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Campaign Timeline

Vyrra’s Nest begins approximately two years after the events of the Age of Ashes campaign. Breachill has repaired most of the visible damage from the fire and the Scarlet Triad conflict, but the town is still adjusting to renewed trade, new neighbors, and the legacy of the ancient gates.

The Region

Breachill remains the region’s central settlement and the main meeting place for adventurers, merchants, and neighboring communities. Two nearby settlements have become increasingly important: Vyrra’s Nest, the new Scorchtail kobold hamlet beside a swamp, and Kyrecliff Roost, a centuries-old tengu refuge.

Breachill

Breachill lies in eastern Isger near the foothills of the Five King Mountains. It began nearly 170 years ago as an outpost founded by human amnesiacs with the aid of the wizard Lamond Breachton. Its welcoming culture and long tradition of employing adventurers survived the recent crises.

Pib and Zarf, two members of the Scorchtail clan, reside in town as liaisons. They represent the clan in trade disputes, arrange supplies, and help residents communicate with the Nest.

Vyrra’s Nest and the Scorchtail Clan

Vyrra’s Nest is both the name of the Scorchtail settlement and the campaign centered upon it. It is a young, above-ground hamlet on firm ground beside a swamp, about half a day’s travel from Breachill on foot. The Scorchtails are replacing a loose camp with permanent homes, workshops, stores, a trading yard, and raised walks near the wet ground.

The clan’s central shrine honors Vyrra, a black dragon who serves as its patron and protector. The Scorchtails owe her loyalty and observe oaths made in her name, but they retain their own clan leaders and govern their daily affairs. Members of the clan do not all regard Vyrra in the same way: some worship her, some respect her as a powerful guardian, and others treat the alliance as a practical necessity. Outsiders—especially Vyrra’s critics in Kyrecliff—often describe this relationship as servitude or subjugation.

The alliance gathered a once-scattered population into a single clan and gave them the security to establish the hamlet. Breachill recognizes them as neighbors and trading partners, although other communities remain wary of their allegiance to a black dragon.

The Swamp

The swamp borders the hamlet and shapes Scorchtail life. Its plants, water, and other resources support the settlement, while flooding, insects, dangerous wildlife, and soft ground complicate construction and travel. The wetland forms a natural barrier along one side of the Nest, and raised paths connect the hamlet to areas the kobolds use within it.

Kyrecliff Roost

Kyrecliff Roost stands on cliffs above a winding river and valley, roughly a day beyond the Nest by the established caravan trail. The hunting grounds and river crossings between the two settlements remain disputed.

The roost was founded centuries ago by tengu fleeing persecution. Its people prize freedom, ingenuity, craftsmanship, storytelling, and reverence for the sky. Their spiritual traditions treat wind spirits as guides and ancestral spirits as the remembered voices of those who followed those guides to safety.

Relations Between the Nest and Kyrecliff

The Scorchtails and the tengu maintain a tense but useful trade relationship. Kobold alchemical goods and crafted tools are exchanged for tengu carvings, weapons, stories, and goods brought through Kyrecliff’s human trading contacts. That commerce has encouraged mutual respect among merchants, artisans, and storytellers in both communities.

The relationship is not peaceful throughout. Many tengu distrust Vyrra and regard the kobolds’ loyalty to her as a threat to regional freedom. Hunting rights and control of the caravan trail cause recurring disputes, and tengu raiders have attacked kobold caravans. Kael the Skycaller supports cautious negotiation while remaining suspicious of Vyrra. Tessa Sharpclaw represents a more hostile faction that wants Kyrecliff to dominate the Scorchtails. These factions explain why trade, admiration, mistrust, and violence can exist at the same time.

Regional History

Breachill After the Age of Ashes

The destruction of the Scarlet Triad and the events surrounding the ancient gates left Breachill with both scars and opportunities. Reconstruction drew craftspeople and merchants to town, while stories about its heroes attracted new adventurers. The gates and the people connected to them remain part of living memory, even as ordinary residents try to restore stable trade and civic life.

Breachill’s recovery also brought more frequent contact with the Scorchtails. Their expertise in construction, crafting, and alchemy made them useful partners, while concern about Vyrra kept the alliance politically sensitive. Breachill also provides many of the tools and supplies needed to turn the Scorchtail camp into a lasting hamlet.

The Founding of Kyrecliff

Kyrecliff’s oral histories tell of ancestors who crossed hostile lands in search of a defensible refuge. They built into the cliffs and learned to read the valley winds, preserving history through stories, ceremonial masks, music, and public performance. Patron spirits are honored as guardians of places and crafts; wind spirits are associated with guidance and change; ancestral spirits preserve the memory and counsel of the community.

The Rise of the Scorchtail Clan

The Scorchtails were once scattered in small camps outside Breachill. Their alliance with Vyrra gave them protection, a common identity, and the security to establish an above-ground settlement beside the swamp. Vyrra’s Nest has only recently begun to take the form of a permanent hamlet. Their growing reputation is strongest in Breachill and among nearby traders. Kyrecliff remains the chief exception: its people acknowledge the clan’s ingenuity but contest its territory, influence, and dependence on Vyrra.

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