The Coming of Winter's End

🔥 Current Campaign Status
The Fellowship saved Hearthgate from a Void Titan (revealed to be corrupted fire giant Shod), successfully restoring him rather than destroying the entity. This victory earned Hearthgate as the Fellowship's first allied community. Ale-ore's family connections opened the gates of Khaz-Dorahn, establishing an alliance with the dwarven city. Now based at the Sound Garden and working with Khaz-Dorahn's forge masters, the Fellowship begins mass production of Boom-Sticks (acoustic anti-void weapons) while navigating dwarven political factions. Shod has sworn to help "fuck his shit up" regarding The Entropy Shepherd.
| Campaign Info | Status |
|---|---|
| Next Session | Session 5 - Dec 3rd |
| Last Session | Session 4 - Oct 22nd (Complete) |
| Location | Khaz-Dorahn (dwarven city, Fellowship manufacturing base) |
Session History
- Session Zero Summary - Character creation and world building (Complete)
- Session 1 Summary - The Fall of Blackwharf (Complete - Aug 21st)
- Session 2 Summary - Journey to Kovat (Complete - Sept 17th)
- Session 3 Summary - Journey to Hearthgate, Song of Beginnings Discovery (Complete - Oct 9th)
- Session 4 Summary - Saving Hearthgate, Alliance Formed (Complete - Oct 22nd)
- Session 5 - Next session (Dec 3rd)
⚔️ The Fellowship
Recently formed at the Last Summit, these five champions represent the last organized resistance against the Shepherd's vision of universal preservation.
Ale-ore Bridge (The Dwarf)
Player: Booker
Background: Champion craftsman and engineer of the deep wells that saved The Dwarves during the great drought. Won the dwarven tournament to join the Fellowship (though his victory carries secrets).
Recent Developments: Led Boom-Stick design with Kurg, combining dwarven engineering and orc prototyping; delivered rallying speech using childhood mining collapse stories; leveraged family name to open Khaz-Dorahn gates (childhood friend Otso recognized him); established mass production vision; crafted magical amulet Nyx used to restore Shod; primary contact for dwarven resources
Companions: Maker (blacksmith), Hew (tunneler)
Kurg "Breaktooth" Randalar (The Orc)
Player: Eric
Background: Master negotiator and war profiteer who once ended conflicts through bidding wars. Secretly supplies orc alloys to Ale-ore.
Recent Developments: Co-designed Boom-Stick with Ale-ore, demonstrating orc crafting philosophy: rapid prototyping, functional-first design; built acoustic weapon in hours using Fires of Industry; proved orc methods valuable in crisis situations despite accepting clumsy/unreliable trade-offs; Version 2.0 will combine orc innovation with dwarven precision
Companions: Grox (accountant), Tiny (enforcer)
Mortimer Montgomery (The Squire)
Player: Liam
Background: Street urchin from Blackwharf who joined because the Fellowship "looked cool." Subject of a forbidden harbinger prophecy about defeating great evil.
Recent Developments: Operated Boom-Stick during aerial assault on Void Titan, strapped to weapon behind Nyx on Vkkal; formed special bond with freed fire giant Shod ("I like this one"); demonstrated medical skills tending Rattrick's destroyed feet; showed natural comfort with traumatized civilians; courage and directness resonated with fire giant warrior culture
Notable: Grooms Ulion's unicorn, takes lessons from Maker, saved Tiny's life, flight via arm-flapping and pixie dust
Companions: Shod (fire giant mentor/protector)
Ulion the Sleepbringer (The Elf)
Player: Alf
Background: Lord of The Winter Court sent to rekindle human-fae bonds. Former friend of the being who became The Entropy Shepherd.
Recent Developments: Flew as outrider/safety support during Boom-Stick aerial assault; dove to recover critical component when it shed mid-flight; named the Sound Garden (Fellowship's first forward base): "This is not like a garden or cultivating ideas... but we're also exploring sound"; demonstrated value of support/safety roles alongside direct combat
Companions: Kifu (unicorn), Rost (elven shadow)
Nyx of the Pale Flame (The Harbinger)
Player: John
Background: Rebel against the Overlord organization who brings insider knowledge. Wears forbidden jewelry and whimsical robes.
Recent Developments: Piloted Vkkal on dangerous aerial approach to Void Titan with Mortimer operating Boom-Stick; delivered critical final blow using memory weaponization spell; drew on past personal connections with fire giants to restore Shod; recognized old friend beneath void corruption; provided elixir for Boom-Stick construction; demonstrated that relationships function as weapons
Companions: Vkkal (black pegasus)
🌍 World Guide
Current Locations
- Khaz-Dorahn (Khazdor) - Dwarven city with gates OPENED, Fellowship's ally and manufacturing base for Boom-Stick production
- Sound Garden - Acoustically perfect valley 30-40 min from Hearthgate, Fellowship's forward operating base
- Hearthgate - Trade town SAVED - First allied community, recovering from void titan attack, warmed by Shod's presence
- Kovat Settlement - Left behind, Memory Circle in control, regent destroyed in spider nest
- The City of Bells - FALLEN - Destroyed by The Ash Dancer, citizens preserved in amber
- The Deepen - The dwarven underground realm, Ale-ore's homeland
- The Winter Court - Elven fae realm, Ulion's domain
- Gray Men stronghold - Northwestern coastal base where the Everlast returned
- Hidden Fae Hold - Isolationist elven community, refused to help Fellowship
The Peoples of Gond
- The Dwarves - Master craftsmen facing fuel crisis, collaboration scandal, and philosophical questions about wealth
- The Elves - Ancient people who grow taller with age, fractured between isolationists (Hidden Fae Hold) and activists (Randello); possess knowledge of Song of Beginnings
- The Orcs - War profiteers experiencing theological crisis; Memory Circle taking non-believers to The Dust Bowl to "disappear forever"; Lorb's Clan now serves The Entropy Shepherd as generals
- The Harbingers - Ancient wizards who became robotic servants, some defecting from The Entropy Shepherd
- Gray Men - Sea-faring cannibals with mystical abilities, formerly allied with Shepherd but now opposed
Major Locations
Recently Affected:
- The Dust Bowl - Former mountain where dwarves and elves collaborated on Song of Beginnings; destroyed overnight by The Entropy Shepherd; now roamed by Void Titans; Memory Circle sends people here to "disappear forever"
- The Clockwork City - Perpetual engine has stopped working
- Thermax - Nation that "never existed" (vanished from reality)
Still Standing:
- Khaz-Dorahn - Major dwarven city with Eternal Hearth forge, gates opened, Fellowship ally and manufacturing base
- Hearthgate - Trade town saved from void titan attack, first allied community
- Sound Garden - Acoustically perfect valley, Fellowship's forward operating base
- Eternal Archive - Where The Entropy Shepherd once served as Keeper
📚 Player Resources
Important NPCs We've Met
| Character | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Master Carillon | Master of Bells, keeper of Unwritten Song | With Fellowship at Khaz-Dorahn/Sound Garden, acoustic research and Boom-Stick development |
| Surtur/The Ash Dancer | Former fire giant, now Shepherd's general | Destroyed Blackwharf, completed mission |
| Old Man Rivers & Tommy | Blacksmith and apprentice | Delivered to castle safety |
| Captain Allen | Gray Men captain of the Everlast | Returned to Gray Men stronghold |
| Gil | Young Kovat tribal leader | Dismissed Fellowship, negotiated neutral |
| Tuya | Refugee leader from Kovat | Traveling with Fellowship |
| Tearful Guard | Kovat guard who helped Fellowship | Made impossible choice, stayed behind |
| Randello | Elven sage, "rabble rouser" | Provided Song of Beginnings information |
| Lorb | Orc warmonger, Lorb's Clan leader | Serving The Entropy Shepherd as general |
| Flerg | Corrupted fire giant, Nyx's former friend | Serving The Entropy Shepherd, sole spider nest survivor |
| Shod | Freed fire giant, former void titan | Companion to Fellowship (especially Mortimer), warming Hearthgate valley |
| Otso | Young dwarven leader of Khaz-Dorahn | Opened gates for Fellowship, childhood friend of Ale-ore |
| Grox | Kurg's accountant | Active companion |
| Tiny | Kurg's enforcer | Active companion |
| Maker | Ale-ore's blacksmith | Teaching Mortimer |
| Hew | Ale-ore's tunneler | Active companion |
| Kifu | Ulion's unicorn | Being groomed by Mortimer |
| Rost | Ulion's shadow | Active companion |
| Vkkal | Nyx's pegasus | Active companion |
Campaign References
- Fellowship-2e-Player-Cheat-Sheet - Quick rules reference
- Player Principles and Agendas Cheat Sheet
"They march in order - fire to ember to void - a lesson in thermodynamics written in the language of war."