The adventurers have returned from their far-flung quests, growing wiser, deadlier, richer and more powerful, only to return to their own realm torn by civil wars, banditry and feuding warlords. Their home is no more; towns they knew were razed, old friends died in battles and familiar fields trampled. What was the cause? When did it begin? Who are right and who are wrong? Those matters, because the adventurers are no mere vagabonds in search of a bounty or following rumours of a stray artefact. They have returned as figures of legends…
- …but first, the PCs may decide to settle some old scores first. Where is the inn-keeper who throw them out into the rain? Where is that high and haughty wizard who refused to lend them aid? What about the highborn prince who dismissed the adventurers are mere vagabonds? Now with the realm in chaos, and the PCs powerful, there is no better time to exact revenge! But perhaps in the process the PCs would come to see how much war and suffering could change people who were once full of pride and indifferent to the troubles of others…
- The people cries out for help. The PCs have contacts, clout, powerful artefacts, allies and gold from their questing. A fie on those petty politics and squabbles for land. The orphaned need sanctuary, the widows need to grieve and the refugees a roof over their head. Old allies would call out for them, old friends would need to be comforted. Only then the PCs may decide to find out who is responsible for the mess! But beware, for politics is another den of dragons to venture into.
- Chaotic times create opportunity; the opportunity has come for the PCs to further enrich themselves! Freshly arrived onto the scene while other forces are exhausted, the PCs can take advantage to crave out a realm for themselves and become a power to reckon with. Or they may choose to use the times of trouble to further enrich themselves even further! Which lord would refuse a hero of Legend, or a sorcerer who knew the ancient spells of the Magi, or a band of hardened assassins? Time has never been so good to adventurers!
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