Bane of the Princes

The Bane of the Princes was a party of adventurers in the Marsh Region based in Saltmarsh, briefly known as The Order in its year of founding, 2802, before the name was settled. The party was officially founded by Bolsh Thornson and Raloris shortly after their interrogation of the Sea Prince wizard Sanbalet, aiming to exterminate the Sea Princes once and for all after their supposed disappearance after the First Sea Prince War. Their current companions Vala Idrova and Xolec were made members, with Oceanus, Kysh, and Zernes quickly following. Bolsh's wife and kids joined the group as well, bringing their final number of members up to ten at its highest.

The Sahuagin Invasion
Bolsh and Raloris met on the road to Saltmarsh near the gates of Burle, and after hearing of the Elf's visions of Saltmarsh's destruction, Bolsh decided to join him on his adventure, starting with investigating the alchemist Salentin Shumul's Haunted House. On the road the two met Vala Idrova, who quickly became a instrumental member of the party. Together they uncovered the house's secret and captured the wizard Sanbalet, before rescuing the vampire Xolec and returning with the Sea Blade marines to put down the Sea Prince's operation. They then captured the Sea Ghost, where they met Oceanus, and were rewarded the ship by Eliander Fireborn for their services to the king. After Xolec's departure, Bolsh and Vala took down Skerrin Wavechaser and the Scarlet Brotherhood, almost ending its influence entirely in Saltmarsh. The Bane of the Princes secured an alliance between Saltmarsh and the Lizardfolk, bringing humans into the Council of War to fight against the Sahuagin Empire, and headed into the enemy's stronghold for a reconnaissance mission, where they met Kysh and Zernes. The Bane of the Princes made an opening through the stronghold for the Sea Blade marines and killed Baron Kepmak, returning the fort to the lizardfolk. After the Sahuagin Invasion ended, they settled down in Saltmarsh, and Bolsh married Penelope Delmiraln in 2806. His children, Emtus and Amivra, were born in 2811 and 2814. Raloris married Vala in 2808.

Second Sea Prince War
In 2826, the Bane of the Princes returned to adventuring with an attack on Seaton by the Sea Princes. Bolsh, Raloris, and Oceanus sunk many of the Prince's ships during the Battle of Seaton, and continued to pursue their destruction until 2828 when Raloris pushed Bolsh to safety through a teleportation circle, casting Bolsh's spell death ray to wreak destruction of the remaining Sea Prince ships and sacrificing himself in the process. Raloris died, and his body was transformed into a silver tree, bringing the only spell scroll of death ray to the grave. The next few years passed without incident until the wizard Tasres Bantorun came to the Marsh Region in 2849, hoping to investigate Raloris's tree in hopes of finding any clues to replicating of Bolsh's legendary death ray spell. Bolsh appeared to defend it from the insane Dwarf, resulting in a magical duel between the two. Bolsh killed Tasres, but was fatally wounded himself. He died next to Raloris's tree, and its magic turned him into a tree as well.

After the death of their husbands, Vala and Penelope agreed to end the Bane of the Princes, and disbanded the party, their original goal of defeating the Sea Princes complete.