Editing Horn of the Abyss (section)

=== [[Forged in Fire]] ===
This campaign occurs mostly before the story of [[Jeremy]] and [[Bidley]]. It follows the story of the [[Halflings]] from their flight from the [[Kreegan]]s during the [[Night of Shooting Stars]] to the eventual liberation of their homeland ([[Eeofol]]) during the [[War of the Blade]].

During the [[Night of Shooting Stars]], the [[Kreegan]]s invade and occupy the [[Halfling]] homeland of [[Eeofol]]. [[Henrietta]] and her mentor [[Frederick]] (a rogue [[Bracada]]n mage and inventor), barely manage to rally the [[Halflings]] and escape on [[Frederick]]'s skyships. They sail to [[Jadame]] to meet [[Frederick]]'s colleague [[Sam]] at her home of [[Burton]]. [[Burton]], however, has troubles of its own, being beset by [[Zog]]'s ogres. The [[Halfling]]s settle in [[Burton]] and together they defeat [[Zog]] and turn their attention to another threa, [[Dargem]]'s pirates. Looking for allies against this new threat, [[Henrietta]] enlists [[Boyd]], a sentient skeleton and former member of [[Dargem]]'s crew. [[Dargem]] had betrayed and murdered [[Boyd]] and now [[Boyd]] only exists to enact his vengeance on [[Dargem]]. After a tough battle, [[Henrietta]] and [[Boyd]] are victorious and, as agreed, [[Henrietta]] leaves [[Dargem]] at [[Boyd]]'s mercy.

The immediate crises solved, the [[Halfling]]s work hard to improve [[Burton]]. With their help, it becomes a thriving city-state. Several years later, a series of unnatural earthquakes shake the region and [[Henrietta]], now the Scout-Master of [[Burton]], sets off to investigate. When he hears no word from her in several months, [[Frederick]] sets off to find his friend. Unexpectedly, he is joined by [[Kastore]] (the king of [[Deyja]]), who is in [[Jadame]] on his own secret purposes. As fate would have it, the "tombs" north of [[Burton]] where [[Henrietta]] went missing are actually a crashed [[Ancient]] starship. As [[Kastore]] is looking for a way to restart a [[Heavenly Forge]], he is very interested in this development. While exploring the ship, he educates [[Frederick]] on the wider universe, eventually accepting him as his apprentice. After weeks or months of searching, [[Kastore]] and [[Frederick]] solve the mystery of the earthquakes. The [[Warlock]] [[Agar]] has been modifying the local [[Sandworm]]s into the mighty [[Olgoi-Khorkhoi]]! When he eventually creates the [[Matriarch]] (an Olgoi-Khorkhoi Queen), she wrests control of the worms away from [[Agar]]. Now she and her brood rampage through the mountains, destabilizing the whole region. [[Frederick]], [[Kastore]], and [[Agar]], now set off to find and destroy the [[Matriarch]] and after more searching find [[Henrietta]] fending her off using a salvaged [[Ancient]] power core. Together, they defeat the [[Matriarch]] and return to [[Burton]], where [[Kastore]] quietly confiscates the [[Ancient]] technology and encourages [[Burton]] into a technological revolution. This revolution leads to the improvement of [[Frederick]]'s [[Automaton]]s and the creation of the fearsome [[Dreadnought]]s.

[[Burton]] is thriving and [[Kastore]] insidious schemes have not yet come to light. [[Henrietta]] sets out to explore the nearby [[Couatl Islands]] with a new friend [[Wynona]]. With the help of [[Tlamac Hundred Thoughts]], they save the [[Couatl]]s from extinction and defeat [[Pactal]] and the evil [[Nightcrawlers]] before returning to [[Burton]] (now formally the nation of [[Terra Nova]]). In her time away, however, [[Kastore]] has seized control of [[Terra Nova]], turning it into a dystopian nightmare and declaring the [[Halfling]]s enemies of the state. Once again the [[Halfling]]s are forced to flee their home, however this time they commandeer enough forces to attempt to liberate their original homeland, [[Eeofol]].

Their timing for arriving back in [[Eeofol]] was fortuitous, coinciding with the last stages of the [[War of the Blade]]. While [[Catherine]], [[Roland]], and [[Gelu]] attacked [[Eeofol]] from the west, the [[Halfling]]s attacked from the east. Ultimately, the [[Kreegan]]s were utterly defeated and eradicated from [[Enroth (planet)|Enroth]].