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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SJE" data-source="post: 1100104" data-attributes="member: 13282">Midnight Actual Play] Penultimate, but Epic session Just had the pernultimate session of my campaign. And all the stops have come out! Guided by a star, the PC's have travelled the continent and find themselves in Sharuun, where the Messiah, the child of the old Gods will be born. King Jahzir has announced a census of all new borns- commanding all preganant women in the South to travel to Sharuun. Amongst the shanty-towns of the Far Lands Market, surrounded by hundreds of pregnant women, the party find the mother of the Messiah about to give birth in an old hostelry. (the white light emitted by using their Path powers is drawn to it) But orcs are cordoning off the markets exits, trumpets sound in the distance to announce the arrival of Jahzir and the whole market cowers as great, dark wings occlude the light of the star as a black dragon flies across the market, before perching high in the tower of the Sahi! As they desperately try to rouse the populace (and for some of the less perceptive to spot what was going on), all the chickens come back to roost. The Grand Legate of Sharuun returns with the Demonblade he confiscated from the Dorn Barbarian (before he was sprung from the caged wagon by his companions). The collaborator sister of the Erenlander descended of the kings of old, also makes a comeback, garbed as a Legate and seemingly recovered from her bout with death. Dorns are slain with a killing word. Burgeoning romances are sealed with desperate CPR on heartstopped PC’s. Evil sisters tempt their heroic brothers with darkj offers to be raised to the right hand of Izrador, if they will give up the babe. And then, with the party near dead, siblings warring upon each other, staves of power broken, the Grand Legate about to strike down the character delivering the baby, a miracle occurs… The Star descends, as the child is finally born into the hands of the Healer/Orcslayer and the Light of the divine fills the area with blinding white purity and love! All wounds are healed, all hatred and anger banished. A tear comes to eye of the legate sister as she experiences a Damascene conversion. Of the dark Grand Legate and Vorzelem bound to the sword there is no sign- only the true Clan Sword of the Dales remains. And the psychopath healer, filled with unending hatred of orckind? Looking into the cherubic eyes of the Messiah-child, he feels all his hatred and anger slipping away, as pure, unconditional, never-ending love fills him, and the life energy he carries within wells up to unimaginable levels. (I secretly make him a 20th level on the Healer Path, even if his character level is 7) They are able to walk out of the market- the people all around awestruck and silent. The orc legions surrounding the square are blinded and stunned. And no demonic spirits remain to guide the legates. But this miraculous area is limited, and fresh troops from outside the great market are pushing their way in. Fleeing through the sewers of Sharuun, the PC’s hurl fireballs at their pursuers, while the Danisil Juggernaught and recovered Dorn Ironblood seek to distract the hunting legates. Along the way, lepers are healed with a touch and the child is named Raqim (“Child of the Stars” in Sarcosan) and the legend of the Messiah is born. But disaster strikes at the docks! Their route to the sailboat that will take them out to a Miransil ship off the coast is blocked. On an intercept course to their pier, the great 9ft tall armoured figure of Jahzir and his acolytes bar the way! Seeing this, the healer gives up the child to Illyn, the Caransil Channeller and ex-angel. This Gandalf-like figure casts his fly spell (for the mirror cannot overcome the power of the Messiah in the city) and white angelic wings sprout from his back! Now an angel again, Illyn takes the child and flies towards the Miransil ship, leaving his companions behind. The lovers, Owen & Ke try to swim to the boat, while the healer who delivered the Life of the World and his sole remaining companion, the Erenlander Pureblood Arman embark on a desperate plan to stop Jahzir. The Healer, Torin will try to heal the evil and darkness out of Jahzir, casting out the Shadow with his inner divine white light. So as Jahzir gazes up to witness the angel flying away, Torin sneaks behind him and lays on his hands, pumping his white light healing magic, love and even his life into the Night King! Meanwhile Arman invokes his powers of kingship and awe at last and terrifies the dark acolytes with an glowing anima of white light crowning his head and making him appear 10 feet tall too! Above, the dark dragon has returned and intercepts Illyn with the child, forcing him to dive towards the sea. Owen & Ke, much against their wishes, find themselves battling the floundering dragon in the sea as Illyn escapes again with the Messiah-child! And as Illyn turns to look back, cradling the Hope of the World in his arms, he sees a terrible sight. The young Danisil Ke has leapt onto the dragons head and is attacking its eyes while brave, foolish Owen has taken the sword of his forefathers and leapt boldly into the dragons maw, hoping to thrust his sword into its brain! Chomp! The Dragons mouth closes and Ke doesn’t see Owen anymore. Meanwhile, on shore, Jahzir, desperately weakened manages to shake off the Healer Torin, but before he can kill that apostle, Arman, scion of the Kings of Old, challenges the great Betrayer of Erenland! Jahzir accepts the challenge, chopping down Arman where he stands in one hate-filled blow! Who will survive? Who will sacrifice themselves? Is the Messiah truly safe? We’ll find out in the last session next week. SJE</blockquote>

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