Andrew Armageddon – Clouds in the sky look ominous. Something's going on in Kartan.
Kendal Olamaer KO – There's a smell in the air. The same smell before war came. Rae was one of the three celestials who battled the forces of the Nameless King.
Lana – Things have quieted in the Lower Reaches but that's not always a good thing.
Ozara – A full Knight of the Black Flame must protect the key from evil.
Lloris – Is that a big eye in the sky looking down?
Chris Catastrophe – Used to date Velinda Thrade.

Strong Start

Vatrhix unchained!

Scenes

Vathrix Unchained (four dreadful blessings)
What to do with Vathrix – Rebind him, destroy the altar, or sanctify it?
Return to the Forge.
Back to Summervine Villa
Next Steps:
- Garland Willowmane fears for the Key of Worlds.
- Roselyn Zeshe and Willow fear that the Children of the Red Rose hunt for Atretha. They want the characters to travel to Heron's Stride and make sure she's ok.
- Joselyn Halfcloak wants the characters to scout the Dread Necropolis. The death knight Karavon the Gray Blade builds an army to threaten the City of Arches. Stop him before this war can begin.
- Gyles Freerunner has an archkey to take the characters to Skrathe's manor in the City of Brass so they can take care of him once and for all.

The forge in the lower chambers of Vathrix's cell can shatter artifacts when used with Starforged – the adamantine hammer.
Star, the former assassin of the Red Rose, still causes havoc in the Lower Reaches. She made a pact with a lower devil and found out that Atretha still lives. She plans to assassinate the sister to start a war.
A demon and devil fight each other for the Key of Worlds and their masters – erinyes Vether Voidwalker and Sylisa Sixblade the Marilith.
Karavon the Gray Blade, now a death knight, resides in the Dread Necropolis in the Deadlands. He's building an army to wage war against the City of Arches while also seeking the last remnants of the Nameless King to bring him back into power.
Three celestials battled the Nameless King – Vrys, Rae, and Astaria.
Rae held a key said to be connected to the lower crypts of the Dread Necropolis. This key is in her temple in the Revlend Marshes.
Astaria was the celestial who led the Army of the Blue Star. They created the curse that bound the Nameless King but sacrificed themself to enact it.
Gyles Freerunner now plays music at Summervine Villa. He and Evylend LeStrange have become close friends. They often reside at Guildred’s Grotto. You should come sometime!
Most of the Children of Ibraxus are dead but some joined the Knights of the Nameless King who still plan to bring the NK back from exile.
Skrathe continues to serve the Knights of the Nameless King from his Villa – Emberhome – in the City of Brass.

Erna Ironhorn. The minotaur foremaster. She has run the forge for 40 years building tools and weapons for the people of the City of Arches.
Genneth Millbeard. Dwarven apprentice smith who volunteered to go down into the depths to figure out what’s going wrong with the forge and hasn’t yet returned.
Penelope Wintersong. Elven smith’s apprentice who went with Genneth below and hasn’t returned.

Pit Fiend CR 17 AC/DC 20 HP 300 Atk/Prof +12 DPR 119 Atks 5 × 1d6 + 20
Explosive imps CR 1 AC/DC 12 HP 33 Atk/Prof +5 DPR 12 Atks 2 × 1d6 + 3
Assassins of the Red Rose CR 8 AC/DC 15 HP 136 Atk/Prof +7 DPR 53 Atks 3 × 1d6 + 15

19,280 GP, 1,046 PP
7 × 1000 GP amethyst gemstones
feyish ruined stone that casts Shocking Grasp
Spell Scroll (Delayed blast Fireball and Power Word Stun)
+1 Infernal Halfplate Armor of Resistance (fire)
Starforged – +2 adamantine warhammer that inflicts an extra +1d6 force damage and casts shatter once per day (5th level – 6d8).