Under The Dome

Setting

A domed city, efficiently run by a cabal of four generals. It is said that forty years ago, demons attacked, and the mages erected the dome. Now, nobody enters or leaves.

The city runs like clockwork. There is virtually no violent crime, guards are present but never raise a weapon, many buildings are uninhabited, everyone has a home and almost everyone is provided for (though there is one slum for the destitute). Magic is never on display, and there is an anti-teleport field throughout the city.

The mages continue to labor, unseen, to maintain the dome. Everyone, or nearly so, is happy that the generals are doing such a good job at protecting the populace from the horrors without.

Characters

• Arcadius, Dio's volatile mage
• Rebecca, Susan's knight-in-training
• Reven, Ryan's soldier
• Sharone, John's healer
• Father Dante, Eli's priest
• Lucky Jack, Brad's acrobat

What Happened

Earlier

The campaign had an earlier phase in which the characters were years younger, teenagers built on 80 points. They started an 'adventuring club', and found their way into the catacombs. This was discovered by people who could use an off-the-radar exploration team.

More recently, Jack, Dante, Arcadius, and Rebecca have all learned that their respective mentors/patrons believed that The Fall of the great city didn't exactly happen as the one authoritative history book asserts. The four mentors may have different goals or hypotheses, but the purpose is common: let's find out what happened.

A recent venture into the catacombs revealed undead creatures that almost killed the party. Grappling fire-zombies were tough. Also, a mystery -- the catacombs were scorched, charred, and upon entry, the old embers lit up. What could have created such a fire, so many years ago, that it yet burns today?

Also, a note, "It is time," though its author and intention are unclear. Discovering those may help unravel the mystery of what really happened 40 years ago.

Upon exiting the catacombs, the party was spotted, and there is concern they are all wanted, or suspected of trespass, or worse.

Realizing One is Off the Rails

• meeting Reven
• library study, secret book
• alchemist elf -- tells us of the goblin alchemist's journal
• the mistwalkers in the catacombs, jack's allies, helps us hop through a gate to get the flower that the elf wants
• goblin alchemist does not appear in official history, but is listed among 'the disappeared' in the secret history
• great grandson is Micah, our goblin fence/merchant
• Sharone has private study with librarian
• confrontation with the mute elf ranger
• designation of Rebecca as leader