I had some ideas for the roleplay! (que gasps of awe)
First: As of this moment, most all of our characters have entered the tavern in Avaton. Only there is one problem. WE HAVE NO UNIFIED PURPOSE! We're still in the "meet and greet" phase. And although I love this phase as much as anybody, I'm sure we can all agree that we want to get the quest started! So, I got to thinking as to how we might introduce ourselves to each other faster, band together and/or separate, and get on our merry way towards our objective. After a great bit of brain things inside of my head, I figured we might accomplish this by introducing some sort of event that would be centered on Avaton. (A dragon attack, raiders and pillagers, a riot, a public execution, etc....)
Second: We all have a goal. To find the requiro stone. Obviously. However, everyone seems to be on neutral ground. SO! I pose to you guys a few questions.
1) Do we plan on introducing any villains to thwart our heroes causes? (Either within the group or an NPC)
2) Will we band together in a fellowship, or will each go their separate ways?
3) Are there any secondary quests or motives that might distract characters, allowing more depth to the overall story?
4) Anything guarding the stone? Is it on land or sea? In a cave or in a castle in the sky? (Add some lore related items to the story regarding the stone, like books or a mysterious storyteller. That way we could give our quest item a bit of depth and history!)
Just some food for thought! Thanks for letting me throw my stupid ideas out there! *grins stupidly for emphasis*