Empyrean Decree

Asterion finds himself alone in the vault, or is he? [REDACTED] throws down with the ancestor of the Drow, their first queen. Will this fight bring the team closer together or shatter an already cracking bond?

[REDACTED] fights their way through the temple trials, hoping to win the coveted spot in the vault. Who among them will take the champion spot and earn that right?

[REDACTED], having reached their snowy destination in the north, splits up as Varek and Asterion head to the temple's ancient forge. Thea and Nadal head into town and settle in at the local tavern, where the two of them have some drinks and try to relax.

[REDACTED] gears up for some cold weather as they set off north. With a quick stop in Loch 'Tiela, Varek and Thea have a quick conversation with their parents while Belorage renovates the rear gardens. The team stops in Loch Astora for the night where Varek finds his abandoned town has been filled with displaced refugees from the Budri Veldt.

[REDACTED] comes together to try and find a path forward when the darkness starts to encroach further west. They break, each of them trying to find their own path forward through prayer to their own deities. While Nadal finds direction, Varek finds his first real connection to a higher power and Thea discovers that her new goddess is a ruthless, jealous one.

The final four members of [REDACTED] gather for a somber evening as the air over Castle Laythe grows heavy. The team, along with everyone there, attend the funeral of Nailoshal before taking time to reflect on their journeys together.

[REDACTED] chases down the bugs that are streaming into the Drow battlefield after taking on and releasing Tranchevant from her suffering. The adventurers find themselves fighting among each other as Thea takes risks, Varek and Asterion do some investigating, and they discover a pocket plane that might contain one of the tears of eternity, but they're not the only ones searching for it.

While [REDACTED] continues their recovery, Belorage picks up on a faint feeling that he and Nadal had been searching for. Alerting Rygolean and Varek, the two try to find the lost Wyvern, Tranchevant but will they be able to with Thea hot on their trail?

[REDACTED] starts to regroup and recover after their time looped morning, and Thea opens up a little bit about what happened to Nadal. Belorage gets stuck hunting when he runs into the pioneer for Lady Synestra, the Herald of Withering. Lady Nailo returns to the castle to deliver some grim news about her true age.

Thea wakes up to find herself, along with Nadal, in an interesting time loop. Will they be able to figure out a way to break the breakfast cycle before whatever lurk behind them pounces?