Murder in Arabel: Meet Dawa

You’re a sellsword who came to Arabel with your older brother, Berrian, just a few months ago.

The journey was brutal—you were gravely wounded crossing the wilds and survived only thanks to Berrian’s unwavering care.

Things changed the night you defended merchant Salvador Ortega during a tavern brawl. Grateful, he offered you both work as guards at his manor—above all, he offered you the chance to settle down.

You and Berrian shared a warm smile the night you realized you’d finally found a home.

Then tragedy struck. Thieves broke in and killed both Berrian and Salvador. The culprits were later found dead, seemingly having turned on one another over the loot.

But a cryptic message suggests the real killers are still out there.

If that’s true, you’ll hunt them down. Because they didn’t just kill your brother—they shattered the life you fought so hard to build.

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Click on another character below for a one-minute read of their stakes in the adventure:

Ortega-Namir. Gifted fiery powers by an efreeti, you arrive in Arabel to avenge your murdered cousins—only to uncover a chilling conspiracy and secrets that could burn far deeper than grief.

Gormon. You charm nobles while picking their pockets—but when corrupt guards rob the woman you call family, your tricks must serve a greater cause. You’ve got four days to save her from ruin.

Yurkash. Once exiled for your strange looks, you return to Arabel to stop a rampaging werewolf. But the city still hates your kind—and your past won't stay buried for long.

Moonlight. Undead stalk Arabel’s streets. As a holy knight sworn to purge their kind, you suspect a necromancer hides in plain sight. You’ve lost family to darkness before—you won’t let it happen again.

Swaying Dandelion. Trained by monk-mages to recover lost relics, you now seek forbidden artifacts stolen by a warlock. With a holy knight at your side, your pilgrimage could end in glory—or tragedy.

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