Lost Haven Guards

Infobox

Lost Haven Guards

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Basic Information
Type Info
HQ Luminara (Guards Barracks)
Alignment Neutral Evil
Founder Unknown
Current Leader Malachi Darkthorne †

Overview

The Lost Haven Guards are a group predominantly comprised of Goliaths. They perform various functions, including bodyguards for the nobles, typical security and watch duties and policing; however, they are best known for their role running the slave camps and acting as slave masters.

Equipment

The guards are always equipped with similar gear. All wear golden full plate armour and carry an incredibly heavy greataxe, a set of javelins and a utility dagger. The guards who work primarily in the Siltwater Slums also carry a long whip that they use to punish slaves.

Attitudes

Slaves

The guards are known for having a no-nonsense attitude when dealing with the slaves; they're quick to violence and tend to be overly cruel to the slaves, often seeing them as not people.

A great example of this is when the party learn that no matter what, at a specific time in the evening, they will throw away all of the food. This is regardless of whether everyone has had a chance to grab a meal.

Hunters

While still slaves, the guards will treat them a lot better, going as far as to separate the slaves from them with remarks like "you wouldn't want to be seen associating with 'them', would you?" [1]

Nobels

The guards treat the nobles with incredible care and concern, most likely because they will be killed if they don't. However, this goes so far that they are hesitant even to fight back if they are actively being killed. They will drop everything if a noble commands them to do something, even if the request is non-standard or out of the blue.

History & Mentions

§ Interactions
Session 46 Soon, they gained enough confidence to leave their room and eat something while walking around the palace. They learnt that the slaves drove away the rest of the Lost Haven Guards, but now there were riots on the streets as some tried their best to put together a governing body to sort out what would happen in the near future. One of the first things they did was go to the museum and recover all of their stuff, donning their robe woven with magical circuits and, most importantly, their spell book.
Session 45 Their battle was long and difficult as the Lost Haven Guards stood firm; their strong armour and towering boards made it challenging to damage them. Even when they were able to hurt them, they somehow grew even stronger, absorbing damage better and better while their attacks hit harder. This battle was so harsh that Korrigan witnessed something he hadn't seen since the war for the OFC's freedom: Drache being knocked down. Although he got up, Korrigan had diverted some of his power to keep Drache alive, staining the fight further in the guards' favour.
Session 44 Mordecai and Chenris led their two bodyguards into the forest and to the Leomund's Tiny Hut. Upon seeing a large opaque orb in the middle of the woods, the guards were very concerned, but Chenris was dismissive of the claims and ordered them to follow through. One obeyed and followed suit while Mordecai tried to make an excuse, saying this was merely a safe place they set up to store their hunting gear while the roughs in the slum were dealt with.
Session 44 Once both were within the spells' effects, Mordecai and chenris unleashed their abilities on the guards. They were both initially confused about why they were being attacked and tried to deal with them by using the blunt side of their weapons, but after some goading by chenris, they began fighting for real. However, the two were no match for two fully powered-up mages and soon were killed.
Session 44 While Chincheris healed himself back to health, Mordecai suddenly realised that because the goliaths were so big, their armour could not fit them. Chenris suggested that they could sit on each other's shoulders to wear the armour, and he could use Speak with Dead |to get some answers out of them. Mordecai wasn't convinced, pointing out that they could have just asked the guards and didn't have to kill them.
Session 44 With the final question answered, the guard's corpse fell to the floor in a slump, prompting Mordecai to comment on how morbid the situation was. Chenris stated that this was just magic. Chenris then took the chance to cast Prestidigitation on themselves to clean the blood and the armour from themselves. Mordecai quickly followed suit, complaining about how the blood was sticky and stained everything, expressing confusion about how Drache did it.
Session 44 When removing the guards' armour, they noticed they both had tattoos on their chests, much like their slave tattoos. Chenris manages to walk them over to the palace gates, but is a bit wobbly. A guard stops them, casually asking where their next shift was. Chenris whispers to Mordecai that they have palace duty next and need to talk to the foreman first. The guards hear the whisper but assume it's their stomach growling. Mordecai jokes, saying that it was the beans. The guard laughed, letting them and warning them to get a hold of it, as they didn't want to anger a noble with gross sounds.
Session 44 Once inside, Mordecai asked if Chenris had any ideas on where to go, as they were once nobles. Chenris explained that he sadly had no idea, as Human palaces differed significantly from the eleven. He stated that many Human palaces did their best to hide their servants from view, so they should look in the servants' quarters if they wanted to get underground. Mo[[Lost Haven Guardsi]] nodded and walked down a few corridors. As they approached the servants' quarters, they noticed how the gold furnishings got fewer before disappearing as they reached a rickety old door.
Session 44 When they entered the room, it was incredibly dark and dirty, with piles of straw for beds. Upon seeing a guard enter their living quarters, many of the servants ran away, crying out in fear, stunning Mordecai. chenris prompted them to keep walking, "Although sad, we can't do anything about it until we stop the antimagic field."
Session 44 Mordecai took a deep breath and continued forward, finding a tiny spiral staircase downward. Mordecai dismounted chenris, and they dragged the guard's armour down the stairs to raise any suspicions. The stairs took them 5 minutes to get to the bottom, where they were greeted with an ancient wooden door with planks of hardwood nailed over it to stop it from opening. There was text written on it reading 'KEEP OUT'.
Session 44 As he approached, he watched in horror as the robot's arm began to reach out and grab a crystal from the wall. He shot that one, exploding it. The arm knocked into the wall again, but didn't seem to care as it went for another crystal. chenris rushed towards the robot to try and disable the arm, but he could not figure something out before the robot was close to putting another crystal in the machine. With no time left, chenris grabbed an arrow and stabbed it into the crystal, destroying the robot and forcing him to take the full brunt of the blast.
Session 44 Suddenly, a man in ornate clothes and a decorated crown entered the room, cackling wildly. He ordered a guard to pick up the half-alive chenris. He looked at his machine, saying, "It's alright, my pet. You put up a good fight." he then turned to chenris "Well, you tried, and that's all we can hope for." And with a cruel laugh, he punched chenris unconscious.
Session 44 Drache agrees, "They're not just going to whip us and send us on our way"
Session 44 "We will find a little guard down here earlier, if you think that's a good idea. And we're going to ambush them. And we're going to get them," said Korrigan as he began to lay out his plan, "and then we rampage through the streets. I don't know. I'm making this up as I go, Dracker. But I'll be saying inspiring speeches the entire time.
Session 44 They started reviewing the plans and confirmed they would do their best to pick off the garirds one by one, loot the armour and weapons, and use the mines as bastions. They could then push slowly, only taking on challenges when they were nearly confident they could win. Drache nodded in approval. He then asked if they would wait for Halfbie and Mordecai to return. He explained that they weren't even sure if the two were alive or dead. Korrigan nodded but explained there was nothing they could do about that now, and they just had to trust in their party.
Session 44 Korrigan said their only other option was to use their bow to shoot the guards as soon as they walked in. Drache raised an eyebrow, stating, "Surely now is the time to start the revolution. If all options lead to us dying, why not go out with a fight?"
Session 44 As he sat down with the people around him, he discussed his plans to set traps for the guards to either slow them down or kill them. He also grabbed the bow and began attaching some Molotov cocktails to arrows. He then passed a broken Bootle to Drache, "This is a shiv, he stabs"
Session 44 He then let loose his arrow, which was embedded in a guard. The guard didn't seem affected by this and got out his Javelin, but before he could throw it, all the salves around him jumped on him and scratched at him with their nails savagely. First, they went for his face and eyes before taking the Goliath down. He screamed in pain as he slowly died. They have opened up too many of the guards in the area.
Session 44 Drache quickly loots the guards of the armour and weapons, brandishing a greataxe with a grin. Donning the armour, they both begin trudging through Lost Haven, inspiring more crowds. Suddenly, Korrigan, amongst the carnage of slave breaking and setting fires to everything, noticed he couldn't see Misty. Torn between wanting to protect her and the result, Korrigan begins looking for her, throwing Molotov cocktails seting guards on fire in the process.
Session 44 Korrigan continues looking for her in the meantime. However, watching the guards go up in a blaze of fire, he grabs Drache's hand and says, "You are my brother in war. Let do this!!"
Session 44 Drache nodded, brandishing his weapon, "In life as in death", before lobbing another Molotov at a group of guards.
Session 44 They carried on through the slums, noticing that the surprise had worn off and the guards were starting to fight back and kill slaves. They wondered if one should stay behind and help armoured people up. Tish reassuringly puts a hand on Korrigan's shoulder before nominating himself to help the slaves organise. "Aiden and i have got it from here"
Session 44 They both nodded and thanked him for stepping up. They headed on. Korrigan led them both to the hunter's quarters, still looking for Misty. He was about to throw a Molotov at the gates before a black figure jumped down off the wall and sliced the guard's throat with a small knife. The Misty looked up from her kills and gave the two a beaming smile.
Session 44 Drache gave a hearty belly laugh before commenting, "What a fucking menace!! "Before Misty grabbed a key and unlocked the gate, they entered the hunter's quarters. They were greeted by members of the goblin mafia, whom they convinced to join their side by letting them have the gold after a successful revolt. They rushed off with crude weapons to kill the guard. Korrigan also get them to bring him a healer.
Session 44 They approached the gate to Luminara. A large group of guards stood in front of it, brandishing weapons with steeled determination.
Session 42 Outside the corridor, there was a long pause during which Halfbie optically suggested the writing was a lovely poem. Mordecai was about to say that if the last one said, 'Remebere who owns you,' then this one couldn't possibly be good, but as they opened their mouths, Korrigan's anguished scream roared out of the dingy dark corridor and echoed out of the house and beyond. Halfbie shouted "BAD POEM, BAD POEM" before rushing to help Korrigan, explaining that they needed to get out of here ASAP before the guards came to investigate.
Session 42 After a short conversation, it was revealed that there were probably a few guards who could sneak stuff into Siltwater Slums, but unfortunately, she didn't know any of them. When Korrigan asked for more information, the slave locked up and told them to get some gruel before they threw it all away. To the Party's horror, the slave revealed that after the cutoff point for food, they throw it all away to mess with the slaves.
Session 42 Sitting down with their "Food," Korrigan asked if anyone from the first rebellion was in the hall. Tish had a quick look before pointing out one man who Korrigan instantly recognised as one of the people from the rebellion fighting force. His joy was overcome with dread as he realised that during the rebellion, this man had had his leg cut off by a guard as punishment; it was now replaced with a crude metal one. The man's face was also quite badly scarred, and half of one of his arms was also missing.
Session 42 Before Korrigan could react, the man turned and instantly recognised Korrigan. He stood up and screamed, "Kal," before rushing over in anger. Kal tried to give him the hint to be quiet, but they were behind him in no time and threw him across the mess hall. The guards around them suddenly drawn their swords as they got ready for a fight. The man took the hint and apologised for the outburst. The man walked over and gave Korrigan a hand up Korrigan also played a long insinuation that it was a magic trick or something similar. The guards calmed down and returned to their chat.
Session 42 The man blinked in surprise before asking how Korrigan managed ot survive being thrown into the ocean, after looking at the guards around the tent, who could potentially hear him. Before saying, "If you want to meet us at our cabin later, I can recount everything. I believe I owe you and my friends some answers"
Session 42 Making their way to the church, they found that a sermon was just about to start. Mordecai and Halfbie decided to have a look inside while Korrigan, Aidan, and Drache stayed outside to keep a lookout. They quickly found that a guard was sitting outside one of the windows, listening to what was being said. Korrigan used Primordial to tell Halfbie inside about the guard secretly.
Session 42 Mordecai asked the priest if he was aware he was being watched, and the priest exclaimed he was more than aware, saying, "You look at me cconfused.You assume that because they're guards, they're not also part of a system? You assume that just because they're guards, their draw to Ignatius is less?"
Session 42 Mordecai became even more confused as Halfbie explained that just because someone benefited from a system doesn't mean they enjoyed said system. The priest added that none of the guards got any of the money made by the slaves, and most became guards because the alternative was being one of the slaves. There are many followers of Ignatius across many levels in society," said the priest with reverence.
Session 42 "Sara burnt down the walls and doors using her kind of fire magic. We got in almost too easily. We carved through the guards. There were 500 of us, armed and ready to overthrow the Clown. I mean, we just wanted to be free; we didn't want to be slaves anymore. It's the only solution we came up with. And then we got to the King." Korrigan struggled to talk as all the memories flooded his mind.

  1. This is said during Session 43. ↩︎