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Session 45 and 46: Hollowguard Keep
After spending the next few hours in preparation to resist the approaching army, the battle commenced. Wave after wave of attackers broke against our walls, finally cresting the battlements to press us further. The Black Rift Army brought forward the Decimation Engine, a huge juggernaut of a construct that rushed the gates, crashing through them after a few blows. We were able to stall the mighty construct with traps and abilities, as we received word from the mage Elowen that he had completed transporting the refugees through the portal within the keep. At that, we withdrew from the oncoming forces, sheltering in the main building of the keep.
After a brief respite, we barely had time to make further preparations before the Black Rift Army started to break down the doors and walls of the keep, the magical enhancements Elowen was able to apply running out of power. Examination of the keep revealed that there were some other invocations that could be activated, but it seemed clear that these could be deadly to anyone desperate, or foolhardy, enough to try to use them.
As the Decimation Engine broke through, other forces from the army charged underneath and around it. We continued to fight a delaying action, as Elowen continued to try to get the last remnants of the refugees through the portal. We were making headway damaging the Engine until it cast some kind of draining burst that damaged ally and enemy alike, but all of that damage to restoring its own structure. As we fought, unleashing most of the remains of our powers, Reaper was caught among the enemy forces, feeling like he needed to trigger one of the invocations to buy us more time. Power raged through him as he fought through the forces, but after a short time, the power waned, and Reaper found himself vulnerable. One enemy struck well, dropping Reaper immediately.
As the last of the refugees exited through the portal, I was able to whisk Reaper’s dead form through the portal with me, the other senior officers following closely behind. The other side of the portal dropped us not far from Ptolus. Elowen and the refugees expressed their gratitude, offering jewels as rewards. Commander was also able to recruit a fair number of the refugees to join our forces, and perhaps become a fighting force which could even help to liberate their lost lands in the future.
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Session 1: Flight and a New Beginning
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Session 2: Arrival at Ptolus
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Session 3: A Noble’s Party and a Hag
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Session 4: Under the Sea
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Session 5: An Old Temple and a Mad Celestial
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Session 6: Finding the Ringwell
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Session 7: The Black Iron Pact in the Ringwell
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Session 8: Brother Gabadon
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Session 9: The Library, Red Falcons, and Twelve Dragons
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Sessions 10 & 12: A Challenge from the Sapphire Sky
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Session 11: The Defense of Dragon’s End
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Session 13: The Brood Ball
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Session 14: Hoard of the Blue Dragon
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Session 15: An Item of Sentimental Value
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Session 16: Taking on the Web
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Session 17: The Dragon and the Glass Ghost
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Session 18: Closing the Mortiz Contract
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Session 19: The Road To Keep Everwinter (I)
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Session 20: The Road To Keep Everwinter (II)
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Session 21:Keep Everwinter (I)
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Session 22: Keep Everwinter (II)
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Session 23: The Lighthouse
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Session 24: Into the Mists
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Session 25: Within the Misty Borders
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Session 26: The People of Glauer
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Session 27: Shadowkeep
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Session 28: The Fortress
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Session 29: Through the Portals
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Session 30: Bloodlord Varrox
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Session 31: Interlude
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Sessions 32-39: Catching Up
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Session 40: Delver’s Square
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Session 41: To the Hall of Veils
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Session 42: Parley in the Halls
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Session 43: The Divine Trial of the Shooting Stars
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Session 44: Higara
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Session 45 and 46: Hollowguard Keep
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Sessions 47 and 48: The Glaive
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Sessions 49 and 50: Into the Desert
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