Last week on Darkness & Dragons, our heroes had moved to confront and conquer the cause of so much of their grief. Along with Verity, Brillia and Taabi, Arsen and Kos had joined in on bringing the fight to Vecna. The temporal tablecloth, or as it's referred to colloquially, the napkin, had now been adjusted to bring everyone to the plane of Ash.
With an arsenal of combat ability, everyone had a brief moment of confidence until Verity's first strike had seemed in vain. Even with having the new betrayer in Bartlyre on their side, the fight looked much, much more bleak right away. Luckily, the immensely powerful God Slaying Sword had proven to be quite the critical instrument yet again.
After a few volleys back and forth, the gang had finally felt the need to pull Vecna out of his domain. Especially now that Kos had been ensnared in a forcecage, the napkin had been brought out and was draped over the powerful lich. Changing the scenery from grey and beige to a full array of vibrance and popping colors, the strike force found themselves pulling Vecna unexpectedly right beside friend to the party Fennir within her home of the Feywild!
However, the vacation to the Feywild was a cut short as bringing Vecna to a more appropriate locale was necessary. Fennir joined in on the battle, jumping into the napkin with the rest of the Shady Bunch. Back to the dull, but more purposefully dreary, this conflict had been almost intentionally pulled into the Shadowfell, where Lenore stood as the arrival party. Now with Vecna's defenses heavily weakened, two surprise combatants involved, and having some sort of homefield advantage, the time came to call checkmate.
Lenore conjured a magnificent Temple of the Gods dedicated to the Shadowfell and the Raven Queen herself, with her own personal, eloquent tastes. Before locking Vecna into his own personal forcecage, Taabi had almost fallen to a Finger of Death spell, but managed to find his way into the temple, along with the rest of the party.
Once almost everyone was brought into the temple, our Shadar-Kai cleric communed with the domain's ruler to pull apart Vecna's physical and spiritual being like a vulture over roadkill. Fennir sat on the steps of the temple watching the beauty of one cosmic being absorbing another as Bartlyre, inside, handed Brillia a vial filled with a mysterious liquid. This was Vecna's phylactery.
It wasn't to be preserved. Not to be consumed either. It was to be destroyed. Using new magic, Brillia eviscerated the artifact with her Crown of Stars. All that was left was to bask in accomplishment. What’s to come now that such a powerful force has been vanquished?
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Welcome to Darkness & Dragons; the actual play livestream for the narrative roleplayer. Lost in the Astral Seas, our party struggles with separation from their friends and allies. But even with Vecna’s plans (temporarily) foiled and Cade put to death, nothing comes easy.
Will Verity come to terms with who she has become and reclaim her throne? Will Taabi find hope for his people, after everything has been taken from them? Will Brilia find the love of her life, or is Kos lost forever?
All these questions and more will be answered in this THE FINAL SEASON of Darkness and Dragons.
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