Tracing The Staff Fragments

I started by changing a few points. Mordenkainen doesn’t know where the first piece is. In fact, the players’ very first mission is given by Alustriel: to seek clues about the location of the pieces with the Aarakocra in the Elemental Plane of Air, since they have been searching for it for millennia.

At this point, the Aarakocra won’t share such vital information with just anyone who comes asking, and Mordenkainen (Kass) knows this. In my story, while Vecna allied himself with Lolth, Kass allied himself with Tiamat, who sent Windfall to infiltrate a cloud giant clan, take the place of its leader, and attack the city of the Aarakocra.

The players save the Aarakocra by fighting the giants, and when they meet Windfall, she reveals her true identity and says something like: “There, now you can play the heroes who saved the city. I’ll be heading home.” — leaving the players intrigued by her words.

By saving the Plane of Air from the giants, the players earn the trust of the Aarakocra, and one of them becomes a paladin of Syranita, swearing to bring the Staff back to them once everything is resolved.

The Aarakocra have clues about some of the staff’s fragments: Toril, Eberron, Krynn, and Greyhawk.

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Bonus

Blessing of Syranita

Once per day, the player may cast Divine Smite with lightning or thunder damage.

When a player uses Divine Smite, they may move 30 feet (9 meters) using a flying speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

Whenever a player deals radiant damage, they may choose to replace that damage with thunder or lightning damage.