<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/70/6c/38/706c380e9fd5cfff79f258ebad9741af.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: comic sans ms;"><strong>Empress &amp; Bastard Half-Brother</strong></span></div><br/>For three hundred years, the land east of the Keleshite empire and north of the Vudra empire on the eastern coast of the Casmaron continent has sat the Padhe empire.   The current dynasty of emperor is from the noble house Lani.   The empire through smaller than the many semi-independent kingdoms of the Vudra empire and the great sprawling Keleshite empire.   It has persevered for the past three hundred years.<br/><br/>The emperor has died,  leaving only a female heir to assume the mantle of becoming the empress of the empire.   Through small, the empire is known for its military prowess.   A full time professional core army known as the black legion,  with twenty-five thousand troop strength.   Led by Grand Marshal Malik Deathknell.<br/><br/>The primary human, with the following ethnicities; Vudrani, Keleshite,Tian half-elf and half-orcs.   With Elven, Goblins and Halflings.   There is amongst many of the nation nobility Aasimar and lately there has been a rise in Tieflings.<br/><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d3/ee/e9/d3eee9b6ac6437d64b9db4e2da6e8606.jpg)</div><br/>The young princess coronation is a large gala event.    When the unthinkable happen the Black legion would usurp the city.   Battles began with the elite palace guard,  that where coloring of a aqua blue.   The young empress has gone missing.  As Lord Grand Marshal declares himself emperor of the empire.<br/><br/>A good portion of the palace guard hold the palace.   While one hundred with a young woman, break out of the city.   Heading south towards the Vudra empire.    Such is reported that it is the empress escaping.   Portion of the Black legion is sent giving chase to the  group.   It is the news that is spreading among the street of inns.<br/><br/>That woman might be Darius half sister.    It is what his mother had claimed.   That he was the only son of the late emperor.   For she had been his lover and it was he who had given the seed for his being born.    Darius known as the Hellhound.  A well known bounty hunter.   Knows that now would not be the time to claim heritage to the old late emperor.<br/><br/>Other than a curfew being imposed by the Black Legion and small pockets of sporadic clashes between the thousand strong palace guard and Black legion,  there has been very limited collateral damage.<br/><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/73/27/ba/7327ba8314f55d7dc98742db245d8174.jpg)</div><br/><br/>While in the inn,  in between jobs of hunting down criminals.   While learning of the news of his suppose half-sister, flight from the city.   He is approached by a elderly Vudrani male.   He takes a seat at your table.<br/><br/><strong>"I assume you are the Hellhound.   I have need of your services', sir.  It will pay well,  fifty gold pieces upfront,  50 gold pieces upon reaching your destination."</strong><br/><br/>Game Mechanics- Deception Skill Check 20<br/><br/><strong>"I want you to escort my slave to Absalom.   She carries a message to collegues that is of highest importance.  So do you except this quest Hellhound?"</strong><br/><br/>A beautiful slave woman with spear in hand steps up to the table.    As the elder Vudrani falls quiet after proposing the offer to Darius.<br/><br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6b/5f/d3/6b5fd36a5b475af394692ec0b3d92495.jpg)</div><br/>First glance at the slave woman is she is not one for manual labor,  she is soft.   No callouses are on her hands or even her feet.   Perhaps she is a pleasure slave.   Likely given the weapons to appear as a gladiatrix.    She keeps  her head bowed in subservicence.   Yet there is something about her,  that says this is more than a simple escort.   Especially one that is  going to pay him  one hundred gold pieces.