Session 1

Brightspear

The party has been summoned to Brightspear, a city in the Realm of Aqshy built around the Spear of Heaven, a magical Beacon built by a long-gone civilisation. The city is currently ruled by the Stormcast Eternals. They're welcomed by Knight-Incantor Vontus Tavaria, who escorts them to the Portentarium, the fortress of the Stormcast Eternals built in the shadow of the Spear of Heaven.

In the Portentarium they meet Lord-Arcanum Salonia Gravewing. The Lord-Arcanum explains the reason of their summons. Atop the Spear of Heaven is the Beacon of Brightspear, a magical crystal that long ago burned brightly, keeping Chaos at bay. The crystal is somehow connected to an inactive Realmgate that lies below the city. The Lord-Arcanum believes that activating one will make the other work. With the forces of Chaos encroaching from all sides, the only salvation for Brightspear is for the Beacon to shine again.

The PCs visit the inactive Realmgate, where they meet a few people involved in researching the gate:

• Bragga Coppertoe, Captain of the Fyreslayer,
• Aashira Khatri, High Artisan and Master of the Reliquaries,
• Cadice Amard, Keeper of the Archives.

From them they learn that the key to activate the Realmgate is to find some sort of power source deep in the Undercity. To achieve that, Vontus suggests to find a guide that knows how to navigate the Undercity. He gives them a name, Prezarium Shandos. The man is one of the best guides in Brightspear, but he has a reputation as a cheat and a liar.