Prologue

The World of Vaelorys

“Welcome. To. Vaelorys…

A world brimming with untamed magical and chaotic elemental powers. Countless races call this planet’s varied landscapes, climates, and locales home - bringing with them art, culture, and life to this broad world.

But you already know all that don’t you… because where this story starts… is at it’s end.

Each of you are legendary individuals in your own rights; this list of your historic deeds including but not limited to:

• Resisting a tyrannical coup de tat and preserving order in the name of the innocent
• Overcoming great beasts and conquering new land for your people
• Redefining the limits of Mortal martial prowess, creating and perfecting entirely new fighting styles with ease
• Proving your worth to the Gods themselves and respecting the beauty of the world.
• Reaching the apex of Magical knowledge and preserving your many thousand year old culture; leading your people into a new era of enlightenment
• Curing plagues, ending famine, and uncovering a secret plot that could alter the fate of Vaelorys forever…

You all come from different lands, cultures, and walks-of-life - but you have banded together here; some more tentatively than others, as heroes to save the world. It is time for the final battle…

I’d like you all to roll initiative please.”

Legendary Heroes Unite

A party of legendary figures from around Otheria; organised by Morgyn, prepare for the final battle against the Mad Mage Delyson Thorne.

“On this day… Heroes will be victorious… Legends will be forged… Vaelorys will not go down quietly. The past few weeks have been a rollercoaster of learning to work together well enough to take down the Mad Mage Delyson Thorne; a man who has managed to seize unfathomable power through political and malicious methods.

The six of you now stand at the gates to the The Tower That Pierces The Sky - a structure that broke through the ground below Castle Zenytha at sunset the prior day.

This will be the site of your greatest achievements. You know he’s in there… and he knows that you’re coming…”

The Final Battle?

A fierce battle took place between 6 legendary warriors and one power-hungry mage atop a magically transposed platform in the Astral Plane. Delyson Thorne had setup a powerful arcane machine behind him that seemed to be feeding him energy whilst it whirred to life to unknown ends.

Numerous fighters from the Party of Legendary Warriors attempted to attack Delyson but few of their attacks landed and the damage dealt seemingly vanished as the battle prolonged. Some of the warriors attempted to attack the machine instead; only to realise the Mage had protected it by making the barrier around it bind to various other random Planes of existence.

One of the Warriors attempted to slash at the barrier and traverse out into the void of the Astral Plane - only to be completely overwhelmed by the vacuum of it’s infinite expanse and turned to dust.

A Wizard amongst the party managed to revive him with the use of a “Wish” spell whilst another managed to get a number of their group onto the platform with the machine. The largest of the warriors dealt a chunk of damage to the machine; initiating it’s self-defense mechanisms, which led to the deaths of all but the warrior who had attacked the machine.

Delyson Thorne had won. He cast Meteor Swarm to decimate the two remaining warriors on the platform with him - leaving only the largest one alive, helpless to do anything to watch as the Mad Mage channelled one final spell to ensure his victory, until…

A Singular Chance At Redemption

Delyson Thorne noticed for the first time a spectral raven on the shoulder of the bruised and burned warrior; the only oversight he’d made this entire battle was not noticing it sooner. Delyson Thorne cursed profusely as the space around them filled with a white void.

“Vaelorys’ fate has been altered; permanently, to give you all a singular chance at redemption…

This will be your only shot, do not waste it - heroes…”
- The Mysterious Entity to the Legendary Warriors…

Fate was reversed and our story began again…