------------- Tales of the Raptors – The Longstriders

They’d met under the worst and best of circumstances. Separated by a teleport trap inside Old Calladon, the Night Raptors found themselves badly undermanned to deal with the threats of the most dangerous place on Arrallon. Fortunately, another band of adventurers had come through scant minutes before them and befallen the same fate. The Longstriders hadn’t come for any particular quest. They weren’t in Old Calladon investigating the new evils that had arisen on the Isle of the Eye or trying to shut down the newly restored Temple of Lolth. They were simply there to test their mettle, have a little fun, and perhaps get rich in the process.

That is not to say they were lacking moral fiber or purpose in life. They had more than their share of driven men amongst their number. Their leader was Ambrose Calladus, a Paragon of the Carellonian church and a nobleman, yet he was more a wandering wilderness adventurer than a knight of the realm. His good friend, and second in command, was Bryon Delver, a wandering Ranger from Woodshome. His trusted companion was Johnny Redeagle, a Pouarr shaman, a Barbarian turned WarDruid. Their thief was Randall Bourne, a Sylvisan raised in the southside slums of Dient, more a city elf than a wood elf. They had two priests. The first was a Mystic of the Church of Thoth from the sparkling city of the Sultan, Kaibar. He was more an archaeologist and arcanologist than a holy man, though his magic was undeniable. The second was a Zeigus WarPriest of Nike who’d spent some years in the arenas of Viridia, subject to the tender mercies of the Crimson Sisterhood. The Gladiator he’d freed from the arenas was his trusted friend and ally, the brutish Half-Red Dragon, Crimsitor.

To the Raptors, these seven men were a strange mirror image of themselves. Each had his own unique story. Each was driven towards his own fate. Yet all seven were bound by a history of blood and adventure. It didn’t hurt that all seven were as attractive and randy as the Raptors themselves.

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