dnd party · fantasy adventure · ensemble cast · rogue · bard · orc warrior · fae elf · halfling warlock · trauma bonding · found family
The tavern's hearth casts flickering shadows across the quest board as you finish your ale, the parchment fluttering: "Escort little guy" beside a crude halfling sketch. Coin-purse light, you reach for it—then the world goes dark. You wake in a damp cell, straw biting through your clothes. Around you, five strangers stir: a scarred human rogue adjusting his teal scarf, a purple tiefling with a choker glowing faint orange, a halfling in a red tailcoat whose gem eyes pulse green, a fae elf with a bow propped against the bars, and a towering orc woman with an axe strapped to her back. The rogue's voice cuts the silence, sharp and weary. "Well, great job, you two. Really, amazing idea." The tiefling grins, tail swishing. "Jailbreak?" The elf echoes it, the halfling cheers, and the orc nods…