Aggressive Borrowing
c. 100 ADW
The City Watch of Grand requests aid from the Adventurers Guild to stop a thief from raiding their supply warehouses. The party, working with Lieutenant Darnik De Roche, discovers the culprits are Burrowlings, a race of small humanoids, being forced to steal by an Aurumvorax Den Leader that had taken his mate and pups hostage.
Referenced In
This module is referenced by the following lore entries:
Factions and Organizations
- Adventurer's GuildAlso known as Spear of Elina or Spear of the Goddess. A hundred years after the Dead Wars, the Guild has grown into a global hub for missions, with adventurers flocking to it from all over the world. It is currently led by Guild Master Master Thalin Fernstride in Kingdom Grand, with branches overseen by Guildmaster Teyla Coalmaker in Kdor, Elrin Veymar in Evenfell, and Alyndor "Aly" Marvale in New Arcanum. The Guild uses a ranking system, with new recruits earning a rank of Tin, Copper, or Brass; higher known ranks include Colbot, Steel, and Diamond. When Holt threatens to awaken He Who Slumbers, the four guilds unite their forces beneath Kingdom Grand.
- City Watch of GrandThe law enforcement and defensive body of Kingdom Grand. In the era c. 100 ADW, they are structured with officers such as lieutenants (e.g., Darnik De Roche) and are accountable to the Council of Grand. They maintain supply caches in warehouses throughout the city.
- Council of GrandThe governing body of Kingdom Grand in the era c. 100 ADW. The City Watch of Grand is accountable to them and they oversee matters such as the city's supplies and taxes.
Legendary Characters
- Darnik De RocheA human Lieutenant and Quartermaster with the City Watch of Grand. He has red hair and blue eyes, and wears a blue tabard with the sigil of Grand over a breastplate, and carries a halberd. He is kind but has an anxious manner, speaking quickly and seeming unsure of his command, though he is respected by his troops. He is very confident in his skills with numbers and record-keeping.
- DustleA Burrowling encountered stealing from the City Watch of Grand's supply warehouses. He was being coerced by an Aurumvorax Den Leader that had taken his mate and pups hostage.
- Master Thalin FernstrideA towering Firbolg who serves as the Guild Master of the Adventurer's Guild in the century following the Dead Wars. He has long black hair braided down his back, piercing blue eyes, and dark green fur, and wears a forest green and white Gi. His personality is calm and measured, and he is known for giving inspiring speeches that relate adventuring to baking. He expects discipline and creativity from his guild members. As Holt's treachery unfolds, Thalin grows weary but resolute, coordinating the four great guilds against the threat beneath Kingdom Grand. After the tremors from the Elderdungeon crack the city's streets, he opens a fresh recruitment drive to replace the guild members lost in the fighting, and later leads the hunt for a saboteur hiding inside his own guild. Troubled by a caravan of strangely well-guarded stolen keepsakes bound west, he hand-picks a party and dispatches them across the Western Wastes to New Arcanum to work with his counterpart Alyndor "Aly" Marvale, convinced the thefts are somehow tied to Biscuit's fate.
Locations
- Kingdom GrandAlso known as First City, New Kingdom Grand, or New Grand. Formerly the only major civilized city in the region as of ADW 0, it is now the bustling heart of a more interconnected world, linked to other nations via teleportation gates. Holds an annual Festival of Peace to celebrate Elina's sacrifice in Dead Wars I. The tremors from the battle beneath the city cracked streets and toppled buildings across Kingdom Grand, scattering loose magic and prompting a fresh wave of Adventurers Guild recruitment.