BelGareth
2018-05-29, 06:54 PM
Defenders Heart
After everyone settles into the Defenders Heart, Irabeth approaches them with a grim, worried expression.
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“As horrific as recent events have been, we’ve come to realize that they are, in fact, merely a prelude. The razing of the Kite, the destruction of our wardstone, Terendelev’s murder, and the assault on the city were nothing more than opening gambits. The Worldwound is on the march in a more concentrated assault than we’ve seen since the fall of Drezen. It’s fair to say the Lord of the Locust Host is finally making his move. The end of this hundred-year-war is upon us, and it falls to us to ensure victory.
While the Templars of the Ivory Labyrinth were scattered, those who serve the Lord of the Locust Host himself remain concentrated in Old Kenabres. What we’ve heard from within the barricade they’ve erected is ominous. The cultists are waiting for something, and based on our own information and what you’ve managed to recover so far, it sounds like the vile witch Areelu Vorlesh will soon be coming to Kenabres. And it appears that we’ve determined what she intends to do.
When the wardstone was destroyed by the Storm King, it exploded and destroyed the Kite. The network along the border failed, but did not fade completely. I believe this is because a significant portion of our wardstone still exists, and that the cultists have taken it to the old garrison in Old Kenabres. From what we’ve learned, they’re hoping to engineer a way to somehow reverse the field generated by the wardstones—essentially, to use our own greatest defense as a devastating weapon.
The attack on Kenabres had a predictable result: causing the crusade to gather at the border to defend it. Some wonder why the demons haven’t attacked in stronger numbers. I believe that Areelu was counting on us massing along the border, and that if she can corrupt the wardstone field, she can strike a devastating blow against us all. In effect, we’ve lined up for the slaughter.
Vorlesh is surely seeking some object of great Abyssal power, likely the Nahyndrian crystal mentioned in a missive we recovered, and with it she intends to turn the source of our hope into an unimaginable nightmare. We cannot hope to evacuate everyone from the border—I doubt they would give up the defensive line even if they knew what the enemy planned. But we can still stop this from happening—we just need to have someone infiltrate the Gray Garrison, locate the wardstone fragment, and destroy it."
"Quednys has the perfect tool for finishing off the wardstone’s destruction—a rod of cancellation he salvaged from a ruined wizard’s shop. With this item, you should be able to drain the last vestige of power from the fragment; in so doing, it will completely sever the wardstone’s remaining connection to the field. Doing so will rob Vorlesh of a crucial chink in the wardstone field’s armor and prevent her from using it against the us unless the demons can manage to destroy another wardstone—Something I don’t think is possible in the short term, for the Kenabres stone has suffered numerous attacks over the past several years that made this final destruction possible. Almost,” she adds wryly, “as if the demons have been planning for this day from the start.”
I will coordinate the Crusaders here to attack all over the city when you attack, distracting whatever foes are in the Grey Garrison, and you may have to attempt several sorties, but with some luck, and our faith, we should should be able to wear them down, and allow you to destroy the fragment!
Aravashniel has provided a cache he recently found to be intact and offers it you.
The cache includes eight potions of cure serious wounds, four potions of lesser restoration, 10 +1 evil outsider bane arrows, a chime of opening, two cold iron weapons (you choose what type), a wand of magic missiles (CL 5th, 31 charges), and a wand of daylight (24 charges).
Horgus Gwerm swears to help the Crusaders of Defenders Heart with supplies, helping them in their distracting attacks throughout the city.
Go ahead and do a players intro, your characters all know each other, but you as players do not.
Then we'll move onwards!
After everyone settles into the Defenders Heart, Irabeth approaches them with a grim, worried expression.
https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/images/3261890/irabeth__miguelregodon_by_miguelregodon-d7dne2x.jpg
“As horrific as recent events have been, we’ve come to realize that they are, in fact, merely a prelude. The razing of the Kite, the destruction of our wardstone, Terendelev’s murder, and the assault on the city were nothing more than opening gambits. The Worldwound is on the march in a more concentrated assault than we’ve seen since the fall of Drezen. It’s fair to say the Lord of the Locust Host is finally making his move. The end of this hundred-year-war is upon us, and it falls to us to ensure victory.
While the Templars of the Ivory Labyrinth were scattered, those who serve the Lord of the Locust Host himself remain concentrated in Old Kenabres. What we’ve heard from within the barricade they’ve erected is ominous. The cultists are waiting for something, and based on our own information and what you’ve managed to recover so far, it sounds like the vile witch Areelu Vorlesh will soon be coming to Kenabres. And it appears that we’ve determined what she intends to do.
When the wardstone was destroyed by the Storm King, it exploded and destroyed the Kite. The network along the border failed, but did not fade completely. I believe this is because a significant portion of our wardstone still exists, and that the cultists have taken it to the old garrison in Old Kenabres. From what we’ve learned, they’re hoping to engineer a way to somehow reverse the field generated by the wardstones—essentially, to use our own greatest defense as a devastating weapon.
The attack on Kenabres had a predictable result: causing the crusade to gather at the border to defend it. Some wonder why the demons haven’t attacked in stronger numbers. I believe that Areelu was counting on us massing along the border, and that if she can corrupt the wardstone field, she can strike a devastating blow against us all. In effect, we’ve lined up for the slaughter.
Vorlesh is surely seeking some object of great Abyssal power, likely the Nahyndrian crystal mentioned in a missive we recovered, and with it she intends to turn the source of our hope into an unimaginable nightmare. We cannot hope to evacuate everyone from the border—I doubt they would give up the defensive line even if they knew what the enemy planned. But we can still stop this from happening—we just need to have someone infiltrate the Gray Garrison, locate the wardstone fragment, and destroy it."
"Quednys has the perfect tool for finishing off the wardstone’s destruction—a rod of cancellation he salvaged from a ruined wizard’s shop. With this item, you should be able to drain the last vestige of power from the fragment; in so doing, it will completely sever the wardstone’s remaining connection to the field. Doing so will rob Vorlesh of a crucial chink in the wardstone field’s armor and prevent her from using it against the us unless the demons can manage to destroy another wardstone—Something I don’t think is possible in the short term, for the Kenabres stone has suffered numerous attacks over the past several years that made this final destruction possible. Almost,” she adds wryly, “as if the demons have been planning for this day from the start.”
I will coordinate the Crusaders here to attack all over the city when you attack, distracting whatever foes are in the Grey Garrison, and you may have to attempt several sorties, but with some luck, and our faith, we should should be able to wear them down, and allow you to destroy the fragment!
Aravashniel has provided a cache he recently found to be intact and offers it you.
The cache includes eight potions of cure serious wounds, four potions of lesser restoration, 10 +1 evil outsider bane arrows, a chime of opening, two cold iron weapons (you choose what type), a wand of magic missiles (CL 5th, 31 charges), and a wand of daylight (24 charges).
Horgus Gwerm swears to help the Crusaders of Defenders Heart with supplies, helping them in their distracting attacks throughout the city.
Go ahead and do a players intro, your characters all know each other, but you as players do not.
Then we'll move onwards!