Lets meet the last character in our party, Iodani Torvu, the half celestial bard.

Iodani was born in the Kingdoms of Oudora, north of Astoria. When she was born, a pair of skeletal wings sprouted from her body. Reappearing whenever under great stress. Unsettled by the strange, possibly dark, magic that surrounded their child, her parents put her up for adoption.

Adopted by the Torvu family Iodani lived in relative poverty. When she was 15, the Dominion’s invasion of the Kingdoms of Oudora had begun. Fleeing her hometown she was struck by debris from an explosion, losing her eye. To make matters worse, she got separated from her family. Struggling to escape the advancing invasion Iodani met a Tiefling bard named Libitina. The traveling bard was also escaping the city, and choose to bring Iodani with her along with a handful of other fleeing townsfolk.

Libitina became Iodani’s mentor. Teaching her how to control her emotions and express herself through song and dance, finding out that through it she could channel magic. The two became a duo, playing in towns across the scattered countryside for coin. Eventually, though luck or fate, running back into her family in the town of Hailing Cove. Here Iodani would stop her travels for a bit, spending time helping her family get back on their feet. Until one day she saw a strange figure wandering though town wearing purple robes.

Next week we shall begin recounting the first session of the campaign!

Hello everyone. This week we will take a break from character backstories to discuss some of the history of the 2nd known continent, South Syonel. However, before we jump into that history I would like to ask any readers, would you rather I continue with the story of the campaign or shall I discuss the process of me DMing it? Would you be more interested in just the story or how I run my games. Please let me know down below.

Recorded History in South Syonel starts at the end of the Abyssal War. The people of the world had begun the process of rebuilding and with their ambition and drive to constantly move forwards humans began to outpace the elves, dwarves, and dragonborn. Their populations grew and took up most of the continent. This didn’t worry the other nations and species of the continent until Lucius Varani rose to power. Once one of the many hundred human warlords who claimed power at the end of the Abyssal War, Lucius wanted to see his families power grow and last for eternity. He conquered the other human warlords and fledgling nations forming the Varani Dominion. After all human nations were brought into the fold and cities were rebuilt Lucius’ successor looked to the elves for continued conquest.

The Dominion invaded the Verdant Woods, home of the Forest Elves. Their invasion led to a war that would last over 1000 years. The front line constantly moving as Dominion armies attacked and Elven armies counterattacked. After some time, the southern dominion territories began to feel different towards the war and the leadership of the Dominion. It was their lands that were ravaged by conflict and their people who suffered, while people to the north profited off the spoils of war. These three southern territories would rise in rebellion forming the Turrisat Alliance.

The Alliance would’ve crumbled under the military might of the Dominion if it wasn’t for the Elves that they were at war with. Elven leadership looked at this civil war and instead of using it as an opportunity to prepare defenses or launch further counterattacks they supported the Alliance. Together they pushed the Dominion back and were able to push for a peace treaty.

This leads into the modern era where the three nations have a tense peace. This is where i’ll leave the story at. I don’t want to make this post any longer than it already is. Next week we’ll hear about our last character backstory, Iodani.

I hope everyone is staying healthy! This week we will look into the party’s wizard, Denaro Galgamy, hailing from the Varani Dominion.

Denaro Galgamy was born a child of nobility. The powerful Palatinate family ruled over the Boiling Gulf, one of the many districts in the dominion. The family was well respected in regards to their skill in trade and naval power. The youngest in the family, Denaro grew up in the shadow of his siblings not excelling in political intrigue or the art of bargaining and trade his father sent him to the Arcane Praxium to study enchanting magic.

Denaro struggled to learn magic. It didn’t help that he was uninterested in the subject. That was until he met Juniper Galgamy, a wood elf. Another student at the academy he ran into her taking a late night walk. In the secluded trails outside campus she was practicing a strange form of magic that weaved spell, song, dance and sword into one. Against what his country told him this supposed barbaric elf wielded beautiful and interesting magic. Eventually he revealed himself to her and after a tense first conversation he began to learn the art of Bladesong from her. This form of magic inspired him and he begain to take to his studies.

Though one fateful day the two were discovered and Junpier fled the wizards who were now hunting the elf that infiltrated a prestigious Dominion academy. When Denaro’s father found out he pulled Denaro from the academy and excommunicated him from the family, damning him for putting a mark on the Palatinate name. Fearing his father’s retribution Denaro took the last name of Galgamy to hide his identity and fled to the fractured state of Astoria. Where he would run into Iodani in the small town of Hailing Cove. Who we will get to meet next week.