Paragon's Call

Paragon's Call is a mercenary group originating in Bassuras, in the Hellcatch Valley of Marquet.

Description
Paragon's Call is primarily motivated by who will pay them the most, rather than by any specific principles, and notorious within the Hellcatch Valley for their efficiency, brutality, and remembered by Ashton Greymoore as not "a legitimate group of people".

The symbol of the Paragon's Call is a bird skull wearing a golden mask. Members of the Paragon's Call have no specific uniform, but all are required to wear a pendant of the Duskmaven, and many wear gold or brass bands on their armor to match that pendant. They offered yellow cloaks, when Bells Hells asked for their uniform.

Background
Paragon's Call originated in Bassuras and rose to prominence during the Apex War between Aeshanadoor and the Stratos Throne. They later moved some operations into Jrusar and began making efforts to appear both more socially acceptable and official.

The Green Seekers had encountered the Paragon's Call multiple times, prior to the latter's attempts to appear more acceptable, and doubted that the Paragon's Call's rebranding was anything other than an attempt to make more money.

Campaign 3
Bells Hells noticed an announcement on the job board at the Spire by Fire Inn calling for the Chandei Quorum to approve the authority of the Paragon's Call to help restore peace in Jrusar and quash the Hubatt Corsairs. Later, at the Masquerade Ball hosted by the Quorum, General Ratanish and multiple other members of Paragon's Call were present. Ratanish was approached by Vali Dertrana when he saw Ashton Greymoore wearing the costume of the Nightmare King. Ratanish immediately confronted Ashton, snatching away his mask and leading to a duel between them. He defeated Ashton in their fistfight duel, leading to mutual respect between them. Following his victory, Ratanish used the opportunity to advertise the group's services and availability for hire to the assembled crowd. Lord Eshteross noted that Paragon's Call had recently been making an effort to become more official. Ratanish also extended an offer of employment to Ashton, should they be seeking more interesting jobs.

Upon traveling to Bassuras in pursuit of Armand Treshi, Bells Hells and Dusk learned that he was likely hiding in the Seat of Disdain, the Paragon's Call's fortress. Fearne Wildshaped into a quokka to infiltrate the fortress and was able to gather some intelligence, but did not see Treshi within. However, Bells Hells were noticed. A number of members of Paragon's Call, led by Tanvir, confronted Bells Hells when they came down to breakfast at the Raha Den as they had noticed them outside the Seat of Disdain the previous day. After an initial misstep by Imogen, Laudna and Ashton managed to convince them they were interested in speaking with Ratanish. The mercenaries told Bells Hells that they would find them again if they did not follow through. Later, Laudna and Orym, now heavily disguised, watched the Seat of Disdain for much of the day and saw Treshi take a smoke break on the roof.

The next day, many members of Bells Hells went to the Seat of Disdain to speak with Ratanish under the pretense that Ashton was taking him up on his past offer. The party were introduced to Otohan Thull, a legendary general in the Apex War, now leader of the Paragon's Call. She told them that to join, they must either win a fight or a race with current members. Ashton chose the Deathwish Run race, which Otohan said would be at dusk that same night. Bells Hells entered the Deathwish Run and won, which gained them entrance to the Paragon's Call.

Bells Hells returned to the Seat of Disdain and were shown to their barracks and given a brief tour. They were told that their first assignment would be to guard the fortress while many members of the Call were out delivering an important shipment. Bells Hells also helped load the shipment. Afterwards, Fresh Cut Grass was able to magically locate Treshi directly below their barracks, and Chetney verified that Treshi was being kept in the dungeon below. Immediately, the Seat of Disdain came under attack, targeting the shipment. Imogen, Orym, and Chetney used this distraction to obtain Treshi, running into and briefly allying with Artana Voe, also after Treshi, in the process. The rest of Bells Hells used this to steal several crates from the shipment. They all went to flee from the fortress, but were noticed and apprehended by Otohan Thull, who attacked them, killing Fearne, Orym, and Laudna. After Fearne and Orym were resurrected, the party fled with Laudna's body and interrogated Treshi. Treshi revealed that he had partnered with the Paragon's Call: he wished to raise his standing within his family, and they wanted a foothold in Jrusar and someone to help coordinate shipments. However, their psyop tactics got out of hand and he had fled the city.

Upon returning Treshi to Jrusar and to the custody of the Chandei Quorum, Bells Hells advised Orlana Seshadri to no longer work with the Paragon's Call; she confirmed that they had put all dealings with them on hold as Treshi's crimes became apparent.

Paragon's Call members, along with Ruby Vanguard members, patrolled and worked on the Tishtan excavation site where the Vanguard was building the Malleus Key. Some of Bells Hells disguised themselves as members of the Call in order to infiltrate. At the site, they encountered multiple members of the Call and fought several. One, whom they interrogated, confirmed he was aware of the Vanguard's plan and did not take issue with it provided he was paid.

Members
In Sydenstar 843 PD, Paragon's Call had around 200-300 members, including 40 soldiers in the Seat of Disdain, 20 inside Bassuras, 50 on the outskirts of the city, and an unknown amount of members on their missions outside Bassuras.


 * Otohan Thull
 * Ratanish
 * Tanvir
 * Rockmond, minotaur member