An offer you can't refuse...

I suppose that we could find some way to torture the beginning into some sort of forced explanation as to how the whole party of you has come together, but I'd rather leave your backstories and motivations up to you as players. So instead, I am going to give you the prologue and you can each figure out for yourselves exactly why you are going to accept the “offer”.

The Offer

You are each in Ricmorn for some reason. Perhaps you live here, or maybe you are passing through (where did you come from and where were you going to?). You might even have relatives or friends in town (what do they do?).

You have each been approached by an agent of Lord Hasder's, a world renown collector of antiquities whose name is familiar with merchants in the most remote of ports. Mercenaries and adventurous people of all sorts seek the opportunity to work for Lord Hasder for the prestige and pay. The collection at the Hasder Estate is unique in the world and scholars from every corner of civilization seek the opportunity to study artifacts in this collection. His agent has asked if you would be interested in meeting with the Lord at the estate, just a few miles outside of Ricmorn, to discuss a possible business opportunity. There are few who not consider this an honor, for Hasder's agents generally only seek the most qualified personel to do work in the name of the estate. Why Hasder's agent would think you are right for the job is up to you to decide.

You might also be intrigued to know that there have been several buyer inquiries on items in the Hasder collection, some from the Wolfen, others from the Emissaries from the Eastern Territorities. But it is widely known that Hasder has never and will never sell anything in his collection. Of course, there are rumors of everything from a possible Wolfen seige to theft by agents of darkness, but mostly it is wild speculation.

And so you each, for whatever reason fits your background and personal goals, have decided to accept the offer to meet with Lord Hasder at his estate. Maybe you just want the money, or perhaps you seek a glimpse of some famous artifact; maybe you fear the vile Wolfen will attack the estate house and you want to be there for the carnage; who knows, could it be that Hasder is an old family friend you haven't seen in years? Whatever the reason ,it is yours.

And you don't have to be strangers, either. There is a Skedic and a Sekai in the party, so maybe you already know each other. Perhaps everyone else has been wandering the country side together for a few weeks now. Or you might decide that you have never met the others in the party before now.

If you have any answers to the questions posed here, and you should, email me so I can incorporate it into the story!