Wondering like adventurers you hear a noise in the wood. After your last hair raising adventure walking back to the local tavern for some drink and entertainment you hear some thing in the woods, the birds have gone silent and clouds form over head. Do you dare to look and see what is behind that bush?
The party is sent to investigate strange occurrences in a coastal town where people have begun disappearing, and the water glows with an eerie green light. They uncover a cult worshiping The Forgotten One, an entity erased from history. The session ends with them stopping a ritual that would have summoned a fragment of its power, but they learn that someone is working to restore its full presence.
Echoes of the Abyss, 10th lvl event in the same adventure.
Description:
Following clues from the cult, the players track their leader to a hidden underground temple. They discover that The Forgotten Ones prison is weakening, and an artifact known as the Obsidian Keystone is key to its final release. The party recovers the keystone but learns that another faction, The Veiled Hand, seeks to use the Celestial Engine to break the prison completely.
The Last Seal, 15th lvl final reveal for the adventure.
Description:
With the Obsidian Keystone in their possession, the players must now reach the final temple to ensure the Forgotten One remains sealed. However, they arrive too latethe keystone is stolen, and the final lock is broken. The Harbingers ritual (from Storyline 1) is revealed to be a diversion, meant to distract from the real goal: fully unleashing the Forgotten One.
It's time to go on a fetch quest to find an item and bring it back to its owner.
Description:
A gnome tinkerer is asking for you to retrieve a stolen item. One of his tools was stolen, by the fearsome ogre. About a fort night ago when he got in to town he was attacked after he settled in to his tavern room. He would have chased him down but there was a horde of orcs at his call. Will you help him out?
The party is hired by a noble scholar who believes they have found a clue to the long-lost Crown of Aelor, an artifact said to unite warring factions. Their journey takes them through ruins where they uncover an ancient text foretelling a coming catastrophe should the crown remain lost. However, they are ambushed by mercenaries hired by a mysterious faction known as The Veiled Hand, who seek the crown for their own dark purposes.
The Rising Shadow, 10th lvl event in the same adventure.
Description:
The players track The Veiled Hands operations, discovering that they work for a mysterious figure known as The Harbinger. They must infiltrate a warlords stronghold to retrieve a missing piece of the crown before The Veiled Hand can. However, they learn that the Harbinger is preparing a powerful ritual linked to the crown. The session ends with a shocking discoverythe Harbinger is not just a warlord but a powerful celestial being cast down from the heavens.
The Ascendant's Gambit, 15th lvl final reveal for the adventure.
Description:
The players now face the Harbingers full might. They must prevent a catastrophic ritual that could reshape the realm. The ritual is powered by an ancient device known as the Celestial Engine, hidden deep within the ruins of an abandoned floating city. As they battle through The Veiled Hands forces, they realize that the ritual is linked to another, darker forcethe Forgotten One.
The Crown Reforged The End and the Beginning. 20th lvl culmination with both (The Shattered Crown) and (The Forgotten One) connecting together.
Description:
(Story 1) The Harbinger is merely a pawn in a larger game. The Celestial Engine was designed to hold back the Forgotten One, an ancient eldritch god that the second storyline's villain is attempting to release. The only way to stop it is by reforging the Crown of Aelor and using its power to command the divine forces that once sealed the creature away. (Story 2) With the final seal broken, The Forgotten One begins to emerge, and reality itself starts to unravel. The players from both storylines must unite, forging the Crown of Aelor and using its divine power to either banish The Forgotten One forever or take control of its power, rewriting the fabric of the world.