Time Line

Adventure 3 - The Trouble In Treble

The Trouble in Treble Adventure centers on the Arch-Bard Amadeus Bach van Mercury the V plans to use the ancient "Song" to eliminate all Hollow ones, a misguided effort that would inadvertently kill everyone on the planet. This plan pits him against his grandfather, the Maestro (Amadeus Bach van Mercury the III), a Song Lich seeking to control the Hollow ones, is building an army, and was revived by Strahd's when he sent his Mask/Phylactery back into the world. The party visited with an elf teacher at TUMMS, who specializes in the song, and travels with the Feldspar dwarves aboard their **Traverse** train to the ruined, high-magic city of Treble, which is under siege by the Maestro's coordinated Hollow ones. The party ultimately discovers that the Arch-Bard's dangerous plan and the Maestro's phylactery are connected to the misuse of the Song, culminating in the retrieval of the Arch-Bard's notes and an Orb containing the makings of the Song.

Big Reveals:

• The Archbard sorta cause the song mistake that songed Bastion

• The Archbard is the grand son of the Maestro!

• Null is leftover waste from the song

• The People who were killed in the Song are with Bastion, and are Similar to the Hollow ones, except Different.

The Major NPCs 

• Arch-Bard Amadeus Bach van Mercury the V: He is the Arch-Bard who plans to use the ancient "Song" to eliminate all Hollow ones, a misguided effort that would inadvertently kill everyone on the planet.

• Maestro (Amadeus Bach van Mercury the III): The Arch-Bard's grandfather and a Song Lich who controls the Hollow ones, builds an army, and was revived by Strahd's Mask/Phylactery.

• Rys Elvalur: the frazzled Dean of Accompaniment at the University, a former band mate of the Arch-Bard, and now serves as his assistant.

• Dominic Togas: A teacher who was part of the original team that created the Song and is committed to ensuring people understand its potential for misuse.

• Tandy Wessenvos: A Hipster Gnome Banker who manages the local bank, often relying on an illusion of themselves for daily operations.

• Kaidon, Caiden, and K'Dyn: They are a trio of Gnome Scientists listed among the local NPCs.

• Telmont Feldspar: The gruff conductor who commands the family's Traverse tank train.

• Trent Feldspar: Known as the "First Drill," he is the leader of the Null Mining expedition.

• Telin Feldspar: The Power Engineer for the Traverse train.

• Timon Feldspar: An NPC who serves as the Head of Red and speaks bad Common.

• The Chef: A member of the Feldspar family who speaks Dwarven and Infernal and has "a little bit of something infernal".

Interludes - 

• Victory Dinner and the Elven Delegation

• Done Dijinn

• Threat From the Babayaga

Adventure 2 - So Close, but so Far... AKA the Tournament Arc

The Tournament Arc (Adventure 2) sees the party arrive at Moonside, the port district of Azdal, which is in rough shape following the sealing of Aeseth's gates. The party registers for the Celestial Convergence tournament and engages in several rounds of combat.1

Key events include:

Contests and Opposition: The party defeats various opponents, including Master Fumble Fingers and his troupe of sentient puppets, who are constructs commissioned by Strahd to operate outside Ravenloft. They are also attacked by Enthandrel, a Dragon Cleric devoted to the Moon Dragon.

Political Interference: Amaranth Gleamfire, the Pink Dragon, warns the party that Aurora Gleamfire (the Rose Gold Dragon overseeing the tournament) is protecting them from an arrest warrant issued by a Dragon who killed Pippa, though this protection is only valid until the closing ceremony.

Climax and Betrayal: During the final party (Session 13), Pippa is confronted by Drax, a Dragonborn administrator and devotee of the Moon Dragon. Drax reveals that Pippa ruined a critical Moon Dragon operation on Merrin by causing the "songing" to "Fuck up," leading to Merrin being lost and preventing Drax’s sister, Iris, from achieving true dragon status. Drax plans to use her authority to arrest the entire party after the festivities, fearing the Moon Dragon, Imbrial, will learn of Pippa's return.

Other Developments: The party meets Elarion Valereth, the Black Hand, who is advocating for the recently arrested Liridon Ariavin (Thiadon's brother). Mal also receives a mysterious crystal containing an Ancient Dead creature from the Cardinal.

Notable NPCs:

Elarion Valereth - The Black Hand, Elven advocate

Elethrandrax (Drax) - Moondragon Bitch who killed pippa

Ty - Host of Don Djinn

Aurora Gleamfire - the The Rose Gold Dragon

Amaranth Gleamfire - New Manager

Adventure 1 - Rock and the Hard Place

The "Brawl at Brall" adventure begins after the party saves a business and gives a statue to the Raven Queen (RQ), who reveals a mystery concerning agents trafficking stolen artifacts out of Ravenloft to help her repower. The party travels to the Rock of Bral, a pirate town, where three intertwined storylines—The Orkiologust & the Fistorian, Cardinal Directions, and The Bearded Elf—reveal that the source of the smuggling is the Cardinal, a servant of Vecna who was recruited and turned by Strahd. The Cardinal is using a central temple in Bral (a relic of Lord's End) to access and funnel items from Ravenloft, which also allowed Strahd to establish a direct connection to the Dread Realm. the door was destroyed by the Witch Baba Yaga when her servant tried to open it again, but was stopped.

Big Reveals:

The Door was created by Baba Eva, and later used by Vecna to enter the dread realm. 

The Orc Shaman who lead the assult on Riven was Songed

Adventure 0 - THe Hide Away

Adventure 0, "A Little Space," takes the party to the Dried Up Smugglers port, a struggling space-faring building that was once a tropical beach paradise but is now afflicted by a monster that woke up five years prior. The owner, Mell, is being pressured by vampires working for the Cardinal to sell the place so they can turn it into a "Vampire Paradise". The Cardinal, a child of Strahd and High Priest of Vecna, is using this remote rock to funnel powerful, untraceable artifacts out of Ravenloft to fund an army. The central conflict revolves around a powerful broken golem of the Orcish Blood God Ruulio the Bloody, which had been banished to Ravenloft via "the Song" but was drawn out and brought to this rock. The party must resolve the situation by dealing with the broken golem/altar to stop the poisoning of the land, which is causing blood to run down from the mountain.

1 AS - Strahd is Killed, events of Candle Keep

Everyone's memories line up

.9 AS - Elz Joins Party

Everyone's memories line up

0 - Events of the Death House, and Spoops Season 1 Begins

• Hestra Wanders out of the mist

• Mal awakens from a drunken stupor at the Deadhouse. 

• Pippa Storms out of the mist into the Deadhouse House.

• Bastion wanders out of the mist from the events of Candle Keep Episode 5

• Thiadon Is found in the warrens below the Death House, Rando Dies and Catatonic Randos is rescued.

.001 BS - Hestra follows a hunch, and investigates strange mist

Hestra was on the Gnomehome and encountered a The Mist. She investigated and found herself at the death house.

.1BS - THiadon Brought from the Moon Druid's Haven to Ravenloft Via the mist

Thiadon is brought into Ravenloft by Rando and Randos, via the mist. They were acting as guides on behalf of an Unknown party (Possibly their mother), and planned to do Something with Thiadon. Probably Kill him, but maybe give him to Strahd? What is known is he was Not songed, he was brought here by the Mist. However, under normal circumstances, he would be trapped here forever. They traveled a decent way untill they were ambushed by the Cultists of the Death House.

• It is Theorized Thiadon's status as a Dragon Blooded elf is a factor some how.

• Rando and Randos themselves did not know he could turn into a dragon.

1 BS - CK ep 4 The Hero of Maerin

2 BS - CK ep 3 The Book of the Raven

2 BS - CK E2: The Book Worms

The Librarians bought books that were shapeshifters, 

3 BS - CK ep 1 -  E1: Morden’s Mansion

The Librarians found his book in the library of a Dreadlord

• He brought an entire planar research facility (and home).

• He seemed to have more reasons then Killing Strahd for coming to Ravenloft.

• The Book is now at the Library.

5BS - Mordenkainen attacks Strahd , it does not go well

Modenkainen came into the realm like a wrecking ball. He was looking for answers to questions, and immediately ran into Strahd. His Heroic Streak being a Mile wide and Barovia being a hellhole, he threw down with him... and after an epic battle that shock the realm, he saw the writing on the wall and fled, hiding him in madness.

• He also learned about the location of Ravenloft from the Lady of Pain

• He had a plan to Bust Him and the Spoops out, but it did not work (Because of the spoops, but he may not know that.)

6BS* - Elz Enter's Ravenloft

It is unclear how or why and what happened, but Elz was there when bastion was taken by the song, and threw herself into the void to save him. This also blasted her across Ravenloft at Highspeed, scatering her existence in space and somehow in Time. Before 6BS, Elzs was not a part of Ravenloft, after 6BS, it seems Elz had been there the whole time.

6 BS - Bastion Has his Accident

Studying at UMMS (University of Musical & Magical Studies), one of the premiere magical schools to touch the stelar sea, Bastion was a Savant. He had few peers even among the teachers. He was working on an advanced theory, seeking to understand the part Music plays in the magic of the Song, when something went wrong. Rather then being sent to Ravenloft, his being and all memory of him was blasted across ravenloft at highspeed.

55ish BS - Vecna Arrives In Ravenloft

Vecna arrived in Ravenloft and loved it. A Realm of Lost Secrets, dark power, suffering and ancient magics? Yes please. With the patience of a god, he has sought to understand the realm. He has no interest in becoming Its Warden or any such offices. He does not even seem to want to Rule it. He just wants to Know It... which is maybe a different kind of scary.

60 BS - Ostin’atopia Apocalypse

Ostin’atopia was one of the great Ports of the stellar sea, a hub of magic and knowledge that made it nearly a rival for Sigil. However, a group within the realm used a weapon of untold power that cast the world into chaos. Little is known about the event itself (though the Spoops have learned it was related to the Song of Unmaking, aka The Song), but the aftermath left the world scattered with wild magic storms, chaotic wastelands, and roaming hordes of the undead. Only the greatest cities managed to hang on and united under the new political movement the Bringers of Order & Magic. Over the next few decades the Hordes were beat back, the storms lessened, and chaotic wastelands proved to be incalculably rich magical resources.

100ish BS - Lady Eva Arrives in Raveloft

What brought Lady Eva to Ravenloft remains a mystery. Her sister Lady Eva did not think it was an act of Sibling love, but part of some machination.

100BS - Battle of Haokadi (The Bral Incident)

Ruulio, a Orc Warlord who gathered a force great warleader from Lord's End, and managed to do the unthinkable and activate some of the ancient Ruins and made a floating island. The Plan was she was to fly the island to Ravenloft and conquer it, but first she desired a great weapon stored on Riven, and so attacked the Elven Port of Haokadi (On Thiadon's World!) and it went... Well, and then Badly. 

• She learned the secrets of the Island and the location of Ravenloft from... The Lady of Pain, 

700 - The Great Expansion

The Council of Sigil, in light of the peace and growing prosperity, began expanding the Stellar Sea by building new Lighthouses. This is when Arpeggio, the Port of Ostin’atopia joined, among others!

999BS - The Big Elven Snub 

House Aesaei's next in line, Thalaven Aravin (Thiadon's Father, who took his wife's name because she was Queen) refused to back down and refused to sign the accords in protest of the treatment of his family. As the House Aesaei was in exile and being obstinate, the Hegemony instead had it be signed by a Rival family the Elethen. In Particular, by one Julian Elethen. The Queen of Rivin, Elirien Arivin (Partner of Talaven and old friend of Istiven), also boycotted. This resulted in Rivin not being specifically named in the Treaty as an elven world, but instead inferred under the larger umbrella of elven worlds. 

Fun Facts

• The House of Elethen follows the Aesai tradition of selecting the youngest eligible daughter or son as Heir.

• Julian Elethen married a Duskbrooke, possibly for her protection, and left Stelar Sea Politics.

• The Party knows she traveled to Ravenloft and began her experiments there, having 3 Children.

999BS - Peace Sigil Accords are Signed

Under the neutral eye of the Guilds of Sigil and Lady of Pain, the Elves and the Dragons, along with the guilds and other powerful Ports, signed the Sigil Accords.  These set the rules for the Stellar Sea, establishing territory lines, buffer zones, penalties, and the Council of Sigil to oversee things. 

Fun Facts

• The Accords are Legendarily Long, boring, and convoluted, with loopholes and exploits aplenty, but generally, they work well. 

• Before this, Sigil was a central trade hub, and very important, but it enjoyed its independence by threading the needle of politics and finance. the accords mark the start of the rise of Sigil and the guilds to a power in its own right.

1010-999BS - The Elf Dragon War

Things heated up in the Stellar Sea. A previous balance between great powers that were generally equal had held for a long time, but tensions had risen with the return of Imbrial and the fall of the house of Aesaei. However, the attack on Aesith and the exicution of Heir Istiven put Blood in the water. The Balance of power suddenly seemed to favor the Dragons, and Dragons do not Hesitate. In Retrospect it is called a War, but there was no "Declaration" it was just open season on the elves in the Sea.  However the elves were no push over, and several prominate dragons met their end. This went on for 10 years and was spilling out into the reallms beyond until the Guilds of Sigil, led by the Lady of Pain, manage to broker a peace.

Fun Facts:

• It's argued that the Dragons were winning, but still met for peace. Rumors as to why are plentiful. The Dragons were just happy with their gains, the Elves revealed a weapon that restored the balance, The whole war was just a play to scare the other races, the Guild offered something to make it worth their while. Eleazer believed it was that the elves developed a weapon that could destroy portals to the Stelar Sea. 

1010 - The Battle of Aeseth

Istiven Aesaei (Thiadon's Father's brother and former adventuring buddy of his Mom), lead an assault on Aeseth. The goal (Acording to Eleazer) was to put the dragon back to sleep, but he did admit killing it would have been on the table. Eleazer beleived they were betrayed as Imbrial was ready fro them and used overwhelming magic that exceeded all reports. Te Elves believe this was a just action in relatliation for killing their king, the Dragons saw it as an invasion. Istiven was publicly executed, sparking the War.

Fun Facts:

• Eleazer (the bearded elf) escaped with a handful of other Elves from the strike force.

• The Elves of other worlds supported this strike, despite the risks.

1050BS - Return of the Moon Dragon

On Aesith the ancient Dragon Imbrial, who for millennia was thought to be more of a god or legend than an actual dragon, returned and exerted its power over the world and forced the Elves to make a choice. Submit or Die. The Ruling Family the Aesaei went with option 3: Fight. It went... Not great for the elves, but due to a sacrifice by the Elven King, who is said to have engaged Imbrial in single doomed combat, many elves were able to escape. With the Elven leadership gone, the remaining elves chose to submit, and the Dragon's rule was cemented. 

• On Aesith, this battle is barely a footnote. Elves who stayed seldom speak of it. Elves who left are bitter to this day.

• It is rumored that Imbrial is one of the Oldest Dragons active in the Astral Sea. 

• The Princes of the Aesai Family lead the escape,

Long Ago - Ravenloft is Created 

Long before the sigil accords, the Elves and Dragons worked together to create a secret prison to humanely hold things that were dangerous to the universe. It is theorized (By the Raven Queen) that they killed them and use their realm as a key part of the design. They then created a magical song that could banish beings to this realm, removing the memory of them from existence (and storing it in the prison). The Duskbrook Family of elves and Several dragons (Silver Dragon Argynvost), became part of its operation.

There are Three offices of Ravenloft The Warden (Held by a Dragon), the Keeper (Held by the Elves), and the Library (shared). 

• The Raven Queen's Realm beleives their realm was used because if its connection to Lost Things.

• There are Some elves and Dragons who are likely still alive from that time!

Long Ago - The Song Is Created