Goodbye

This is it. Our campaign is over, and I want to thank all the players for the great experience and the many hours of laughter and excitement.

Adriaan, Giovanni, Jay, Jeroen, Seppe,Thomas... THANK YOU.

See you in the next Campaign... :)

Session 57 - Endgame

Winter 620 MR

The Heroes enter Azariel's Black Citadel, and face magical guardians, deadly traps, and undead creatures. They reach the throne room of the Master of the Citadel, none other than the Knight of the Black Wings. After a short fight, the Knight escapes, and our Heroes gain access to Michael's prison, an obsidian crystal sphere in and endless waste of shadows.

There, they meet Azariel's avatar, the Dark Angel. Thanks to Ashan's magic, who empowers their weapons, they're able to pose a threat to the fearsome creature. During the battle, the Heroes are severely wounded, but with her last drop of energy and rage, Lena guts the avatar's belly, and banishes it from the Shadow World, albeit temporarily.

Michael's soul is released, and he has the chance to say goodbye to his friends. Together with Ashan, the soul departs to the Upper Planes. In a flash of light, the Heroes are returned to Hrothwulf's court.

With all their enemies defeated, it is finally time to lay down their arms, and  enjoy peace and a long life.

Session 56

Winter 620 MR

Two years have passed since the coronation of Hrothwulf, but still the king cannot find peace. He mourns the soul of his good friend Michael, a soul that anguishes into the Shadow World.

The opportunity to save this soul arises when Ashan, once Michael's guardian angel, visits Hrothwulf's court, and offers his help to guide the Brotherhood into the Shadow World, deep into Azariel's realm, and to the White City of Kilenor, where Michael's soul is trapped.

The Brotherhood travels to Haldallen, and enter the dungeons of the deserted Warlock's castle, to cross into the Shadow World. There, Ashan's magic brings them a few miles from the Kilenor, since Azariel's powers protect the lands around it from angelic magic.

The Heroes travel through the dark caverns of this evil plane, fighting undead, demons, and aberrations, until they finally come into view of the White City.

Session 55

Spring 618 MR 

The heroes fight more of the Warlock's minions, until they meet one of the orog captains wearing a ring of shadows, the key they need to finally enter the Warlock's inner sanctum.

In his treasure room,they confront the necromancer, who unleashes his magical powers at them, killing Samiah. As their arrows bring him to the ground, the Warlock rises as the Shadow Wyrm, a huge beast of malice and evil. But the Brotherhood doesn't give up, summoning the help of a celestial ally, who supports them just enough to allow Nathanael to silence the Warlock forever.

With the villain dead, the heroes have the time to find and destroy the cursed cauldron responsible for the Warlock's enhanced necromantic powers. As they leave the fortress and meet their scattered armies, they hear that the undead troops attacking the Giantdowns crumbled to dust, and those goblinoids that were left have scattered and run away.

It will take time to recover from the heavy losses, but the Giantdowns are finally free of evil, and united under one banner. Hrothwulf is crowned King of the Giantdowns, and the heroes ready themselves to enjoy a well deserved rest.

Session 54

Spring 618 MR

Hrothwulf, decided to give a fighting chance to the invaded regions, decides to split the armies. He plans to enter Haldallen and lay waste to the defending troops thanks to Huralla's and Samiah's magic. He hopes for a chance to discover the Warlock's hideout, and put an end to the necromancer's threat.

Huralla disagrees with this course of action, but eventually bends her will to Hrothwulf when she's reminded of her oath of vassallage.

The Brotherhood invades Haldallen, meeting the humanoid servitors of the Warlock. But suddenly, out of stormy clouds, a Shadow Wyrm dives from the sky into the battlefield, laying waste to the Heroes' armies. Yet Lena gets a glimpse of the Warlock's castle, and thanks to Samiah's spell of teleportation the Brotherhood leaves the battlefield, appearing on the battlements of the fortress.

After facing several orog's guards, the Heroes enter the keep, and release an unusual prisoner's from an holding circle: a deva! The celestial creature rewards them by swearing he will come to their aid if they utter his name, but just once.

The Heroes delve deep into the dungeons of the castle, and discover a hidden path in between this world and the Shadow world. Unfortunately, it seems a specific key is needed to make use of this path. The Heroes retrace their steps, looking for the Warlock's inner sanctum.

Session 53

Spring 618 MR

The Heroes face hill giants guards, and fearsome trolls, and they finally challenge Ghuralli. Nathanael breaks its iron body with the help of a magical rod. But Ghuralli's lair seems to be the holding place of something even more terrible. A magical seal holds something ancient, and the Heroes, hoping in a powerful ally, break the seal.

What comes out of the magical prison is most definitely not friendly, and, as the whole compound falls apart, the Brotherhood escapes, while an ancient evil is now free to roam Cerilia.

Ghuralli's armies, now without leadership, fall under the Brotherhood's troops and the powerful magic of Samiah, Huralla, and Regall, who lends his powers to defeat undead to the cause.

After a glorious victory, the Heroes ponder the possibility to immediately invade Haldallen. But hordes of undead storm out of the region, flowing into Caer Cwnnar, Boganhaarn, Skansoeren, and Trondelaag.

Now the Brotherhood faces a difficult choice: will they send help to the almost defenseless regions, or will they press the attack on Haldallen?

Session 52

Early 618 MR

The Brotherhood reaches an agreement with the Imperail envoys, but Hrothwulf still manages to offend the Imperial Ambassador, who had made some unfortunate remarks about Lady Arnora.

The Ambassador leaves, while Regall remains in the Giantdowns with his army.

After securing a treaty with the White Witch, in exchange for Arnora's Ice Armor, Hrothwulf and the princess marry.

The Brotherhood gathers armies to invade Rhuiddar. As their troops ready for the invasion, the Heroes sneak into Rhuiddar, to locate Ghuralli's hideout, and take him out.

They eventually reach a fortified hill deep into the cursed forest, and after slaughtering the Orog garrison, they delve deeper into the fortress.