The Heldannic Order - Vaults of Pandius

ADVENTURES
Rakastan Conflict: Skirmishes
become increasingly common with the
Rakasta of Myoshima. A decision is
made to land an advance team on the
invisible moon to scout out the current
military situation.
Simbasta at Vanya’s Rest: On the
continent of Davania, the leonid
humanoids known as the Simbasta mount
a campaign to take the Citadel and Star.
The Sturmkondor Mutiny: Following
the battle for Vanya’s Rest, Dalgaard
Gustavsson leads indentured soldiers to
capture the warbird Sturmkondor. It is
refitted by Glantrians, and Dalgaard’s
band becomes the Wolves of Heldann.
Wulf’s Quest: To redeem their honor,
the Grand Master and his champions are
charged with destroying or defeating the
crimson dragon, Pyre, a great foe on the
Savage Coast region far to west.
Rakastan/Dragon Invasion: Wulf’s
Quest has drawn a response from the
dragons of the Wyrmsteeth, while the
Rakastas prepare an invasion of the
Orders various holdings, culminating in a
double assault against Freiburg by both
dragons and rakasta. Will the Knights
fall, or will it be their finest hour?
Thanatos Conspiracy
The soul of the Order is at risk as the
macabre death-worship spreads, and
Nithian legacies spread out into the world
of man once more. Among the keys to
this mini-campaign, the characters must
investigate bizarre magical or ritual
occurrences, witness the turning of friend
against friend, and stop an assassination
attempt on the Grand Master. If desired,
this theme can be expanded for an “X-
Files” of the Heldannic Order type of
campaign.
The Schism
After the past ordeals of the Knights,
many feel that reform is greatly needed,
but this is not universal. It is particularly
unwelcome by the Church in Thyatis.
Later to be known as the Schismatic
Charter, the document offered by the
Star-influenced members recommends
recentering focus on an order-driven
philosophy with minimal reference to
Vanya. The Grand Master orders a quest
for the lost Ledeia’s Papers (ultimately
leading to the formation of the
Pathfinders). Fearful of the growing
power of a break-away Order, the Church
plots a simultaneous assassination against
the Knightly leadership.
War of the Worlds
In this mini-campaign, the characters
are assigned to warbirds that confront the
Myoshiman rakastas and the Alphatians
in the Hollow World pre- and post-
Wrath. Further they struggle with the
Milenian Empire and Oostdok’s
rebellion.
Heim Sweet Heim (1-5)
The characters begin as native
Heldanners in a hamlet just outside of the
Knights’ reach. Their world slowly falls
apart as the Order intrudes and the
characters are sent on to an outlaw life.
Blood Feud: The characters are a rural
people, fighting with the land to raise
crops and herding livestock. Arguments
with neighboring farmers arise over
grazing rights and stealing sheep. A
blood feud quickly ensues, while the true
culprit – a skuggarbaldur – runs wild in
the hills.
Cat in the Hat: Many died as a result
of the feud and the skuggarbaldur. A
wise woman is carted into the hamlet to
bring renewal, but she lets lose a skoffín
who sits upon the graves of those who
died.
Outlaw Nation: The price of the blood
feud is not so easily paid. Survivors of
the other party or their kin call down the
Knights to the hamlet. These Knights
embody the worst that the Order has, and
they push the characters into actions that
leave them outlaws to the Order and to
their own people.
Dragon’s Roost: The outlaws have
taken to hiding in the coastal mountains
of Hymirsheim. One of the seasonally
roosting dragons snags someone of
significance (either to the party or to a
local hamlet)
Garald the Blue: While making their
way along the coast, the party is
kidnapped by Garald the Blue. They
must survive his wrestling pits and then
escape the isle to return to the freedom of
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Heldann.
Rebellion
The former outlaws have made strong
allies with the partisan forces of the
Altenwald. The time has come for
rebellion against the hated Knights, with
the characters at the fore. Adventures
include: infiltration of the Order for
espionage and sabotage, escaping the Star
Chamber (if charged with heresy),
protecting the unnerving Haldis heir,
recruiting Alphatian mercenaries, and
finally taking the fight to the Knights.
Way of the Wizards
The native Heldanners have won their
independence and thrown out the
Knights, but much of the success is owed
to Alphatian aid. In payment, Heldann is
to be a kingdom of the Empire. Will
Fredek supplicate to the throne of
Sundsvall, or will the wizards find
another figurehead? And how does
Glantri react to the presence of its rivals
upon its doorstep? Against this
backdrop, the characters will be
instrumental in leading the Freeholds into
a golden age – or the damnable anarchy
or tyranny of the past.
Ethengars
As the Heldanners struggled for their
freedom and new future, the horsemen of
the steppes watched and waited. Now the
Great Khan has summoned his hordes to
battle against their weakened, ancient foe.
The struggle can play out as per the Great
War, or it can expand into a larger
conflict that ends with a conflagration
that pulls in many surrounding nations.
Relics Quest
It is a time for healing in Heldann. Years
of wars have scarred the land, and
religious struggles between the Order and
the Northmen-kin have drained the souls
of both people. A vision from Frigg
leads the party into a quest for relics of
the polymathic Lokena, a native of
Heldann. These items are scattered from
Glantri to Frosthaven, and perhaps into
the Nine Worlds beyond.