Origin Story

This incarnation of Averdale began as a useless Plane devoid of life.  A dead Plane, where light was a distant memory, and the NightCrawler was the last remaining inhabitant. It had consumed all else.  A world comprised of free floating asteroids alone in the cold and desolate void.  When an epic and storied adventuring party from another Prime Material World was tasked with destroying the NightCrawler and like a dark Pheonix its death would be the beginning of a new world.  The Nightcrawlers epic death, released all the potential it had consumed in one burst of Creation it vomited forth raw energy that the Party seeked to harness. And by harnessing it they sculpted the new world with their own ambitions.

• The Kestrel, Slayer of the Nightcrawler set down the laws of Averdale,
•  1.    Intelligent creatures native to Avordale have free will (may make free choices unconstrained by external agencies).
  2.    Beings of deistic power who manifest on Avordale must remain within the bounds of their Most Holy place of worship or be banished.
  3.     Kestrel would be forever bound to Averdale in spirit.

• Two members, Knightshade and Natise used the energy to re-birth their dead deity, Gorn god of dimensions, mentalism, and numbers.  And a fortress known as Demonholm was copied mortar and magic for them to reside in.
• Calistrian established is goddess a temple of great strength for the Golden Lady of Healing and Life, Solistra. He forbade the Creation of Undead in Averdale
• Mal brought forth artifacts of Solistra for safe keeping on this new plane. also Forbade the presence of Demons.
•  Andehera, more machine than woman, brought forth her creator, Invictus God of Balance and Order
•  Elian Created the Sun and Darkness, giving light and darkness equal time to play on Avedale. She also Birthed each of the Shapechanging races and Imbued them with her symbol, a Red Ribbon. To mark them as protected by her. 
• Dyscordia an apprentice to Elian at the time Created an Isle of Change, home and sanctuary to all the Shapechanging races. Where no creature may harm another upon its shores. 

These are the laws that gave birth to Averdale.  These are the rules the players at that time set. They also set in motion the series of events that follow.

Kick off

In the Interest of complete disclosure, Averdale has been running for 4 years prior to this blog start date. There have been 10 Players with 15 characters. This Blog is largely to collect the history of this world so that I , Ryan Grimwood, can use it for a reference point in the future.  This will also be a tool for my Players, (present and past) and fans to keep up on the happenings of Averdale.

I have to start by Thanking with deep gratitiude the following players who made this possible. As a DM it's my responsibility to provide the playground, but it is the players who make it fun.

Sharada
Grymalkian
Deval
Shugi
Haplo
Aaron
Trent
John
Larson
Casey
Sean
Amanda