Campaigns, officially referred to as "Tales", are provided stories included within Tales of Xadia that include many different characters, settings, and paths to take. They always include a set of catalysts, as well as side characters that can be included in a story. There are currently three campaigns available, with a fourth one in production.
Lost Oasis
Lost Oasis is a cortex playtest campaign that was published on February 9th, 2021. An early handbook preview was made available for subscribers of the website's newsletter on February 4th, 2021.[1] The campaign includes two major acts with multiple-outcome scenes, as well as additional optional scenes. The story takes place after the battle at the Storm Spire and revolves around the Moonshadow Elf Feathershawl, who hires Player Characters to retrieve the a rare artifact from the floating city Innean before it collides with a mountain.
As Lost Oasis is a playtest adventure, some player choices are constrained, unlike future installments of Tales of Xadia. The handbook marks certain playtest scenes for those who wish to playtest only a few short scenes instead of playing the whole campaign. The playtest serves the goal to allow players to become familiar with the game rules and determine whether certain scenes or decisions would work out in a larger campaign.[2]
Catalysts
- Feathershawl (They/them): A non-binary Moonshadow Elf mage who hires a group to retrieve an artifact from the floating city of Innean.
- Nausics: A Skywing Elf and Keeper of the Primal Well.
- Olanna: A young Skywing Elf who is sharp, forthright, and headstrong in her methods and used to getting what she wants. Although she is not useful for combat, she rallies a rescue operation regardless of proximity or collaboration and is not willing to have emotions get the best of her.[3]
- Wiggy: A fiercely loyal chicken who lays a seemingly bottomless amount of eggs. She loves the child Pereka and loves to perch on shoulders.[4]
Side Characters
- Nekrex: The captain of the guard in Innean. He wears the only proper, non-magical armor in town. He is not very useful in combat but carries a small club.
- Noko: The aspiring apprentice of Nausics. He is eager to discuss magic, although he has no real aptitude for it. He is, however, obsessive about lore and has spent a great deal of time in the museum above the Primal Well.
- Pondaryss: An elderly, clever, crotchety ghost whisperer woman who agrees that everyone must evacuate, but does not trust most people, due to being unable to tell whether they are ghosts or not.
- Pereka: A young, fearless girl who is unafraid of virtually everything and is thus prone to get herself in trouble. She is also an animal lover, who is dearly loved by the chicken Wiggy.
- Siftress: A helpful Skywing Mage and light user of magic who claims to have seen the fall of Innean coming, which truly is the case, whether she is believed or not.
- Vuxen: Innean's most brilliant blacksmith, capable of weaving sky magic into rare metals and thus creating powerful equipment. He forged a cuirass for Nausics that allows him to pick up the Primal Well.
The Gloaming Glade
The Gloaming Glade is the second campaign released on July 23rd, 2021. The story plays approximately after the events of Book Three and revolves around the Hollow Wood, which is plagued by hungry Mantigrades.[5]
Catalysts
- Gwenyn (She/her): A Moonshadow Elf and elder of Hollow Wood. Originally part of the village's council, she replaced Tylluan after they were ghosted.
- Os Lumina (She/her): A Phase Moon Dragon who wishes to harness the Primal Well to help her become a 'real' dragon.
- Ploonaka "Plunkie" Leilekki (She/her): A Violet Pandorum who used to wander the Moonshadow Forest before moving to the Hollow Wood. She serves Os Lumina as a guardian and messenger, and possesses a variety of magical abilities.
Side Characters
- Biffy (She/her): A Moonshadow Elf farmer who cultivates crops for Hollow Wood together with her wife, Maive.
- Eltha (She/her): A Sunfire Elf botanist from Lux Aurea, who seeks to find plants that are not native to her home.
- Fentheth (He/him): An older Moonshadow Elf merchant who specializes in selling Mantigrades as pets.
- Manken (He/him): A Del Barian Hinterlander on the hunt for Phase Moon Dragon meat, who seeks to slay Os Lumina.
- Pandyne (She/her): An elven ex-assassin who is skilled at wielding a halberd.
- Tylluan (They/them): An exiled Moonshadow Elf who obtained the Primal Well from the city of Innean. They now wish to use it to help against the worm infestation, and establish contact with Os Lumina.
The Corrupted Core
The Corrupted Core[6] is the third campaign, which was announced during the first launch of the website and released with the full handbook. In this campaign, players are able to explore the ruins of Lux Aurea, try to restore the corrupted Sunforge, and fight to stop the spread of the evil monstrosities it radiates. This off-screen story comes alive in game supplements, as well as in organized play events.[7] The story ends on a cliffhanger and will be continued in another tale.
Catalysts
- Vaake (She/her): A female Sunfire Elf from Lux Aurea, who plays a big part in stopping the Sunforge's corruption.[6]
- Ekkers (He/him): A Katolian army captain, who defected to help the Sunfire Elves after Viren had turned his allies into magma beasts.[6]
Side Characters
- Karim (He/him): A mysterious Sunfire Elf who is grateful for saving the city, though his motives are unclear.
- Klors (He/him): A Twin-Tailed Inferno-Tooth Tiger and oath partner of Minsa. A wise and battle-hardened creature with the heart of a kitten.
- Lamis (She/they): A Sunfire Elf priest and royal intermediary who watches over the Sunforge and hopes to one day wield a sun staff.
- Mal (He/him): A Sunfire Elf stable keeper who fled Lux Aurea and now assists Vaake with the evacuation of fleeing wildlife.
- Minsa (She/her): A Sunfire Elf warrior of the Lux Aurean royal guard. She's oathed to Klors and determined to help refugees in times of the crisis.
- Orta (She/her): One of the Fire Dragons who fought in the battle at the Storm Spire. After accidentally touching the Sunforge, she became rampant. Her scales are colored in a mix of orange and green.
- Rachida (She/her): A Sunfire Elf high ranking gate guard. She longs for a worthy enemy that is not one of the corrupted dark magic abominations.
- Sani (She/her): A Sunfire Elf guard who loves to hear stories from other warriors. She once retrieved a rare Durenian flower for her wife while crossing the Border.
- Yakubu (He/him): A Sunfire Elf gate guard who is wary of outsiders. He stays at his post until even the last refugee made it to safety.
Sunfire Chronicle
Sunfire Chronicle is an upcoming tale teased at the conclusion of the Tales of Xadia handbook. It will be a continuation of the "The Corrupted Core" tale and reveal what the right powerful magic artifact to rebuild the city will be, as well as reveal more about the fate of the Sunfire Elves and Lux Aurea.[8]