EPILOGUE

The pcs went on to lead the lives of retired heroes. That is at least after a brief raid that eliminated Runelord Sorshen and her vampire minions.

Morgiv the "spared", or skulk as they are know by the humans, went on to be the chieftain of his tribe due to his uncharacteristic bravery (by skulk standards) and because he personally found the "Chosen One"


Shalelu went on to become a member of the powerful covert elven organization the "Winter Council". Never a public figure, her name was forgotten in few years and she was referred to as "the elven woman" in the tales. This pleased Shalelu.

Carufinwe's name and contribution was forgotten in less than a year and he was referred to as "the elf" in the tales told in Korvosa and Sandpoint.

Riley married Ameico and was voted mayor of Sandpoint by a landslide. Riley became known as the Archemage of Sandpoint and became its protector and most famous citizen. At Andrian's prompting Riley was given amnesty by the Academae.

Dawk became the sidekick Trifaccia to the great hero of Korvosa, Blackjack. Dawk even had occasion to assume Blackjack's identity when Andrian was unavailable.


The orc-blood enjoyed a level of acceptance, respect, and purpose that he had never known in Belkzen. But ironically the few orcs in Korvosa lived in fear and most were very careful to avoid breaking laws in Korvosa for fear of the vengeful Trifaccia.

After crushing the remnants of Karzoug's grand army Qual Keck became the Great Chief of the Shoanti and was honored by all the Shoanti everywhere as "The Legend that Walks".

Andrian served as Prince Regent of Korvosa for 16 years until Prince Vendrian I ascended the throne. In time King Vendrian married the young daughter of Prince Andrian and Duchess Trinia Sabor thus uniting the two lines of kingship. All that time and afterward Andrian also secretly served as his generation's Blackjack protecting the powerless of Korvosa with his mighty sidekick Trifaccia. When King Vendrian I finally took over Andrian retired from political affairs to his keep outside of the city limits.


The young king was a capable ruler and his life time was remembered in the centuries to come as a golden age. It was said that the popular king ended the Curse of the Crimson Throne and in a century the heroes were forgotten in Korvosa.




Bruntalmar became the high priest and chief smith of Janderhoff. His rapport with Torog earned him the nickname of Godfriend. Thanks to Brunt, Janderhoff and Korvosa deepened their alliance and economic ties and yet Janderhoff still maintained its independence. While the stories of the Saviors of Sandpoint and the Nightwatch were forgotten by the humans of Korvosa and Sandpoint, Brunt kept their memories alive in Janderhoff. Still vigorous and alert on his 200th birthday the old priest told the stories of his comrades to each new generation of dwarflings.


THE END

4709 Sarenith 22nd Xin Shalast the Rising District

Just after midnight
The pcs finally reached the Tower of Avarice. Morgiv employed his chameleon powers and stealthed into the tower and found that the lower floors of the tower were uninhabited. Furthermore the tower, although cold, was much warmer than the outside and best of all the air was normal probably through some magical contrivance. Morgiv guided the pcs to the hiding place on the 3rd floor and the half-dead pcs recovered from their ordeal in the death zone.

Late AM to PM
The pcs began their ascent up the tower stairs of the Tower of Avarice. The thousand foot climb was arduous but everyone made it to the top. At the top Dawk tricked a storm giant into running down the stairs to look for intruders. Next the pcs entered the room where Xanesha was speaking with the image of Karzoug.


Andrian quickly dispatched the tiefling swordswoman. Next


Then the pcs entered the room wherein the tiefling wizardess Cleoptra was also conversing with Karzoug via a huge golden statue.


She was quickly dispatched but not before calling an alarm. As the pcs searched for the entrance to Karzoug's chamber they were attacked by 5 tiefling wizards known as the Harridans.



As the tieflings dropped cold explosions down on the pcs Dawk and Andrian removed the lid to Karzoug's sarcophagus and discovered that this was the point of entry to Karzoug's demiplane. As the giants arrived and began working a method to circumvent Brunt's ghost warriors, the pcs leapt into the sarcophagus and teleported to Karzoug's pocket plane.

Late PM
The pcs surprised Karzoug and things started to go against the Runelord.


However after using a spell to stun Dawk and gaining the air with his magical boots it seemed the Runelord might actually prevail thanks to his powerful regenerative magic. However the magic missiles of Riley and the flying dagger of Andrian brought him down.

Very late PM
With the death of Karzoug his giant, goblin, and dragon allies were temporarily stunned and when they came to their senses the Runelord-enforced peace ended and fighting erupted between species and tribes. The pcs used the confusion to track down the Leng time device. With all the powerful items acquired from Karzoug the Leng Denizens were quickly dispatched and the world was saved. The pcs then returned to Karzoug's demiplane and used his Runewell to teleport to Sandpoint.

4709 Sarenith 21st Xin Shalast

AM to PM
The pcs attempted to cross from the south to the north western extreme edge of Xin Shalast to what is known as the Rising District. The pcs began to suffer altitude sickness due to their inexperience with Xin Shalast's extreme conditions. The pcs decided to split up due to Brunt's difficulty in being stealthy in full armor. Brunt decided to attempt to bluff his way through and although he was accosted by giants and trolls he won through with difficulty. The rest of the party used stealth to sneak through the poor district. When discovered they merely dropped coins to distract the beggars and thieves and then they escaped.


PM to midnight
The pcs meet back up at the gate to the Rising District and decide to push on up the the mountain to the 2,000 foot Tower of Avarice. Unknown to the pcs is that they are crossing into what was known in Xin Shalast as the "death zone". The air was so thin from the gate to the tower that no living being can survive for any length of time. As they climb their lungs filled with blood and their bodies began to fail. All of the pcs succumbed to the sickness and collapsed only to be revived by their comrades. The only exception was the mighty Dawk Gonchar. Although Dawk found the climb exhausting he took no serious harm.

4709 Sarenith 20th Xin Shalast

AM
The pcs are guided by Morgiv to the lair of the dreaded "hidden beast". The creature is some sort of invisible tentacled horror from the far realm. The pcs had some trouble striking the creature due to it's invisible nature. However the combined power of pcs quickly overwhelmed the beast despite its formidable might.

PM
The pcs are treated to a victory feast by the grateful Spared.

very late PM
The pcs sleep again under the protection of the Spared.

4709 Sarenith 19th Xin-Shalast

very early AM
Svevenka guides the pcs to the edge of Xin-Shalast. The pcs find that their rune weapons and sihedron items allow them to bypass Xin-Shalast's defensive barrier known as the Occluding Field.


Sunrise
Svevenka leaves the pcs on the outskirts of Xin-Shalast. As soon as Svevenka least a strange fleshy chameleon-like humanoid named Morgiv begins ranting about Andrian as being the prophesied "chosen one" who will defeat something called the "Hidden Beast" and will lead his people the "Spared" out of the darkness and into the light. Andrian agrees to help.

PM
Morgive leads the pcs to his people and a feast is held in honor of the Chosen One and his companions.

very late PM
The pcs sleep under the protection of the Spared.

4709 Sarenith 18th somewhere in the mountains

AM to PM
The pcs wait for night fall and the full moon.

Late PM to AM the next day
Svevenka shows the pcs how to use the light of the full moon to see the hidden road to Xin-Shalast. The road exists partially on the plane of Leng and can only be seen by moonlight. The pcs then travel to Xin Shalast.

4709 Sarenith 17th somewhere in the mountains

The pcs rest in a cave provided by Svevenka while they wait for the full moon.