Session 70

Heroes: Meghera, Serghor, Xeridan, Trull

The Heroes seek to find Quah-nomag and the Wand of Orcus, before the dark priest succeeds in bringing the Lord of Undeath back from oblivion. Their search brings them to the Astral Plane, where they meet a manifestation of the god Anubis, Keeper of the Dead, that points them in the right direction.

They travel through the Astral Plane, eventually reaching the island-corpse of Orcus. No matter how they try to approach the floating island, they find themselves appearing near the "feet" of the island. A 4-miles journey to reach the "head" of the stony corpse is ahead of them.

As they travel across the dark rocks, they're stopped by the lich Aldarion and his undead minions. The fight against the lich drains much of their resources, but eventually they manage to defeat the undead mage.

When they reach the "head" of Orcus, they find Quah-namog reciting a dark ritual of resurrection, surrounded by more undead creatures. The Heroes charge ahead, but before they can reach the dark priest, reality changes around them.

They find themselves in Sigil, but the city is under attack. Somehow they realize they've been sent to the future, or at least one of the possible ones. Buildings are on fire, citizens are running for their lives. On the streets of the Cage, the dead bodies of several gods lie in pools of radiant blood. Up above, the colossal form of Orcus can be seen, miles tall, ravaging the city with his huge claws. As the Heroes bear witness, a silver and amber form gets thrown at their feet, broken and lifeless. They look at the torn body, and immediately recognize it.

The Lady of Pain is dead.