Chapter IX : The Winged Horror - The Adventure

The scenario is here.

The heroes arrive on the scene just as the invocation begins.  The stakes are extremely high; if the east begins to crumble, the North will fall...

 

 The powerful winged demon rises !

 

The heroes quickly targetted the two remaining emirs, and slew them both in rapid succession.  This caused five wounds to the demon, rendering it vulnerable.  Accompanied by Turanian loyalists, Brude went looking for anything that would help them.

He had to face up to none other than the Hyperborean Witchman....and slew her with a mighty blow ! From her fallen body, he picked up a sword thrumming with magical energy [actually, a Halberd came out of the chest he explored, but this seems a better narrative !]

 

The Winged Demon bent his will on Zoraya and drew her towards him, dealing a powerful but not deadly blow.  As the winds rent the air about him, hellbats bit at the heroes.

Kerim played an important role, his arrows causing enough damage to avoid the demon from regenerating.

Zoraya beat a fighting retreat, and then Brude, having lain low the Witchman, dashed towards the demon.

 

The thief become hero dealt a fatal blow to the monster, dispatching it back into the darkness from which it had been drawn.  The North was saved !

 

A great finale to the campaign.  The scenario initially lulled the heroes into a sense of easy victory, until the demon became more active and showed what deadly stuff it was made of.

The campaign progression influenced the scenario in a balanced way, reflecting well the successes and failures of the heroes.

Everyone gains +6 XP, thanks to surviving and to this mighty victory.  Brude was the hero of the day, bringing down both the Witchman and the Demon itself, for an additional +2 XP.

I presume that everybody has sufficient time to rest and heal before continuing their journey, and that at the end of that, the heroes acquire their usual equipment.