Background lore

 

The story takes place in the southern regions of the Sword Coast, near the city-states of Baldur's Gate and Elturel.

Elturel and The Companion

  • Elturel is also called the Kingdom of Two Suns, because there is a second sun perpetually shining above the city
  • This second sun, called The Companion, appeared over Elturel 50 years ago.
  • During that time the city was in great peril: it turned out that the leader of Elturel is secretly a vampire lord, and wants to add Elturel to his kingdom of undead.
  • In this desperate hour a young acolyte names Thavius Kreeg prayed to the God Lathander, and his prayers were answered. Lathander gave The Companion to the city, whose light no undead could endure.
  • The people of Elturel elected Thavius Kreeg to be High Overseer (i.e. mayor) of the city, for helping them in their hour of need.

Hellriders

  • About 200 years ago, the knightly order operating in Elturel lead a holy crusade into Hell, led by an angel named Zariel.
  • The crusade was a success, and the returning knights renamed their order to Hellriders, commemorating their victory.
  • The order has served as the main military force for the city state of Elturel ever since.
  • The Order is led by Gideon Lightward, presumed lost during the destruction of Elturel.

 The Flaming Fist

  • The Flaming Fist are a mercenary company, who serve as the de-facto police and military of the city-state of Baldur's Gate.
  • The leader of the Flaming Fist is Grand Master Ultan Ravengard. He was on a diplomatic mission in Elturel during the time of the towns destruction, and thus is presumed killed.

Strange happenings in Elturel (before the cataclysm)

  • Crime lords of the city seem to have vanished recently.
  • An order has been put forward to assassinate a high-ranking official in Elturel.

    The job was taken up by Calderis (aka The Dagger). She was to kill a VIP traveling from Elturel to Baldur's Gate the night before the cataclysm. After killing the target, she was to take their shield and deliver it to her client.

    The assassination attempt failed, and the target has fled.
  • Upon returning to their hideout after the failed assassination attempt, Calderis's gang were wiped out by their clients: some cultists from Baldur's Gate.

    Calderis was rescued by the PCs. She had overheard the cultists say that 'when the refugees start arriving from Elturel, they will look for targets among them'.

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Available equipment

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Baldur's Gate Any normal equipment (PHB 143, Chapter 5) is available in unlimited supply at the price given in the book. Special (i.e. magic) items available in town are listed below. Items that cost at most 100 gp and potions that cost at most 300 gp: unlimited in supply. Items that cost at most 300 gp and potions that cost at most 500 gp: at most 2 available in town. All other things on the list: 1 available in town. If you decide to buy something, you can try to haggle: receive a 10% discount on a successful Persuasion check. However, if you fail the check you buy the item at a 10% markup. Succeed or fail, you MUST buy the item. Macial ammunition (+1) [20 gp per piece of ammo]: Arrows, bolts & bullets that give a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls. Once shot the ammunition is no longer magical. Potion of animal friendship [100 gp]: Use “Animal friendship” spell (DC 13 save) for 1 hour. Potion of greater healing [100 gp]: Heal 4d4+4 HP. Potion of fire breath [100 gp]: 3x
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1 - Fort Morninglord

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The party descended to the edge of the crater that once was Elturel. After mingling with the survivors of the cataclysm, they decided to leave for Baldur's Gate the next morning, offering their services as armed escorts to those that can afford it. A family of three and a lone merchant agreed to pay 2 gp / person / day for their protection and sustenance. The company was also joined by Emeryck, Galserys and Larkam. Emeryck wishes to get to Baldur's Gate as soon as possible to report the loss of Grad Duke Ultan Ravengard. Galserys has shown interest in tracking down the cult that has decimated her band of thieves. Larkam left for the same reason as most people in and around Elturel: without the protection of the Hellriders and The Companion the region will likely become unsafe to live in. The first milestone on the road to Baldur's Gate is Fort Morninglord, an outpost of the Hellriders located on the banks of the Chiontar river. The party hoped to acquire provisions for the
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The First Charge of the Hellriders

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This tome, bound in red leather, is an academic dissertation concerning the origins and history of the militant order located in Elturel, known as the Hellriders. The book is divided into 4 chapters. The foundations of a militant order This chapter delves into the topic of how the predecessor of the Hellriders was formed. "... In hindsight it was inevitable that a militant order of some sort would emerge as the dominant power at the southern tip of the Trade Way. The caravans heading to and from Waterdeep were under constant threat from monsters lurking in the Reaching Woods on the west, and emerging from the Fields of the Dead to the east. In the end, it were the gnoll tribes of the woods that catalyzed the founding of the Order of the Radiant Sun, now known as the Hellriders. The legend says that the son of a noblewoman called Lady Shiarra was captured by a gnoll tribe while traveling with a caravan from Waterdeep. Upon receiving the news of the raid, Shiarra rode out with her m
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