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Dragon Quest Valor

Ten years ago, the world of Valonius was thrown into chaos with the advent of Dark Lord Velga. Under the power of a dark curse, monsters everywhere were bound to her power, acting as an army led by her four dark generals. None could stand up to her wrath... until the rise of the Hero.

Elika was a humble farm girl, but when the monsters came, she took up a sword and fought to protect the weak. Swiftly, her power grew, and four mighty warriors became her stalwart companions. Elika became the symbol of hope itself as she crossed the world, facing Velga's dark generals in life or death battles. With the Shield of Light she protected her friends from danger, and with the Sword of Light she cut down the forces of evil. One by one, the dark generals were slain, but one by one, her allies fell as well, until Elika and Velga had their final duel atop Death Isle for the fate of the world.

Nobody knows exactly what happened in that fateful battle, but the aftermath is known. Velga's dark castle now lays in ruins, but she and Elika were never seen again, with the only memento remaining from the battle being Elika's sword and shield. With the defeat of the Dark Lord, peace returned to Valonius, monsters once again free to mostly leave humans alone, the occasional skirmish or random encounter aside.

Ten years have passed since the fall of Dark Lord Velga. While no new evil master has announced their presence, the curse of darkness has returned to Valonius. Monsters are losing their minds, turning to brutally attack humanity at every turn. Who is behind this new invasion? Will a new hero rise to stand against them?

So Yeah
It's a Valor campaign. Standard rules, 1-20, five PCs. I'm not ready to pick a party yet, but I will at some point.

More Details

• The full world map isn't ready to be revealed, but the majority of Valonius is dominated by two large continents - Helenia in the west, and Yamatonia in the east. Death Isle is in the sea between the two, surrounded by ship-crushing reefs. The campaign will probably start in Helenia.
• Monsters are everywhere in Valonius, but they aren't usually as hostile as they are now. Monsters don't get along with humans well, so they mostly keep away from human settlements, only occasionally attacking towns or isolated travelers. Monsters also differ from humans in that they lack our aversion to death - for most monsters, being defeated and spared is considered a greater insult than being killed.
• The Curse of Darkness is an innate power of the Dark Lord, which covered the world when she arose. The curse covered the entire world, and turned nearly all monsters into her unwavering servants. However, some random monsters were spared by chance, and areas of powerful magical significance shielded any monsters there from her control. The new curse seems to operate on the same rules.
• Dragons, the strongest race of monsters, are immune to the Curse of Darkness, but many of them served Velga willingly, because one of her generals was a powerful Elder Dragon.
• Velga was not the first Dark Lord to attack Valonius. It seems that something like this happens every century or two. They have varying degrees of success, some even establishing dominion over the world briefly, but all of them have met their demise at the hands of human heroes.
• Elika's coming was not prophesized, nor was she of any great lineage. What made her the Hero, the source of her incredible power, is a mystery. Perhaps it was a natural consequence of her powerful, pure heart. The world is looking for a new Hero, but the truth is that nobody knows exactly what that means.
• The majority of Valonius adheres to the same religion, a Christianity-like order following an unnamed Goddess. Odds of it being a secret evil doom religion are surprisingly low.
• Elika had four party members, Velga had four dark generals. All eight of them are probably dead, and I'm declining to describe them, because those are some rich plot hooks.

Interested?
Yeah you are. Hit me with this in a comment:
1. Name or handle
2. One or more character ideas
3. Tell me about one of Elika's party members or one of Velga's dark generals

Comments

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1. Vehrec

2. The Legendary Guardsman: Many times on Elika's journey, her party crossed paths with a humble guardsman, in kingdom after kingdom. Every time, this simple foolish guard was caught up in some adventure of the hero, and every time, his foolish and oafish nature caused an Incident which lead to him being fired. After one final encounter, Elika went to her destiny, and the guard went back to his kingdom of origin to re-apply to his old job, with much more job experience.
Ten years on, as a Guard Captain, he's starting to worry that as a Great Expert on Elika's journey, any hope of defeating a new Dark Lord might require his help. He's been training for ten years to move from 'ordinary guardman' to something stronger, but will his training have paid off? Or are his claims of power and expertise delusions?

3. Dark General Suffurous (Suffering+Sulfurous) was, it was said, Velga's only true friend. A huge dragon, they were an equal partner in this conquering the world thing. Velga sometimes rode them into battle, and the Suffurous took payment in the treasures of kingdoms to do work on the side for the other Dark Generals. Suffurous most delighted though in terrorizing specific humans, wrecking their lives and watching them break down over and over as their fortunes steadily turned worse and worse. Sometimes they targeted princes and champions with dark curses, sometimes they singled out a single thatched cottage to burn each night where one human was staying. Watching in delight as they were ostracized from their lives and happiness, Suffurous was never more happy than seeing such people despair as they revealed it had all been for sport.