The Shadow Guard

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

Prior to the War with the Khelem Jahar, only the lower portion of the Shadow Road was open. The Human and half-elven guards of the lower shadow road march with the Sherriff of Dream Water to Old Fang to fight at his side, as his archery front. They number three dozen.

Dark Cloak Druids

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

Marow, the leader of the Dark Cloak Druids said that if Tim was able to secure the blessing of Mara, he would pledge 200 infantry to the coming war with the Dark elves of Khelem Jahar at Old Fang. Tim was successful and Marow marched north with the Sherriff from Maiah with his brigade of Sword wielding orcish druids.

Tim was named “KELLOG AGT NUT” a trusted name that they tease the human ranger with.

The Blessing of the Wood

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

After the reconciliation of Thianna, Tim Tigeon returned to his home town of Maiah where he was invited to get the blessing of the wood, a spirit from the old time of Khepathia, translated today as Dream Water, from the Black Pana. Pana is an ancient Tiefling who blessed Tim with the Red Badge of the wood and a quiver of poison arrows against the coming war at Old Fang.

Creature of the Abyss

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

Following their success at Farrow, the Party of the Sherriff travels to Thianna and destroys the Sawback Manticore as it had become a curtain of madness for a creature of chaos. The party returned the horded treasure stolen from the people of Thianna to Ghalvinberg and were able to reconcile many of the sorrowful souls since the Massacre at the Four Farms.

Maiah, in a Time of War

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

Hearthys, the Orcish Sage of Maiah and elder of Poolis Fyr.

Carl Urbane is the recently appointed new magistrate mayor of Maiah.


the wall, motte and bailey built around the fort of the human town of Maiah is a newly built addition with the coming of war. The Hounds of Maiah protect the town and the southern entrance to the shadow road with chain clad men, the Green Shields.

the Sherriff of Gavin Wel Valley vs. the Winter Mage

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

Above is the account of the death of Gristlynn the Winter Mage, his terrible cold cobra and the dismantling of Calthoon the Automaton.

authored by Matt Decker

Farrow, Cold City of the Mists

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 16, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

The ancient family village of Farrow, North of Old Fang was captured by Grystlin, the Winter Mage in the Winter of 1102.

The Beltaine Moon of 1103

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 12, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

Starry Gardens is under siege at the end of the Beltaine Moon in 1103.

When the Sherriff of Gavin Wel with his comrades, the blade of the Platinum Dragon, The Eladrin Maiden-Crone and the Slick Knife.

At the Fairy Circle of the Blood hand the heroes did fight a united battalion of undead power. There Walder bested the hulking thief prince Haddox. The beast commander known as the Vesper Ghoul is bested by a holy light from Zarconus’ heart and the forceful arcana of Avari’s keen eye.

Haddox Hellwind, Regional Despot, Mice Eyes Capo

Nightbloom elves that wield demon blades become like vengeful spirits without discernment or compassion. The follow the Vesper Ghoul into battle with blind allegiance.

The Sherriff of Gavin Wel Valley does not know how many Demon Blades have been forged under contract for the infernal powers which may lie behind the United Command.

Blight made ghouls that reek of flaming peet and soil that spews burning silver haunt and guard the unholy fairie circles where the Vesper Ghoul rules on the Beltaine Moon.

The Vesper Ghoul is an unknown tale.

L’gasi, the daughter of Kings

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 12, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

L’gasi comes to join Tim Tigeon in battle and soul in the first month of summer, 1103. L’gasi is the wielder of the Gharadesh Felblade and a woodspeaker whose family blood holds the secret of shapshifting in defense of the wood.

The Rise of the Dark Fist

Posted in The Shadow Road on May 9, 2009 by coyoteandthunder

It was in the sewers of Dimnir under old Gavin Wel that Walder became the thiefmaster known as the DARK FIST.

Walder’s one time lover Althsel was from whom he wrested the rule of the Mice Eyes.

The Wererat prince Istanlix fell to Walder’s blade under the Emerald City.

After The Sherriff Party defeated the Vesper Ghoul, Walder split away and headed South, back to Gavin Wel. Walder knew that Tel Omad, the Raving Oni, was headed there to secure business with the Mice Eyes and the rogue brute could not let that happen. Walder also wanted to find out why the Mice Eyes had sent thugs to stop the opening of the road, and find out if they’ve been working in alliance with the United Command, or if they had been merely hired as mercenaries for the one job. Either way, he didn’t plan on coming back to join the others until he had gotten the Mice Eyes aligned to the right side of this civil war.

Once in the city, he asked around amongst the scum to find out in which of the Mice Eyes hideouts he could find the Boss, making sure, of course, none of the scum he asked would give him away. He then infiltrated the hideout, a dank hole known as the Dimnir Sewer. Walder took the lives of many outlaws, including a prince of the wererats called Istanlix.

Walder then found Istanlix’s antechamer and therein found only the consort, a cambion she-demon named Althsel, a new boss of the Miceeyes and an old lover of Walders’. Althsel attempted to poison and seduce him to no avail. Walder tied her to a chair and knowing she only listens to pain, carved a nasty gash into her face. If it turns out that the Mice Eyes are in the business of war and prfiteering, playing both sides of the Green and Red conflict.

There in the Dimnir Sewer with his prisoner Althsel and over the corpse of Istanlix, Walder summoned the Council of Zun, the ruling contingent of the Mice Eyes. He revealed himself to be Riappaho, founder of the Mice Eyes, and new acting Boss. He smacked the ancient cathoid amulet down on the table as proof and then ran his dark blade through the heart of Ivremox, a Tiefling who did not believe him. So sudden and violent was his blow that the Thief Masters of Zun pledged to Walder their points and dues. His appointed deputy, a female Goliath named Bisera is to run as regent when Walder is on excursion. The acting boss of Mice Eyes is to be known as THE DARK FIST.

The guildmaster formally known as Walder became then the most wanted man in the ancient metropolis of Gavin Wel, and the richest. the following two weeks are spent in lavish mirth as his notoriety spreads as a shadow.

Tel Omad is located among the dark elves who have war scheduled with the newly built Old Fang Fortress under the command of Sherriff Tigean, Walder’s old friend. Seeing the oppotunity to nail to rivals with stone, Walder journeys to Old Fang to rejoin his old crew…

written by Obi Kaufmann and Benjie Watterson