Summary of Events
The Gifted began the return assault with a near entire team wipe. The onslaught against the Imperial Outpost was too strong and the prisoner started to be taken away by the undead horde. Fortunately, the Gifted fought hard enough to prevent the escape of the small raiding force, defeating it and reclaiming their captive.
The captive was then moved to Harro, but the parade was rained on far too quickly. The Aegis expected this and the gates of Harro were guarded by many of their own kind. The Gifted slaughtered these all much more successfully. Fafnir decided to join in on the party at the gate, but fell swiftly. Shortly after, a portal loudly opens in front of all the Gifted warriors, revealing none other than a disgruntled Reklar.
Reklar called into the portal as he was cut down by the too-large army, screeching unknown words and commands. The General then succumbed to the claws and swords... but left the Blight portal behind.
Bravely, the Gifted stepped through the portal, only to be transported into the middle of nowhere in the Blight. Two Greater Blight Anchors awaited them, presumably preparing to attack some city and take it over. These were quickly dispatched along with the various critters within the deadlands. Charging onwards, the Gifted found a weak Aegis minion casting a strong spell to form another portal, but he was slaughtered before he could finish it. Who knows what back-up he could've been summoning?
The Gifted wandered deeper into the Blight, following the source of the resistance they met along the way. Daknor, Son of Gigaroth, anchors.... Finally they came upon two Lesser Anchors and Valkor. Suffering many losses in this valley, the Gifted were eventually victorious.
They discovered a haphazard work station within the large cavern among the odd-looking inhabitants. Upon the many items strewn around, three took interest: a slightly glowing blight-covered keystone, a pitch black piece of parchment with slight bumps along the surface, and a pitch-black essence orb that absorbed all light. First taken was the parchment, followed by the orb, but the third item vanished from a protective spell.
These objects are of great interest to the Empire. They will be studied carefully and soon their properties will be revealed...
The prisoner is also safely stashed away in Harro, deep within a dragon's lair. Hopefully he may be able to shed some light on these strange objects.
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