Shardseekers

Shardseekers is an ongoing D&D 5e campaign created by Saq-Man that takes place in a custom setting inspired by the Forgotten Realms. The campaign began on April 29th, 2020 and currently features five separate chapters.

A Shadow over Waymeet
While travelling with a great pilgrimage to the resting place of Orluk the Flaming Tongue, siblings Leaf and Light Maple encounter strange rituals occurring around the central tree of Waymeet, a crossroad town in which they were resting. Joining with fellow travelers Darkness Fiendling, Namor Anthri, Bell Novachrono, and Borat Regle, this party seeks to solve the mystery surrounding this small crossroad town and the tree in its center.

Kobolds and Catacombs
Following the events in Waymeet, the party begins to travel west to the town of Briarhill to attend the wedding of Borat's brother. While on the road, they meet the reclusive ranger Delseth Ildrenre, the mysterious bard Slinky Bean, and a young kobold who claims to be a young sorcerer who was polymorphed by a powerful Archmage. It is revealed that the kobold is in fact the Archmage's magically gifted son who he tasked to brave a magic dungeon to prove his skills. With the promise of reward, the party seeks to guide the Kobold through this enchanted catacomb and to teach him to master his powers.

A Most Unholy Matrimony
At last the party arrives in the coastal city of Briarhill to attend the wedding of Borat's brother, Kelen, yet despite this happy event, things are not well. The two attending family's are locked in a deep feud, and tensions grow among the party. Following the kidnapping of the bride-to-be by a gang of pirates, the party, joined by the bride's friend, assassin David Snake, find themselves fused into twisted combinations of each other, and set off to undo the curse that has befallen them, and to save stolen bride.

A Song of Silence
Following the events at Briarhill, the party begins their final journey together, planning to disband once they reach the capital city of Reyselle. Yet, when staying the night in the small village of Mercy's Crossing, the party begins to feel an aura of dread hanging over the town. From mysterious figures in the fog, to unexplainable disappearances, the party seeks unravel the mysteries of this quiet town.

Canon
The Official Canon of Shardseekers is usually defined by the content of sessions but has often been separately specified by Saq-Man. Many early events before the story's full inception have been considered non-canon, and some characters and places hold questionable canonicity. Some examples include:


 * Leaf's hair color
 * Darkness and Bell's romantic and sexual relationship
 * Bell's Seduction of The Queen of Air and Darkness
 * Shaquille O'Neal and the drug trip

Many cases of retconned information come from unexpected changes in characters or unplanned events that conflict with the primary lore of the world.

Spinoffs and Adaptations
Due to its popularity among players, Shardseekers has spawned various spinoffs that further explore the world and lore of the campaign.
 * The Crimson Child: A short story that explores the childhood of Darkness.
 * Tales from the East: A spinoff campaing that explores the estearn portion of the continent.
 * The Lost: A short story that follows an alternate universe where the NPCs form their own party after being abandoned by the Players.

Trivia

 * Shardseekers was initially planned to be one-shot campaign ran to alleviate boredom during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Saq-Man was spurred to write a more in-depth story following player interest.
 * While the story is still on going, Saq-Man has stated he plans for the campaign to be around 12 chapters long and will run to around level 20.