Introduction
The Chimaeron is an under developed country on the border between the Anuirean and Brechtur lands. It is named after a Blood Abomination, a monster called the Chimaera that lives in the province.
The Council of Leaders
In reality though, the Chimaera does not involve herself in the affairs of the country named after her. A group called the Council of Leaders actually administer things. The members of the Council are the Mayors of each of nine key towns.
Role of the Player Characters
Each player will be a member of the Council. They will need to choose one Town or City and determine how they became the Mayor.
While in principle each Town or City elects its Mayor by popular vote, the process is in reality very corrupt.
824IC Summer Domain Turn
Plague breaks out in Lyssan. Denerick Stormsinger is absent from the Council of Leaders meeting.
Vlad reports a goblin infestation in Hamein. The Goblin Slavery law is suspended at Charrek's insistence, at least until the goblin emergency is resolved.
A new commander, Bram Van De Berg, is appointed for the army and it is moved to Hamein. The army has the plague though and there is an outbreak in Hamein. Vlad hires doctors from Rohrmarch to come to help his sick people.
Council members step up their search for the Three Brother Mages.
Charrek Ironfist is missing from the Council of Leaders meeting, having been attacked on the road by brigands after money.
Yuri Kavlor persuades the Council to pass a law forbidden goblins to own property or have jobs in the Chimaeron. They can only be slaves. Hakim el-Qadr, who was accomodated 300 goblins in Barniere, is the only member to oppose the law.
Denerick Stormsinger is heavily criticised on the Council for not doing anything about pirates or mages operating in his province.
The Coeranian Ambassador returns to the Council of Leaders with a more friendly approach and gets them to agree to an investigation into the pirates. Mara Mantel agrees to arrange the investigation.
A group of Dwarves from Burak-Azhik are introduced to the Council by Mara and their leader, Dueran, asks them for an appointment with the Chimaerea, which they unable to give him. They tell him about the Three Brother Mages and although they are enemies of the state, Dueran says he needs to speak to them about the consequences of the earthquake. Dueran hires a house in Lyssan and asks anyone with any information to approach him.
Yuri Kavlor gets agreement from the Council to muster the first standing army. Each province will sent militia to join the army.
824IC Spring Domain Turn
The Council of Leaders discovers that the Anuireans who killed Mayor Oltslaf have gone to see one of the Three Brother Mages, who are competing for the magical power in the Chimaeron.
An Earthquake strikes the Chimaeron, damaging Lyssan and Rourke. Goblins, gnolls and orogs come down out of the Iron Peaks and begin causing problems in the provinces. There are stories amongst the goblins that the mountains have been tainted with dark magic.
Charrek Ironfist successfully transports 5,000gp to Lyssan as a part payment of the debt he owes. Two of his three parties are attacked on the way.
The Council of Leaders is told that a group of Anuireans lead by a Lord from the City of Aniure killed Mayor Oltslaf Magnusson after he helped them. Yuri Kavlor demands action. Careine sends 100 militia to Lunadar to help with the search. 50 more come from Lyssan and 20 from Salviene.
Lukas Tremaine leads the militia in a search for the Anuireans in the swamps north of Luandar, but learns that they have crossed the river into Coeranys. Spies are posted but no one knows where they are.
Charrek Ironfist has 5,000gp for the 10,000gp he owes to the Council. He offers it to help Yuri hire the Red Eagle company from Rohrmarch. He transports it successfully to Lyssan, having send two dummy groups of Dwarves out on the obvious routes. Both those groups are attacked, but Charrek's group take a boat to Barniere and then ride to Lyssan. The Red Eagles are not that keen to work in the Chimaeron.
An election is held in Luandar. Lukas Tremaine wins by 500 votes to 300 for Sal Magnusson, the son of the previous mayor.
Events Before the Game Started
Oltslaf Magnusson, Mayor of Luandar and friend of Yuri Kavlor, Chairman of the Council of Leaders, is murdered in his home.
Rumour has it that the murderers are a group of Anuireans who recently arrived in Luandar. His deputy, Lukas Tremaine, is summoned to the next Council meeting by Yuri Kavlor to report on what has happened.
Maria Mantel is chosen as Grand Master of the Merchants Guild of Careine and then becomes Mayor of Careine when no one challenges her in the election.
823IC Winter Domain Turn
Edward Fletcher, Mayor of Careine, announces he is marrying Maria Mantel, the woman who it has been long said was the real power in Careine. Recently the two had appeared to have fallen out, but it seems they have made up.
A spectacular wedding is held between Fletcher and Mantel. That evening though, Fletcher and a number of his supporters who were attending the wedding disappear. Maria Mantel is widely believed to have murdered them.
An election is held in Hamein for a new Mayor. The candidates are Pikos Kreed, son of former Mayor and Vladimir Vladimirovich, a Vos Ferrier. Kreed publically accuses Vladimirovich of murdering his father during the election.
In a surprise result, Kreed is heavily defeated in the election by Vladimirovich, who joins the Council.
Lord Myonos, Mayor of Hamein for the last 20 years, is dying of old age. It is rumoured that the old man had accumulated a fortune in gold.
Although he is dying, he is found one morning in his bed, with his head missing, cut off in the night by an unknown assassin.
823IC Autumn Domain Turn
The Council of Leaders declared a 1,000gp reward for the capture of Hector Vey, dead or alive.
A dwarf named Charrek Ironfist replaces Stein as Mayor of Rourke.
Chair of the Council Yuri Kavlor holds the Mayor of Rourke responsible for replacing the stolen funds. The Council votes to give Rourke a year to raise 10,000gp.
Antinus Stein, Mayor of Rourke, member of the Council of Leaders and Treasurer for the Council, falls ill and dies suddenly. One of his aids, Hector Vey, runs off with the State Treasury, taking more than 10,000gp.