Dungeons & Dragons Group The Hague
Chapter 10
Contacts and informers
As the party continues tracking down the list of informants from the wizard's book they head to Eareth Dagostar, the half dragon. He resides in his own wizard tower in Terren, where he tries to amass a vast source of information. Upon confrontation he confirms that he once aided Minoeska in the search for the scrolls but when he realized it was in the pursuit of a great undead rising he stopped any contact. He tells the scrolls were from ancient Falfaren, an old elven kingdom. Their purpose was to imprison a great and powerful undead, apparently the vampires are planning to release it from its age old bounds. Yet the dragon gives even more information, he sells the party a map to the Dungeon at the End of the World, were one of the scrolls used to be guarded. He also sells Aneirin a map to the Crossroads of Good and Evil, a dungeon were a Holy Avenger can be found.
With all this information the party heads to number three on the list, Harwel Iphaniel in Istr. He of course wants nothing to do with the party and even attack them while the party is travelling on a moving plateau into a part of the city. The party is able to defeat him, but Maxx is arrested by the guards for 'murdering' Harwel. Aneirin joins him to defend him in court, while the rest returns to Eurendur to tell him everything they discovered.. As the two are summoned in front of the court instead of an sentence they are rewarded for vanquishing the foul assassin. The judge asks the name of the party and within a split second Aneirin names the party The Silver Knights. They are thanked again and released.
Aneirin and Maxx return to the party who are discussing with Eldar Umarin all the options. He has discovered that number four on the list, Crew Nashankar has been imprisoned by High Prince Ibgarhaz. The Silverstars have a contact inside the prison by the name of warden Iboer. With his aid the party is able to enter the prison and his cell, which is protected by many locks and anti-magic spells. As Maxx and Cyan do some 'investigation' they discover that he was one of the necromancers involved in the great ritual in Lionsalindal. He also tells the party that Duke Imran will replace him. Lastly he tells the party that High Prince Ibgarhaz already knows all this, which confuses the party.
The party confronts High Prince Ibgarhaz with everything they have learned. Ibgarhaz is surprised to see that the party had discovered so much. He already knew everything but wasn't sure if he could trust the party. With this knowledge he asks us to go to Duke Imerand Xasten and confront him.
With all this information the party heads to number three on the list, Harwel Iphaniel in Istr. He of course wants nothing to do with the party and even attack them while the party is travelling on a moving plateau into a part of the city. The party is able to defeat him, but Maxx is arrested by the guards for 'murdering' Harwel. Aneirin joins him to defend him in court, while the rest returns to Eurendur to tell him everything they discovered.. As the two are summoned in front of the court instead of an sentence they are rewarded for vanquishing the foul assassin. The judge asks the name of the party and within a split second Aneirin names the party The Silver Knights. They are thanked again and released.
Aneirin and Maxx return to the party who are discussing with Eldar Umarin all the options. He has discovered that number four on the list, Crew Nashankar has been imprisoned by High Prince Ibgarhaz. The Silverstars have a contact inside the prison by the name of warden Iboer. With his aid the party is able to enter the prison and his cell, which is protected by many locks and anti-magic spells. As Maxx and Cyan do some 'investigation' they discover that he was one of the necromancers involved in the great ritual in Lionsalindal. He also tells the party that Duke Imran will replace him. Lastly he tells the party that High Prince Ibgarhaz already knows all this, which confuses the party.
The party confronts High Prince Ibgarhaz with everything they have learned. Ibgarhaz is surprised to see that the party had discovered so much. He already knew everything but wasn't sure if he could trust the party. With this knowledge he asks us to go to Duke Imerand Xasten and confront him.
The Catastrophe
The party heads to the castle of Duke Xasten. As the party waits in the waiting room they are surprised to see a big painting of the half elf woman they saw talking to Minoeska. Suddenly the land is shaken by an earthquake, big enough to knock the glasses over but small enough to do damage. Regaining their composure they see Duke Xasten enter. He tells the woman in the painting is his sister and he is about to search for her since he hasn't heard from her in a long time. Shocked by everything the party tells him he summons his House Guard and wizards and by use of teleportation they travel head to Castle Wringgold, Xasten's sister's castle.
The first thing they see is the state of abandonment, than they see all the bodies of the former servants and guards. The moment they step on the main staircase the world trembles again. Turning around they see the whole of Thallia collapse. Everywhere they look they see great fissures tear the lands and finally everything has collapsed a few hundred feet into the ground. Hundreds of thousands of deaths in a matter of seconds.
The Party Duke Xasten and his men step inside the castles main hall, which seems protected from the Catastrophe. As they enter hundreds of shadows and zombies rise from the ground and attack the soldiers. Xasten tells the party to move on; his men will hold the shadows. He sends Paladin Gaius Balthar and two of his best men to aid the party. As the party moves on they get attacked by a group of vampires led by the blonde vampire. He is defeated and Maxx pushes a wooden stake through his heart, ending his unlife forever.
The Party Duke Xasten and his men step inside the castles main hall, which seems protected from the Catastrophe. As they enter hundreds of shadows and zombies rise from the ground and attack the soldiers. Xasten tells the party to move on; his men will hold the shadows. He sends Paladin Gaius Balthar and two of his best men to aid the party. As the party moves on they get attacked by a group of vampires led by the blonde vampire. He is defeated and Maxx pushes a wooden stake through his heart, ending his unlife forever.
The End
Yet their victory is short-lived. In the distance of the dark hallway they can see the dreaded mummy step forward. The party readies itself for the final confrontation; there is no escaping this time. A difficult fight and slowly the party find themselves gaining the upper hand. Than Duke Xasten appears, he tells the party to move on, he will hold off the mummy.
The party runs on towards the ritual room. As they near it suddenly Minoeska and Duke Xasten's sister step forward. She looks at the party and tells them the ritual had failed. But their leaders wishes to talk with the party. On the guard and hesitantly the party steps into the ritual room. There they see a Bodak with a strange glowing rock in his hands. "You have ruined the ritual but you will defy me no more". He points it at the party and their world goes black.....
