Hell's Vengeance
Such is the call of the Glorious Reclamation, a veritable crusade of Iomedae's faithful, bent on purging the Thrice-Damned House of Thrune and reclaiming Cheliax in the name of the Inheritor. Of late, priests of Iomedae have fanned out from Citadel Dinyar to begin preaching a return to the worship of Iomedae in Cheliax, exhorting the faithful to rise up in support of the Glorious Reclamation and overthrow House Thrune. In response, Thrune has imposed martial law in the empire’s largest cities, and imperial soldiers have begun rooting out rebel rats’ nests from Corentyn to Ostenso.
All is not well for the House of Thrune however, as while the Reclamation has been driven out of the empire’s heartlands and into the countryside and smaller towns along the fringes of Cheliax, the nascent uprising is slowly but surely gathering strength. A paladin of Iomedae and knight-errant of the Glorious Reclamation named Lencia Visserene has just arrived in Longacre, a small town known for the large number of Chelish army veterans settled there. Many of these resident veterans are outspoken in their criticism of House Thrune and Cheliax’s military policies, and have thus been mistreated, shunned, and driven to Longacre in poverty and effective exile—they have even had their names struck from Cheliax’s military rolls. Their presence makes this town a powder keg just waiting for a spark. Unfortunately for the House of Thrune, that spark has begun a conflagration, with Lencia Visserene standing at its head.
Faced with open insurrection throughout the empire, Her Infernal Majestrix, Queen Abrogail II, seeks to tighten her grip on Cheliax and stop the spread of sedition. To that end, she has sent an ultimatum to loyal subjects in every village, town, and city across the nation: reaffirm your loyalty to Thrune and Cheliax and prove your devotion by swearing the Hellfire Compact. When it comes to Her Majesty, there is no or.
You, then, are one of those loyal subjects. Whether for gold, for fame, or for favor from the Damned Throne, you have decided to enter the employ of House Thrune and eradicate those who would challenge its royal authority.
All that remains is one question: Are you ready to be a villain?
