Chapter I: The Return of the Old Gods

Krahz has been brought back, given physical form, by Sarus Cerilius. The mage was possessed by the Old God’s essence, and only has fleeting memories of the past few months Krahz has bigger plans than gaining dominion over just Rimlock, however. He wishes to jump start the rising of other Old Gods, and take Barenthis back as their domain. To do so, he will need to find and activate a lodestone - a relic of the World Before left in The Shattered Reach. He intends to harness its power, causing a wave of demonic energy that could allow multiple Old Gods to shunt their way through into this Material Plane. Krahz is holed up in an ancient dwarven fortress in The Nailbed (North), and sends his agents out to search for a lodestone, or something that may function as one. He has 5 senior agents, loyal worshippers of Krahz and the Old Gods. One agent is in each barony, searching every inch of them for a lodestone, and will destroy anything that gets in their way. The 5th agent is in the swamps in the North East of Runloft, building an army, and recruiting the Hill giants that reside there. The lava pit in the cultist camp on the Northern coast of Runloft is a prototype. If it is successful, it will be used in the swamps, to produce more kobold warriors more quickly. Erias Silverstone is currently trying to get the message to the swamps that the prototype was successful. PC’s stopped the lava pit camp, killed Erias, were almost slain by the Bloodfire Brands, then picked them off one by one, before fending off the army sent by Krahz to destroy the HQ. The rebel leaders Madkar and Yulia are dead, and Sidnar is missing, after the town hall was broken into by the resurrected Serix Karn, legend of the Kaspinata. The PCs will now set out to find Sidnar, the would-be wife of Malcer Stormwind, but will there be more than they bargained for in the ancient Dwarven fortress in the Nailbed? (see notes and The Whole Truth for Saving Sidnar) Meanwhile, Krahz has been busy. Within the fortress, he found and activated an ancient Runesong (though he thought it was a lodestone), which greatly accelerated his gain in power.
Krahz has been defeated, and prevented from using the Runesong to bring more Old Gods through. Ignyr can now ascend to Godhood.