Wrath of the Righteous

[Daryl Kong]

So, only after the minimum 12 days, can we start building up stuff and recruiting the reinforcement into various "groups"?

With just the heroes, the notable npcs and a few paladins, can't do much i guess, except to try to get rid of the whispers of madness (top priority i think) and the other negative stuff around.

[Richard Loh]

18 days total. 6 days on horseback for a messenger to get to Kenabres, 12 days for the reinforcements to arrive. Perhaps, a certain shadow assassin can expedite the journey back to Kenabres...

[comradechris]

In the skies above Drezen,



Many citizens look up and point at the strange shapes in the air, full of panic, but never knowing that these strange beings will be guarding them, keeping them safe at night while they sleep or make babies.

Meanwhile, South of Drezen,

[Daryl Kong]

Finally, reinforcements have arrived.
Leading the armies is this massive construct..



Piloted by Lictor Anfernal and his second in command, Shel Kazer.
With a contingent of the finest 300 Black Powder Gun Tanks.



When Lictor Anfernal met Six Shadowstone, he acknowledges his power and strong potential leadeship capabilities and appointed Six as Marshal of the Black Powder forces in Drezen. As the elite force leading the crusade deeper into the Worldwound, a new emblem was revealed and a new army name for the Black Powder here, the Black Hand. As the emblem shows, the Black Hand is to uphold order and to eradicate the demons through technological superiority, advanced firearms and the Anfernator.



The Black Hand now occupies half of Citadel Drezen and has a holding/repair area for the Anfernator. There is also a forge, workstation, storage, armory and bunks. Six Shadowstone has his own alchemical lab. And a magical repository for one cleric of Amosdeus, Shandy Radler.



Shandy Radler successfully lobbied to have an altar dedicated to Amosdeus in Drezen as a start of something bigger. The Lawful Good crusaders have been at war with demons for 4 crusades now, and it is time to end this war by bringing in the big guns... the Lawful Evil Devils¹ and the military might of Cheliax.

¹ Devils summoned for the 5th crusades are bound by contract to serve their Hellknight Signifier leaders and will be sent back to the infernal realms upon victory declared by the Hellknight Inquisitor Anferno of the Order of the Gate.

[Septh Silver]

Well guys, here is the link to my (now crippled) guild


I was hoping to get most of my funds by having the merchants pay a small (5% if not less) cut of their earnings and not only be guaranteed safety from my guild, but from theft by anyone else. 

[Daryl Kong]

Mar 24, 2014 18:02:22 GMT 8 Septh Silver said:

Well guys, here is the link to my (now crippled) guild


I was hoping to get most of my funds by having the merchants pay a small (5% if not less) cut of their earnings and not only be guaranteed safety from my guild, but from theft by anyone else. 

Unfortunately, Drezen is kinda a weak economy slowly recovering and has a large presence of lawful military forces (Paladins and Black Powder) so crimes like theft is gonna be difficult!

[Septh Silver]

And I also lack money. Lots of it.

[vainadaite]

After returning to Drezen, Vysanthe spent the next few weeks rallying supporters and bolstering defenses. She travels to Kenebras herself to speak to Queen Galfrey, leaving her herald Laurentius behind to manage the defenses.

Day 1-6: Travel to Kenebras, slaying demons along the way (catch up XP to 140,000)
Day 7: Speaks to Queen Galfrey and with her silver tongue brings back in addition to Galfrey's reinforcement, her own followers intent of aiding the crusade, together with famed demon-slayer Puupol and her Squire Hector.
Day 8-12:Travel back to Drezen, slaying and capturing demons for Six in exchange for cleansing the Corruption Forge. (Catch up XP to 152,000 and earn total of 20 Capital)
Day 13-20: TBC.

[vainadaite]

Vysanthe's followers clean up Drezen, revealing the Beautiful dwarven architecture inside. They immediately get to work, craftsmen helping out in the forge where they can, or setting up medical bays where they can.


Follower Breakdown
Level 1 Followers
100x Combat soldiers
200x General non-combatants

Level 2 Followers
20x Combat soldiers
40x General non-combatants

Level 3 Followers
10x Craftsmen
10x Guards
5x Scribes and researches
5x Healers

Level 4 Followers
8x Guards
4x Healers
4x Craftsmen

Level 5 Followers

4x Guards
2x Healers
2x Craftsmen

Level 6 Followers

Tharg Ironfist, master craftsman, oversees the crafting of weapons and tools for the guards.
Jorael the Fist, Guard Captain, assistant to Hector
Kraftwerk, master craftsman and researcher. Psychotic gnome.
Shania, Priestess of the Light, medic in charge of healing

Level 7 Followers

Hector Melandru, very handsome and intelligent roguish type who happens to be Puupol's Squire. Serves as Captain of the Guard
Henry the Handless, Quartermaster, since Iomedae forsook him, he has realised the error of his ways and is now "re-engineered" thanks to Jayden.

[Stephen]

Mar 25, 2014 13:34:05 GMT 8 vainadaite said:

Level 7 Followers

Hector Melandru, very handsome and intelligent roguish type who happens to be Puupol's Squire. Serves as Captain of the Guard

Quite the promotion for Hector! Not bad for a two-bit swindler.

[Richard Loh]

06th Neth AR 4713

Irabeth Tirabade eventually turned into a vampire and attacked the party at once, but the party wanted Anevia to deal the finishing blow and when she could not do it, the party dispatched her and used an oil of life to bring her back to the world of the living. Party harboured thoughts of having a vampiric paladin as a sidekick would be fun, but Emrys vehemently denied the party the chance to keep her.

Eighteen days passed before the reinforcements from Kenabres arrived and with it, a missive from Queen Galfrey as well as several medals are sent.


Queen Galfrey's letter to the Liberators of Drezen.

Thirty-eight days have passed since the defeat of Eustoryiax, the powerful creature from the Shadows., and th temperature in Drezen starts dropping as Fall is coming to an end. The intrepid Heroes of Kenabres have fully recovered the Sword of Valour and it is proudly displayed and hung in its rightful place in the courtyard of Citadel Drezen.


The Sword of Valour, once carried by Iomedae herself.

The mythical heroes wasted no time in sending for reinforcements, Jayden bringing in the strange companions from the Void, Six Shadowstone with his Order of the Black Powder, Emrys with his 1,500 paladins from Drezen and last but certainly not the least, the followers of Vysanthe whose very presence demands attention of the masses.

Laurentius requested Horgus Gwerm, now elected treasurer of the ruined city of Drezen to build an underground outpost which will help to facilitate protection for the merchants in exchange for a small fee. The paladins realizing that in the face of a greater danger, such an outpost is unfortunately required so that crime rates will not increase. The time required to set up the outpost will easily take 410 days which will see completion on 29th Neth AR 4714.

Encountering Silver the gnomish bard being subjected to a horrible ritual which eventually transformed him into a nalfeshnee, Laurentius realised that the demon transformed will take the form of the sin which represents the character the most and such a fate, should it happen to Laurentius will be a nalfeshnee too.

With the arrival of Shandy Radler, she requested to have a shrine to Asmodeus fitted on Paradise Hill with the rest of the other gods as well. There were initial resistance to the plan but a very convincing argument by Six Shadowstone won the council over, namely, that my enemy's enemy is my friend.
Shortly, a romance started to blossom between Shandy and Emrys and Six jealously tried to keep tabs on the couple. Eventually, Shandy could not take this any longer and even though her heart is with Emrys, she have to work for Six because Six has the Leadership feat and she is his cohort. She is also given free rein of Citadel Drezen as Emrys vouched for her.

Meanwhile in the southern banks of Drezen, strange sights and sounds are emerging from deep underground. Large winged worms and huge flying crabs take to the skies and although people live in fear for their lives, Jayden the half-orc reassured the citizens that these alien creatures will protect them with their lives.

At the same time, in the outer walls of Citadel Drezen, the Black Powder established a safe defensive perimeter outside the gates and also set up a repair bay for the Anfernator as well as to setup an alchemical laboratory so as to facilitate construction of gunpowder and bullets for use in the defense of the city.

Realising that time is of the essence, the Heroes left the army in Drezen to fortify and keep it safe in their absence whilst they set off once again to embrace dangers and to put an end to the demonic scourge once and for all.

Their very first encounter puts them into the midst of a cliff which leads to a small shrine to Baphomet.

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Darian and Simone: +9,600 xp

[vainadaite]

Lyseth Silverhair
Angel Blooded Aasimar Paladin (Warrior of the Holy Light, Shining Knight) 9
LG Medium outsider (native)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
Aura power of light
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Defense
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AC 21, touch 10, flat-footed 21 (+9 armor, +2 shield)
hp 67 (9d10+9)
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +12
Immune charm, fear; Resist acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee heavy shield bash +14/+9 (1d4+5) and
+1 evil outsider-bane longsword +15/+10 (1d8+6/19-20+2d6 vs. Evil Outsider) and
longsword +14/+9 (1d8+5/19-20)
Special Attacks channel positive energy 5/day (DC 19, 5d6), smite evil
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th; concentration +13)
At will—detect evil
1/day—spell-like ability, lesser
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Statistics
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Str 20, Dex 10, Con 11, Int 13, Wis 15, Cha 19
Base Atk +9; CMB +14; CMD 24
Feats Devastating Strike, Improved Shield Bash, Power Attack, Step Up, Vital Strike
Traits reactionary, sacred conduit
Skills Diplomacy +18, Handle Animal +16, Perception +4, Ride +12
Languages Celestial, Common, Elven
SQ aura of courage, aura of good, aura of resolve, Evil Outsider-bane, divine bonds (mount), lay on hands, mercies (mercy [diseased], mercy [poisoned], mercy [staggered]), skilled rider, summon mount
Other Gear full plate, heavy steel shield, +1 evil outsider-bane longsword, longsword, 150 gp
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Special Abilities
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Animal Companion Link (Ex) You have a link with your Animal Companion.
Aura of Courage +4 (10' radius) (Su) You are immune to Fear. Allies within aura gain a morale bonus to saves vs Fear.
Aura of Good (Ex) The paladin has an Aura of Good with power equal to her class level.
Aura of Resolve +4 (10' radius) (Su) You are immune to charm. Allies within aura gain a morale bonus to saves vs charm.
Bane (Evil Outsider) +2 & +2d6 damage vs chosen type
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Devastating Strike Deal extra damage when using Vital Strike bonus
Energy Resistance, Acid (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Acid attacks.
Energy Resistance, Cold (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Cold attacks.
Energy Resistance, Electricity (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Immunity to Charm You are immune to charm effects.
Immunity to Fear (Ex) You are immune to all fear effects.
Improved Shield Bash You still get your shield bonus while using Shield Bash.
Lay on Hands (4d6) (10/day) (Su) You can heal 4d6 damage, 10/day
Mercy (Diseased) (Su) When you use your lay on hands ability, it also removes disease, as per the remove disease spell at a caster level of your Paladin level.
Mercy (Poisoned) (Su) When you use your lay on hands ability, it also neutralizes poisons, as per the neutralize poison spell at a caster level of your Paladin level.
Mercy (Staggered) (Su) When you use your lay on hands ability, it also removes the staggered condition. This does not help if the target is at 0 HP.
Paladin Channel Positive Energy 5d6 (5/day) (DC 19) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect.
Power Attack -3/+6 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Power of Light (30', +1, restore 1d4) (Su) At 4th level, a warrior of the holy light learns to use the power of her faith to bolster her defenses and aid her allies. This class feature replaces the paladin’s spells class feature. A warrior of the holy light does not gain any spells or spellca
Share Spells with Companion (Ex) Can cast spells with a target of "you" on animal companion, as touch spells.
Skilled Rider (Ex) (Su) Ride does not have an armor check penalty. Your mount gains the benefit of your divine grace class feature.
Smite Evil (3/day) (Su) +4 to hit, +9 to damage, +4 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Step Up When a foe makes a 5 ft step away from you, you can move 5 ft to follow them.
Summon Mount (2/day) (2/day) (Sp) summon your mount to your side.
Vital Strike Standard action: x2 weapon damage dice.

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[Richard Loh]

Entering the shrine, the party met an elven paladin who have dispatched most of the cultists with his swift blade. The paladin, Jatha Ventoth detecting that Six was evil, questioned his brethren, Emrys on why he is travelling with an evil companion.

Six sensing that his game was up speedily unloaded six bullets into the elven paladin and in quick retaliation, Emrys shot Six and subsequently captured him.

The paladin was still alive, but barely and patching his wounds, the party decided to bring him back to Drezen so that he can better recuperate from his injuries. Also, a paladin of his skill might come in handy in the defense of Drezen should it come to that.

On the way back, the party encountered a Dybbuk, a spirit so vile and malevolent that it caused major conflicts within the party which resulted in the possession of Jatha. Vysanthe, calling on the power of the Earth ordered the earth to open up and swallow the paladin and Emrys shot him in cold blood. Realising that there is no clear way to find out who is actually possessed, the party resorted in isolating themselves and even the mighty Holy Gun Emrys himself fell prey to its possession.

Wanting to cause more havoc, the dybbuk wanted to possess Vysanthe, the aspiring goddess, but alas, it has chosen a foe too mighty for its own good, for Vysanthe is an occultist, one in which she allows multiple spirits to possess her daily. Realising its mistake, the dybbuk tries to escape but in a mighty contest of wills, Vysanthe crushed the dybbuk's will and renders it her slave, always at her beck and call.

The Conquerers of Drezen finally made their way back to Drezen to recuperate and rest.

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Ben's XP: +9,600 xp

Dybbuk
Spirit level: 8th - Unique. Can be used even though it is not within Vysanthe's power.
Binding DC: 26

Major Granted Abilities:
Persistence: With a strong will to crave poossession of flesh, a dybbuk will not relinquish its grip on Vysanthe so easily and as such, Vysanthe gains the dybbuk's DR 10/good as well as Spell Resistance of 10 + HD to a maximum of 26. The SR can be lowered as a standard action as normal.

Capstone Ability:
Vysanthe can detect thoughts and use telekinesis at will as her mighty personality exerts her will on the dybbuk.

Minor Granted Abilites:
Pain touch: Usable once per round, with a successful touch attack, Vysanthe's touch causes painful spasms to wracked her victim's body dealing 7d6 points of damage. Creatures immune to pain are immune to this damage.

[Daryl Kong]

During the Second Crusade, a crusader mining town of Sesker's Gully (largely home to humans and dwarves) was evacuated due to the impending demonic onslaught. Sesker Shadowstone, the dwarven mining guildmaster led his family southwards to safety. Only a few Shadowstone paladins remained behind to hold off the demonic forces.

Centuries have past, and one of Sesker's descendants has returned to the Worldwound. Equipped with the knowledge that his family ancestral hometown is close to Drezen, Six Shadowstone vows to reclaim Sesker's Gully.

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Daryl's comments:

The Shadowstone Clan today lives beneath the mountain ranges of Cheliax. The Shadowstone dwarves grow up training to be rogues, assassins, hunters, slayers, etc, against the forces of the deep dark. They have forgotten about their roots, back at Sesker's Gully where their ancestors were once crusaders and paladins.

Therefore, perhaps Six's companions can find something in Sesker's Gully where they might convince Six to change his ways, that his family used to be good.

[Richard Loh]

Further adventures by the Conquerers of Drezen resulted in rescuing Jesker Helton, a priest of Erastil who was corrupted by a Shachath, demons of blasphemy. With Vysanthe's persuasions, Jesker managed to fight off the Shachath's mental control and with anger, the Shachath materialises and threw itself at the party, to no avail.

On the other hand,with the supply trains to and from Kenabres getting raided by a blind, six-legged dragon and by another group of barbarians led by a bellowing half-demon, Laurentius' spy network managed to trace the groups to their respective lairs. With trepidation, the Heroes stormed the dragon's lair, one in which legends tell of the Woundwyrm. A dragon whose prolonged exposure to the chaotic energies of the Abyss have mutated and corrupted her very soul. Relying heavily on stealth, the party snuck in but a dragon's senses is definitely more than that of sight. With its ability to perceive creatures due to air vibrations, the woundwyrm Scorizscar attacked immediately. The battle lasted less than a minute and stepping over the corpse of the corrupted dragon, the party made off with the dragon's hoard due to readily available bags of holding.

Troubled by her dreams, Vysanthe finally followed her feelings and led the party to islands of rock on a river of lava in which a trio of vrocks are conducting foul rituals to corrupt the humans into their basest emotions and with the raw sins, transformed them into demons. Such as what befell Silver, the gnomish bard. Tearing into the demons with the wrath of the righteous, the transformations of humans into demons are temporarily halted, but will it be sufficient?

Six Shadowstone received a letter, one in which his parents wrote him indicating that his ancestors once lived in Sesker's Gully and last time they were there, they encountered his grandfather, now an undead spirit which though put to rest, will rise as an undead every single night until whatever plagued him so is removed.

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Chris XP: +22,400