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.

4709 Sarenith 14th-16th somewhere in the mountains

The ghost of Silas Vekker leads the pcs through the mountains. On the afternoon of the 16th the pcs meet a fey winter spirit by the name of Svevenka. Brunt gives her an adamantine dagger and she agrees to guide them to Xin-Shalast. She says that this requires a full moon and so the pcs must wait until the next full moon in two days.

4709 Sarenith 12th somewhere in the mountains

Late AM to Early PM
The pcs track down the ghost of the dwarf Karivek Vekker and a battle ensues. The pcs quickly defeat the lone spirit.

Just as the pcs are about to return the body of Karivek Vekker to his brother Silas a strange demon creature that keeps repeating "wendigo" attacks the pcs.


In the cramped quarters of the cabin the beast has no chance and is quickly slain. Unknown to the pcs is that a wendigo is attracted to any instance of cannibalism because the feed on the cruelty and guilt as well as flesh. This particular wendigo was responsible for the blizzard that trapped the pcs and the blizzard that led to the cannibalistic destruction of the Vekker expedition.

The pcs finally give Karivek's body back to his ghost brother Silas and the two reconcile releasing Karivek's trapped spirit. Silas agrees to guide the pcs to Xin-Shalast but he also admits that a snow fey called Svevenka is the one that guided the Vekker brothers. Svevenka will have to be persuaded to take the pcs the rest of the way.


Late PM
The pcs rest in the Vekker cabin.

4709 Sareneth 11th somewhere in the mountains

Very early PM
Just as a blizzard sets in the pcs find the cabin of two dwarven minors from Janderhoff; Silas and Karivek Vekker. The pcs find that the dwarven expedition resorted to cannibalism and their ghosts haunt the cabin causing disturbing visions that tip the pcs towards insanity. Finally the pcs find a pile of cannibalized dwarf bones and they are attacked by several insane dwarf ghosts.


There ensued a brief but furious battle with the pcs hemmed in by the small size of rooms in the cabin. The ghosts mind controlled Dawk and forced him to attack Riley. Instead of facing the certain danger of Dawk's blade Riley chose to teleport blind out into the blizzard. Unfortunately the window he teleported through was used as a lookout and so Riley fell 60 feet into the snow. Unable to see Riley followed the cliff face in the wrong direction and would have been lost in the storm. However the pcs finished off the cannibal ghosts and this seemed to cause the storm to abate. The pcs then had a long conversation with the dwarf ghost Silas Vekker.


Silas offered to help guide the pcs to Xin-Shalast if they would retrieve the corpse of his brother and help put his spirit to rest.

Late PM
The pcs rest in the Vekker's cabin.

4709 Sarenith 9th-10th

The pcs travel through the mountains on their ghost horses. The pcs see disturbing visions of aberrations through the corners of their eyes that disappear when looked at directly.


The barriers between worlds is thin here and the demi-plane of Leng is just out of reach. Leng is the meeting point of the plane of dreams and the plane of madness also known as the far realm.

4709 Sarenith 6th-8th the Storval Plateau

The pcs rest for 3 days in the foothills.

4709 Desnus 25th-Sarenith 5th somewhere on the Storval Plateau

The pcs travel through the mountains and onto the Storval Plateau on their ghost horses. The pcs are chased by a number of monsters and outrun them. However they are forced to battle a pair of earth titans and defeat them with some difficulty. Later they are chased down by a green dragon which they defeat and force to serve as scout.

4709 Desnus 24th somewhere in the mountains

The pcs rest in the white dragon's cave.

4709 Desnus 23rd Runeforge

Early AM
The pcs rest in Sandpoint and gather supplies for their journey.

PM
With the help of Brodert Quint Riley casts a ritual that gives him control of Sandpoint's wrathwell. Riley uses the wrathwell to teleport the party to the fabled Runeforge. After a few minutes of planning and orienting the pcs decide to the wrath portion of the Runeforge complex. When confronted by the powerful Wrath Guardian the pcs decide to leave Brodert Quink and Bruntalmar behind and bluff their way through the wrath complex. The pcs work out the teleportation circles and bluff their way to a room with dead flesh of berserker demons and they return with enough demon flesh to create a number of wrath weapons. As the other pcs begin working on creating wrath weapons Brunt and Brodert head towards the Lust complex and and attempt to bluff their way past the Lust Guardian. Unfortunately Brodert succumbs to her carnal temptations and dies in the throws of passion. Brunt continues a short way and then decides that being alone in the lust wing is just to dangerous and he returns. After a brief 2nd attempt Brunt decides that he can do without a sin weapon. The other pcs finish their rune weapons and decide not to teleport back to Sandpoint and instead they decided to travel overland to the general location of Xin-Shalast. As they leave the Runeforge they encounter with a huge white dragon sleeping on his treasure pile.


A deadly battle ensues but despite the dragon's size and power it is overwhelmed by the tenacious pcs.

4709 Desnus 22nd Sandpoint

Midnight
The pcs bypass the two groups of 100 goblins on guard and sneak into the cathedral via the little used graveyard entrance.



Inside the cathedral the pcs sneak up on the hill giant and tiefling leader and kill them nearly soundlessly in their sleep.



Then they approach the small ogre tribe but are unable to slay them all before they awaken.



A firewall cast by Riley and Brunt's spectral soldiers hemmed them in at first. But then the ogres broke free and attacked the pcs from their undefended flank.


Unfortunately for the ogres this was too little too late. Weakened from their firewall burns they were quickly cut down by the pcs. However the goblins had heard the disturbance and investigated and began an alarm.

Early AM
The pcs heard the goblins massing for attack and wisely chose to use the firewall as a defensive rampart against the goblins. After the pcs shifted position the goblins sent wave after wave against the pcs only to have them immolated in the firewall.


The last few dozen goblins gave up the attack and retreated. In their frustration and desperation they released the demon Malfeshnakor.

4709 Desnus 21st Sandpoint

Midnight to dawn
Andrian scouts Sandpoint and discovers the enemy's positions and numbers. He also meets with important npcs and gathers what information he can in brief conversations.


Early AM to late PM
The pcs decide to wait in the forest and rest until night fall.

4709 Desnus 20th Sandpoint region

Late AM
The pcs travel to Sanpoint on their ghost horses and scout the general vicinity. They decide to wait for nightfall and then send Andrian in to scout out the situation.


Very late PM
Andrian enters Sand point and begins skulking about.

4709 Desnus 19th Thistletop

Just after midnight
The pcs decide to disembark at the Thassalonian head near Thistletop because the harbor of Sandpoint is occupied by the enemy. The pcs find no enemies there and manage to glean some loot they did not acquire on their first assault many months ago.




Sunrise
The pcs find that there is new bridge with burn marks and other evidence that indicate Malfeshnakor has had assistance escaping from the island.

Early AM to late PM
The pcs decide to hole up in the head for a day and rest before traveling to Sandpoint.

4709 Desnus 10th to 18th the ocean sea

The pcs travel by ship from Korvosa to the Sandpoint region.