A Message from Vaelion Tidecleaver

Owner of the Platinum Pour — Former Captain of the Tideguard — Retired Adventurer of the Vampire Wars

The Vermillion Mining Company has struck something beneath the platinum veins — a red crystal that hums when the torches die low and remembers the faces of the dead.

They're calling it a miracle. I would say its a warning.

Now the Company wants brave souls to oversee their expeditions, and they’ve asked me — Vaelion Tidecleaver to raise a new generation of explorers. I hung up my trident and war pick after the Vampires Wars of Chateauclair, but I’ll be damned if I let a new generation go delving without guidance. Lyle, that poor bastard. Don't be like him.

So, before another fool swings a pick into something that looks back, I’m hosting a meeting here at The Platinum Pour. Bring your courage, your wits, and your questions. Leave your fear at the door.

Join us for a guild gathering where we’ll:

• Review the West Marches charter — how expeditions form, how contracts are claimed, and how discoveries are logged.
• Build new characters and crews ready for the depths.
• Establish the rules of the frontier — how the world remembers your actions, and how the Company rewards them.
• Discuss Hexroll.app (https://5e.hexroll.app/join/pMBtqzqd). This VTT will be used in conjunction with Roll20.

This isn’t a battle — not yet. But the mines are opening soon, and every expedition will need miners, mercenaries, scholars, and scouts.

If you hear the name Tidecleaver, remember — I didn’t get it from the sea. I got it from cutting through what shouldn’t have been disturbed.