Campaign summary of Return to Skywall, set in the World of Kiynan (5E compatible, based on Wizard of the Coast’s SRD 5.2.1).

In the raucous heart of Haven, where taverns roared louder than the crashing surf, destiny chose an unlikely stage. Ethain Trimanus, dashing and overdressed, took up a corner table to dazzle strangers with wit and charm. Into this scene stumbled Bitoh the Red, a scarred and burly man with no memory of his past, only the echo of a drum slung across his back. Seeking aid, he approached Ethain—only to be met with amusement and the suggestion that a little music might solve more than brooding silence ever could.

The tavern was soon thrown into chaos when Bitoh began pounding his drum with wild abandon. Ethain joined with a flourish of his concertina, the mismatched duet drawing eyes, groans, and even admiration from the crowd. Shep, a steady veteran from Bright Keep, entered at that moment to find his old acquaintance Ethain grinning among the racket. With a sigh and a shake of the head, he bought Bitoh a drink, extending to the confused warrior a kindness no melody could.

At a nearby table, young Nines, street-born and sharp-eyed, sat in the shadow of his patron Demetor. Though ordered to keep quiet, he could not resist pricking his ears at the commotion. While the magicians spoke of a call to adventure, Nines saw only opportunity. Boldly, he volunteered himself for the journey—earning a glare from Demetor, but also a grudging nod of approval.

Thus, through noise, laughter, and more than a little embarrassment, the four were drawn into one another’s company.

The mood shifted the next day, when the companions crossed the gates of Haven’s central keep. There, beneath vaulted ceilings and banners of calm blue, Mistress Kayla the Blue, Duchess of New Ornland, awaited. She spoke not of tavern songs, but of history and destiny. Long ago, House Calm had raised Skywall, a castle that floated in the heavens by the power of the Floatstone, a relic of immense power. That wonder was lost when Skywall fell, centuries past—but Kayla believed the Floatstone might yet endure.

If found, she vowed, it would restore glory to her house, raising even Haven’s own castle to the skies as Skywall once soared. She charged the adventurers to begin their search in Lament, where old knowledge might be uncovered, and promised them gold for any answers they might bring—and greater riches still should they succeed in returning the relic itself.

For Bitoh, she offered aid in unraveling the mystery of his past. For Shep, she listened with the dignity due to a seasoned voice, even allowing him to negotiate a richer advance. Ethain shone in her regard, basking in noble company, while Nines stayed keen-eyed and silent, storing away every detail for later use.

Thus ended their audience: the noise of the tavern left behind, the weight of legend and ambition now upon their shoulders. Before them stretched the first steps of a quest to chase the skies themselves.