Bogul's Bruisers Session #26

After four years, Samoht returned to Crooked Post with every stolen Gunnderson weapon, fulfilling him promise and restoring the honor of Run'Thar

He also sent missives to his old companions asking them to meet him there for one last journey together. Tulwar, Jezria, Hannah, and Bogul all showed up to see their old friend and hear what this journey was all about.

After an evening of carousing and reminiscing, Samoht took the group to the Shadowfell using a teleporting stone given to him from a woman named Chalice, who wanted to get back at the Verdent Wizard as much as Samoht did

The group arrived in the Dread Plane of Darkon and fought against ravenous werewolves in the city of Rivalis, noting the town had been destroyed by an encroaching mist and many of the villager lay dead amongst the bodied of Shadar Kai

The grouped approached Castle Avernus, the former citadel of Dread Lord Azalin. They took the vortex of magical energies that simultaneously tore the castle apart and kept it together up into the castle proper where they fought off a group of Shadar Kai invading the keep

They arrived finally to fight the shadow dragon keeping Deraj in thrall

After killing it, Deraj and Samoht were both restored to their full selves, though Jezria suffered a loss of herself in the shadow

Deraj revealed the Raven Queen watching from nearby, but without the shadow dragon Ebbasheyth acting as the Dread Lord, Darkon began to collapse to the encroaching shroud.

The group teleported back to the material place, but with the dread knowledge they may have just caused something disastrous to happen in saving Samoht's brother.