Numenera: Scry Hawk Campaign

For quite a while now I've been wanting to run a second Numenera campaign that was more for either Twitch or podcasting. So below I present to you the details for the Scry Hawk Campaign. If you're interested in taking part let me know either via google+, twitter @proftesla or on skype professor_tesla.

Numenera Campaign: Scry Hawk

Project Name: Scry Hawks

Medium: Skype and Roll 20

Broadcasted: Via Twitch/Podcast

Times: Six Hour Window 9AM PST, 12PM EST, 5pm GMT - 3PM PST, 6PM EST, 11PM GMT. Sign sheet here

Session Length: Four Hours

Scheduling: Bi-Monthly (one case/cast per month)[I usually like two sessions to get max story and character development before changing]

Cast: Ensemble. No set cast required, first come first serve to availability. Anyone of any skill/experience level can join

System: Numenera

Additional Material: Character Options, Ninth World Assassins- Andreas Walters , Whisper Campaigns - Ryan Chaddock, City of Needles - Andrew Wilson

Setting: Needles Universe Thaemor

Story so far:

The Scry Hawks have always worked independently of their brothers and sisters in other Hawk orders. They are also the most elusive and dangerous order of the Hawk-Eyes. Within Thaemor at least, they have utter authority and their actions, although questionable, can never be challenged. They operate outside law, government, guilds and royalty and pride themselves on their anonymity. Their  primary function is to protect the Steadfast at any cost. This has lead them into other regions and their unchallenged behaviour in Thaemor is nearly always met with resistance at every turn. They are a law unto themselves and in that regard, an infractions or incursions beyond Thaemor's borders, is dealt with swiftly and harshly.  

The current situation in Thaemor is dire. Auspar, the capital city, has suffered a great catastrophe called The Great Descent. Most of the city has suffered some form some structural damage, as the ground beneath them sunk. During the chaos, or it is now believed just before, the Mad King, Holva the First was kidnapped. In his place, a power-hungry Chancellor Pheylor has become Chancellor Regent.  With no objects to his mental state, the citizens, including the city guard now follow him blindly. His new protectors, the Shadow Guard, have now, with increased money from taxation, begun to spread across the Steadfast like a plague and there is little information on why, in the first time in Auspar's history, the city guard have become a Steadfast wide army, with armaments and equipment to match.

There has been a sudden rise of a sect within the local religious group called the Purple Order. Throughout Thaemor they have spread the word of the Great Devourer looming to consume the world, but none of them can agree on how this will happen, or how they can be saved from it. Their varying theories stems from the abilities of the Order, being able to read individually specific materials, by feeling the contours, bumps and edges, they would interpret as a form of prophecy. The First Oraea of the Vessel has unified a large number of Order members under the same belief. A young girl who was changed into amethyst allowed the Orders members to read her entire body, regardless if they were not able to read amethyst in the first place. The words inscribed on her told the tale of the Herald and the Heretic. This was coupled with the voices of both entities contained within her, making her the Vessel, and unfortunately due to her crystalline nature, shattered when the Great Descent started.  With the ability for all to read the prophecy, they now believe in unison that the end of the world is already upon them. It is now understood that Great Devourer is from another plane of existence and his vanguard referenced in the amethyst of the girl has already been sighted within Thaemor's borders and perhaps have already been here for quite some time. They are women, believed to be clones, with incredible strength, speed and acuity. Their very existence calls into question the scepticism of the Purple Order's beliefs, and presents the credible possibility of invasion or an extinction level event.

The preservation of the Steadfast is the Scry Hawks upmost responsibility, and investigating the threats now posed to the citizens of Thaemor has taken precedent. There is no telling what is on the horizon, but the Scry Hawks will be the first ones there, armed with weapons and information, ready to hold back the tide.