In recompense for the Gods resurrecting those who fell in the quest for the Balance Blade. Our heroes find themselves in the Duchy of Magnussen. Lars, Tyrrian, Father Beavis, Chi, Erwyn, and Vala were standing among a crowd of peasants watching as a hooded executioner raised a heavy axe over a condemned man. The victim of the axe was a mad prophet who had been urgently calling for the death of Duke Magnussen XIII daughter. The Duke looked down upon the square from the battlement of his manor/keep with his daughter at his side. Nodding grimly the headsman's axe fell with a sickening thud. The head bounced off the platform and sprung it self from the burlap sack that had hidden it from view. As the head settled facing the onlooking crowd everyone was astonished to see the Dukes visage displayed upon the severed extremity.
The Heroes of Eros & Friends, had been sent to the Duchy as the first step in the debt owed for returning thier slain friends from death in an outer dimension (see Chapter 17). The Quest of the Five Gods begins here in the home of Duke Magnussen XIII. A battle directly against the powers of Chaos and those the five Gods are at odds with.
A large leathery winged reptile blocked the sun as it grasped the Duke's daughter in one talon. At the same moment the executioner removed his hood to reveal a gleaming Silver Skull!!!! Jumping astride the hideous creature the executioner and girl were whisked away by the beast to disappear over the cliff edge upon which the Manor/Keep was perched. The Duke called out to the assembled crowd, "A fortune to those who can return my daughter to me!"
In less than an hour the Heroes of Eros found themselves before a large iron door deep in the bowels of the Magnussen dungeons. Tryrrian noted that a sharp featured karakian women had joined the quest. Dressed in fine silken robes, her long black hair held up in strange fashion with nothing but colored sticks the woman seemed to be quite unafraid.
"Excuse me," Inquired Brother Beavis, "I am Beavis, chosen of Losborst and my friends and I are about to delve into a perilous and perchance life threatening endeavor. Will you be joining us?"
The woman nodded her head quickly in a positive motion.
Tyrrian spoke up, "I am a warrior as you can plainly see by my arms, and I know what my friends can do. What, may I ask would you bring to aid us in this quest and what is your name?"
A stream of unintelligable words began streaming from the woman's mouth, she noticed the dumbfounded look, stopped and spoke again slowly with a heavy accent to her words. "You may call me Hiyakaru, and I would supply the mystic powers of the Spirit-folk to your expedition." She then bowed to the Heroes.
The young Warrior took a step toward her, "Another Wizard then?" The lad clenched his hammer tightly and began to raise it.
Beavis placed his hand on the Hammer and pushed it down slowly, "Tyrrian, lad. No reason to judge one so hastily. Though we have experienced a most unsavory event with one who wielded magic dos not mean we should think others will do the same." The good Father winked at the boy and turned to face the newcomer. "The Heroes of Eros gracefully welcome you to our band Hikaru, and we hope to form a bond of friendship and trust with you on this journey." The Cleric returned the bow.
Tyrrian whispered to Erwyn, "Let's just be sure we keep an eye on her eh?"
The dwarf scrunched his face and grunted in agreement.
In the family crypts the vile Vashtaa Narada (shadows that melt flesh) were destroyed by the mighty mystical magiks of the Sorceress from Karak.
Deep under the crypts the the party faced hell-spawned demons and sent them packing as well! Tyrrian, Erwyn and Lars showed exceptional skill at dispatching creatures of the nether-planes! Vala used her magic to great aid of the group as well as being pivotal in the final destruction of the Silver Skull!
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