Questions and Answers from the plot catch ups from Session 1:[LIST=1]
- Q: Was Molvaren last seen retreating back to Kuhl?
A: He was last seen in Stormcry Hollows by the group that went after the Broken One. There is no intelligence to suggest he is anywhere else.
- Q: Siphe and his forces have cut a new “kingdom” for himself in the ruins of Fort of Last Hope with his Big Red Friend ([SIZE=13][SIZE=13]Ractrafieroz[/SIZE][/SIZE], and he's actually kind of rusty colored)?
A: Siphe refers to it as a “sovereign principality” and acknowledges it is still within Hilm. He a good neighbor but does not necessarily follow Hilm Castle's orders.
- Q: Did the forces of the Corath sink back into Nesar? (Are they still on the boarders?)
A: These forces seem to have gone back to doing whatever it is they were doing before.... Or something. They are definitely not being seen on the boarders of Nesar.
- Q: Nesar's troops have returned to barracks?
A: Everyone has gone home, there are no occupying forces. Regular stations manned as they would have otherwise been throughout the country (so far as everyone knows).
- Q: Have Rael's forces left Sedara?
A: The presence of Rael's forces are less troops and more support personnel, given the drastic damages done there. There are appropriate military guard for Rael's continued people presence within the country.
- Q: Sedara is rebuilding Audria, then?
A: Indeed. That is going to be a long, long road for them.
- Q: Fisterion didn't actually deploy any forces of the Destroyer during the Kuhl/Hilm conflict, yes?
A: Fisterion protected his interests, but he didn't really do much to protect anyone else's. Since his offer of aid was rejected, he really kept to his own business.
- Q: Whatever happened to Queen Alise Langovale?
A: Queen Alise Langovale (the desposed ruler of Kuhl) is alive and well and presently a guest of Queen Mouring's in Trelania.
- Q: Was the bloodpool that was used to make the dragons-like people (special troops of Molvaren's Kuhl) destroyed?
A: That is the word that came from those that survived the expedition. There is a big caved in section of ground where the Hollows used to be.
- Q: Is Hilm Castle recovering from the attacks of the last battle?
A: Hilm is in the process of repair and recovery.
- Q: Are most of the allied forces withdrawn from Hilm Castle and in general?
A: In general, there are strategic withdrawals happening throughout the allied forces.
- Q: Are the allied forces on call 'just in case'?
A: Support is lent where support is needed, but generally a withdrawal and no apparent intentions for permanent stationing.
- Q: The portal between Hilm Castle and Blackford Castle is still working for diplomatic use?
A: Yes.
- Q: What was the cause of the plague in Hlint?
A: The Cult (further than that is not known). The curing though, managed through the Aeridites and Elohanna's name is typically spoken in the same breath. (As an aside, the serial murderer is still at large).
- Q: The plague-affected and controlled dragons. What is known of what has become of them, and are they still "working" for Siphe's version of Kuhl?
A: There was an active effort by certain allied forces to cure/dispose of afflicted dragons. Not many were floating free of Kuhl's forces. What success they are having is not common knowledge.
- Q: Is it known if Siphe is using the affected dragons in his military?
A: Siphe's forces are reportedly only what forces he had with him at the time, further details are not commonly known though there are a few PCs with extra details.
- Q: Is it known if Siphe is using Myr'drachs in his military?
A: While it is known he arrived with some of these in his forces, the current status is unknown.
- Q: Have there been any extended effects from the big hole in the ground?
A: In the chaos that immediately followed the Broken One's destruction, druidic forces within Kuhl were able to examine it and determine it is, at least near the surface, free of any dangerous taint or corruption. They could get this word out through druidic channels.
- Q: Have there been any side effects from those affected with the Cult poison-plague-disease, and the subsequent cure?
A: With regards to Hlintites, there does not seem to be an overt affect, though every little thing that goes badly for a person who was once affected-but-survived is blamed on the fact that Those Cultists messed with Their Town.
- Q: What is the state of Nesar post-war?
A: Nesar is -largely- business as usual, to the general observer.
- Q: How much have dragon sightings increased since the Cult has been contained? Is it still rare, or are they being seen more increasingly?
A: There are the sightings/attacks related to the on-hold quest thing of Rowana's and there's those attacks more recent that were brought up (Dezza's postings in the Rumors section) earlier and which are not really related to the Dragon Storm plot. However, it stands to reason that with the apparent removal of the threat of being tainted by the Cult, dragons don't particularly have a reason to hide away at the moment. Other than those two cases I mentioned, there really aren't any more dragon sightings, dragon attacks or whatever. Maybe someone sees one in the sky now and then. Maybe not. Maybe it's a drake or a large bird or...too much to drink.
Regarding Prologue of the Dragon Storm campaign (World Leader Special series that is -currently- on hold)
- Q: About the famines - are these largely the result of allied troops pulling able bodies and fields falling fallow, or are there other reasons that are known?
A: Post-war famines are not a direct result of the war on the large scale. That is a result of other happenings some months down the line. There are PCs who have information about that IG, but that is somewhat on hold. However, Hilm (kingdom wide) and Sedara (in certain localities) are facing food insecurities.
Information and nods in general:
- Q: What is the 'faction system'?
A: The faction system basically means we're dividing up the world into factions based on each GM's interest and whatnot. Some of them are plot, some are not. They're independent though, so we (the plot team) will be reacting to them just as you, they will react to us and to your actions, etc. That's not to say that every corner of the world will be divided up and assigned at the get-go, but the idea is to have "someone" taking ownership of locales or individuals or whatever. Further information about this will be coming (soon but no exact date offered).
- Q: Will the faction system be implemented for the next bit of plot?
A: The next phase of things are definitely going to use the faction system and that is part of why we're doing the Q&A for folks. Setup leading into that aspect.
- Description of Kuhl to the common observer:
It's worth stating that what's happening within the borders of Kuhl is currently an unknown. As yet, no one has infiltrated Kuhl since the end of the war... or at least... not done so, lived and returned to tell his/her tale to every town crier on the planet.
The borders are locked down tight. This was true before the end of the war, but now it's even moreso. Nothing seems to come in or out. The latter is accepted as a truth. The former is assumed from the latter, though it's equally likely that what goes in may simply not come out. This of course occurred once the Cult forces retreated fully. ***IMPORTANT*** Do not enter the physical area of Kuhl without the accompaniment of a GM. If you have done so following the end of the war, treat it as an OOC experience and do not speak of it as an actual IC Happening.
- This was stated elsewhere (we think!), but time is a little wonky with this plot, so what calculates out to years may not really be. There'll be some accounting at work at some point, but when we start back up, it'll be a matter of months rather than several years since the end of the war.