AK Series

FOR THE MOST PART, THE TOWN OF OCKNEY'S HOLD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PEACEFUL PLACE - BORDERING ON BORING. THE MOST INTERESTING THINGS GOING ON IN THIS FRONTIER MINING SETTLEMENT INCLUDE THE ANNUAL LIVESTOCK FAIR, THE COST OF SPIRITS AT ITS VARIOUS INNS, AND SPECULATION FUELED BY THOSE SAME SPIRITS AS TO WHAT FOUL 'THINGS ARE BEING DUMPED INTO THE RIVER BY THE ORE REFINERY.

RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE USUALLY PLACID BARON REINSON HAS BEGUN TO ACT ERRATICALLY, IGNORING MOST OF HIS COUNSELORS, GIVING MORE RESPONSIBILITY TO HIS EQUALLY ERRATIC CHAMBERLAIN, AND REPLACING KEY FIGURES IN OCKNEY'S HOLD WITH OUTSIDERS. WITH NO CLEAR ANSWERS AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE BEHIND THE BARON'S STRANGE BEHAVIOR, HIS LAST LOYAL COUNSELOR SEEKS OUT A BAND OF ADVENTURERS TO HELP.

WILL THESE BRAVE HEROES BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF A WIDENING CONSPIRACY? AND CAN THEY EXPOSE THE TERRIBLE AND UNSEEN FORCES MANIPULATING THE BARON IN TIME TO SAVE OCKNEY'S HOLD?

The normally quiet town of Ockney's Hold finds itself in disarray as a result of a vast criminal conspiracy. When Baron Reinson, the head of state, began to act erratically and destructively, a group of brave adventurers was hired to get to the bottom of the trouble. After a harrowing investigation, the adventurers confronted the terrible Brain Gorger, Marlipp, and were successful in forcing him to flee from his lair in a Copper Hills mine and into the Deep Dark. But though the characters were victorious, Marlipp's threat did not end. Now, the adventurers are charged with pursuing the Brain Gorger into the Deep Dark and destroying him utterly - but what they don't know is that there are other even more powerful forces at play. Wll these brave heroes be able to hunt down the foul Marlipp while navigating the perils of the Deep Dark? And how will they fare in negotiating with the other unknown and extremely dangerous forces at work in the underworld, many of which seek their doom?

Perched on the hills above the Sapphire Sea and at the estuary of the gentle outflowing Oriana River lies the vast seaport of Trillium. The affluent of Trillium call it the “City of Enchantment.” Others in different circumstances give it different names, but it is beyond dispute that Trillium is a massive and diverse commercial hub driven by merchant cabals, criminal syndicates, and guilds with one common goal – wealth.

One of those criminal organizations, the Ceaseless, was running a lucrative smuggling operation in Ockney’s Hold, a small city to the north of Trillium located in the Barony of Rawn. It was going well until one of their operatives, a Brain Gorger named Marlipp, went rogue dangerously exposing the cartel and gaining the attention of a local official who hired a group of adventures to get to the bottom of what was going on. This brave band pursued the foul Brain Gorger into his lair and into the depths of the Deep Dark before having him snatched out of their grasp by Ceaseless mages.

Now, the adventures continue their pursuit south to the metropolis of Trillium, the home of the Ceaseless and other more powerful forces. Will the heroes be able to find the loathsome Marlipp and finally complete their mission? And how will they fare in the vast and dangerous city given how little they understand of the real powers at play?