With Six Wings: Session Zero

On the planet of Podushtu two races rose to power: the drahko, humanoid descendants of the fable dragons of yore, and and the serpa, humans who had sold their entire race to the Lords of Hell for power so they could throw off the yoke of the tyrannical drahko. The war eventually became global, but the serpa were winning it, equipped with their demonic powers and the full backing of Hell. The drahkos became desperate. Their Emperor then made a discovery: there was a flame, in the center of the earth. It was holy. It was pure. The Emperor somehow discovered how to weaponize it.

The ensuing explosion destroyed an entire continent, throwing hundreds of tons of dirt into the air.

DID I MENTION THERE WERE DINOSAURS???

TOTALLY ETHAN'S IDEA.

I'M GOING TO LOVE THIS CAMPAIGN IT HAS DINOSAURS OH MY G-

erhem

I WAS GEEKING ABOUT DINOSAURS FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER THE SESSION ZERO. MY WIFE WAS GETTING READY TO KILL ME.

THERE ARE T-REXES IN MY GAME AND THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

But seriously, we'd be in the middle of a really serious conversation and I'd just smile and say "There are dinosaurs in my campaign" and Maria would shake her head.

ERHEM

Look, I can geek out about this, deeply serious and depressed aspect of my personality. I have motherfucking dinosaurs in a campaign and I never thought about doing it before. Back off.

OK, I can have this sub-to-sub talk later. Away from prying eyes.

The point. This is very serious.

After the incredibly horrific destruction of a whole continent of people the two empires decided they were going to forcibly integrate, in an effort to bring greater empathy between their peoples. People were forcibly moved to the other end of the planet, swapped on a 1-for-1 basis.

This is going about as well as can be expected.

BUT THEN THESE GUYS SHOWED UP

Yes, the khen-zai are back, try not to be surprised. They showed up, launched an attack, and are now hanging in orbit, not moving an inch. But it was enough to unify everyone against a common threat.

Well, mostly.

See, there's this serpa warlord, named Bai, who lives in a formerly drahkon nation. He was moved there by the Twin-Scale Alliance, to be their new governor. And he's been ruling the area through fear, intimidation, and death. So Hikaru Genji and Thakraw have resolved to kill him and end his tyrannical rule.

Hikaru Genji, played by Brian (who I've been trying to get in a game for long time) is the scion of one of the Elder Men, those whose alliance with the elves had produced a strong and healthy race, longer lived and more stately than their more common kin. Proficient in mace and spell, Hikaru is dashing, powerful, and literally carries around quill and pen so that way he can sign autographs. 

Yes, we have a proficient Lockhart running around. Yes, I intend to throw a lot of swooning teen girls at his feet. Be very afraid.

He works for Baghsatur Monkhbat (the "h" is a hiss, so Monksssbat), the drahkon (drasskon), somewhat unofficially, as humans are still technically slaves of both drahkon and serpa alike, and has been sent to find a reason to kill Bai.

Thakraw, played by Ethan (who is definitely the youngest member of this group, by a very great margin), is a member of a tribe of plains-roaming humans who can shapechange. HE CHOSE A POSTOSUCHUS.

IT'S AN ADORABLE SIX FOOT LONG CARNIVORE. I'VE NEVER SAID YES TO A PLAYER REQUEST SO FREAKING QUICKLY.

Anyway.

Thakraw had saved Hikaru from an assassination attempt. The two have been fast friends ever since. A lot of Thakraw's tribe had been butchered by Bai and his troops, but under orders from... someone... above him. Thakraw wants to find out who gave the order to Bai. He wants to hear it from Bai's lips.

And then he wants to stand aside while Hikaru kills him.

DID I MENTION THERE ARE DINOSAURS IN THIS CAMPAIGN??????????

I SO EXCITE