Guided by signs and whispers from Bonnie herself, you’ve been gathered together in a hill inside Jóia from where you can spot a small village.
Rays of darkness fall from the sky and she appears in the form of a beautiful bat, singing her quest to you. Her verses are elegant and harmonic, and although you’ll struggle to remember her exact words, the meaning behind them are crystal clear to each of you.
In the current chaos of Jóia, a group of powerful vampires has taken the chance to create their own order in the local village of Portimão which you can see from your current position. What kind of order, it’s not clear. Powerful wards have been set in place against outside divination. Bonnie herself has little power over the area and has only heard prayers to her from Portimão, each telling quite different tales. Some are prayers of thanks, speaking of the vampires setting themselves as benevolent tyrants, using their powers to fend off or even dominate the local wandering monsters for the benefit of the local. Others pray for help, telling of cruel rulers managing the local humanoids like cattle to sake their thirst for blood with nobody to keep them in check as the kingdom's forces are too stretched to be able to help them. Some others pray for guidance, unsure about what to do as the vampires pick the strongest locals to join their ranks as spawns and training the others, of rumors of creating an army make a claim for the crown of Jóia itself. Either way the goddess could not offer answers to the prayers of those in Portimão since as a minor goddess her ability to do so is already limited and the wards in the village further disrupted her ability to do so. The Dragão Empire, Democracy of Automática and Sultanate of Areia have all already sent some minor scouting forces. Neither was heard of or seen again, but words is that their commanders are not amused for such disappearances and they may send bigger units to crush Portimão with overwhelming force if the situation isn’t clarified somehow soon.
So Bonnie had guided you to the outskirts of Portimão and now bids you to check the situation with your own eyes and ears, and once you’ve done so, in case you can’t contact her, to resolve the situation as best as possible.
Bonnie also claims for this to be a test of your ability to work together for although each of you has great ability, together you may be much greater than the sum of your parts like instruments in an orchesta, and should you succeed you’ll be able to perform even greater deeds in Jóia.
Bonnie's bat remains hovering, singing to you that she can remain a bit more to answer any doubts you may still have about the current quest she bestows on you.