is in fact, the Knave, a mastermind who waged war in Wehnimer's Landing to try to take control of the criminal factions in town. It was later discovered Stephos DeArchon was the Knave, but many claim he was framed.
* Has runic tattoos on his chest that impart him super strength when activated.
* He and Thadston have a history of violence and hatred between them.


==Character Vignettes==
'''Cordarius Hodges'''
* Regional Envoy of Wehnimer's Landing, tasked with representing the town to other places and overseeing political agreements.
* Magister of the Hall of Mages.
* Appointed by Earl Jovery in 5119 to join the Wehnimer's Landing Town Council as the envoy, to help bridge the communication gap between the protectorate of Wehnimer's Landing and the Turamzzyrian Empire.
* Helped oversee the government transition in Wehnimer's Landing that saw changes to both the mayor, town council, and steward roles. His regional envoy position became standalone, no longer part of the town counci.
* Was instrumental in helping against Raznel's blight that plagued Wehnimer's Landing and its environs. He created the manafires that burn endlessly near town that help keep the Blight at bay.


==Logs==
'''Larsya Caulfield'''
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* Commander of the Imperial Outpost outside of Wehnimer's Landing
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-04 - Imperial Approachments (log)|2022-11-04 - Imperial Approachments]]
* Sister of Breshon Caulfield, the newly crowned Baron of Bourth in 5122.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-05 - Gnul in the Action (log)|2022-11-05 - Gnul in the Action]]
* Has a golden-brown wolf named Dawn for an animal companion.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-07 - Absence Makes the Upstarts Stronger (log)|2022-11-07 - Absence Makes the Upstarts Stronger]]
* Was once cursed by a poisoned arrow from Raznel's minion, and thrown into a aging spell that almost ended her life. The heroes of Wehnimer's eventually saved her, and broke her curse, returning her back to her youthful age.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-09 - Knightly Respite (log)|2022-11-09 - Knightly Respite]]
* Likes to pretend she's a pirate named the Dread Black Pirate.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-13 - Just Troll With It (log)|2022-11-13 - Just Troll With It]]
* Can speak with the spirits of the Wyrdeep.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-16 - Elidal On, Future Baron (log)|2022-11-16 - Elidal On, Future Baron]]
* Likes to tease people with a suction-cup bow.
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-18 - Assessments (log)|2022-11-18 - Assessments]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-19 - Four Questions with Bodohal (log)|2022-11-19 - Four Questions with Bodohal]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-19 - Caravan Scramble (log)|2022-11-19 - Caravan Scramble]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-21 - Settling and Unsettling (log)|2022-11-21 - Settling and Unsettling]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-23 - Food Forethought (log)|2022-11-23 - Food Forethought]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-28 - Over the Counterproposal (log)|2022-11-28 - Over the Counterproposal]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-11-29 - Aeritorial Dispute (log)|2022-11-29 - Aeritorial Dispute]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-02 - The Rodnay Not Taken (log)|2022-12-02 - The Rodnay Not Taken]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-03 - The United Fates of Elanthia (log)|2022-12-03 - The United Fates of Elanthia]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-05 - Fire Up the Planning (log)|2022-12-05 - Fire Up the Planning]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-08 - Concessions, Regrets, and Overdue Debts Will Rally the Alleys with Still More Rooks Yet (log)|2022-12-08 - Concessions, Regrets, and Overdue Debts Will Rally the Alleys with Still More Rooks Yet]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-09 - Stop, Rock, and Roll (log)|2022-12-09 - Stop, Rock, and Roll]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-11 - Like Sheep to the Slaughterhouse (log)|2022-12-11 - Like Sheep to the Slaughterhouse]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-12 - A Head-to-Head Kind of Knight (log)|2022-12-12 - A Head-to-Head Kind of Knight]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-13 - Obsidian Tidings (log)|North by Northwest]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-14 - Scouts' Horror (log)|2022-12-14 - Scouts' Horror]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-15 - A Cannonfire Talk and a Fireside Talk (log)|2022-12-15 - A Cannonfire Talk and a Fireside Talk]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2022-12-19 - Finance and Filanci (log)|2022-12-19 - Finance and Filanci]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-03 - Through a Mirror Darkstone (log)|2023-01-03 - Through a Mirror Darkstone]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-04 - Log it Down (log)|2023-01-04 - Log it Down]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-06 - Digging Deeper (log)|2023-01-06 - Digging Deeper]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-07 - Supply Run (log)|2023-01-07 - Supply Run]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-10 - Hire and Higher Walls (log)|2023-01-10 - Hire and Higher Walls]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-12 - Another Form of Combat Drill (log)|2023-01-12 - Another Form of Combat Drill]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-15 - Freepudiation (log)|2023-01-15 - Freepudiation]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-16 - Shiversity of Options (log)|2023-01-16 - Shiversity of Options]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-17 - The Light in the Fight (log)|2023-01-17 - The Light in the Fight]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-18 - A Forgery of Kobolds (log)|2023-01-18 - A Forgery of Kobolds]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-19 - Familial Dispute (log)|2023-01-19 - Familial Dispute]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-20 - Badger of Honor (log)|2023-01-20 - Badger of Honor]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-23 - Goblin Sappers (log)|2023-01-23 - Goblin Sappers]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-24 - Sablo Sendoff and the Plinitaur Problem (log)|2023-01-24 - Sablo Sendoff and the Plinitaur Problem]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-25 - Thoughts and Plans for Plots of Land (log)|2023-01-25 - Thoughts and Plans for Plots of Land]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-27 - Thornabout is Their Way (log)|2023-01-27 - Thornabout is Their Way]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-27 - Word to Your Mother (log)|2023-01-27 - Word to Your Mother]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-28 - The Earl Unfurls (log)|2023-01-28 - The Earl Unfurls]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-30 - Iliyaas Swipes Left (log)|2023-01-30 - Iliyaas Swipes Left]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-01-31 - Iliyaas Sees Sand and Stone (log)|2023-01-31 - Iliyaas Sees Sand and Stone]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-02-01 - Calm Before the Stone (log)|2023-02-01 - Calm Before the Stone]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-02-04 - Ethan More Rae-calcitrant (log)|2023-02-04 - Ethan More Rae-calcitrant]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-10 - The Itsy Bitsy Spiders Went Up the Hunters and Out (log)|2023-03-10 - The Itsy Bitsy Spiders Went Up the Hunters and Out]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-11 - An Attacker's Aroni-ous Assumption (log)|2023-03-11 - An Attacker's Aroni-ous Assumption]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-14 - Shadows of the Empire (log)|2023-03-14 - Shadows of the Empire]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-16 - Concerns of Concert (log)|2023-03-16 - Concerns of Concert]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-16 - Iliyaas in the Faendryl Garden (log)|2023-03-16 - Iliyaas in the Faendryl Garden]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-17 - Of Sheep and Slaughter (log)|2023-03-17 - Of Sheep and Slaughter]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-18 - No Runnin', Yes Haidan (log)|2023-03-18 - No Runnin', Yes Haidan]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-23 - Wehnimer's Town Hall (log)|2023-03-23 - Wehnimer's Town Hall]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-24 - Extending an Embertation (log)|2023-03-24 - Extending an Embertation]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-25 - Intentions Unvaled (log)|2023-03-25 - Intentions Unvaled]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-27 - Arms of the Maw (log)|2023-03-27 - Arms of the Maw]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-28 - A Simmering Lot (log)|2023-03-28 - A Simmering Lot]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-29 - Not Us or Them, but Us or Us (log)|2023-03-29 - Not Us or Them, but Us or Us]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-03-31 - Cain as a Rough Knight (log)|2023-03-31 - Cain as a Rough Knight]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-04-01 - The Affront of Their Front is His End (log)|2023-04-01 - The Affront of Their Front is His End]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-04-03 - Scarabesque Designs (log)|2023-04-03 - Scarabesque Designs]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-04-04 - The Crest and Yet to Come (log)|2023-04-04 - The Crest and Yet to Come]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-04-07 - What a Tangled Web we Cleave (log)|2023-04-07 - What a Tangled Web we Cleave]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-04-08 - Medical Emergencies or Heretical Deterrencies (log)|2023-04-08 - Medical Emergencies or Heretical Deterrencies]]
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/2023-04-10 - Back On Tyrrax (log)|2023-04-10 - Back On Tyrrax]]
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==In-Depth Summaries==
'''Elidal Dhenin'''
* [[North by Northwest (storyline)/NPC Primer (summary)|NPC Primer]] - This has been established to provide a quick reference for some notable NPCs that will play some role in the storyline North by Northwest. This information was originally shared and updated by GM Kenstrom. It's also worth noting that over half of the NPCs listed are brand new or new-ish, so a player does not need to have knowledge of years of previous storylines in order to engage the NPC's and become involved. For complete information on each NPC, please see their individual character pages.
* Born in the Barony of Riverwood.
* Old friend of Baron Breshon and Larsya Caulfield.
* To Be Continued...


* [[Player Contest - Darkstone Crest]] - A contest ran from 12/19/22 to 1/15/23 for players to design a crest for the new Barony of Darkstone.
'''Lady Aronia'''
* Born in the Barony of Talador, before its fall.
* Old friend of Baron Breshon and Elidal Dhenin.
* Member of the Green Sisters, an organization dedicated to Imaera.
* To Be Continued...


[[Category:Storylines]]
'''Enisius Dhenin'''
[[Category:2022 storylines]]
* Born in the Barony of Riverwood.
[[Category:2023 storylines]]
* Brother of Elidal Dhenin.
[[Category:Wehnimer's Landing storylines]]
* To Be Continued...

'''Iliyaas'''
* To Be Continued...

'''Sablo'''
* To Be Continued...

'''Haidan'''
* To Be Continued...

'''Juramis Du'Lasfeur'''
* A merchant from Brisker's Cove
* Once worked with Grishom Stone, but later helped the Heroes of Wehnimer's against both Grishom and Barnom Slim.
* Had his business destroyed by Lord Eldurn Winter in 5112.
* Returned to Wehnimer's Landing in 5122, almost a decade later, with his business growing and now associated with Amos and the Darkstone Bay Consortium.

'''Ardenale'''
* Displaced Madam of the Honey Mine Brothel in Talador before its fall.

[[Category:North by Northwest]]

Latest revision as of 10:27, 5 September 2023

North by Northwest, created by GM Kenstrom on Midjourney.

Summary

North by Northwest started in November 2022 and is an ongoing storyline running in the area around Wehnimer's Landing. It focuses heavily on the new Barony of Darkstone being established in the region just outside of the Landing, as well as the many conflicts around the Barony's creation. Chapter 1: Settlers of Darkstone, ran from November 2022 to February 2023. Chapter 2: Of Rooks and Reivers began in March 2023.

Map

Here are the proposed borders of the new Barony of Darkstone, land now claimed by the Turamzzyrian Empire:

Barony of Darkstone, created by GM Kenstrom.

Chapter 1 Summary: Settlers of Darkstone

  • Earl Jovery, the Northern Sentinel, has declared an expansion of the Turamzzyrian Empire. The new territory, aptly named the Barony of Darkstone, will take up land north and northwest of the current imperial border, inching closer to Wehnimer's Landing and some of its wilds. An imperial settlement has temporarily been established in the southern edges of the Lower Dragonsclaw forest, where several refugees from Talador, along with countless settlers from other imperial regions, have come to make a new life.
  • Elidal Dhenin, the son of a wealthy river trade family out of Riverwood, was appointed to become the new Baron of Darkstone. Joining him as trusted advisors are his twin brother Enisius, who is a Magister of the Hall of Mages and known for illusions and not liking people or crowds. Sablo Marsh is the Commander of the fledgling Darkstonian army, and spent most of his young life hunting barbarians and monsters in the cold north of Hendor's wilds, where some argue he's lost some of his own humanity and struggles to readjust to civilization. Lady Aronia has also arrived, a member of the Green Sisters who has close, old ties to Elidal and has come to help ensure that nature is not wasted or thrown out of balance as the expansion of the empire stretches north and northwest. The final advisor is Iliyaas, a mysterious sylvan seer who Elidal personally asked to travel with him, but she remains within the woods and will not approach the town or camp.
  • A stone giant named Gnul, who appointed himself King of the Mountain Alliance, formed an army of monsters from the Thanatoph, Glatoph, Wehntoph and Sentoph. He waged a months-long war against Wehnimer's Landing and the imperial settlement. He eventually had a trove of plinite shards stolen from beneath the Hendoran outpost, and after failing to use them properly on his minions, he applied other plinite shards to his own body and turned into a 300 foot tall creature that the combined heroes eventually defeated. His decapitated head, the size of a boulder, is visible on the path to the Abandoned Inn in the Upper Trollfang.
  • Magister Enisius opened up applications for magic users in the local area to apply to join his Magical Research Team, who would focus on studying the abnormalities of both Melgorehn's Reach and Darkstone Castle. One of their main goals was to ultimately try to break the curse of Darkstone Castle. He is expected to announce the accepted candidates in Charlatos. (March)
  • Commander Sablo disobeyed Elidal's public orders during a raid against Gnul's forces, and as such was dispatched to travel back to Riverwood where he would escorts several new caravans to the new settlement, including Elidal and Enisius's parents.
  • Iliyaas has warned that while the recent winter storm was brutal, that another storm of worlds was fast approaching and danger was growing on the horizon, and indicated that Melgorehn's Reach may be involved in such things to come.
  • Mayor Thadston has tasked the local heroes to devise a safe method to pry the kroderine shards from his arms once and for all. They were originally implanted there during the final battle with Raznel, when he helped close a portal that connected Wehnimer's Landing to the Bleaklands.
  • A member of the Blue Water Brigade, imperial Captain Bodohal, had brought his ship the Shiver to the bay outside of Wehnimer's Landing, where both he and his crew have gotten into trouble, even once firing upon the town when they were threatened. He seeks a member of his crew, Tolmis, who escaped his ship and is rumored to know some information about the captain and the possibility of Bodohal having imprisoned Remuliad, a Magister of the Hall of Mages, said to be a captive on the Shiver.
  • Mother, the leader of the Brotherhood of Rooks, threatened the imperial settlers and warned that they had until the beginning of Charlatos to tear down their tents and return home or there would be potential violence and starvation thrown at them.
  • In the final days of winter, two young settlers in love went missing from the imperial campsite. It was eventually discovered that they were murdered out by the mountain range of Luinne Bheinn, presumably by Reivers who had warned against further imperial incursions and had been growing agitated by the growing conflict.

Chapter 2 Summary: Of Rooks and Reivers

Cast of Characters

For more information, see the North by Northwest NPC Primer or the individual NPC pages.

  • Alendrial DeArchon
  • Amos - Leader of the Darkstone Bay Consortium
  • Ardenale - Displaced Madam of the Honey Mine Brothel in Talador before its fall
  • Aronia - Member of the Green Sisters
  • Bodohal Gallanst - Captain of the Shiver
  • Casiphia Malatina - "Mother" and leader of the Brotherhood of Rooks
  • Cordarius Hodges - Regional Envoy of Wehnimer's Landing
  • Dikirk - a pastor of the church in Luinne Bheinn
  • Drazinoth - High Priest of Arachne. Killed during an invasion of Wehnimer's Landing.
  • Eddric Jovery - Northern Sentinel and Earl of North Hendor
  • Elidal Dhenin - Future Baron of the Barony of Darkstone
  • Enisius Dhenin - Magister of the Hall of Mages
  • Filanci - Survivor of a caravan attacked by Gnul
  • Gnul - Self-proclaimed King of Thanatoph
  • Haidan
  • Iliyaas - Seer
  • Jeshiah
  • Juramis Du'Lasfeur - Merchant from Brisker's Cove
  • Larsya Caulfield - Commander of the Imperial Outpost outside the Landing
  • Manard - current Judge for Wehnimer's Landing
  • Octaven - Grand Magister of the Hall of Mages
  • Odelgarde Brindlestraffe - Magister of the Hall of Mages
  • Plaitime - "Fat Man" or "Skinny Man" and a shady rogue
  • Remuliad Calreulius - Magister of the Hall of Mages
  • Rheshay
  • Rodnay - Orphan of the Wellington home, now a hybrid creation of Human and Ithzir
  • Sablo Marsh - Commander of the Darkstonian Army
  • Samfelt - now has the position of emissary to Lord Elidal, and Herald of Darkstone
  • Stephos DeArchon
  • Talleani - "Talon" and Plaitime's ward
  • Talmaris
  • Thadston Andrews - Mayor of Wehnimer's Landing
  • Todd - a seasoned half-elf militiaman
  • Tolmis - Ex-member of the Bluewater Brigade, revealed to actually be "Samfelt"
  • Torcadall Bhodhsa
  • Tydina Wiley
  • Tyeid
  • Tyrrax

Official Vignettes

Character Vignettes

Logs

In-Depth Summaries

  • NPC Primer - This has been established to provide a quick reference for some notable NPCs that will play some role in the storyline North by Northwest. This information was originally shared and updated by GM Kenstrom. It's also worth noting that over half of the NPCs listed are brand new or new-ish, so a player does not need to have knowledge of years of previous storylines in order to engage the NPC's and become involved. For complete information on each NPC, please see their individual character pages.

Pages in category "North by Northwest"

The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total.

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