Notes from the GM In the long narrative below, real dates are shown in blue and game-world dates are in red. This allows you to scan through the text for a particular year, either for the players or for the characters. Only the first entry for each Lian year is highlighted. An "R" next to a real date means the adventure was played "retroactively" to a previous time period of the characters'. The early chapters of these chronicles are still a work in progress, so there may be incomplete sections or parts that are in the wrong place chronologically; it is being distilled from my own 2-inch-thick stack of notes, as well as dozens of pages from Devo, so be patient. If you have notes of your own, please send them to me so I can make this history as complete & accurate as possible. --- Charlie (aka "RKGM")

The Twilite Zone

Beginnings . . .

By mid-11349, Chiles had learned of riches & adventure to be had out Bromalas-way.

Raal was told by Aklar that the roots of the Ninja cults lay in the ancient realm of Delmor. Shadowstorm made a reading which indicated that many ships have passed through the "starbridge" without necessarily trying or wanting to. Meanwhile, Cloak & Dagger arrived to "talk."

Cathöl found out that Lorben had had corresppondence from the high elves and knew now what he must do. He explained his past and his lineage and offered them all his knowledge of time travel if they aided him in retrieving the triple-crown. Kendril knew of the Dream-Weaver and was offered a fantasy test of his worthiness to gain the knowledge he sought. Quesfar was given a task to complete on his own at first. Red Beard saw potential in the young barbarian and used him to kill in the arena on Frost Isle.

By-Tor was meanwhile searching for the Sea Hermit of the Northern Waters, in order to find the secret of keeping one's pirate fleet afloat on waters shaken by the storm giants. After doing a small favor for the Shaman, Blaze was made leader of Kradrinko's Dragon Force, but to prove himself worthy, he had to kill a young dragon single-handedly in its cage. It was captured and knew nothing and so had to be killed.

A messenger found Ozone to warn him that his home, Kar Tola, was threatened by growing armies of gargoyles in the north. Meanwhile, Bolderskol, gnome anti-paladin, arrived on the scene to destroy the air ship, as commanded by the clerics of Urdlen. Ozone's religious overtones became apparent more & more as he began showing great respect for the falcons of he world. Intelligence reports claimed the cloud giant army which had circled the Erekets had disappeared. They also spoke of a knight hero, Amblinon of Brah, who was stirring things up in Maloria.

The RoachKings gave Draken his first official duty: to check on the elves at the Cabros Palace & discover Quandrony's excuse for settling down. What's he, found a wife?

 

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Into the Twilite . . .

In 11350, the RoachKings travelled south to investigate a strange phenomenon that would lead them on an adventure to the stars and back again. A "zone of unending twilight" had moved in from offshore and slowly was spreading over Halfast & the southern reaches of the Coastal Steppes. Apparently, this "Twilite Zone" was causing widespread hallucinations and mass insanity. Furthermore, anyone who ventured into the Zone either didn't come back at all, or they were completely insane upon their return.

Investigated Bromalas; By-Tor's father was in Bromalas & wanted to take them to Safeport, went on w/out them. Went to Bagagdad & hired Dar (Beastmaster) as guide, went to Oracle of Mun, told them "The Temples of Syrinx hold a secret to the Zone of Unending Twilite. The key to it can be found in the Great Pyramid of Vuté. Use the key, unlock the door, see what your fate might have in store. No escape, no place to hide, you and time and space collide." Then took on "Grasshopper" as an NPC & went to Great Pyramid. Found a statue w/footlockers in which were many red metal triangles & "guitar-like device w/metal strings & a solid, 2" thick body."

21 Okt 11350 - From there, they went to the Temples of Syrinx & became belligerent, were sent to the dungeon w/Hinjon, where they found out that the priests were from another world & represented the "Federation." Tunnel and shadow walk out, leaving an angry Hinjon behind. It was here that Shady became obsessed with the "tunneled intelligence" that he now knew was "out there somewhere."

Having sought wisdom in the stars & from the Oracle of Mun, and having gathered keys & clues to its origin, the RoachKings sailed into the Twilite Zone aboard several ships, including By-Tor's. Once in the Zone, nearly all the RKs began to experience odd, indescribable things and some of them lost their sanity. They also encountered a field of absolute vacuum, through which they sailed with the aid of shaping & other magical preparations by Kendril, Ozone & Shadowstorm.

Upon finally reaching the island at the heart of the Zone, the RKs marched inland to discover an odd group of buildings unlike any they had ever seen. They were airtight with a maintained atmosphere, etc., to support life. Gaining access took the most skilled lock picks & trap specialists in the party. Inside, the RKs found what seemed to be a strange "port of call" including a tavern area with many different types of customers and rooms to let down the hall. However, as they mingled with those at the bar (most of whom were not completely sane either,) the RKs began to realize that many of them were not even of species from this world. Then, they were approached by several priests and things soon began to fall into place.

 

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The Starbridge . . .

The complex had been built by the devoted followers of Celestian, the "god of the stars & distant travel." The priests maintained their temple here and had created a "Starbridge," a way to travel to other worlds, stars, galaxies, etc. In fact, its frequent use had made it necessary to provide quarters & services for visitors from other worlds during their temporary stays here. However, the priests explained that someone, somewhere, had used the Starbridge for a purpose opposed to those of Celestian and that the deity had put the portal under some form of curse, causing the spread of the Twilite Zone, along with an increase in the severity of its effects. They believed that the only way to repair the damage was for a group of prophesied heroes to travel to the source of the problem and somehow correct it. They dared not send anyone through the Starbridge unless it was to repair what was done, so all the alien travellers were stranded here.

By-Tor, intrigued by the apparent advantages of worshipping Celestian, began to investigate the religion & after months of study, he became a cleric of the order. Eventually, he learned the extensive ritual required to travel via the Starbridge.

As a "test run," the priests agreed to allow By-Tor & the other RKs to travel to another world within the same star system for several months. They journeyed to the ice world Ogh!, where Myrddin rode a woolly mammoth and Kendril was nearly crushed by an abominable snow man. Eventually, the RKs taught the coastal centaurs the secret of smelting iron to help in their fight against the viking sailors of the invading dragonships.

All the following characters signed the "Travel Agreement" and journeyed through the Starbridge:

By-Tor, Myrddin, Draken, Shady, Kendril, Quandrony, Ozone, Raal, DZ, and Mutt

 

 

The RoachKings then attempted to Starbridge to a certain red star which Shadowstorm was sure held their destiny. However, By-Tor's Starbridge Ritual was not as successful as they had hoped and they landed on the planet Austi in some far-off galaxy. This world was the apparent result of a technological society that had destroyed itself, but humanity was hanging on by a thread in the wastelands. It was full of post-holocaust mutants and strange two-wheeled riding machines that held some kind of fascination for Shadowstorm. Raal made a name for himself in a death-fight arena the locals called "Thunderdome" and some of the RKs made a killing betting on him. Imagine the fools not wanting to bet on the "little guy." Although they were eventually healed of the wounds, Shady & Ozone both were shot by the strange projectile weapons common to this world (which used a small chemical explosion to propel small balls of lead.) The RKs did manage to take out a large storage of fuel kept by the wasteland militants who had shot Shady. Still, it didn't take the RKs long to adapt to this world and find the location they needed to build a Starbridge altar and leave. This time, however, By-Tor was much more accurate with the Starbridge Ritual.

 

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The Federation . . .

The "star" pointed out by Shadowstorm turned out to be an entire galaxy, but By-Tor did transport them to a planet in the right galactic neighborhood. As the RKs explored the woodlands in which they found themselves, Kendril began a conversation with a maple tree, who seemed quite insensed with the local oak trees but had little information of use to them. After locating a town, however, the RKs soon found a tavern in which the hedonistic atmosphere reminded them of the tents of the dessert bedouins near Baghaghdad on Lia. By mingling with the locals, they learned that this world was called Argelius II & that it belonged to an interstellar "Federation of Planets." In fact, the Federation starship USS Enterprise was now in orbit here. It didn't take much asking around before the RKs met James T. Kirk, the captain of this starship, enjoying some shore leave on Argelius with his Ship's Surgeon Dr. Leonard McCoy & Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott. The RKs introduced themselves as ambassadors from what they believed to be a distant galaxy and struck up a cordial conversation with Cpt. Kirk & his crew. By-Tor & Scotty hit it off almost immediately when they both ignored the "light-blinking" devices in their tables and demonstrated their own way of applauding the beautiful Argelian dancers.

The RKs spoke with the crew of the Enterprise for some time before some of them wandered off with young ladies. However, a scream in the night led to the discovery of Kendril, bloody knife in hand, standing over the dead body of a dancing girl. Kendril had no memory of the critical few minutes when the woman was killed and, while embroiled in the murder mystery as its prime suspect, he didn't even know for sure whether or not he had killed the young dancer that foggy night. The investigation eventually took the parties aboard the starship Enterprise, where the RKs were remanded to the briefing room as suspected accomplices for a short time. Raal asked about the "facilities" and Draken made a wise crack about "don't you mean 'litter box,' Raal?" which nearly led to Draken being pummeled into a bulkhead by the ninja.

Eventually, the Vulcan Science Officer, Spock, attempted to "mind-meld" with Kendril to confirm his innocence. Although the link nearly caused damage to both Mr. Spock & Kendril due to their diametrically opposed neural patterns (one logical, one magical,) it was discovered that an evil, non-corporeal entity that fed on fear had possessed Kendril that night. Once the demonic creature was exposed, the RoachKings' experience in dealing with such beings made them well-qualified to help Cpt. Kirk & his crew vanquish the entity from the ship, which they did. Ozone was on the "Earth park" deck of the ship (working to control the climate) while some of this occurred.

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Kirk asked Kendril & Shady for the phasers back & they agreed, but Shady secretly took one anyway. The RKs were given a tour of the Enterprise & they saw the bridge, VIP lounge, etc. Shady quickly realized that the "channeled intelligence" he had forseen in the stars from Lia all those months ago was in fact the computer technology on board the starship. The RKs played a concert with Spock, who joined them on Vulcan lyre; Kendril played an actual electric guitar for the first time. Kendril gave Kirk a "Naming 101" lecture on the use of manna. Scotty took By-Tor on a tour of Engineering & the maintenance shops, etc. DZ asked Spock to teach him the Vulcan nerve pinch.

Bones made a "trade of knowledge" with Ozone after witnessing his resurrection of the Argelian dancer. Ozone was allowed to examine a medical tricorder & in return, he tought McCoy about herbal healing & his art of resurrection. It was agreed that no one outside of Kirk, Spock, Bones, and the dancer's family would learn of the resurrection. DZ obtained operating instructions from the computer for the Federation communicator & tricorder.

Draken sat down and told the Enterprise computer all about elves and his homeworld of Lia. By-Tor gave the computer detailed charts of the Son system (location of Lia) & of the Feiin system (location of the "Road Warrior" planet, Austi.) DZ also probed the computer memory banks for info on the Priests of Syrinx. He discovered that they had disappeared in the Old Earth Chalendar year 2112 when they had fled Earth after the return of the humans from the outer planets. Their warpdrive ship had been caught in a strange beam of energy. DZ got together with By-Tor & they deduced that this mysterious beam was in fact a Starbridge. DZ described to the computer the effects of the deep Twilite Zone, its size & rate of spread, and asked for an estimate of when the spread began. The computer answered with "approximately 50 Lian years." By-Tor correlated this with the appearance of the Priests of Syrinx on Lia, then fed into the computer a diagram of the "circuit board" floor of the Temples of Syrinx on Lia as he remembered it. The computer identified this as a flawed circuit board. By-Tor then described the Starbridge and all its time-dilation effects to the computer (relating it to the transporter technology he had seen on the ship.) DZ then asked the computer if it was possible that the Priests of Syrinx from Earth's past and the Priest of Syrinx now on Lia could be one & the same. "Affirmative. 964.362:1 probability." Somehow, the Priests of Syrinx had been transported through time as well as space, from Earth in the year 2112 to Lia a hundred & fifty years later. By-Tor fed in star charts from Lia to inform the computer about its location. He then prayed to Celestian, which led him to believe that the Priests of Syrinx were a "disease" on Lia. At Kirk's suggestion, he began to search the computer banks for a suitable starbridging planet (and he found Delta Vega.) The next step called for two of the Federation Starfleet officers - Kirk and Spock - to travel back to Lia with the RoachKings, apprehend the Priests of the Temple of Syrinx & return them to face Federation justice for alleged past war crimes.

Afterward, the RoachKings transferred to the USS Yorktown for transport to Starbase 17. Shady found himself in the brig at one point (and got all the other RKs confined to quarters,) over nothing more than smoking strange herbs in the Officers' Lounge with Raal. The problem was made worse when Shady refused to submit to security personnel onboard the ship. Raal used his metabolic control to simulate choking to death, but when Dr. Smith awakened him in sickbay, he apologized to Cpt. Serring for their misunderstanding of Federation law. Raal was confined to his quarters with the other RKs while Shady sat it out in a "soft cell."

Two weeks after the Argelius II incident, the RKs arrived at Starbase 17. Shady exchanged some ivory tusks, others traded in gems, etc., for Federation Credits. At a summit meeting with Commodore Burke and several Federation ambassadors, the Commodore asked the RKs if they were "official" ambassadors from Lia and they said they were. He asked if they had any official message from their world, they didn't (their world is not united.) When asked how the Federation could contact their world, Raal, DZ & Shady respond in unison, "Don't call us, we'll call you!" Burke stressed that the "technologies" (magic) from Lia must not be allowed to influence Federation worlds, and likewise Federation technology should not be introduced to Lia.

The RKs (except Shady) were invited to visit Memory Alpha to search the Federation database for any information they sought (an attempt to convert the RKs to techies?) Shady was not allowed on any Federation world other than Starbase 17 & the planetoid where they built the Starbridge altar.

The Ambassador from the Skorr (an avian species with beaks) introduced himself to Ozone at Starbase 17 and then called Ozone "a disgrace." (The Skorr race believe that the weak or injured should be allowed to die for the betterment of the species.) Ozone set a mist creature on the ambassador and this led to a confrontation; Commodore Burke had to step in to stop it. Meanwhile, with a vehement recommendation from Dr. Leonard McCoy, Ozone got a limited clearance to visit Earth & to study Federation medicine. While on Earth in the Old Calendar year 2267-'68, Ozone visited Stonehenge (& did a wind-speak ritual.) He also visited the cloud city of Stratos on Ardana and neutralized the zeinite gas poisoning of at least one miner. By the time he arrived at Delta Vega to Starbridge home, Ozone was a Rank 10 Healer.

Commodore Burke informed the RKs that the Federation was ready to strike a deal about the extradition of the Priests of Syrinx from Lia. The Federation Council wanted the Priests to stand trial and they wanted a way to control the Starbridge port in Federation space. Kirk & Spock, along with a group of Federation ambassadors, would travel back to Lia with the RKs. By-Tor would supervise a Starfleet Corps of Engineers crew to build his "shrine" on Delta Vega. That way (as By-Tor allowed them to believe,) they could shut it down if necessary. Three months after arriving at Starbase 17, By-Tor began construction on Delta Vega. When the Celestian altar was finished and the appropriate time of year came around, the RKs, along with James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock & several Federation Observers & Ambassadors, went through the Starbridge and travelled to Lia.

From the time they left Lia through the first Starbridge until they finally returned to Lia from the Federation, the RoachKings were gone from their homeworld for a total of 2 years & a month.

 

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Return of the 'Kings

[1988] Unfinished Business

The RoachKings sailed back out of the Twilite Zone in the spring of 11353.

The RKs took Kirk & Spock to the Temples of Syrinx; the Starfleet officers arrested the head Priests & took them back to the Celestian Temple in the Twilite Zone. As soon as the celestial bodies were alligned correctly, they starbridged back to the Federation. As soon as this occured, the Twilite Zone ceased spreading its malevolent manifestations out over the mainland. The curse was lifted, the debilitating effects of the Twilite stopped, and the Twilite Zone immediately shrank back to its original size. A small area, a sphere of influence just larger than the Isle of Trile, remained in a perpetual dusk-like twilight, but with only benign "strangeness" effects. Of course, the RoachKings were hailed as heroes in the MorKann Rain Forest (where Raal's hometown of Benfang is located,) in Halfast, and among the bedouin tribes of the Coastal Steppes.

Late April, 11353 - The RKs (Kendril, Shady & By-Tor) went back to Castle Kendril to drive out the dragon that had taken up residence. Amblinon & Rorq aided the RKs with this endeavor.

Okt '353 - Ozone & Rorq visited the Plane of Air through a nexus, (retrieving?) the Star of Bali.

Meanwhile, DZ joined the other RKs & they traveled with Amblinon to Greybark and then to Highbrow, where the RoachKings (Shady, Kendril, By-Tor & DZ with Amblinon?) played for the Viscount. Then they moved on to Hold O'Pey, where they played for Duke Llancy. With their gigs under their belts, the RKs traveled to Nogar's Canyon in the N. Topeka Wilds & dealt with some evil druids. Then it was back to Castle Kendril to discuss Antoros before heading back to PI for the rest of the year.

mid-Öen 11354 - Kendril & DZ traveled to Kel Ket (bearing gifts) to catch up with Quandrony. The dwarf had been studying earth magics there under a mage named Alde' the Baldy. The 3 decided to head down to (DZ's old) Master Ng's (in the Forest of Ween,) where they trained for a month or so. Eventually, they found themselves fighting a slime dragon in the nearby swamps (near an Ent grove.) Shady & By-Tor shadow-walked into the midst of this battle, and the dragon didn't stand a chance.

20-21 Feib '354 - Shady & By-Tor were in Palmar to see the Travelin' Man about a "48 Hr. Notice of Invasion" ('Vette Butler & Johnny Hapgood.) Meanwhile, DZ, Amblinon (who teleported in) & Quandrony travelled from PI to the "House of the Rising Sun" in Kel Ket. (After they got there, Ozone teleported in to replace Amblinon.)

 

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Invasion of the Mechs

On 23 Feib 11354, giant mechanical monsters - called "Mechs" - invaded Lia and the RoachKings (Ozone, Myrddin, DZ & By-Tor, then Shady, Kendril & Draken) intercepted them. By-Tor smashed steel, as did Myrddin, who also helped Ozone freeze key components of some of the mechs and cause them to topple to the ground. (These mechs now stand in By-Tor's mech shop on PI.) Draken immediately traveled to the cloud city of Huka in Maloria, where he sought out Rorq & "Dealer Don." The next day, Kendril, Draken, Shady & Rorq were in the southern Delsen Hills taking on "X."

In March 11354, Raal sailed from the Isle of Death to Bromalas, then rode to the location of PI in the hills above Kel Ket. There, he was joined by Draken & (later) Kendril. They flew by gryphon back to Bromalas and went on to kill a Medusa. Raal was then joined by Shady, who helped him commandeer a Bromalian ship, which they sailed to Safeport. From there, Raal made a quick day trip to Ninja Isle. The next day, the 2 RKs went to Vlaad's county in Halfast "to surf," where they killed Count Vlaad. Raal attained Level 7 Ninja on Trile on 13 March. He & Shady then sailed back to Safeport & on to Bromalas.

A few days later, Ozone, Kendril, Raal, Rorq, Tamara, and Wan Talla Han flew by gryponback from just east of Bromalas to somewhere near Hai Alai. They entered Hai Alai as the "Circus of the Sub-Genius" and began performing a show in the Silver Palace, the Sultan's Court. Of course, they were merely gathering intelligence, but they put on a helluva show, too. From there, they traveled south, speaking with the Oracle of Mün. They encountered a roc, then found Alikir's sub-river headquarters, and took Alikir to Hai Alai.

 

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Attacks on Bankor

24 March 11354 - Ozone made a trip to Kar Tola, Castle Kendril & PI. Kendril & Draken visited the Towers of Trimon, then Castle Kenril & PI, which was moved to an alternate location. A couple days later, Kendril, Draken (& others) took off for Kal Terin, heading through Tasep's Gap. On the western slopes of the Dirbain Mtns., they encountered a nest of gargoyles. Now joined by Raal & Rorq, they took care of the gargoyles and camped on the Silverway in the High Forest, then traveled over to New Antoros, where they were met by an escort.

They had dinner with Kal-El at Kal Terin, then traveled to the port of Sefar. During this travel time, Raal left and flew to the Untamed Lands Assassin Guild; he found Grindri wandering in the Wilds of the Untamed Lands, and met George (of the Jungle?.) Meanwhile, from Sefar, the other RKs sailed to Pelturf along with Red Beard (on BT's ship?) In April, from Pelturf (now joined by By-Tor, Shady, Amblinon & Won) the RoachKings traveled east and encountered some brigands. Traveling north into the southern regions of Qressan, the RKs ambushed some policemen & took their place. Rorq-sponge then joined Raal in the Untamed Lands. The RKs traveled north, deeper into Qressan, to Castle Claudee, and ended up using a teleport pad to get out. They then flew south at high altitude to the Crimson Castle, where they (Kendril, Shady & By-Tor with Amblinon & Rorq) "roached" the House of the Crimson King before returning to Kal Terin on 5 April 354.

Meanwhile, Rorq-sponge appeared with Raal, Grindri and George; they all shadow-walked to Castle Kendril on 4 April. They adventured in the area for a day or so, encountered the "Blue Rider" nearby, as well as a stone giant, then returned to Castle Kendril. Raal shadow-walked to PI, picked up Quandrony, then they all shadow-walked to Bourgn. From there, they explored lost caverns beneath the Dirba Mtns, encountered a manticore, and met Skrimit (Quandrony is no longer with the party.) They encountered a dragon, camped overnight, and then had another encounter at a pool of acid. After this, Raal & Grindri shadow-walked to the "Shacks" and back (probably for healing & more potions.) They encountered large fishes in the mote, but still managed to demolish the Tower of Terin Dirba, "the Fuhren's Mountain," and shadow-walk out, leaving an RK symbol in cloud of dust the sky. So the Crimson Castle and Terin Dirba were destroyed on the same day, 5 April 11354.

 

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Back to Their Roots

spring 11354 - The RoachKings celebrated their 15th year as an adventuring fellowship [5 years as players.]

Over the next few days, By-Tor, Shady, Kendril & Draken traveled the north route to Ker Thom, where they encountered dwarves & pegasi. They eventually shadow-walked into a natural cavern below the Roots dungeon. There, they encountered lizard men & a wraith. After exploring the caverns, etc., for a day or so, all the RKs shadow-walked out of the Roots dungeon. They spent differing amounts of the next several months training.

DZ went back to Master Ng's for a week and finished his M/C training. Returning to PI, DZ joined Ozone & a new aquaintance, Salád (along with Tahi,) on a trip to Salád's home realm in the south. [06/22/88] By the end of April, they had joined Shady to take another peak at the Roots dungeon. Otherwise, all RKs trained through Okt '354, when Kendril, By-Tor, Quandrony & Rorq went to Bourgn & to the Frost Fords, where they encountered some blue dragons.

On the full moon of 1 Nov 11354, Shady & By-Tor made a trip to a silver dragon's castle with Rorq. The 2 RKs wound up with a geas on them, Rorq wasn't seen until the following spring. Later that month, By-Tor, Shady & Kendril went on a shopping spree at the Shacks. Also in Nov., Raal traveled to the Temple of Kuan Yin in Sumoso.

Over the winter of 11354-'355, By-Tor, Shady, Kendril & Myrddin searched several dragon hordes in the Delsen Hills to find a "Remove Geas" item.

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Intergalactic & Multi-dimensional RoachKings
[Cross -Genre & Cross-Campaign Games]

Alternates, Elements & Dragon Hunts

May 11355 - By-Tor, Shady & Kendril, with Amblinon, Tamara & Rorq traveled to the "Lost Isle of Materhatrix" with Conan. Then Shady joined Ozone in a strange adventure into the Elemental Plane of Air, in which they met another hawkman, Perregrin, and a cloud/frost giant named Fandar, along with Aquis & Malwel, all worthy adventurers from some alternate dimension [cross-campaign.]

Augst 11355 - Shady, Betelgeuse & Kendril dealt with the Ettins of Drawberry. Then Shady, By-Tor & Kendril journeyed "To Hel and Back" [cross-campaign] and met Flow & Aquis.

Soon afterward, Kendril & By-Tor used a crystal of vision to find Myrddin & they shadow-walked to him in the mountains near Qindo. They heard about the loss of a silver mine in the Untamed Lands to Shadow Dragons. They were told to see Quent at the Rosy Pearl Inn in Hobart, which they did with Kendril disguised as a half-elf & By-Tor disguised as someone else. They learned of the Shadow Dragons that roamed the forest every full moon (it was a half moon at the time.) Shady joined the battle with the shadow dragons, taking out the female of the pair. He was cursed & malformed in the process, but Kendril removed the curse [with an 08% roll.]

Sept 11355 - Shady, Kendril & Betelgeuse played Görbén and ended up actually painting it 13 coats of red. They then took on some red dragons.

Okt 11355 - DZ, Ozone, Kendril & Shady went to the Black Temple in Samuso. Later that month, Kendril joined Draken & By-Tor in Kel Ket and traveled to the Dinli Dale, where they entered a cave with some fungus. Shady then joined them [BT was NPC;] they journeyed to Sanctuary (which involved fighting some "type V demons" on the astral plane?)

Nov 11355 - Shady, Kendril, Raal, (Quandrony later) went on a dragon hunt - Thraxan.

Öen 11356 - Ozone, Kendril, Draken, DZ & Quandrony (along with Inferno & Lupar) dealt with Kaslaer on Lia [10/88.] After that adventure, most of the RKs who remained on Lia spent the following 6 months training on PI.

 

Back to the Federation

Meanwhile, Shady and By-Tor, joined by the Braish knight of Görbén, Sir Amblinon, travelled back to the Barown Galaxy to establish official diplomatic relations between their homeworld of Lia and the Solar Federation of Planets [11/88.] They starbridged directly to Memory Alpha, arriving in February of the Earth year 2271, according to the 'Old Earth Calendar.' They met the Commander of Memory Alpha, Jules Karinar, and Ambassadors Sulek, Ckraig & Zora Laang from Vulcan, Andor & Alpha Centauri respectively. They then began months of diplomatic meetings, negotiations & pageantry with the Federation.

Raal's missions

early 11356 - [5/11/89R] Raal traveled solo (as "Fred E. Rated") to the House of the Rising Sun in Kel Ket to secretly seek out Kyle Saphe', his next target. He used all his ninja cunning to take out Mr. Saphe' without anyone knowing it was him. The job involved a needle between the toes, a 20-minute- delay poison, a brilliant drunken acting job, the coersion of a reluctant alchemist, the theft of a thumbprinted receipt & the killing of a street rat informant. [7/7/89]

spring 11356 - Raal showed up at Pasadena Island from Kel Ket and took Lupey & the Valkyrie twins with him to Terin Bráhöl, where his "associate," Mutt, got tossed into jail for vagrancy. In the guise of Lord Bartholemew Trillium, Raal fetched Mutt and they got involved in an adventure with Lupar, Grindri & Blitz. This mission involved a lot of leaping from rooftop to rooftop and it cost the lives of both Grindri & Mutt. After offering Raal a greatly needed diversion in the form of some illusory fire elementals, Grindri fell to his death from a ledge. Mutt was killed by the spear of a Braish city guard. Raal finished the mission solo, nearly falling to his own death from a high city wall. Still, he managed to make it into the mansion of the Regent of Magic Affairs unseen and take him out. He also decided to take out Blitz, who was a loose end.

He then went to Ninja Isle, where he trained for 3 years.

 

Business as Usual on Lia

July 11356 - Grindri & Grady took some henchmen and went after an efreeti in a chasm above a village in the Untamed Lands. They took an empty chest for "tribute" and were run off by some minor fire elementals. They shadow-walked to PI to get Lupar, then shadow-walked back to the village, only to find it in flames and the villagers scorning them. They vowed to return the village's wealth, then shadow-walked to the "Shacks," only to find the bazaar closed. They still managed to find a couple ice magic items and then they flew back to the village, which took a week (so Lupar trained with a "Hammer of Ice Construction.") When they arrived, they found that the efreeti was now demanding "tribute" from another village. They flew up to the chasm to vanquish the efreeti, only to discover it was an illusion.

Ozone & Kendril, along with Inferno, were flying over the hills north of the Drawberry Wood at the time (just finishing 6 months of training,) traveling north toward the Delsen Hills. They had intercepted a group of gnomes with a strange weapon for this world: a cannon. Ozone warned the gnomes about the device, Kendril charmed his way to examining it closer. It was then that they saw the flames to the north and flew off to the aid of Grindri & Lupey. Kendril dispelled one elemental, which only brought reinforcements. Kendril executed several great moves, including spinning kicks, before he choked on one attempted kick & hurt himself. Nonetheless, the RKs vanquished the fire elementals. Then they passed through Squintville & dropped off a wounded Grindri before heading up the mountain. Passing through a wall of smoke & 4 more fire elementals, the RoachKings heard a voice from the narrow pass entry to a gorge. They ended up facing an efreeti & 2 more fire elementals, which Ozone vanquished with Whirlwind Vortex spells. The RKs donated all extra funds from the adventure to rebuild the village of Squintville.

 

Ozone & Kendril (with Varinor) found a (Dragon Lord's) slave camp in Haddiger's Wood in the Untamed Lands, where they "roached" one green dragon & subdued another.

Ozone, DZ, Kendril, Quandrony, Lupar & Inferno headed into the Dragon Hills after reading high levels on their newly-invented "Kendril Meter for Ozone Radiation." They happened upon a red & a blue dragon fighting, and subdue them to learn of the stolen map to the "Prism of Time" by the "wraiths from the south." After bringing Mxlplx back to life (with scars,) they bind both dragons to a boulder. Then they head down to Terapin and to the head of the Grey River, where they encounter a large group of daemons. At one point, DZ falls unconscioius & begins to fall from the sky, but Ozone catches him and lowers him to the ground.

 

late summer 11356 - Ozone, DZ & Draken, with Blitz traveled south to the Valley of Sha Po Ame's river and deal with Hzu Tsu. In the form of a green dragon, Hzu Tsu chomps on DZ, killing him. Fortunately, Ozone swoops down & plucks him up, then heals his wounds & brings him back to life. Draken kills Hzu Tsu, but has to pay with his head when they face Sha Po Ame. Luckily, Ozone is able to regenerate an extra head on Draken so that he doesn't lose his life in the process. Ozone & DZ part ways with Draken & Blitz, then travel to Qam Pah.

 

[04/12/90R] After splitting with the party at the jungle town south of Halfast (Benfang?,) Kendril returned to Castle Kendril.

[Draken may have had a few years of scouting planets for Galactus in this period.]

 

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Meanwhile, in another galaxy . . .

[1989] After months of diplomatic liaisons and treaty meetings, Amblinon, By-Tor and Shadowstorm were given full diplomatic status. In the fall of 2271 OEC (Augst 11356 Lian date,) they were allowed to enter Starfleet Academy in a cultural/information exchange program. Some Federation diplomats traveled to the RKs' homeworld, also; the Priests of Celestian processed their papers and they did some limited travelling to other ports on Lia, investigating the use of magic & magic items. Through this program, the Lians would receive advanced training at Starfleet and in return, the UFP would gain the unique insights of these "magical" beings in the starship exploration service for several years. Their Starfleet records are as follows:

Starfleet Service Records
	By-Tor D'Redbeard	Shadowstorm Wildmane	Amblinon Von Kupal
Starfleet Academy	enter fall 2271 grad fall 2275	enter fall 2271 grad fall 2275	enter fall 2271 grad fall 2275
Branch School	Engineering grad spring 2278	Security grad. fall 2276, Helm grad spring 2278	Helm grad spring 2277
Starship Tours	CADET CRUISE USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Uriahl Harchon Feb 2278 - May 2278 USS Niwen Cpt. Ann Onymus March 2280 - June 2280 completed w/Honors, promoted to Ensign [CCR 12%] GALAXY EXPLORATION USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Sak Tunder June 2280 - June 2282 OER - Excellent [19%] promoted to Lt. (JG)	CADET CRUISE USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Uriahl Harchon Feb 2278 - May 2278 USS Niwen Cpt. Ann Onymus March 2280 - June 2280 completed w/Honors, promoted to Lt. (JG) [CCR 05%] GALAXY EXPLORATION USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Sak Tunder June 2280 - June 2282 OER - As Expected [51%] June 2282 - June 2283 OER - Outstanding [07%] promoted to Lieutenant	CADET CRUISE USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Uriahl Harchon spring 2277 - fall 2277, promoted to Ensign [CCR 18%] GALAXY EXPLORATION USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Uriahl Harchon fall 2277 - May 2278 USS Niwen Cpt. Ann Onymus March 2280 - June 2280 USS LaFayette NCC-1720 Cpt. Sak Tunder June 2280 - June 2281 OER - Excellent [22%] promoted to Lt. (JG)
Notable Experience	on bridge crew & landing party during Ronis I mission SD 8060.2 on bridge crew & landing party during investigation of abandoned secret Romulan Base SD8497 on bridge crew & landing party during Rasca/Markista mission SD 9511.19	on bridge crew & landing party during Ronis I mission SD 8060.2 on bridge crew & landing party during Rasca/Markista mission SD 9511.19	on landing party during successful First Contact with the Gra'lar of S'schaeh (Theta 12-12 VII) SD 7658.9 on bridge crew during encounter with Klingon vessels & Orion vessel near Omega 12-12 IV SD 7709.7 on bridge crew & landing party during Ronis I mission SD 8060.2 on bridge crew & landing party during investigation of abandoned secret Romulan Base SD8497 on bridge crew & landing party during Rasca/Markista mission SD 9511.19
Commendations	Ronis I mission, SD 8060.2	Ronis I mission, SD 8060.2	Ronis I mission, SD 8060.2
Resign Starfleet Commission	June 2282	June 2283	June 2281

In the spring of 11359, the RoachKings celebrated their 20th year as an adventuring fellowship.

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Chapter 1: The First 10 Years Chapter 2: Beyond the World of Lia Chapter 3: Ragnarok & a Hard Place Chapter 4: The Point of Know Return Chapter 5: Intrigue in the Palmar Chapter 6: Across the Sea of Sanguire Chapter 7: The Journey to Jaro Chapter 8: Expedition to the Lost Valley Chapter 9: The Fountain of Lamneth Chapter 10: Pasadena Island Reprieve