Campaign Wrap-up

 

 

 

Plots:

 

The Black Company: The Black company would have come to the next Tribunal, but since they are not members of the Tribunal they couldn’t do much but present their case and hope for the best.  If the characters support them they would gain a strong ally against Horsingas.  However, no matter what the Tribunal decided the Queasitor from Horsingas would have declared it invalid.  Hellious would not have enough authority to over-rule her verdict.  This would have established an on-going rivalry between Negrath and Horsingas.

 

 

Horsingas:  They are “the bad guys” in this campaign.  They would have been constant trouble for the covenant.   As you can see by the last few turns in the game they were willing and able to use force against other magi.  Edwin would have gotten away at the initial encounter and become a recurring villain.

 

 

Clan MacGruagach:  This covenant would have been very friendly to Negrath.  You were able to resolve the disputed Vis with no hard feelings.  They aren’t very powerful themselves but they would have provided aid against Horsingas and probably back any move Negrath made at the Tribunal.

 

Crun Clach:  This plot never really got started.   Crun Clach was the political mover and shaker in this Tribunal.   They may or may not have allied with the Negrath.  They would have always acted in their own best interests.  The interesting thing about this plot was that I made this covenant before I knew Briana’s background.  Crun Clach has strong ties to the fairy kingdom and would have been very friendly to Briana and Arthur. 

 

 

The Covenant Magi

 

Abbadon:    The second major plot of the campaign was going to revolve around Abbadon.   This guy was evil and demonic.   He was the reason the covenant fell into winter in the first place. He has the brains of all the Magi that have died in Negrath in jars in his lab. (EWWW) He speaks to them on a regular basis.  He was going to start sending the Magi out on missions to gather items that he needed for a ritual.   These items were actually part of a Demonic Ritual that if completed would bring about the ruin of the covenant.  If you succeed in stopping him the covenants magic aura would have been raised as Abbadon has been draining it for years.   Solomon and Hellious would have been drawn into this plot heavily.

 

Lumistous:  Lumistous originally set the plans in motion to recruit the new magi.   He has suspected Abbadon of Demonology for a long time.  When the Abbadon plot was resolved Lumistous would have faded away into pure magic leaving all his lab and books to the covenant.

 

MacGruder:  MacGruder was always an outsider to the rest of the Covenant. He has no knowledge of Abbadon’s plans.  He agreed to allow new magi in the covenant because he was bored.  MacGruder was a nick-of –time savior if the characters got into deep trouble.  He also has many contacts with the   mythic creatures of Scotland and could be persuaded to form an alliance with them if needed.

 

Ignacious:   A human sized crow with all the powers of a full Magi.  This guy was pure comic relief.   (DOH!  The crow fire-balled a cow again.)

 

Character Plots:

 

Hellious/Grond:  Hellious wasn’t so much a Demon Hunter as a Demonologist.  He would hunt down Demons only to gain their power.  He would have been deeply involved in Abbadons plot.  Hellious was so far gone that he had actually cut off his left hand and replaced it with a small demon he had summoned.  A small sub-plot for Grond was that there is a race of giants that live in Scotland similar to his ancestors.  The covenant could have used this to gain allies among the Giants.

 

Solomon/Santiago:  Solomon’s background may have led him down the path of Demonology.   He would have been sorely tempted by Abbadon to do so. Abbadon was going to take on Solomon and be his “guide” to further magical power.  This would have put Solomon in a good position to either hinder or help Abbadon at the right time.   Santiago was a werewolf.    He would have to work hard to keep this hidden.  Most of the Covenfolk would have fled in fear had they known this fact.

 

Domongart/Sithec: Domongart would have become embroiled with Abaddon and Hellious because of his Demon Plague.  He would have been the first to notice that both were “not quite right” Eventually, Both Hellious and Abbadon would have tried to kill Dom.   I also had an entire adventure planned around Sithec.  The mother of a Dragon he had slain would come looking for revenge.   The covenant would have to band together to defeat this powerful menace.

 

Pholme/Milnan:  These two didn’t have any real plots revolving around them. They were the ultimate foil.  If any other the other character plots (Abbadon’s Plan, Hellious’s Demonology, etc.) were getting out of hand then Phlome/Milan would “accidentally” stumble upon the plot.

 

Briana/Arthur:  These characters fit perfectly with the Fairie nature of Crun Clach.  Crun Clach would have gone to great lengths to try and recruit both Briana and Arthur for their knowledge of the Fey.   This put Briana in a good position to make Crun Clach a strong ally against Horsingas.