After a quick escape from the town, the party made haste to the old ruins, hoping to find the beysibian's ritual site. What they did find was surprising, to say the least.

Around the temple ruins were beysibians disguised as rankan bandits. They were obviously protecting something within the ruins, so the party quickly dispatched them and found the entrance to the ancient catacombs.

Inside, they encountered numerous beysibian and forsaken guards, all working on a ritual involving the summoning of some long-dead spirit. Unfortunately for the forsaken and the heroes, the ritual was completed, unleashing the vile spirit that had once contaminated the soul of a lightbringer, Reylos Farron. The dark Reylos slaughtered the forsaken before turning his attention on the four heroes who opposed his release. It took the combined might of Pelias, William, Grendel, and Ebaark to destroy the ancient spirit, and nearly cost them everything.

With the dark Reylos destroyed, the catacombs began to collapse. His dark energy had kept the dungeon from destruction for a millennia. Before they left, however, Ebaark knelt over the dying spirit and stole his valor, the legendary armor of Tempus!

Outside, the party saw Locus and the galeb duhr fighting a horde of black mamba warriors. With the destruction of the dark Reylos, the Nereid's power over the Ashwood was returned, ensuring the battle was easily won.

All eyes were now on Ebaark, as his newfound armor pulsed with strength and raw power; his now pupil-less eyes shone with a red-hot glow.