Chronicles of the Vaunted

About mid morning in daggerdale Several weeks ago Two figures cased in Purple armor can be seen enterig the southern gate. As they look around hey notice the rather small Cemetary and grin to eachother. At the inn a short distance away a man Dressed in A blue cloak and fullplate with blonde hair reclines on a chair outside. The two in purple armor at once feel uncomfortable around this man and begin asking the locals questions about the adventurers seen in the town. the locals didn't feel very free with the information about the Blonde man so the Two decided they might as well find some work to pay for there room and board at the inn. *several day later* The two men in purple armor approach the Blonde man in side the Inn and sit on either side of him. The Blonde man is at once wary of the two and Closes his eyes for a moment of what looked like meiditation. Instantly his eyes snapped open and he glared at the two about him his eyes like ice as he spoak. " Leave me beasts!" the Two men in purple simply grinned as they learned the true proffesion of the blonde man, and begin to annoy by stayin in place and taunting him. The Blonde man son decided to Make it clear that the two would not live long if they didn't leave his presence. One of the Men in purple made one last retort and turned to head for the door as his friend followed. **Continuation coming soon**

*days after the Men in purples encounter with the Paladin the two decide they want to check out the crypts blow the city* The two men in purple walk across the Small cemetary towards a man near the crypts to his right. They discuss strange happenings going on inside the crypts. The two men readily accept the task of dealing with undead...each with a grin on his face. Before the men Enter the crypts they begin long slow chants....Between them the air fills with crackles and a red energy can be seen coallescing between them. As the air settles and the enrgies fade the two head into the crypts prepaired for whatever they might find. Upon entering skeletons of a weaker nature charge the men with axes raised. The two men look at eachother and the right one nods his head. The man in purple on the Right Raises his hands above his head and shouts 3 short words each one crackling through the crypt with power the undead fall to dust as the third word is finished. "Brother Calin" the man on the right speaks, "Perhas next time you will allow me to try my hand at dominating such weak skeletons?" Calin Grins at his friend and nods his agreement. "Of course brother Bran, i would like to try my had at is as well". They moved deeper into the crypts slowly each dominating undead whenever they can. They reach a room where a man stands on a dais. the man looks up and grins at the two priests and screams as he charges the two. the Priests immediatly begin to work healing magics on the vampire each knowing that he wil be more vulnerable to that then there other attacks. *three hours later* The priests stumble out oth the crypt half dazed and weak from using so much energy in there last battle. *Continuations coming soon*

( i appologize for any misspellings or any bad gramar..im rather tired)

Calin Lifebane and his brother priest Bran Fryar were deep in study at the time this "event" occurred. The object of study was mortality, death and undeath. Bugbears happened to be the control for his thesis when a rather offensive, if none to bright Half-breed orc named Vrirag stumbled to the area of study. The preists conversed quietly about the usefulness of such a one to their desire to learn. After several moments of calm calculated discussion they came to an agreement about the fate of this particular half-orc. This Half-breed would fight their battles while they studied. In the event of his death they would again use him as an object of study... without his consent. After his most amusing (and of course, insightful) death the priests returned to the city. They discovered that the Half-Breed had come back. At first the priests were wary and feared that the mutt would raise a ruckus about their involvement in his death, but it was quickly made apparent that the half-orc had lost some memory. When they finally approached him they found that he had a rather intriguing proposition for them; The day before Vrirag had had a hostile encounter with the paladin Cerridwyn. After his return back to life he had been challenged to a duel, and wished the priest's help in this matter. The priests accompanied the half-breed out of the city to the Tesh Trail were the paladin lay in wait. As the battle commenced the priests began chanting their spells. Negative energy spread through the little dell. Yet Even with the dell filled with powerful magics against the good the paladin still stood fast parrying every blow and negating every spells. The two priests assumed the paladin tailed them, and headed back to the city were the paladin was oath-sworn not to do violence. When they had gotten back to the city they were approached by Bortimere Swiftarrow who had been watching the combat with interest. He had a bone to pick with this paladin, and saw a chance to make swift his revenge. He approached the two priests and the half-breed, and offered his help in tackling the paladin problem. The priests readily agreed. The party quickly made it's way back to the Tesh Trail were Cerridwyn was last seen. When they arrived they found the area devoid of life. Deciding that it was probable that the paladin made his way to Teshwave they ventured on and talked with the guards there. The guards had not seen any such paladin. The party then decided that Cerridwyn must have gone back to Daggerdale, perhaps with the intention of recruiting help. The party was in the southern part of the Tesh Trail (preparing a horde of undead minions to help them in their conflict) when the paladin accompanied by a druid ambushed them. Great magic’s rocked the earth and the sky was filled with fire. The priest's undead minions lay in pieces all over the field. A great demon came out of the sky. The priests decided that the battle was not going as anticipated and decided to make a tactical maneuver back to Daggerdale. The Demon chased them every step of the way. When they had finally reached the town they ran into the crypt for shelter. They could hear the screams of the townsfolk as demon rampaged. Deciding that they were as good as trapped in the crypt the priests decided to make a stand. They dominated the nearby undead and climbed the stairs to the surface. When the priests had exited the crypts they were met with a terrifying site. The demon lay in wait for them. The priest control over their undead minions failed and the undead went loose, running into the town and killing the unfortunate grave keeper. Thinking their only chance was to flee to the temple they scrambled inside. When they were inside they found that the druid had followed them inside. The cleric forbade any violence within the temple and kicked out the two priests on account of what their undead had done. They left the temple and attempted to run from the town, but were filled full of arrows on the outskirts of the town by the remarkably accurate city militia.

*days after the brothers unfortunate accident with the Militia*
The Priests Calin and Bran awake in a strange temple filled with screaming and despair.
Bran sits and and looks about wary of where they might be, Calin attempts to sit up himself using his right arm ad a brace only to fall back onto the pallet. He looks down to where his right arm should have been..What could have happened to it? Just then a woman with what appear to be whip marks on her chest and back and a smile on her face walks in to Greet the two disheveled men. Calin Demands to know what happened to his arm..The woman grins at him and explains that an arrow had made the nerves in the arm useless..it had to be amputated. *later that day* The two priests are walking tesh trail on there way to the Northern Dagger hills when calin looks to his brother and speaks.." Perhaps with the right manipulating i can work a spell to animate an arm for myself..." Calin unlike Bran is only carrying a shield due to his lack of a sword arm. Bran nods his agreement and they set off to find a suitable creature to make the worthy sacrifice of an arm. the Two priests come across a group of skeletons wandering about and quickly dispatch them..Attaches the skeleton arm to his own stubs with a series of straps and harness's configured from old leather. Then him a bran work a spell to Animate the arm and fuse it to his flesh. Several hours pass as the priest fail numerous times to Make the arm work. Several more hours go by and the priests get success. They continue there walk along the Trail when a rather big man can be seen standing on a bridge...he asks " Im looking for Necromaster LifeBane..where might he be?".....
*continuation coming*

Continuation by Xyden Kelus

Upon arriving in Dagger Falls, he had come across a half-orc bloodied and bruised. Sitting at the local inn. After a few spoken words he came to understand that a Necromaster had done this. He had also heard of a few things in town that might be done with a reward for each. He decided to "help" the woman with the rat problem. Upon clearing her rats and searching her basement throughly, he came across some Dlarun Full Plate. Thinking this must be a omen from the vaunted. To continue his quest in finding NecroMaster LifeBane. After leaving the house he heard the half-orc say that the man that had harmed him was on the Trail. Without hearing another word he head out. Encountering nothing major on his way there he thought this -must- be the correct way. He came to the top of a bridge and found a man walking his way. The only man he'd encountered on this day. So asking "I'm looking for NecroMaster LifeBane.. where might he be?" The man had stopped short looked at him and asked in return. "Depends on who's asking." A smile growing on his face because he knew that he had found him. "I seek to join the The Vaunted, and your a NecroMaster of his order are you not?" After that they had talked and Xyden had been tested upon his skills and his knowledge of the vaunted. He had been accepted and was considered a PaulBearer in the ranks.

After many months of toiling within the ranks of those that worship The Vaunted, Xyden had been with NecroMaster Lifebane, While traveling they had happened upon the hills of DaggerFalls. NecroMaster Lifebane was not welcome here they both knew. So Xyden went ahead to look around, and he happened across a Paladin of Tyr that had been out to kill Master Lifebane. Upon seeing him and knowing he would not stand a chance against him, Xyden retreated to NecroMaster Lifebane's side to tell him of the news. While waiting for the Paladin to either attack or continue they were attacked by trolls, NecroMaster Lifebane was taken completely unaware but Xyden had heard them coming and hacked them down where they stood. After a short battle with them, and covered in blood PaulBearer Xyden had come back to NecroMaster Lifebane, and had achieved the rank. DeathWalker. Knowing that he wasn't the most skilled in the magical arts of the order he began training himself, in the skills of fighting. He would spend his time in either the sewers of Teshwave, or the Tombs of Dagger Falls is where he felt most comfortable being with his god's minions. So he would train, and collect all he could, for he was told that a Temple to The Vaunted would cost the order a great amount. So for now.. He trains. and will not let any one stand in the path of The Order of The Vaunted.

NecroMaster Lifebane, and Necromaster Bran now in the guise of Zhent Elites walk the teshtrail towards DaggerFalls. Upon sight of the distant town the two brothers, with the assistance of a nameless rogue utilize a wand purchased in TeshWave. Suddenly when tapped with the non-descript wand the brothers vanish from sight.
Armed with this new advantage the brothers march past several of the ever vigilant DaggerFalls Militia. There armor clanking as fullplate often does the militia were bewildered by the sounds of armored men. The goal of the brothers was the crypt under the town. Once in the crypt the Brothers found a trail of broken bones and dead ghouls and zombies. Following this trail they soon caught up with DeathWalker Kelus. Kelus was in a pitched battle with a large man in the garb of a paladin. Watching the battle with some great degree of interest the priest began chanting spells. In the event that the DeathWalker was overpowered the pirest would release the devestating spells upon the suspected paladin. The chants however were wasted upon this battle for with one powerful stroke of the DeathWalkers blade the paladin fell. His death however was not long lived, suddenly and without warning the body became transparent and then alltogether vanished. Several hours later DeathWalker Kelus reported a sighting of the paladin in DaggerFalls.

After many hours of toiling in the crypts of DaggerFalls, Kelus and Calin had happened upon a vampire, then, a vampire nest, feeling the power in this place they both began to feel somewhat threatned. So. NecroMaster LifeBane, casts a few spells of protection, and then the vampires couldnt even touch them. They hacked and slashed there way right through and out the otherside. All the while discussing their faith and what was to come. As they broke through the last few vampires and ghosts and wraiths, they decided that they had wanted a Temple to their god. And with much deliberation, decided it would be best to have it outside Teshwave.
So they talked and talked. And whilst talking. They hadnt noticed NecroMaster LIfebane's protection spell of StoneSkin had worn off. A group of three vampires ambushed them, 2 got some very lucky shots in on Calin, and he was down. Kelus knowing he didnt have a chance against them, and with the NecroMaster's last breath telling him to run. He stripped himself of his armor and ran as fast as he could out of the nest. And headed for Teshwave. Knowing that if The Vaunted were to grant NecroMaster LifeBane another life. It was there he would be revived.
After many hours of drinking and thinking, Kelus had decided to ask around about the temple. After finding the right people. He was told it would cost the Order 700,000 gold. So he began so save. and Save and save.
Soon after the Necromasters Calin, and Bran came up to him and with much relief DeathWalker Kelus told them of what new he had, and they all began to save. and travel the land to find what they could to sell.
After many months of saving their gold and of not buying any new well... anything. They had done it. The Order of the Vaunted now has over 700,000 gold.