The Events During the Campaign

The Campaign follows the timeline of Storm of Chaos by Jackdays of KalevalaHammer (link on the sidebar). Info given with Italic isn’t directly linked to the rpg sessions but gives them flavor or is from the Fantasy Battle campaign that is played during the same game-time.

The history of the carnival before the campaign can be found HERE.

(Read the “full” history of the Old World according to the campaigns of Redemund’s Guild from HERE).

17.3.2522 – Tzarinna hastily visits Middenheim on her way to Altdorf.

27.3.2522 – Conclave of Light is held in Altdorf.

1.4.2522 – By the order of Khazrak One-eye, Sharog the Hatebringer leaves the Drakwald Deep to infiltrate and terrorize the region around Middenheim. (FaBa)

3.4.2522 – The Carnival nearly escapes the torches of an angry mob in Elsterweld (prelude)

4.4.2522 – In the Shadows of Drakwald -campaign begins as the group finds itself lost in Schadensumpf. They encounter a kith band from Laurelorn and almost have their dwarf killed by them.

5.4.2522 – Arriving to small brick-makers’ village and encountering of fanatics of both Sigmar and Ulric

6.4.2522 – After given an suprising chance the brick-makers (who are mostly outlaws) to murder the priest of Sigmar and the carnival finds itself surrounded by outlaws and escapes them narrowly with cunning and magic.

7.4.2522 – Finding themselves somewhat lost from their intended route the group can once more find their location on their maps after encountering some roadwardens. Hirscfreier presents the idea for his new play “The Spider and the Princess”.

8.4.2522 – The Carnival arrives into the village of Staunch, sets up a small performance and cheat some elven wardrobes from local innkeeper.
Sharog encounters the kith band of Saeros Ferahel and suffers a depressing defeat which is made direr when Sharog’s herd encounters dwarven envoys the next morning. Bestigors leave Sharog during the battle as they see Sharog too weak to lead them. (FaBa)

9.4.2522 – Some of the carnival’s men travel to wilderness surrounding Staunch to hunt down the goblins that plague the village and manage to capture a giant spider to be used in Hirschfreier’s play. A second performance is held at Staunch.

10.4.2522 -The Carnival leaves Staunch and continue their journey to Middenheim. Some complaints about the current state of the carnival are whispered but left unnoticed.

11.4.2522 – Dire omens are seen as the group wonder if they can reach Jägerschloss before the dark. As an answer the group is attacked by huge number of beastmen lead by shaman Sharog.

12.4.2522 – The Carnival encounters the border patrol of Middenheim lead by Pyotr Mark and witness the darkest of nights when Mannslieb suddenly dissappears from the sky.

13.4.2522 – After a night of terrors caused by the disappearance of the moon the group reaches Jägerschloss. They organize a spectacle to be remembered as Guiseppe Terragni is almost executed with boiling water but manages to save himself with magic. At the walls of Jägerschloss many a men become assured that Guiseppe is a apostle of Sigmar.

14.4.2522 – Gottwill is found missing and assumed to be taken by the men of Captain Mark. The Carnival hurries to catch the prophet-thieves but are delayed when they find an abandoned coaching inn and encounter a inquisitor of Sigmar. By the nightfall the group organizes a ritual to choose who should lead the carnival. The ritual is fused by magical winds and it seems like Ranald has favored the decision of the oldest members of the carnival and laid his mark upon the bretonnian violinist. Tzarinna passes Middenheim in a hurry to return to his domain.

16.4.2522 – The Carnival arrives to hamlet of Upper-Spite and encounter the master engineer Johann Konrad Markal and a travelling dwarf Dofur Baragling and decide to travel to Middenheim together.

17.4.2522 – While spending their last night in the village of Winsen the carnival founds it plagued by ghouls and an headless horseman. While fighting the ghouls someone knocks Gautier Piqureau unconscious and steal his six masks. The group finds Gautier only to realize he’s actually an elf who has pretended to be an human.  Before succumbing to madness caused by infestation of souls in his body, Gautier tells that the masks held the souls of a group of Slaanesh cultists and a demon. The group suspect the engineer Markal of this foul play and steal his travelling gear while he’s nowhere to be found.

18.4.2522 – On the road to Middenheim the carnival is passed by a large escort of an Middenheim noble (possibly of the house of Todbringer). Wolfgang and Demitirji decide to scout ahead of the part and leave the others behind.

19.5.2522 – Via various plots characters manage to gain their way into to the City of the White Wolf.