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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8056963" data-attributes="member: 6879661">TIER TWOHook Mountain MassacreHaving found the second Sihedron Shard, the party spend some time in Stormsreach finding a disturbing frequency of sihedron tattoos linked to a pleasure barge that once was berthed in Stormsreach but travelled inland to turtleback ferry. A fort near there has gone strangely silent. The party travel inland with some jungle expedition (rules from TOA) finding remnants of earlier expeditions and the Graul Ogrekin. Turtle back ferry is on edge and the party discover the fort has been taken by ogres from hook mountain at the behest of a Stone Giant wizard using powerful Xen’drik magic. A second lamia mattiarch steals Vorels notes which contain details of a teleportation circle in first tower and also other artifacts taken from Xen’drik by House Cannith. While the party wins out they discover the giants are seeking something that was taken from Xen’drik by Vorel and intend to bring it back. First Tower is in great danger.Fortress of the Stone GiantsEventually returning to First Tower, they find the town under attack by Stone giants that have arrived seeking something called the Rune Forge, supposedly stolen from Xen’drik long ago. The party defeat the giants and are able to travel back through the teleportation circle the giants used to get there and reach the Fortress of the Stone Giants. Built around an ancient Xen’drik ruin of Thassilon. Beneath is the Thorassic Library where they realize the scale of the true threat and come into their first contact with Karzoug through his giant servant Mokmurian. To defeat Karzoug they must find an artifact called the Runeforge, taken By House Cannith in their original expedition to Xen’drik.Curse of the Lady’s LightTravelling back to Sharn with all haste the party’s airship has a strange interaction as it passes over an old statue on one of the chain of Islands north of Stormreach. The Sihedron shards resonate with something else causing damage to the ship and unbinding the elemental. Exploring the monument the Party discover it is an old holding of another Runelord Sorshan and they find the third Sihedron shard.Sins of the SavioursReturning to Sharn the party find a madman roaming the halls of Morgrave University possessed by the spirit of Vorel Foxglove. Called the scribbler he is writing on the walls in Draconic - a prophecy that “Lah Mashtu will return when the Runelord is returns to the Peacock throne”. The party are confronted by agents of the chamber keen to see this doesn’t occur. They discover that the Runeforge was kept in House Canniths seat deap in the Mournlands and in the territory of the Lord of Blades. The Runeforge is actually the source of House Cannith’s outlawed Creation Forges and the source of much of their technology. Travelling to the Mournlands the party evade/confront/bargain with the Lord of Blades to each the Cannith Foundry but are confronted by a dragon of the chamber who seeks to stop them finding the Runeforge. When they do find it, it is an ancient artifact capable of producing amazing wonders. However it is not as it first seems. It is in truth a demiplane and can be entered. Within representatives of all the Runelords once worked in concert to solve magical problems and craft unique items which only appear to have been made by the artifact. The Runewells and by extension the creation forces are actually partly made from Quori technology stolen by the Runelords (sparking the Giant war). They defeat a quori agent trying to control Runeforge. The party are able to use the power of the Runeforge to empower their weapons and armour ready to defeat Karzoug.Spires of Xin ShalastUsing wealth and artifacts recovered from Runeforge the party is able to obtain an airship which they use to return to Xen’drik and the ancient city of Xin Shalast - following the original House Cannith expedition diaries. There they defeat Karzoug and seemingly prevent his apocalyptic return. It seems Xen’drik is safe and they can retire to Stormsreach/Sharn/First Tower as they choose...... though their adventure is not over.</blockquote>

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