Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

Three men in dark leathers and maille leave the Beregost grounds. They travel far east and north, coming upon a tribe of goblins, and an ungodly giant rat. They parley with the goblins and leave, one man riding the rat as a mount. They arrive near Durlag's Tower and find a graveyard beneath the surface of the water. After examining the bodies, they return them to their watery grave and remove all signs of their interference, heading back to Beregost.

An unlikely group of travelers set out from the Friendly Arm Inn a few days ago, into a part of Cloakwood where a strange taint was upon the land. Passing by crazed animals and poisoned rivers, they ventured into a complex of ruins and caves on the edge of the forest, towards the source of the corruption. A grave evil radiated from the earth itself, until a chilling voice was heard across the area as something happened…

As the group began their return journey towards civilization, whatever taint was held over the land seems to have dissipated somewhat. Several dead and injured travelled with the party upon their return, each of them looking exhausted from whatever happened within those caves.

Rumors have circulated around Baldur's Gate of a certain home in the Palace District of Baldur's Gate, known for its impressive security, which was recently broken into. The owner of the house, some whisper, was found torn apart, as though by wild animals, in a scorched, brimstone-scented chamber...

Whatever the cause of the events that transpired in that room, it is noted that all of the house's security measures had been defused by expert hands, from its barred windows to its magically warded doorways...

The Hunters of Vengeance recently ventured far from Baldur’s Gate. Searching for those responsible for earlier killings near Beregost, they followed the trail of the murderous north, towards the village of Daggerford, where they had heard that similar killings had taken place. Their only other lead was an unusual dagger found at the scene of the crime.

Not too far from Daggerford itself, the Hunters found themselves crossing a bridge, where they were confronted by a single woman. Dubbing her and her companions the ‘Humble Folk,’ they demanded coin in exchange for passage. After a violent conflict which tried both sides, the Hunters emerged victorious, claiming the head of the bandit leader.

Proceeding further down the road, they spied a gallows at the edge of the woods, with a trail of blood leading from it towards a rushing stream. Across the stream, Tegeus saw a dagger similar to the one which he had located in Beregost. With much difficulty and several failed attempts, Talisen and Tegeus managed to make it across to claim the blade.
Upon inspecting the gallows at the other end of the trail of blood, they found not only the hanged man whom they had spied from a distance, but also a gruesome circle formed by dead bodies, with a distinctive swirl of blood at the center. Inspecting them closely, it was determined that they had each been cut so as to inflict as much pain as possible before their deaths, while their tongues had been pierced by iron rings, as had that of the hanged man. Gwydion, the Ffolk mage, found no aura of magic in the area, ruling out a ritual intention - at least, one which had been completed.

Whatever the old man said left the Hunters perplexed, and though it gave them something to grasp at, it was clear that further investigation was needed. At last, they set off towards Daggerford, hoping they might pick up the trail there, and find a few more missing pieces to the puzzle that confronted them.

A few days ago, several of the Hunters were seen leaving a home in the Dock Ward of Baldur's Gate, not far from the compound of the Flaming Fist. As it happens, they headed straight for the mercenary fortress, speaking grimly with the officers there. An hour later, several Fist guards were seen placed outside the house, all access being closed off. Later, a foul stench filled the air as many bodies in varying states of decay were carried out of the house for burial...

The Hunters of Vengeance returned to the depths of the sewers for the second time in as many weeks, following a meeting led by Eleanor. Joining the Hunters were the druids, Ivan and Corvus, the Helmite Sveta, and Cara, priestess of Jergal.

Before descending into the depths, the group stopped briefly at the headquarters of the Flaming Fist, pleading with them for help, speaking of some dangerous menace lurking in the depths, to little avail.

What occurred within the sewers is known only to those who were among the group, but it is said that they emerged somewhere downstream of the Chionthar, bringing with them the mangled, decayed corpse of a known smuggler...

*((OOC: We are happy that we got to include EDE and generate all the RP that happened between our guild and you guys We hope you enjoyed working with Hunters and that you had fun watching the story. We used the word alliance from HoV's point of view We greatly enjoyed the cooperative efforts! You are an amazing group to RP with. We do hope to get to play with you in the future!

(((OOC: We want to say our thanks to all the other guilds and unaffiliated PC's that joined HoV in all those efforts to find and obtain the Gems We hope you all had as much fun as we did watching this story unfold!:3 We are looking forward to many more such cooperative plots where we get a chance to involve so many of you.