The original mission in Chantes was to restore the sun and bring peace between the goblins and the humans, as the goblins were accused of assassinating the queen. [Obviously that is Not Going Well.] The king refused to answer to our request for a meeting; instead of waiting, some of our number infiltrated in hopes of meeting with him. He confirmed that a goblin did in fact poison the queen and also confirmed that he had contacted and recruited ALASTAIR to take care of the goblins for him, as he believed them to be a threat.
[No guesses as to what 'take care of' means in this context.]
Around the same time, we learned of a number of missing persons. It was suspected that they were victims meant for an upcoming sacrifice of sorts. In reality, they were all members of the Order of the Chimera and had willingly left their homes. The Order sent out invitations to a few ALASTAIR recruits to a private meeting held in the woods, where the leader Michel revealed he was the one responsible for the disappearance of the sun. However, the local guards were somehow alerted to this meeting and managed to detaina good number of those present. They were slated to be executed for high treason.
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The original mission in Chantes was to restore the sun and bring peace between the goblins and the humans, as the goblins were accused of assassinating the queen. [Obviously that is Not Going Well.] The king refused to answer to our request for a meeting; instead of waiting, some of our number infiltrated in hopes of meeting with him. He confirmed that a goblin did in fact poison the queen and also confirmed that he had contacted and recruited ALASTAIR to take care of the goblins for him, as he believed them to be a threat.
[No guesses as to what 'take care of' means in this context.]
Around the same time, we learned of a number of missing persons. It was suspected that they were victims meant for an upcoming sacrifice of sorts. In reality, they were all members of the Order of the Chimera and had willingly left their homes. The Order sent out invitations to a few ALASTAIR recruits to a private meeting held in the woods, where the leader Michel revealed he was the one responsible for the disappearance of the sun. However, the local guards were somehow alerted to this meeting and managed to detaina good number of those present. They were slated to be executed for high treason.
[And here they are now.]