The Champions Valoris

The Pog Champions are a band of adventurers who are the protagonists of the Dungeon Delvin' campaign.

Current Members

 * Ashara - Drow Sorcerer
 * Briar - Elf Druid
 * Jorah Wolfwood - Human Ranger
 * Kilwin of Cowersby - Human Cleric
 * Reides Laverath - Triton Wizard

Former Members

 * Erak - Drow Half-Elf Barbarian
 * Slumberjack - Aasimar Fighter

Guest Members

 * Keras - Half-Elf Paladin
 * Miré - Hexblood Druid
 * Torble Treecarver - Gnome Artificer

History
For more information, see Session Synopses.

The adventuring party who would become the Pog Champions first met at the Silverbass Inn in Port Valor by chance. Two of them, Reides and Kilwin of Cowersby, had actually met a month previously. At the inn, the two of them met Erak and Slumberjack before being approached by a wounded man who asked them to retrieve his brother from a mine that had been attacked by goblins. The goblins had been sent by someone named Thorak. The brother was rescued, shaken but ultimately unharmed, and the group returned to Port Valor. Soon after their return, Slumberjack attempted to join a criminal organization called the Broken Crown. Upon being rejected, they started a bar fight in the recruiter's establishment, called the Twisted Nail, and were soundly beaten and ejected. Slumberjack rallied their new allies, claiming that they had been attacked for their drow heritage rather than having been the aggressor. The planned brawl quickly turned into a massacre, and the party soon learned that the boss of the Broken Crown wanted them dead. They formulated a plan to attack the organization's lieutenants in order to disrupt the Broken Crown's operations long enough for the Twisted Nail incident to be unactionable or simply forgotten. During this process, they were introduced to Jorah Wolfwood, a bounty hunter who had his own issues with the Broken Crown and was willing to assist them. Reides also gained the party a new ally when he first summoned his familiar, Pepega. They also learned that the Broken Crown's leader was a man named Tyrian Vordt, an advisor to Count Corvus who was planning on assassinating the count and seizing power for himself. After forming an alliance with one lieutenant and killing the other two, the party approached Corvus with the evidence they gathered against Tyrian, exposing him. Corvus asked them to bring Tyrian to justice, a quest that ended in Tyrian's death to one of Reides's spells. Corvus was grateful for the party's help and paid them well. He also offered them two possible other quests: Either finding and eliminating Thorak, who had been causing more and more trouble in the area, or delivering a letter to Emperor Eurystheos XIV in Falas to inform her of Port Valor's recent troubles and request her aid with Thorak and the potential remnants of the Broken Crown. Knowing little about Thorak, the group chose the latter job. Jorah remained behind in Port Valor to conclude some of his own business, while the rest of the group traveled south to Quadroad.

On the road, the party rescued a mother and son from the giant who attacked their inn. They also met a paladin of Cysebelle named Keras who was lonely and invited them to join him in his camp for the night. Keras detected a necromantic aura attached to Reides, but was unable to discern its source. Keras also shared that he was on the trail of a group of orcs from the Fireaxe Clan who had attacked some mages from Atemcester and stolen a powerful magic scroll. The party agreed to assist him in this endeavor. The next day, the group found their target, and Keras began to stealthily approach the orcs, who were performing some type of ritual. When the ritual completed, a bright light erupted from the hilltop, destroying the surrounding plant life at the hill's elevation and instantly killing Keras. Jorah (along with his dog, Julius) managed to catch up with the rest of the party, and together, the group managed to kill most of the orcs and restrain an Eye of Gruumsh for interrogation. They learned that Thorak was the leader of the Fireaxe Clan and that there were more groups of orcs stealing magical items with destructive power before Jorah killed the Eye. Unsure if they were capable of standing up to Thorak with their current abilities, the party continued their journey to Falas. They arrived in Quadroad, where they encountered a group of abandoned children who supported themselves by pickpocketing unsuspecting travelers, including Reides and Jorah. In the process of trying to recover their hard-earned gold, the party visited the Temple of Cysebelle, where they met Pandora, a priestess who was saddened to hear of Keras's fate. She was also able to identify the source of Reides's necromantic aura: An undead being known as a revenant, who had marked him and his companions for vengeance due to their roles in the revenant's death. The party quickly identified the revenant as Tyrian but were perplexed as to how Tyrian became a revenant, as they are typically victims of unjust deaths. The party also learned of Quadroad's history as a "convenient" place to leave unwanted children behind. After confronting the pickpocket, the party reached an arrangement with Pandora where the party purchased a farm to the north of Quadroad as a food farm and sanctuary for the children of Quadroad. The farm was dubbed Stardew Farm, and Jorah offered to stay behind and help, claiming to have some knowledge of farming. The rest of the party proceeded to Vila's Watch, which had been locked down due to a brutal murder. In order to restock on supplies, the party offered to assist with the investigation and quickly learned that the primary investigator, Grinlief Dartson, had some unusual ideas about the case (and detective work in general) and was unlikely to successful identify the culprit. Grinlief did, however, apprehend both Slumberjack, who had split off from the group briefly, and Jorah, who attempted to climb the village's walls in his efforts to reunite with the party. Jorah managed to uncover a connection between the crime scene and Drakov, one of the innkeepers' younger brother. Drakov was revealed as a werewolf and, once he had been subdued, claimed responsibility for the crime. Soon after, Jorah slipped away again. However, on further questioning, the party realized the Drakov was being framed and Mayor Irwin was the true murderer. The party allied with Grinlief and orchestrated a plan to force Irwin to reveal his lycanthropy. Irwin and his accomplice, Meredith, were both knocked unconscious. However, when Reides left Irwin's manor to find a guard to resolve the situation, he instead found Tyrian, who had breached the village's walls. Tyrian followed Reides to the mayor's manor, where the party, exhausted and lacking a plan, were forced to retreat. As they fled, Slumberjack slit Meredith's throat, as they had wanted to during the fight. The killing was only witnessed by Erak. Before fleeing Vila's Watch, Erak also purchased a Bag of Holding. Jorah, having purchased a new horse named Gin, caught up to the rest of the party after they put some distance between themselves and Vila's Watch. Apprised of the situation, Jorah remained with the group. The next day, a horde of zombies, commanded by Tyrian, descended upon the party. The zombies were slain and Tyrian himself was unceremoniously shoved into the Bag of Holding by Reides.

Free of the revenant's wrath, the party returned to Vila's Watch to check on things before continuing their journey. Jorah almost immediately left to get drunk. The rest of the party learned that Irwin had been arrested for the murder, as well as Meredith's murder. While Kilwin and Reides were quick to blame Tyrian for Meredith's death, Erak decided to reveal the truth to them. This resulted in a fist fight between Erak and Slumberjack, as well as a rift between the two of them. While Reides followed Erak back to the tavern to talk things over, Kilwin followed Slumberjack, who revealed their nature as a fallen aasimar and that their guide had encouraged them to kill people for as long as they could remember. Kilwin was convinced that Slumberjack would stop their killing if freed from their guide's influence and resolved to help them do so. He was reluctant, however, to agree to their suggested solution of just killing them. Despite seeming receptive to Kilwin's offer of help, Slumberjack decided they needed some time away from the party. Jorah reunited with Erak and Reides, who soon found Kilwin who managed to keep most of his conversation with Slumberjack a secret. **WIP**