The Return of the Heroes of Kelmarane . . .

Well, it's been about a month or two since I've last ran a game of D&D/Pathfinder/M&M/etc, and then tonight happened. The group and I were discussing the idea of doing a western game mixed with the superhero genre. We had some good ideas, but were all too attached to our old campaign to start anything new. The result was the return of the Legacy of Fire featuring Trevvis the priest, Draiden the monk, and Rooster the bad-ass.

When we last saw our heroes they were either parting ways or settling into their roles in the town of Kelmarane. Rooster opened a gunworks in the town, and supplied most of the firearms to the town guard. Trevvis took a role in the local churches as a figure of guidance as his vision slowly began to fade away, and Draiden went off to resolve some loose ends with the organization that originally sent him after Rooster. The return began with our heroes finding themselves as the respected guests of honor at the thirty second decennial Ruby Phoenix Tournament, held every decade in honor of the lost priest of Abadar.

The tournament went off without a hitch until a group of thieves and assassins working with the Council of Blades stormed the arena in our airship and began to wreak havoc on the village and it's festivities. The vagabonds fired down upon the celebration with ballistas and fireballs. The heroes sprung into action and stormed the ship, now joined by one of the competitors, Leserpherif, a monk/sorceror from the lands of Qadira, currently being portrayed by Ryan Gosling.



With their new ally at their side they set to work towards stopping the thieves and grounding their transport. Leserpherif brought down the ship with his magical might, but presented some problems in trusting the abilities of the other heroes without consenting them before recklessly firing at the scoundrels, putting Draiden in harms way.

After proving himself in defending what was left of the town from the invaders, the group found that the first airship was just a distraction from the other ship that was already getting away with the vault in the temple of Abadar that held the prizes to the tournament's winner(s). The group rallied again, and set towards the other airship. They followed the ship for two days to Hellmouth Gulf in the northern nation of Cheliax. The second ship made its way to the harbor, though the cargo quickly vanished into the gulf as the crew changed to more civil disguises.

The group split up in search of the remaining crew and their leader, but were met with little success until Draiden found an aristocrat with the help of a tip from a tavern owner. Draiden tracked the man down to his room and confronted him with violence. After besting him in combat, he used his clerical skills to force the truth from the stranger. This is when he learned the truth behind the attack on the tournament, and the possible whereabouts of the cargo. The man revealed himself as Ormak the Dawnstalker, currently being portrayed by Cillian Murphy from the Christopher Nolan Batman series.



After some exchange with Ormak, Draiden agrees to follow him to the location of the vault with an understanding that Ormak will betray him the first chance he gets.

All in all, it was a wonderful return session to a memorable campaign. The players enjoyed it, and the musical selection was a wonderful compliment to the atmosphere. Each player seems to have high hopes fro the future of the campaign, and I'm hoping to see some big developments as it unfolds.