Proposed Game: Shadow plane

System D&D 5e

Game Master Richard

Venue: Glanville Hall Wednesday night

With the disappearance of the archangel Avacyn from the shadow plane, humanity becomes the universal prey when the light fades and the moon rises.

Gavony is where humanity remains safest and strongest, but it also has more dead buried here than anywhere else and so is plagued by undead and geists.

In Stensia, where the sun never seems to break through the oddly coloured clouds, the vampire bloodlines rule and keep their "cattle" safe from any Werewolves or others that might endanger their food.

Kessig contains vast forests and is home to Werewolves.

Nephalia is a coastal province and home to a number of small-to-medium port towns. It is populated mainly by humans, gesits and vampires, all of whom seek business, secrets or solitude.

Avacyns wards have slowly been fading since her disappearance and once again humanity is left unprotected and is at the mercy of those that wish to hunt them.

The balance within the Shadow Land has shifted and is affecting other realms as the undead become stronger the chains around the undead outside of this realm are lifted.

The church of Avacyn sent word out requesting aid in finding Avacyn. Other realms have sent those they can in order to aid in bringing the balance back with this land.

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