[For DMs] What is feathergale spire up to?

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#1

Noon

May 10, 2015 17:19:32

I think the references to what bad things feathergale spire is doing in the greater world (apart from sacrifice at the actual location) are scattered about. I thought I'd ask what they are doing here to tap into knowledge others might have just off the top of their head and can describe it. What are they up to again?

#2

Tyranthraxus

May 10, 2015 18:45:07

When I read the section on the Feathergale Knights, I originally read them as a Rich Boys Club from Waredeep, where families would send the 2nd or 3rd son, as a way to remove them from any chance to start a power play within the family and B) to gain some prestige for the family.

 

When you read more about them though, you start to wonder how many are actually like that and how many are just the veneer of that over the Cultists. I think its an interesting concept to play off.

 

Im actually going to start to be running Princes soon and one of the guys making a character wants to be a noble from Waterdeep. Im thinking about giving him a brother or sister who has joined the Feathergale knights.

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Ainulindalion

Tyranthraxus wrote:
#4

Noon

May 11, 2015 2:17:11

Tyranthraxus wrote:
#5

Byakugan01

May 11, 2015 6:23:43

I think their main job is just to be a surface outpost to guard against invaders to the Air temple.  They have an unparalleled view of the surrounding territory. 

 

I roleplayed them as austere, prideful, and skilled at diplomatic trickery(saying the opposite of what they actually mean).

 

The tower itself is just like the other haunted keeps, and the Tomb of Moving Stones.  They are all from the old dwarven empire.  The architecture does not at all fit what I think dwarves would make though. 

#6

Ainulindalion

May 11, 2015 6:32:42

The Haunted Keeps are not from the dwarves.  They were established by adventurers.

#7

Kalani

May 11, 2015 7:01:19

The temples themselves were created by Drow though IIRC

#8

Noon

May 14, 2015 16:59:21

Ah, I found what triggered this - one of the hooks for POTA is about skyraiders.

 

Yet apart from that hook (if anyone takes it up), there's nothing about feathergale spire that makes it evil - I mean, where's the detail of where they get their victims to sacrifice? If there's no mention of raids, then they aren't getting anyone to sacrifice! It's like when the guild wars people mention orcs picking daisies - the monsters you are supposed to fight aren't actually doing anything evil.

#9

Angry_Steak

May 15, 2015 21:26:44

Byakugan01 wrote: