At the Crimson Harvest festival in the Emerald Folk town of Lullin, the Vampire Court descended under the leadership of Duke Guaicaipuro . During the now-infamous Court of the Crimson Harvest, many adventurers were slain or badly injured; only a few escaped unscathed. From there, the surviving adventurers—carrying the injured and followed by the specters of those slain—fled the city. Throughout their retreat, they were pursued by the minions of the Duke and the Vampire Court,

Organization Type: Tissian Merchant-Consortium & Infernal Syndicate The Vell Trading Company is a merchant syndicate of immense influence operating under the authority of the Elders of Tiss . In the wake of the Crimson Harvest (8218 DC) , the Company has moved from mere traders to "Saviors of Necessity." By providing the fleet (including the Concordance ) to escape Duke Guaicaipuro and the Vampire Court , they have effectively "purchased" the future of the surviving adventur

Mallow was born in the humid, bustling depths of the Kwith-Ka Warren on the island now called Aethelgard. Her parents were among the original Ratfolk who had crossed into this world through a hidden gateway portal, a threshold tucked away in a long-forgotten cave that ancient whispers say was the true birth-site of their colony on Shiandria. Growing up, Mallow was steeped in the stories of that portal and the world beyond, but her heart belonged to the limestone cliffs and th