#nellix

To understand the modern underworld of the Duchy, one must understand the rise and evolution of the Five Families. Though today they are viewed primarily as criminal syndicates, their origins lie in the rapid mercantile expansion of the kingdom. What began as opportunistic trade networks gradually hardened into entrenched power structures that now rival legitimate civic authority in influence,…

NELLIX SECRET POLICE — HQ INTELLIGENCE BRIEF Classification: Black Ledger / Internal Eyes Only / Need To Know OnlyOperative: Malin RuneweaverFrom: Guardian Headquarters (HQ)Subject: Institute Hill Disappearances — “Pied Piper Syndrome”Date: Patchwall 576 Executive Summary HQ has confirmed a pattern in the ongoing disappearance cases within Nellix. All 50 missing persons are now verified to…

READY’REAT 08 Two weeks have passed since the disaster beneath the West End. The city is stabilizing. The sewer lines are patched. Life is returning to something resembling normal. And yet, beneath the surface, tensions remain. You are summoned to Guardian Headquarters in the normal manner: a Gnome courier arrives with a Sivis Message Scroll. It contains no names, only the faint seal of Nellix…

Patchwall 22 – Ready’reat 08 When the sixteen leaders of the five crime families fell, the streets of Nellix did not erupt in chaos. They held their breath in anticipation. The assassinations had been clean, precise, and devastating. Within a single night, the old mob patriarchs—men who had ruled by blood, coin, and fear for decades—were gone. Officially, the city mourned a tragic spate of…

Aftermath in West End Patchwall 23 – Ready’Reat 08 In the days following the disaster beneath the West End, Nellix moved quickly—but not quietly. Emergency funds were allotted by the Parliament of Peers and passed to the Vanthampurs to facilitate repairs. The ruptured mains were sealed within hours, yet the damage ran deeper than stone and pipe. Entire blocks went without clean water for…

Session Zero was held on Discord for the players who were available and willing to participate. It established several subplots that will continue to unfold within the campaign. The main campaign focuses on the fact that Nellix is struggling with turmoil from factions within the city. Although Andre Huffman may not be everyone’s cup of tea, there are other more nefarious and devious people…