All Aboard to Kdor
c. 100 ADW
The Adventurers Guild is hired by the city of Kdor to provide security for the maiden voyage of its new monorail, which is transporting a vast amount of wealth. The journey is attacked by Mechanist Raiders affiliated with the Industrialists, who also have saboteurs aboard the train. The adventurers must defend the monorail and root out the saboteurs before the train derails.
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.
- IndustrialistsA faction that makes machines powered by crystals. The faction is not monolithic; some splinter groups, such as bands of Mechanist Raiders or Kobold Mechinist raiders, are known to operate independently, constructing dangerous patchwork mechs and raiding coastal routes.
- Kdor's Adventurers GuildThe branch of the Adventurer's Guild located in Kdor. It is overseen by Guildmaster Guildmaster Teyla Coalmaker.
Legendary Characters
- Guildmaster Teyla CoalmakerA proud and energetic dwarf with dark hair, keen dark eyes, and a mechanical monocle. She wears an oil-streaked apron and silver-laced red armor and has a prosthetic robotic arm. She is the Overseer of Kdor's Adventurers Guild and believes in second chances, but not thirds. She likes using mechanical metaphors and is known to be a fast talker. Always has a backup plan.
- 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.
- O'HareA politician on the monorail from All Aboard to Kdor who was secretly helping the Mechanist Raiders. He is not a fighter and can be easily restrained when confronted.
- ToricA half-orc conductor on the new monorail. He is suspicious of magic.
Locations
- KdorA snow-covered nation located to the northeast of Kingdom Grand, known for its gleaming white-and-gold spire. It is one of the major nations connected to Kingdom Grand via teleportation gates in the century after the Dead Wars. Ruled by the Goldsteil family. The city hosts an annual Festival of Rebirth, celebrating Kdor's reconstruction and the rise of the Goldsteil family. The highlight of the festival is The Gauntlet, a multi-stage challenge course that tests martial, mechanical, and magical prowess. The rules are strict: no magic on others (only yourself), stealth is encouraged, and the only way to lose is to be knocked out. The competition includes puzzles, stealth challenges, skill challenges, and a final combat footrace. Only the top three teams receive prizes, with first place earning a special item and the Medallion of the Gauntlet. The festival features various shops, food stalls, and entertainment, with gold and white banners decorating the streets.
- Monorail StationThe elegant station where the monorail journey from Kingdom Grand ends. It is surrounded by lightly snow-dusted roofs, bridges, and roads full of merchants and cargo.
- Monorail StationA new, simple, and elegant station where the monorail journey to Kdor begins. The station is home to a sleek, luminous monorail, which is made of rolled steel and has top-mounted cannons, a magically-enhanced brake system, and a gyroscope for stability. The monorail's layout includes an engine car, command car, vault car, barracks car, kitchen car, passenger cars, and a VIP car.