In case you missed it in our last session, the plans were made for the defense of Nerhtan. Nyb’drum, having received an emergency approval for implantation within the capital, was not allowed to travel with Fisvénir up the coast, but our intrepid elderly Leylüdm was not dissuaded, joining up with the roughly 1000 soldiers on their way to the fight.

In the meantime, the desperate defense of Nerhtan, through sacrifice and the growing pains of a novel set of game rules, managed to hold through until the very brink of their reinforcements’ arrival. However, another explosion rocked the city in advance of landfall and Bjōlan was left catching the first glimpse of a fresh wave of foes. And with that, you’re caught up for today’s episode of Umbalin & Oblivion.

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