Overview

Following the events of Ruin's Dawn, rumors start to spread about what exactly happened, though details are still sparse among the general populace at the start of the cycle, unspecified and unsubstantiated at first, but as the cycle continues, the rumors get clearer and the results are more clear to everyone.

First, there are rumors that several Immortals died or that a new one was born or both. This eventually gets nailed down to who actually died and Valtharn becoming an Immortal as well as the existence of the Ascension Fracture in the ruins of Anox's Folly, in eastern Nashaki. The confirmation comes from the Immortals who were there at the end of Ascension and spreads from their cities to the rest of Idalos across the trade networks.

Second, rumors of Dragons start to spread around, though the nature of the rumors vary depending on the location. People closer to Sirothelle claim to have seen a Dragon of flame and metal come from the Heart of the World, with many initially believing to be a creation of Faldrun's. Meanwhile, there rumors that the Jacadon and Volareon are fleeing Rynmere, being driven out by a insectoid Dragon that's taken over the island.

Sightings of a massive, multi-headed Dragon in the area around Yaralon are much easier to confirm, due to the sheer size of the beast, though it takes longer to confirm that it is actually a Dragon. The rumors of a Dragon sealed beneath Quacia are harder to confirm, since the Quacian royalty has been forbidding anyone from going into the old catacombs, but are eventually confirmed by eyewitness to the sealing itself.

The rumors of a shadowy Dragon on the southern continent are the ones that go the longest without confirmation, but eventually they get confirmed by virtue of the Dragon being clearly seen interfering with Augieries slave raids. The existence of a golden Dragon in the mountains around Uthaldria are backed by Edasha's blessed, and eventually confirmed when the Dragon is seen fighting Abanaxus and causing the mobile mountain range to shift position before it goes back to sleep.

Participants

PCs Involved

• Varlum
• Nir'wei
• Oram Mednix
• Zoro Astrian
• Cail Qy'Jihai
• Cad Revel
• Woe
• Gennadiya Lyosha
• Xander Andaris
• Mab Prell
• Kalortah Satravial
• Alyssia
• Zana
• Arlo Creede
• Nathan Wolfgang
• Kisaik
• Tei’serin Nji'ryn
• Natalia Gregorios
• Praetorum
• Shl’drei
• Elisabeth Angelus
• Balthazar Black
• Tor’ee
• Ralgar Warborn
• Faith Augustin
• Padraig Augustin
• Jasper Ardeichy

Immortals Involved

Several Immortals were involved in the teleportation of several heroes who participated in the search for Artifacts, who ended up waking dragons.

The Immortals who guided the heroes were:

• U'frek
• Qylios
• Ethelynda
• Raskalarn
• Ilaren

As well, during the Ascension, several Immortals were killed and a few were absorbed to fuel the ascension of Valtharn to the status of Immortal:

• Aelig Was absorbed by Valtharn.
• Audrae Was killed by Zoro Astrian and Xiur.
• Beleara Was absorbed by Valtharn.
• Faldrun Was killed by Valtharn and Cad Revel.
• Kata Was Absorbed by Valtharn and killed by Varlum and Faldrun.
• Mastes Was absorbed by Valtharn.
• Syroa Was killed by a group of heroes.

The Story

Threads

• Ascension - Death of 7 Immortals, creation of 1 Immortal
• Noble Shadows - Release of Kuvarakh
• Storied Gold - Release of Drathaidir
• The Imposter - Release of Drathaidir
• Oceans Forge - Release of Vindecaldra
• Lightning Gem - Release of Vielkrontier
• Conquering Hive - Release of Artere
• Light Gluttony - Re-imprisonment of Deabrutoa