2024-12-11 – Wed City of Arches

Characters

  • Andrew Armageddon – Can see the various historical ages in tapestries
  • Kendal Olamaer KO – Doesn't remember all these battles
  • Lana – The work of an assassin is here.
  • Ozara – A terrible ritual is taking place.
  • Zillian – Recognizes and remembers the army of the blue star.
  • Lloris – Souls and spirits can be reincarnated from life to life.

Strong Start

The tapestries of KO throughout the ages. The coughing cultist – Detrech Freebane.

Scenes

  • Tapestries and the coughing cultist
  • The forgotten primordial hall – giant gricks mome 255
  • The chamber of reincarnation
  • Aftermath and treasure
  • Return to Summervine Villa
  • The Brazier of Grayon has been found

Secrets and Clues

  • The Knights hope to find the vault where the Nameless King is hidden away. KO was one of those who defeated him in battle and hid him away.
  • The Nameless King's forces were defeated in what is now known as the Deadlands but he could not be killed. Instead, he was hidden away and cursed so no one would remember where he is.
  • The Knights believe the curse can be broken. It lies with two devas who battled the Nameless King: Rae and Astaria.
  • Astaria is missing, their own location hidden away using the same curse as the Nameless King, but Rae is believed to still walk this earth, broken and wandering in Sunken Revvia.
  • There have been several KOs over the ages. They arrive when needed and have little memory of their pasts. A KO can die and be buried and return again later in a new body.
  • The assassin the characters faced now acts as agent of the Lord Below / the Blood Ember.
  • A third celestial, Vrys, operates out of Sunken Revvia, building a cult around them. Vris is either lost or cast out – even they do not know.
  • KO was instrumental in stopping the Nameless King before. The Knights believe he would serve them well on their side, turning the tide.
  • KO seems to date back to the days of the primordials, when Gthuun of the Outside and Ovelek the Gray Worm defeated Ix the Sky Sunderer who shattered the sky above what is now known as the City of Arches with their death cry – thus thinning the borders between this world and others.
  • During the rise of the Warlords, more than 12,000 years ago, KO could be found commanding armies of Casaryn, the City of Wonders against the forces of Syssara the City of Snakes and the serpent-king Tharuus the Black Fang.
  • Most recently, KO battled with the armies of the Blue Star, fighting the forces of the Nameless King on this world and others.

Notable NPCs

  • Detrech Freebane – Cultist of the Nameless King
  • Keras Blackstar – Assassin of Arkus
  • Xenar Krysus – Priest of the Nameless King

Monsters LEB 24

  • Giant Grick (mome 255)
  • Arkus Assassin CR 6 AC/DC 15 HP 112 Atk/Prof +7 DPR 41 Atks 3 × 1d6 + 11
  • Priest of Arkus CR 8 AC/DC 15 HP 136 Atk/Prof +7 DPR 53 Atks 3 × 1d6 + 15 Lifesteal Half Healing
  • Knights of the Nameless King CR 4 AC/DC 14 HP 84 Atk/Prof +6 DPR 28 Atks 2 × 1d6 + 11
  • Nameless King Cultists CR 3 AC/DC 13 HP 65 Atk/Prof +5 DPR 23 Atks 2 × 1d6 + 9

Treasure

  • Belt of the War Captain – each day boost strength or charisma to 21.
  • Voidstar – +2 longbow. Casts misty step once a day and, once per day, can inflict an extra 1d6 force damage on attacks for one minute.
  • 101 SP, 3059 GP, 98 PP
  • 12 × +1 arrows
  • Elven astral finger bone that casts Sequester once worth 10k
  • Elven Chain