A change of seasons

somewhere in the world, a forgotten archfae has been awoken, and the cult that now follows him has declared war on the nations. through the search for artifacts, the cult hopes to drain the arcane energy of the magic items to fuel their masters regeneration to full power.   enter our band of heroes.   a ragtag group of adventurer guild members that happen to stumble upon an unknown artifact with a wellsprings of power and unlimited potential. a Flux Orb   can the adventurers figure out what the orb does?   how will they protect it now that word has gotten out it is in their possession?   what are the cult and fae willing to do to get the Flux orb?   ...and has anyone truly figured out what the rising archfae's plan were to begin with?