Discord Highlights & Updates: Big Finales & New Beginnings...
Itâs been so long since weâve had an update on here about the wonderful World of Vaire and itâs Adventures, and with Arc 2 of the Worldâs Narrative coming to itâs climatic close, we figured it was time for some kind of catch-up.
Iâll just get right to the point: Weâve been having so much fun lately, with the last Campaigns of Arc 2 coming to their ends, weâve had Boss Fights against Campaign-spanning villains, dramatic discoveries of ancient mysteries and lost lands, and all in a wonderful world and a timeline that seems to be constantly expanding.Â
Weâve just been blown away by what everyone has been doing, so much more that we donât have time to fit all of it into a single update.
I personally feel that this second arc of the world and its narrative has had the most fun and wacky storylines, from plane-hopping puzzles to stop a Lich, to finding the pieces of a Dead God, all the way to hunting down and getting revenge on a very mean Archmage that stole some Magic Items, these stories have been great and I just wanted to thank everyone for making it as great as it was.
Now, after all that, itâs time to talk about the upcoming endings of Arc 2 and the beginnings of Arc 3!
This is it! The Second big Story Arc of the World of Vaireâs Narrative is finally come to its grand conclusion.
As weâve been anticipating for a while now, with the destruction of the final vestiges and remnants of The Cult of the Red Star and their schemes to drown the World now destroyed, the Worldâs been left to return to its own, peaceful cycle, with new stories to arrive on the Worldâs periphery.
Shattered Souls: A Glowing Finale!
After what could be years of conflict and over a year of games with this group, the strife, political intrigue and corruption theyâve been facing finally seems to be defeated, with the citizens of Shekpia and the World at large finally able find some peace after the death of the evil and amoral Queen Tuala, the defeat of the scheming Archmage Vekey, and the destruction of what seems to be the last of the Soul-swallowing magical stones the Party has been hunting down since their adventures began so long agoâŚ.
But the question remains, with their duties done and the world left in peace, what will our heroes do now, and how will this chapter of their lives come to its close?
It seems the only way to find out right now is to listen in to the penultimate and final chapter of Shattered Souls in its Campaign Finale on our Discord Server!Â
Debt & Darkness: Crescendo!
With the nightmare of the Tulkaz the Whispererâs reign of terror now over and the future seemingly secured after the Lichâs defeat, our heroes return to the Underground Dark Elf City of Maydeen, where they take advantage of the situation to return to their normal lives, and finally rekindle their relationships with others, as this chapter of their lifeâs stories plays out to a final crescendo!
But can our heroes truly grow so comfortable, knowing that the Soul of Tulkaz has been sent to the depths of the Infinite Abyss, and that the Lichâs evil has only been temporarily contained?Â
Will this period of peace be merely the lull before the storm of Tulkazâs return? Or is their a worst nightmare just beginning?
It seems the end will only be known by those that join in on Debt and Darknessâs Campaign Finale in our Discord Server, as these final chapters of our ongoing adventures reach their climactic conclusion.
Arc 3 is so soon to be in just a few short weeks of this Post going live!
As mentioned before, Arc 3 hopes to be one of the biggest, toughest and most interesting Arc of Games that the World of Vaire and its storytellers have ever seen: From a whole Crew of Sailors charging into the Astral Sea, to Divine Champions hoping to gain the favour of the very Gods they worship, these Games will take us across the Planes of the Shadowfell, Feywild, The Astral Sea and more as our heroes race against time to stop a New Cult and their malformed creations of un-life from completing their chaotic mission to release the powers of a Mad God upon the Multiverse!
And if youâre interested in joining us, either by listening in on the live sessions, chatting with the Players and DMs or even becoming a Player in the Games as they happen, check out Discord Server for more information on how to get involved and save the World of Vaire from the clutches of a Mad Godâs Cult!
You can join our Discord Server right HERE and check out the schedule of what is going on and how to join in on the fun!
Heaven & Hel: Season 2 Begins!
With their acquisition of the Petrified Head of the Old God known as Baldur the Beautiful, our heroes head in Arc 3 with the hopes of reuniting the scattered Pieces of Baldurâs Body and Soul, so that the fallen god may return to the Halls of Valhalla and stop the quickly approaching darkness of the coming RagnarĂśkâŚ
Season 2 of Heaven and Hel promises to be the toughest yet, as our duo of heroes, Maltuul the Elven Wizard and Saeunn the Tiefling Ranger, face the strongest forces of the Multiverse: From sailing the Astral Sea of Stars on a Githyanki Void Cruiser, to hunting down the Soul of a Fire Giant and even entering the Palace of the great Hela, Goddess of Death, with the hopes of stealing away Baldurâs trapped Soul from her grand banquet halls.
The time of cold and darkness is approaching, and there may not be easy victories for our heroes in the coming months of their adventures, but it seems they are the only hope for a Multiverse that doesnât devolve into a chaotic, violent battlefieldâŚ
And if youâre interested in listening along to their adventures and hearing their latest news, be sure to join us on the Heaven and Hel channel of our Discord Server, and join in on our live sessions every week to hear of their latest adventures as they happen!
Skin & Fog: A New Story Begins!
With a Demonic Cult quickly rising in power to the West, Archmage Eitha Carandol-Norgalad, the Archmage of Benlochia, rushes to her countryâs aid, hiring some of the greatest sailors and most knowledgeable scribes to sail the waves of the Astral Sea of Stars and bring back a collection of sacred tomes from the very depths of the otherworldly ocean.
Not much can be said right now about this Campaign (to avoid spoilers), but it definitely looks to set off the new Arc of Games in a big way, with a lot of focus on the Astral Sea of Stars, the Crew of âThe Vendettaâ, a magical star-sailing ship, and the powerful artifacts, experiments and space junk left behind in the Astral Sea from before the Wars of the GodsâŚ
And if you want to jump right on this new Arc of Stories of Games, with no need to know of the previous Arcs, then hop on in to our Discord Server and join as this new Campaign starts!
Well that was a big olâ update on my part, but with so much happening and the World of Vaire transitioning from the climatic finales of itâs current games into the exciting beginnings of new games, I hope youâre just as excited as I am for the next chapter of this wonderful story, whether youâre a big time player or just along for the rideâŚ