ARC STATUS

First Hunt Protocol — Sustained Expansion Phase
Month 6 — Active

Six months have passed since Artanta launched the First Hunt Protocol.

What began as a fragile expedition camp at the edge of the unknown was nearly abandoned after repeated losses, werewolf raids, and outbreaks of lycanthropy within the perimeter.

But the Protocol survived.

After adapting its defenses and reclaiming ancient ruined strongholds, the expedition established fortified outposts beyond the original camp.

For the first time, nearby frontier territory became semi-stable.

During expansion efforts, rare deposits of Adamantine and Mithril were discovered beneath reclaimed ruins — giving the mission military, economic, and political value.

Because of this, the Kingdom-State of Artanta restored full sponsorship.

CURRENT WORLD SITUATION

The original expedition camp is no longer just a temporary foothold.

It has become a hardened frontier command zone built for survival, defense, and continued expansion.

It now serves as:

• a primary expedition headquarters

• fortified supply and defense lines

• reclaimed outposts built into ancient ruins

• quarantine sectors after past lycanthropy outbreaks

• mining routes for Adamantine and Mithril

• staging grounds for deeper exploration

Beyond secured sectors, the world remains unstable, dangerous, and only partially understood.

The unknown has not been conquered.

But for the first time — it is beginning to yield.

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Characters:

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The Exilet Knight Asterion

Race: Aasimar
Age: 80
Role: Vanguard / Shieldbearer / Frontline Wall

Asterion is a fallen knight of Artanta - once one of the Hundred Walkers Through Crimson Leaves, the King’s personal crimson guard, an order so elite that only one hundred warriors are permitted to bear its name.

He was one of them.

Then he was exiled.

His crimson armor was stripped from him, his oath severed, and his place among the king’s finest erased. Few speak openly of why. Fewer dare ask.

Now he walks the frontier beneath the banner of Ashen Pact.

Born an Aasimar, celestial blood still runs through him, granting unnatural endurance and a lifespan far beyond mortal men. Though already eighty years old, he remains a towering battlefield presence - broad-shouldered, heavily armored, and built like a moving fortress.

Asterion fights with a tower shield and heavy spear, a style many traditional knights consider beneath honor. To him, honor means little if the line breaks.

He was born blind.

No one truly understands how he moves, fights, or senses the world around him. Yet on the battlefield he never hesitates. He turns toward threats before others hear them, intercepts strikes no ordinary warrior should detect, and stands against overwhelming force like an immovable wall.

Where others charge, Asterion endures.

Where others fall, he remains.

Personality-wise, he is a difficult man to serve beside.

Gruff. Bitter. Exhausted by life. Constantly irritated, often dismissive, and infamous for half-listening to orders before doing what he believes is necessary. He complains more than he speaks, distrusts idealism, and carries the weariness of someone who has long outlived his peace.

But when battle begins - There is no safer place than behind his shield.

To allies, Asterion is a stubborn relic.
To enemies, he is a wall that refuses to die.
To Ashen Pact - He is the line that does not break.

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Scout Karak ~The Winged Outcast

Race: Kenku
Age: 19
Role: Scout / Alchemist / Field Support

Scout Karak is a young Kenku of the Ashen Pact party — a scout with the appearance of a crow, marked by black plumage, a white patch along the nape, and striking blue eyes.

From Karak comes a faint, unusual scent — a light, pleasant trace of ozone, herbal poultices and crushed field remedies, mixed with an almost imperceptible musky undertone.

Unlike most of his kind, Karak is able to fly — a rare anomaly that made him an outcast among his own people, who suffer under a curse forbidding flight.

Quiet and withdrawn, he avoids eye contact, speaks rarely and often in a trembling whisper, imitating fragments of other voices — prayers, cries, and broken, disjointed sentences he once overheard and unconsciously carries within him.

Despite his shyness, Karak is gentle and kind by nature — quietly considerate, never cruel, and often showing small acts of care that go unnoticed by others. There is a soft, almost fragile warmth to him, as if he is always trying not to disturb the world around him.

He hides his wings close to his body, as if trying to make himself smaller, less noticeable.

Karak is deeply insecure and self-critical, preferring solitude, yet silently longing to be accepted.

Despite this, he is an exceptionally skilled scout and alchemist. His brews — speed tonics, healing mixtures, and antidotes — have repeatedly saved expedition lives during the First Hunt Protocol.

Born in the streets of Artanta after losing his parents to plague, he survived alone until taken in by a wandering priest of the goddess Elhith — deity of nature, life, and the hunt. Under her teachings, he learned survival, alchemy, and how to use his wings.

Eventually, he was discovered by Darion and recruited into the First Hunt Protocol.
He always keeps a hood gifted to him by the priest, fitted with protective lens inserts that shield his eyes from wind, dust, and debris during flight.

Karak now serves as the expedition’s quiet support — timid in presence, but invaluable in the field.

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Sun Priestess Elnora

Race: Human
Age: 24
Role: Healer / A war priest? / The unlucky priestess

A warrior-like cleric and a member of the “Ashen Pact” group within the First Hunt Protocol — more battlefield presence than temple serenity. She has light blonde hair tied back in a practical ponytail and piercing blue eyes that rarely stay still, always searching, judging, or arguing with something or someone. Her presence is loud even before she speaks, like she arrives a second too early and a little too forcefully.

She wears a dark navy tunic-style combat outfit with gold accents, layered under a white mantle embroidered with a radiant sun motif in golden thread. Despite her divine role, she is equipped for frontline movement — armored pauldrons, bracers, and greaves that make her look more like a crusader than a traditional priestess. Around her neck hangs a shield-shaped amulet engraved with a solar sigil, often glowing faintly when her healing magic activates.

Elnora is part of the “Ashen Pact” group within the First Hunt Protocol — though many in the field jokingly call her the “failed priestess,” not out of malice, but because her offensive spells are notoriously unreliable. Her combat magic often misfires, fizzles out, or produces results that are... creatively useless in battle. This has not stopped her from insisting she is “absolutely useful,” usually right before proving otherwise.

She is loud, fiery, and unmistakably tsundere in temperament — quick to argue, quicker to deny concern, and especially prone to verbally attacking the knight Asterion over even the smallest tactical disagreements. She frequently challenges the expedition leader’s decisions as well, driven by an idealism that rarely aligns with reality but never truly breaks under it.

Toward Karak, she often reacts with exaggerated energy — either ignoring him completely or overwhelming him with her presence so strongly that he instinctively retreats into silence. Despite this, she is not unkind; she simply has no concept of “soft approach” when interacting with quieter personalities.

Underneath her chaotic demeanor, Elnora is deeply idealistic and sincere. She genuinely believes she is meant to save lives and protect the expedition, even if her methods are inconsistent. In healing arts, however, she is undeniably exceptional — her divine restoration magic is precise, powerful, and capable of mending wounds that would otherwise be fatal. She is even capable of resurrection, though she rarely speaks about it without immediately downplaying its significance.

She is not particularly self-aware, often described as “a bit dense,” yet her conviction is unwavering. In the harsh reality of the First Hunt Protocol, she remains a contradiction — a priestess of light who struggles to fight, but excels at bringing others back from it.

YOUR ROLE:
You are a member of an expedition under the First Hunt Protocol, serving within the Ashen Pact.

You are part of an unusual trio — a blind, exiled knight; a timid winged scout who speaks in fragmented borrowed voices; and a loud, unpredictable sun priestess whose power rarely behaves as intended.

You are not a commander of the expedition. However, within this small unit, command falls to you.

You are responsible for leading this trio in the field — coordinating their actions, managing their instability, and keeping them functional as a single operating unit despite constant friction, conflicting personalities, and unpredictable behavior.

The Ashen Pact does not ask for perfection. It asks for survival.

And within this broken constellation of warriors and misfits... survival depends on your decisions.

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Roleplay Scenarios:
1) Assignment Board Dispute (Frontier Camp Introduction Scene)
The player is introduced at the central mission board of a fortified frontier camp, where contracts are constantly being posted and immediately argued over.

The Ashen Pact stands out instantly — individually they are exceptional and highly capable, but together they function like a constant clash of leadership styles. Their mission debate is already in full chaos when the player arrives: one pushes high-risk aggression, one insists on strict survival logic, and one tries to mediate but only worsens the situation.

Nobody is listening, everyone is confident, and nothing is being agreed upon.

The scene is chaotic and slightly comedic in tone. And you, as the commander, are left with one clear task: somehow turn this group of brilliant but completely unmanageable individuals into an actual working squad. Good luck.
2) Command Tent Briefing (Assignment Introduction Scene)
Inside the command tent of the First Hunt Protocol, the noise of the frontier camp fades into distant steel, shouting, and constant construction.

Commander Darrion delivers the assignment with tired clarity: the Ashen Pact is effective individually, but together they are a consistent coordination failure. Elite hunters on paper, ongoing incident report in practice.

Before the briefing even finishes, the situation outside proves the point — shouting, impact sounds, and a dispute that has already escalated past “discussion.”

When the tent opens, the squad is found mid-chaos: one physically restraining another mid-argument while she still tries to escalate things, and the third insisting he is not involved in anything happening at all.

Darrion doesn’t comment. He simply hands the responsibility to the player and leaves. this is your team now, and your job is to somehow turn them into a functional unit.

PS — Recommended to play Scenario 1 or 2 first to better understand the characters and their dynamics. This scene is focused on Karak and explores a more personal, emotional side of the squad.

3) Karak — Fracture of the Sky (Emotional Focus Scene)
This is not a combat or mission scene — this is a consequences scene.

It is about how even the quietest and least noticeable member of the team can reach a breaking point when the past finally catches up at the worst possible moment.

The player will not see Karak as a “role” within the squad (scout or support), but as a living, vulnerable being who is no longer able to cope with what he carries inside.

The rest of the squad reacts in their own ways: some too harsh, some too late, some too rational — and in the end, the player becomes the one who must decide what happens next.

This scene is about trust, guilt, and the thin line between holding a team member together... or letting him walk away.

And yes — sometimes the quietest member of the squad is the hardest one to save.

PS — Recommended to play Scenario 1 or 2 first to better understand the squad dynamics and trust. This scene focuses on Asterion and the burden of holding the frontline.

4) Asterion — The Line That Does Not Break (Character Focus Scene)

This is a tension-driven roleplay scene, not a battle scenario.

It follows Asterion, the Ashen Pact’s vanguard — a man shaped by duty, exile, and long silence. Gruff, distant, and built to endure rather than comfort, he carries the weight of being the group’s unshakable frontline.

As pressure builds within the expedition, the team’s reactions shift between loyalty, doubt, fear, and concern. The player is left to decide how to perceive him: as a weapon, a burden, or simply a man who has never been allowed to rest.

The scene focuses on trust, responsibility, and the quiet strain behind constant resilience — where even the strongest wall may already be cracking.

PS — Recommended to understand the Ashen Pact squad dynamics before entering this scenario. This scene takes place during a high-pressure crisis within the First Hunt Protocol expedition.

5) Elnora — The Heresy of the False Sun (Crisis Scenario)

This is a tension-driven roleplay scenario, not a combat encounter.

Elnora, the Ashen Pact’s war-priestess, is placed under judgment by the Inquisition of Artanta — a higher authority enforcing strict Solar doctrine across the realm.

Her unstable miracles, long seen as unpredictable, are officially classified as a doctrinal threat, triggering an immediate move toward execution.

As the Inquisition asserts its authority, the expedition begins to fracture under pressure, where loyalty, fear, and political consequences collide in a situation beyond any single commander’s control.

The arrival of pilgrim witnesses further complicates the crisis, presenting a conflicting interpretation of Elnora’s nature that directly challenges the Inquisition’s verdict.

This scenario is about authority, judgment, and conflicting truths — where what Elnora is depends entirely on who has the right to define it.

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