![]() ![]() The first was the movement of the clan towards Storm Bull. There were two major issues and ongoing plot threads in the campaign at this point that I wanted to include in the story. I designed this quest to see if he had the self-discipline and ruthlessness necessary to leave the mundane world behind and live forever with the spirits. Stars-Not-Shine was the assistant shaman and wanted to become a full shaman. On their return, the Yellowtails had been forced into a more anti-Chaos position, with Storm Bull becoming increasingly prominent within the clan. The clan had just returned to Prax from the Wastes, ten years after being forced out for being on the losing side at the Battle of Moonbroth (the Yellowtails had fought against the rest of the Sable nation). ![]() ![]() This Heroquest came up as part of the Yellowtail campaign, a campaign based in and around the Yellowtail Clan of Praxian Sable Riders. ![]()
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