Session One

Kythorn 20th, The Year of the Crown, 1351 DR Ka'mil of Evermeet and Arellon Mistdancer, two elven wizards from distant Evermeet, use a one way portal to travel from the Greycloak Hills near the hidden refuge of Evereska to the edge of the King's Forest in the heart of Cormyr. There, at twilight, they stumble upon an ambush that had been set along Calanter's Way. John Smith and Elwrynn Galanodiel, traveling north from Immersea, had met Rohan Hawkshill and Briar Rose of Sune traveling south from Arabel. Both groups were unwittingly walking into a malacious ambush. The elven travelers intervened, springing the ambush early and sparing the Cormyreans a withering surprise attack.

During the course of the battle, riders approached from the south, revealed to be King Azoun IV Obarskyr and what was left of his escort being pursued by six horsemen. They rode into a trip wire that appeared to have been set up specifically to catch them. Fighting at the side of the King, the party vanquished the brigands just in time to witness the appearance of Vangerdahast and six War Wizards of Cormyr. The War Wizards took the only surviving brigand into custody and only the direct orders of the King seemed to prevent the entire party from being whisked away to interrogation by the Court Mage. Azoun refused (temporarily) to return to Suzail and instead joined the party for a welcome rest at the Blisterfoot Inn, where he paid handsomely for their dinners and lodging.

Over drinks, the King, who insisted to be called "Arn", rewarded the party with a commission for a charter, instructing them to choose a name and a heraldry and present themselves before his representative in Arabel. He also issued them their first royal quest, to uncover the secret of the Haunted Halls of Eveningstar and to report their findings to his trusted aide the Lady Lord Tessaril Winter, in Eveningstar. With that, he departed into the custody of Mage Royal Vangerdahast.

Upon retiring for the night, the party experienced (individually) disturbing dreams of drowning and suffocation, to only partially remember them on waking.