Woes of Westgate

WOES OF WESTGATE Synopsis The campaign takes place in Westgate, Faerun's most sordid city. Under the youngest appointed Croamarkh to date, it had recently known peace. The city split into three factions: The Serpent's Crest, the Night Masks, and the religious sector, Gods' Hill - they all lived in a precarious balance of harmony. At least, the closest thing to harmony they had seen. But this peace halted when the Culling began. The Culling refers to a collection of recent bizarre phenomena:  First came the Withering Hand, a cult risen out of nowhere, choking the city with death in its wake to resurrect their dead god. Then, the Shattering Sky. Researchers across the Sword Coast have speculated it's been a thing for centuries... though now a rift the size of a copper piece has made itself apparent in the atmosphere. Swarms of aberrant creatures have emerged since, and everyday citizens now fear to be out at night. With these occurences came an arch-necromancer said to hail from Waterdeep, now working with the Croamarkh and claiming to have a cure. Many are too fearful to question it, but a handful of missing person posters have been printed shortly after his arrival. This calls for a group of heroes to investigate the belly of the beast. The clock is ticking, and so begins a race to unravel this nefarious plot before the world is torn apart.  Time 5 PM - 9 PM [CST] System Dungeons and Dragons 5e Campaign Level lvl 3 - lvl 12 Hello! I'm Kota, and I'm a newbie DM looking for a few additional players for a campaign I wish to try running again! We will be starting completely from the beginning, with our next session being a brief session 0 and session 1. Currently, the group consists of 3 of my friends who all retain a fair amount of knowledge of TTRPGs, but we are completely open to new players joining us as well! This campaign is for adults only, since we are all adults and it handles more mature topics such as fantasy violence and body horror. For anyone curious, currently the party consists of a bard and a rogue, with the third person still deciding. The game is completely free to join, no fees or anything required.  I will likely be recording all of the sessions with Craig, and storing them on a google drive so that you may go back and review sessions in case you missed some notes. The sessions won't be posted anywhere else. Campaign Playstyle I prioritize roleplay and character choices affecting the narrative over all else, balanced with combat sprinkled throughout important narrative moments. I tend to be super chill as a DM, and I'm a heavy user of the Rule of Cool. If the solution is creative or interesting, I will likely let you do it!  That's all I can think of for now... if you're looking for a super chill and open-minded long-term group, feel free to join us! Just contact me here first, and if you're a good fit, I'll add you on Discord so we can discuss it further there! Thanks for reading!