Chapter 01 (Story Arc)

Event & Story Guides (Please Read)

Etiquette

Local Lore

Timey Wimey

Combat

Magic

Wounds

OOC Plot Line

Something has stirred up the local Giant Camps, yet the conflict seems to be an internal political issue regarding the theft of some artifact of importance to the camps. Will the conflict spill into Hofborg? Probably!

Each of the camps offers something potentially valuable to the town. How will we handle the situation? Do we try to solve the conflict or wait it out, open negotiations and serve as mediators, try to hunt down the artifact for ourselves, or make a new ally with one of the camps against the others?

The OOC plot line is provide to players so that they have a general overview of what the plot line involves and what likely solutions are available. We provide this because the in character rumors are not always clear enough to fill in the 'what the heck is going on' challenges. We will try to avoid spoilers in this section, but it is better that everyone is on page so the role-play moves along.

Rumors

12/01/22

Various scouts, travelers and locals begin reporting to the Hofborg town guard that the giants in the Haafingar region are on the move. No one has a clear picture of where they are actually headed, but enough reports have been made that it is clearly not isolated incidents. Apparently Kal has more information and perhaps even some first hand reports. The Captain has sent word to the Thane and the town is welcomed to discuss the matter tomorrow night in the Saebjorn Long Hall.

12/02/22

As further reports come in, a picture is beginning to form that the movement of the giant clans is directed toward some location at or near Kilkreath Temple. Scouts and warrior's are asked to gather at the Saebjorn Long Hall to night to discuss.

12/03/22

The scouting party did not return last night. This in and of itself is not so surprising as Haafingar is not a small area. However, with the rumors of the giants, some member's may set out at dawn to track the party and catch up to them.

12/04/22

The scouting party woke to deep snow fall the previous morning and were required to abandon the investigation of the hilltop north of Kilkreath Temple and return to Hofborg. This evening's moot will further delay the scouting plans, and Baene has called for another group to set out tomorrow afternoon.

12/5/22

A company of Hofborg scouts and warriors set out from Hofborg towards Kilkreath Temple. On the road north of the temple they met up with a couple by the name of Tyerlings. The wife was distraught as the giants took her beloved goat as tribute during their moot. The group, interested in what a giant moot was look and hopeful to save the poor goat, continued north to the flat top to discover what was indeed a gathering of giants.

At first the giants were unarmed and appeared peaceful, however a war band of approximately six arrived with a dead or near dead Dunmer in a cage. The party was unable to understand more then that their was a disagreement between the leader of the war band and the giant elder with a magnificent beard.

The arguement progressed and the war band smashed the Dunmer to paste and many of the other giants were as well enraged. At this point, the company from Hofborg opted to return to town, after sending Malraz and Murtagh to relocate the couple at the stables to the Motherhouse.

These are the rumors culled from the #rumor-mill channel in discord, along with any additional suggestions the DMs or staff want to share.

Next Steps

12/5/22

Unable to complete the scouting of the area around Kilkreath Temple, the original party returns to Hofborg for the moot, and a new party is planned for Mondas afternoon (12/6 at 2 pm eat).

A discussion of the "Giant Issue" will happen on Tirdas evening at the Long Hall night.

12/5/22

The following suggestions have been made by the players: Reinforce the guards around town (player only event), Send word to Dragon Guard (DM support), Create and test using chains on a giant (Player event), Craft siege equipment (DM support/DM Event).

This section will provide a general outline of the DM events planned for the story arc, as well as what players can do on their own with out DM support, as well as with DM support. The first event of the story arc will be to present the situation to the players and have them agree on next steps, these next steps will drive the events we plan.

Wrap Up

Summary of the story arc when it wraps up and what issues are currently unresolved. Some of these issues will be plot bunnies for future story arcs.