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Heroes of the Day
Prelude
The world is changing. Most cannot see this change, but the change is coming. Everyday evil and chaos in Aredel grows stronger while all the is good and lawful seems to fall and crumble. The Ithakians have returned, almost 2,000 years after they were banished from the civilized world they have returned to try and reclaim what was once theirs. They failed.
They failed because the will of Man was strong and it prevailed over the evil that they brought to our lands. Many generals and military leaders will say it was because of their great efforts, many leaders will say it was because of their leadership the world of Man was able to survive the Amazon attacks. They would be only partially right, for it was the efforts of a small group of men who help Man prevail, but for the most part the world will never know, at least for now. For now they will be remember as the men to save Bistal against a revolt, the men who stopped the treasonious ways of Kyrllian noble and a Falgarrian Prince, the men who save the Council of Kingdoms from their doom, Tubal's Bravos, Moruke's Defenders, The Champions of Aredel. They are the Heroes of the Day, but their day will soon come to an end and what then? Who will defend the lands of Man from the evil that is coming.
Because Evil is coming, and it's bringing the Hells of the Universe with it.
Adventure Summary
The war with the Amazons is over, after almost a year of conflict the world seems to be going back to the way it was. So the masses believed, but Ulrich and his friends knew that it wasn't the case. War still raged in northern continent. Astol pushed hard against Lylival's borders and was taking all that they could. Corison had entered a holy war and all over the world temples of the Gods began to fight. On the island of Toglardia, in the Tower of Elements the Champions of Aredel once again gathered to discuss their next move. With news of orcs, goblins, gnolls and ogres massing in Svykur they opted to pay them a visit and see what was happening. Using his powers Toglard wished the party to the Hall of the Ogre King, in an instant they arrived in a hall that had appeared to be abandoned for almost a 1,000 years with no signs of any living thing being in it for any real length of times. Frustrated Toglard wished the party to be where they were needed the most.
Soon the party appeared on a battlefield that was littered with the dead bodies of elves, they were in Lylival. On the horizon they could see companies moving from the Astolian army, Toglard wasted no time and let loose with waves of magical power on the companies. Morduke soon followed, leaving the companies dead in their tracks. Suddenly, to the north the sky was filled with a red light. Those who could fly took to the air and headed in that direction., while the rest moved quickly along the ground. Arriving at the spot they could see a figuring laying on the ground, dead. Moving closer to investigate they discovered it was KierMan, the elven archer. Olowniuk wished for the group to arrive 5 minutes before hand, in order to witness the finally moments of KierMan's life.
Soon they found themselves five minutes into the past where they were able to witness KierMan in an intense sword fight with the man in black, Val-jean. Toglard, Olown and company acted quickly aiding KierMan in his fight against Val-jean. Their aid was what he needed as Val-jean was slain by the deadly accuraccy of Olowniuk's blade. Val-jean's body body fell, dropping his black blade. Olowniuk almost gave into temptation and picked the blade up but his will was stong. A somber KierMan thanked his friends for the aid but also claimed that he should be dead now anyways. Confused they asked why.
KierMan explained that Lylival was his home, and he had come back to defend it. By doing so he had shunned all his responsiblities. He had choosen his path and as a consequence he was to never return to Lylival unless his path brought him there. But he could not be on Aredel and watch his family, his home fall. By breaking his oath he had sent the fabric of the universe into a tear that could cause the whole thing to unravel and destroy Aredel itself. He desrved death, he accecpted death, he wanted death and Olowniuk gave it to him. As Olowniuks blade sank into KierMan's heart, KierMan turned, smile and thanked him. KierMan's body fell to the ground and faded. As his body faded his bow and quiver appeared in the hands of Malik who looked just as suprised as the others.
KierMan's death did not come before he explained some of Balos's plans with the party. It seems that Balos, Val-jean and Snort travel from world to world conqueriing. Doing so by making allies with the Gods, and the most power hungry and ruthless leaders know to that world. However, when travelling from world to worl, their powers were decreased due to being so far away from their home plane's energy. The further and further they got from home, the weaker they got unless they were able to find a Universal Line. A source of power that connected the worlds of the Universe together. If they could find a Line that lead back to their home world, they could "tap it" and draw upon the engery of their hone planar energy. Balos had found one and they were getting ready to tap into it.
With a rough idea on where the Universal Line was, and the black sword and armor of Val-jean along with a strange horn they returned to the Tower to decide what to do next.
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