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[h2][i]~PLOT OUTLINE~[/i][/h2]


There are two primary elements to the lead plot of this roleplay. The search for the Book of Vile Darkness and the expansion of the Church of Bane across western Faerûn. The Church of Bane, having lost so much of it's clergy, influence, and followers after Bane’s “death” over a decade ago, are seeking to return their power to it's former glory what with clairvoyance that their dark lord has revitalized his self. A High Inquisitor from the Church of Mintar, a powerful Tiefling named Lucerian Valmont, has (as stated in the introduction above) discovered that a copy of the Book of Vile Darkness is somewhere in the region of the Sword Coast.

Such a powerful and lawfully evil tome would surely serve the Church of Bane well, bestowing great power upon the leaders of the clergy and thus allowing their ultimate dominance over Faerûn. With support from Mintar, Lucerian has spent months establishing enclaves and networks in the cities of Baldurs Gate and Waterdeep. His operatives attracting followers of Bane and forming “puppet cults” blind to their deception while his artificers and scholars conduct excavations across the wilder regions and within ancient ruins.

True to their nature, the followers of Bane have already began to sew fear and despair amongst the people of the west. Baldurs Gate has become plagued by violent mass murders and disappearances. Cultists stalk the alleys and streets at night, cutting the throats of guardsmen and citizens alike while dragging others off to be sacrificed at some shrine to Bane in an abandoned cellar or warren. While the cultists prowl the streets, agents of the dreaded Zhentarim have supposedly infiltrated the city watch and the Fists of Flame. 

In Waterdeep, a foul plague has stricken the city. The dreaded [b]Featherlung[/b] has come again, but with far more lethality than four years prior. Over a thousand citizens have died in less than a month, the deaths diversely spread from beggar to nobility. The city has been quarantined entirely and entire sections sealed off to contain the pestilence. Healers and clerics have attempted to curtail the disease but with little avail, their magic and elixirs doing only so much. 

And it is not just Waterdeep and Baldurs Gate that are suffering...

The proud folk of Daggerford have come under siege by a horde of orcs (controlled by a hive of Mind Flayers yet to be known), the orcs slaughtering many of the townsfolk and guards while dragging away others into the wilderness. Daggerford has sent word to Waterdeep and Dragonspear Castle. Waterdeep is unable to send aid, due to the plague, while Dragonspear has yet to receive word. 

With chaos seeding along the Sword Coast, the righteous and just are coming forth to take action. The coming days will see many heroes and villains alike. Everyone must choose their allegiances.
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