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Sten's Band ascended from General Vorst's frozen throne room to Magrathar's Teeth's next level. The rooms and corridors were smaller as they were near the top of the great honeycombed walls of the Teeth. Above them they heard the tramp of booted feet indicating the battlements were above. Occasionally, a window allowed them to see Urishtar's spire in the center of the Teeth and the Soul Vortex churning above the spire. They also found several chambers filled with dragon eggs of all colors. However, these dragon eggs were corrupted by the dark magic Urishtar harvested from her Soul Vortex. These eggs, the party surmised, were the beginnings of the horrible draconic wraiths the party had seen and done battle with the last several days. It was further evidence that Urishtar must be stopped. But, General Zry was their next goal.
It did not take Sten's Band long to find General Zry. As they entered a long, wide corridor, a party of Urishtar's guards descended a set of stairs form the battlements. The patrol consisted of two bodaks and a death knight. A draconic coprse, some kind of winged dragon zombie or ghoul, trailed the death knight. The patrol saw the party and demanded that they stop.
"The entire fortress knows of your presence," the death knight proclaimed. "We have destroyed the pathetic band of Jasidian women that accompanied you here. I suggest that you come with me. Lie down your weapons or be destroyed."
"We seek General Zry," Cathis and Orsik barked simultaneously.
"Take them," the death knight commanded his bodak guards. The two bodaks moved towards the party while the winged dragon corpse flew directly into the party's midst. Cathis and Orsik took on one of the bodaks. The creature weakened them both and used its death gaze to lie Cathis low. Orsik managed to fight the other bodak and received much help from Lynwerd. Findore got Cathis back on his feet. The death knight was marshaling his companions and had not yet waded into the fight. But, he did so now. He engaged Cathis and Orsik after the second bodak went down. The three exchanged blows, with Findore and Lynwerd lending magical aid to the fight, they brought the death knight down. As he fell, they heard an echoing laugh as the death knight turned to ash. His weapon, however was left behind, as was a platinum soul ring. Rather than wielding his soulsword, General Zry had a shadowfell greataxe, which the party gathered with his ring. It was odd, however, that he should not have his soulsword. That probably meant that Zry was not destroyed.
There was little time to ponder this issue, however. The party had not yet run into Moyshanna's band. Zry said Moyshanna and her companions were destroyed, but he had no evidence. The party decided to ascend the stairs he had come down to see if they could see her on the battlements.
As they reached the open air of the battlements they see a circle of magic on the floor. The inscribed magic circle flared with blinding light as they approached. With a loud crash of thunder, several creatures suddenly appeared in the circle, including greatsword-wielding helmed horrors. Among them was humanoid figure wearing loose-fitting clothes and a mask. A ring on its gloved hand glowed brightly. The being speaks in a warbling, gooey voice.
"I do not know if you are agents of Wee Jas or some other god or demon lord whose interests I have yet to ferret out. It doesn’t matter. You have inconvenienced me. I detest inconveniences. Please throw yourself off these walls and save me further trouble, or things will go poorly for your immortal souls."

Magrathar and his brightly glowing master soul ring
The party no doubt faced the larva mage, Magrathar. His robe undulated and bulged in grotesque ways as untold worms, snakes and other foul things that crawl moved beneath them. Worms, grubs and maggots poured from the bottom of his robes.
"A council of gods has sent us to thwart your plans, Magrathar," Cathis bellowed. "Surrender to us now, or fall forever."
Magrathar answered with a whispering, sibilant laugh, then an icy ray of cold zoomed from his hand. The icy ray blasted Lynwerd backward and the sorcerer staggered from the blow. Magrathar's helmed horror body guards leaped into action next, attacking the rest of the party with their elemental swords. Orsik stood his ground and withstood the heavy blows of the helmed horrors, while Findore worked his bardic magic from behind the sturdy dwarf. Cathis made a run at Magrathar, but the larva mage was incredibly fast. And it was impossible to knock him down. It was as if he had a hundred legs. Magrathar continued to blast away at Lynwerd in an effort to topple the sorcerer off the battlement to fall a thousand feet into blackness. Miraculously Lynwerd survived the onslaught, but not without much pain and sore cursing. As Cathis chased Magrathar around a small watch tower on the battlement, Lynwerd landed his own devastating blow against the larva mage. It allowed Cathis to catch the slippery creature and finally dispatch him. When the killing blow took Magrathar's life, the party could hear the keening shriek of countless worms, snakes and other vermin as their life force was released from the prison of Magrathar's body.
Orsik and Findore slew the helmed horrors at the same moment. They fell to the battlement floor in a clang of empty armor. Cathis knelt to recover Magrathar's soul ring, which was all that remained of him. It pulsed with the life forces that were trapped inside of its diamond gem.
Several hundred feet away the party could see Moyshana's band finish off the battlement guardians that had ambushed her and the Jasidians she was with. The two parties met and discussed their next course of action.
They went below the battlements and attuned the rings to themselves. Moyshanna and Realta each took a ring and Cathis and Findore took the other two. Findore also retained Magrathar's master ring. They decided that Sten's Band should assault the topmost bridge to Urishtar's Spire and the party would work its way up to the soul vortex, where they hoped Urishtar was. Moyshanna and the Jasidians would ascend the second bridge from the top and work their way down, preventing denizens of the spire from bubbling up and overwhelming Sten's Band from below.
They group caught their breath, checked their equipment, and made their assault on Urishtar's Spire.
Sten's Band ascended from General Vorst's frozen throne room to Magrathar's Teeth's next level. The rooms and corridors were smaller as they were near the top of the great honeycombed walls of the Teeth. Above them they heard the tramp of booted feet indicating the battlements were above. Occasionally, a window allowed them to see Urishtar's spire in the center of the Teeth and the Soul Vortex churning above the spire. They also found several chambers filled with dragon eggs of all colors. However, these dragon eggs were corrupted by the dark magic Urishtar harvested from her Soul Vortex. These eggs, the party surmised, were the beginnings of the horrible draconic wraiths the party had seen and done battle with the last several days. It was further evidence that Urishtar must be stopped. But, General Zry was their next goal.
It did not take Sten's Band long to find General Zry. As they entered a long, wide corridor, a party of Urishtar's guards descended a set of stairs form the battlements. The patrol consisted of two bodaks and a death knight. A draconic coprse, some kind of winged dragon zombie or ghoul, trailed the death knight. The patrol saw the party and demanded that they stop.
"The entire fortress knows of your presence," the death knight proclaimed. "We have destroyed the pathetic band of Jasidian women that accompanied you here. I suggest that you come with me. Lie down your weapons or be destroyed."
"We seek General Zry," Cathis and Orsik barked simultaneously.
"Take them," the death knight commanded his bodak guards. The two bodaks moved towards the party while the winged dragon corpse flew directly into the party's midst. Cathis and Orsik took on one of the bodaks. The creature weakened them both and used its death gaze to lie Cathis low. Orsik managed to fight the other bodak and received much help from Lynwerd. Findore got Cathis back on his feet. The death knight was marshaling his companions and had not yet waded into the fight. But, he did so now. He engaged Cathis and Orsik after the second bodak went down. The three exchanged blows, with Findore and Lynwerd lending magical aid to the fight, they brought the death knight down. As he fell, they heard an echoing laugh as the death knight turned to ash. His weapon, however was left behind, as was a platinum soul ring. Rather than wielding his soulsword, General Zry had a shadowfell greataxe, which the party gathered with his ring. It was odd, however, that he should not have his soulsword. That probably meant that Zry was not destroyed.
There was little time to ponder this issue, however. The party had not yet run into Moyshanna's band. Zry said Moyshanna and her companions were destroyed, but he had no evidence. The party decided to ascend the stairs he had come down to see if they could see her on the battlements.
As they reached the open air of the battlements they see a circle of magic on the floor. The inscribed magic circle flared with blinding light as they approached. With a loud crash of thunder, several creatures suddenly appeared in the circle, including greatsword-wielding helmed horrors. Among them was humanoid figure wearing loose-fitting clothes and a mask. A ring on its gloved hand glowed brightly. The being speaks in a warbling, gooey voice.
"I do not know if you are agents of Wee Jas or some other god or demon lord whose interests I have yet to ferret out. It doesn’t matter. You have inconvenienced me. I detest inconveniences. Please throw yourself off these walls and save me further trouble, or things will go poorly for your immortal souls."
Magrathar and his brightly glowing master soul ring
The party no doubt faced the larva mage, Magrathar. His robe undulated and bulged in grotesque ways as untold worms, snakes and other foul things that crawl moved beneath them. Worms, grubs and maggots poured from the bottom of his robes.
"A council of gods has sent us to thwart your plans, Magrathar," Cathis bellowed. "Surrender to us now, or fall forever."
Magrathar answered with a whispering, sibilant laugh, then an icy ray of cold zoomed from his hand. The icy ray blasted Lynwerd backward and the sorcerer staggered from the blow. Magrathar's helmed horror body guards leaped into action next, attacking the rest of the party with their elemental swords. Orsik stood his ground and withstood the heavy blows of the helmed horrors, while Findore worked his bardic magic from behind the sturdy dwarf. Cathis made a run at Magrathar, but the larva mage was incredibly fast. And it was impossible to knock him down. It was as if he had a hundred legs. Magrathar continued to blast away at Lynwerd in an effort to topple the sorcerer off the battlement to fall a thousand feet into blackness. Miraculously Lynwerd survived the onslaught, but not without much pain and sore cursing. As Cathis chased Magrathar around a small watch tower on the battlement, Lynwerd landed his own devastating blow against the larva mage. It allowed Cathis to catch the slippery creature and finally dispatch him. When the killing blow took Magrathar's life, the party could hear the keening shriek of countless worms, snakes and other vermin as their life force was released from the prison of Magrathar's body.
Orsik and Findore slew the helmed horrors at the same moment. They fell to the battlement floor in a clang of empty armor. Cathis knelt to recover Magrathar's soul ring, which was all that remained of him. It pulsed with the life forces that were trapped inside of its diamond gem.
Several hundred feet away the party could see Moyshana's band finish off the battlement guardians that had ambushed her and the Jasidians she was with. The two parties met and discussed their next course of action.
They went below the battlements and attuned the rings to themselves. Moyshanna and Realta each took a ring and Cathis and Findore took the other two. Findore also retained Magrathar's master ring. They decided that Sten's Band should assault the topmost bridge to Urishtar's Spire and the party would work its way up to the soul vortex, where they hoped Urishtar was. Moyshanna and the Jasidians would ascend the second bridge from the top and work their way down, preventing denizens of the spire from bubbling up and overwhelming Sten's Band from below.
They group caught their breath, checked their equipment, and made their assault on Urishtar's Spire.
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