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	Angered, Kosh led the party to the tower. There they found Xidnak, hooked up to arcane machinery within the tower, including orbs which seemed to hold the souls of the slain drakelings. Xidnak was within a purple orb, unsensing, but also unassailable. Instead of destroying the orbs, gaining access to a helpless Xidnak but condemning his kin to eternal restlessness, he took the orbs and returned them to the isles catacomb temple to Nexia for proper burial. Xidnak rose from his slumber and angrily chased the party. The party was victorious in combat, but Nexia appeared and explained that Xidnak had struck a bargain with her for immortality, becoming a lich. Kosh forgave Nexia and Nexia told the party where Xidnak's phylactery could be found in Acrolon.		Angered, Kosh led the party to the tower. There they found Xidnak, hooked up to arcane machinery within the tower, including orbs which seemed to hold the souls of the slain drakelings. Xidnak was within a purple orb, unsensing, but also unassailable. Instead of destroying the orbs, gaining access to a helpless Xidnak but condemning his kin to eternal restlessness, he took the orbs and returned them to the isles catacomb temple to Nexia for proper burial. Xidnak rose from his slumber and angrily chased the party. The party was victorious in combat, but Nexia appeared and explained that Xidnak had struck a bargain with her for immortality, becoming a lich. Kosh forgave Nexia and Nexia told the party where Xidnak's phylactery could be found in Acrolon.

	Soon after setting sail again, they were attacked by a Kraken that tried to sink the ship. After their victory, they came to a small island where Makal met people who looked a lot like his own ~~race~~, but not of his own ~~race~~, exactly as Linessa predicted.		Soon after setting sail again, they were attacked by a Kraken that tried to sink the ship. After their victory, they came to a small island where Makal met people who looked a lot like his own species, but not of his own species, exactly as Linessa predicted.

	The party joined what turned out to be an archeological dig being run by Galdan. The party helped Galdan with his dig to uncover an artifact called the Whispering Crystal. The island itself seemed to try to stop the dig, with nature, flora, and fauna all attacking the dig. After successfully defending the dig, Makal learned that Galdan was conspiring with the Sea Serpent crew to try to capture Makal. The crew refused, and the party captured and questioned Galdan. Apparently his people had been searching for one of Makal's ~~race~~ for centuries. He explained that the crystal was part of an invention called the Anvil of Truth and that Makal's ~~race~~ was part of a ritual to bring "order to the world". Galdan said further answers would be found at Black Iron Hold in Acrolon. The party left Galdan. Then the crew saw the imperial fleet on the horizon again.		The party joined what turned out to be an archeological dig being run by Galdan. The party helped Galdan with his dig to uncover an artifact called the Whispering Crystal. The island itself seemed to try to stop the dig, with nature, flora, and fauna all attacking the dig. After successfully defending the dig, Makal learned that Galdan was conspiring with the Sea Serpent crew to try to capture Makal. The crew refused, and the party captured and questioned Galdan. Apparently his people had been searching for one of Makal's species for centuries. He explained that the crystal was part of an invention called the Anvil of Truth and that Makal's species was part of a ritual to bring "order to the world". Galdan said further answers would be found at Black Iron Hold in Acrolon. The party left Galdan. Then the crew saw the imperial fleet on the horizon again.

	Kasima decided that the only way to lose the imperial hunters was to try to cross the Strange Seas. As they entered the shallows of the Strange Seas, they were attacked by a group of Slaad. The Slaad were proving victorious, and the only means of escape from the creatures seemed to be flight into the Source of All Storms, the City of Fury. So the Sea Serpent set sail into the storm.		Kasima decided that the only way to lose the imperial hunters was to try to cross the Strange Seas. As they entered the shallows of the Strange Seas, they were attacked by a group of Slaad. The Slaad were proving victorious, and the only means of escape from the creatures seemed to be flight into the Source of All Storms, the City of Fury. So the Sea Serpent set sail into the storm.
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	The party sets sail on the Burning Need, Ember's ship, crewed by the crew of the Sea Serpent. Their first stop on the mainland was near Sindra's Rest Lake, which was full of corpses from one of the battles on Sindra's March. It was also home to the Alabster Cathedral, the lair of the Bone Maiden, a powerful necromancer. The party offered to help her in exchange for one of the souls in her charge (a dark imperial general with information on the imperial isle). First they defeat the Graveater, a massive and powerful epic level opponent eating the corpses of the lake.		The party sets sail on the Burning Need, Ember's ship, crewed by the crew of the Sea Serpent. Their first stop on the mainland was near Sindra's Rest Lake, which was full of corpses from one of the battles on Sindra's March. It was also home to the Alabster Cathedral, the lair of the Bone Maiden, a powerful necromancer. The party offered to help her in exchange for one of the souls in her charge (a dark imperial general with information on the imperial isle). First they defeat the Graveater, a massive and powerful epic level opponent eating the corpses of the lake.

	Upon reaching the mountain courts of the Reidan imperial nobles in the Black Iron mountains, Makal discovers a library held by a scholar of his strange alternate ~~race~~. He learned the nature of the Anvil of Truth to create a unified servitor of Pellex that could rule both of the ~~races~~ of stone. They devise a plot to kidnap the Lordsmith, ruler of the ~~race~~ of stone and perform the ritual themselves making Makal the servitor of Pellex. The kidnapping succeeds, and the party brings the Lordsmith and Anvil of Truth to the Plains of Fire in the Godsalt Wastes. There Lordsmith Makal ascends to be the exarch of Aedifica, the healed god of Form.		Upon reaching the mountain courts of the Reidan imperial nobles in the Black Iron mountains, Makal discovers a library held by a scholar of his strange alternate species. He learned the nature of the Anvil of Truth to create a unified servitor of Pellex that could rule both of the species of stone. They devise a plot to kidnap the Lordsmith, ruler of the species of stone and perform the ritual themselves making Makal the servitor of Pellex. The kidnapping succeeds, and the party brings the Lordsmith and Anvil of Truth to the Plains of Fire in the Godsalt Wastes. There Lordsmith Makal ascends to be the exarch of Aedifica, the healed god of Form.

	In the Godsalt Wastes, the party encountered their next source of information: Gen, a fully vowed Order of One monk. Gen explained that Lascivia was not the first Tanari prince to reach godhood. In fact it was such Tanari plots that caused the Order of One to be formed. He offered another path to the Abyss through a quicksilver portal in the Jundahal Mountains of Malocia, where the Beast had attempted to manifest in Acrolon.		In the Godsalt Wastes, the party encountered their next source of information: Gen, a fully vowed Order of One monk. Gen explained that Lascivia was not the first Tanari prince to reach godhood. In fact it was such Tanari plots that caused the Order of One to be formed. He offered another path to the Abyss through a quicksilver portal in the Jundahal Mountains of Malocia, where the Beast had attempted to manifest in Acrolon.

	The next stop was the village of Daggertide (Sicaestus) on the southern shores of Acrolon. There both Atrius and Kasima (who turns out is the last free vashar) are finally found and captured by the imperial hunters, leaving the campaign until the end of this chapter. The party then finds the ancient bloodstone mine outside of Daggertide which Xidnak used as a sanctum. They defeated Xidnak easily and learned of his mission. Apparently Xidnak believed that through necromantic ritual, drakelings could begin a process of reincarnation that would eventually let them be born again as the long lost ~~race~~ of dragons. Kosh forgave Xidnak his murderous intentions and let him become the first dragon reborn. This earned Kosh the role of exarch to Nexia, securing his epic path.		The next stop was the village of Daggertide (Sicaestus) on the southern shores of Acrolon. There both Atrius and Kasima (who turns out is the last free vashar) are finally found and captured by the imperial hunters, leaving the campaign until the end of this chapter. The party then finds the ancient bloodstone mine outside of Daggertide which Xidnak used as a sanctum. They defeated Xidnak easily and learned of his mission. Apparently Xidnak believed that through necromantic ritual, drakelings could begin a process of reincarnation that would eventually let them be born again as the long lost species of dragons. Kosh forgave Xidnak his murderous intentions and let him become the first dragon reborn. This earned Kosh the role of exarch to Nexia, securing his epic path.

	The finale of chapter 3 was massive and told in a fairly experimental way, with the party split into two groups, Atrius who was returned to his imperial home, and everyone who was trying to find and free him. More at [[Unnecessary Evil: Fall of the Dark Empire of Acrolon]].		The finale of chapter 3 was massive and told in a fairly experimental way, with the party split into two groups, Atrius who was returned to his imperial home, and everyone who was trying to find and free him. More at [[Unnecessary Evil: Fall of the Dark Empire of Acrolon]].

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	* Makal became an exarch to [[Aedifica]]		* Makal became an exarch to [[Aedifica]]
	* Torn became [[The Torn Man]], one of the [[Strange Gods]] of [[The Veil]]		* Torn became [[The Torn Man]], one of the [[Strange Gods]] of [[The Veil]]

			The Shadow Realm now exists, due to the interaction of the [[Umbral Blot]] and Lascivia. Also, [[Aeon]] was resurrected, but locked out of the Integrum by the sealing of the [[Abyss]]. The [[Vashar]] were rescued from the Abyss and re-settled a region of Vashad. Each of the outcomes of the tampering with the [[Orrery]] also came to pass.

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	=Canon=		=Canon=

			This campaign is canonized as the fall of the Tanari Queen, [[Lascivia]] as well as the fall of the [[Dark Empire of Acrolon]] and the beginning of the reign of [[Lily, the Dawn Queen]]. All of the player characters are canonized as the game indicates:

			* Atrius became [[The Last Emperor]], one of the [[Strange Gods]] of [[The Veil]]
			* Ember became an exarch to [[Lucidus]]
			* Kosh became an exarch to [[Nexia]]
			* Makal became an exarch to [[Aedifica]]
			* Torn became [[The Torn Man]], one of the [[Strange Gods]] of [[The Veil]]

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-Kosh and Torn went to the Bloodstone Mines of Jundahal as planned and fought a tanari-corrupted plant creature before finding the silver pool. They performed the ritual described by Gen and opened the portal to the deep of the Abyss where the Beast once reigned.
+Guided by Shilari, the Ravenheart, Kosh and Torn went to the Bloodstone Mines of Jundahal as planned and fought a tanari-corrupted plant creature before finding the silver pool. They performed the ritual described by Gen and opened the portal to the deep of the Abyss where the Beast once reigned.
-Arriving in the domain of Orcus, the Beast of Bloodstone, the party made their way to his bone fortress to find egress from his realm. There they faced adventure inspired by the Throne of Bloodstone classic module. There they met Ard, the Godslayer.
+Arriving in the domain of Orcus, the Beast of Bloodstone, the party made their way to his bone fortress to find egress from his realm. There they faced adventure inspired by the Throne of Bloodstone classic module. There they met Ard, the Godslayer. The Godslayer said that Orcus had also ascended to godhood in the domain of Autumn. In order to survive his necrotic power, Ard had to become undead (a vampire). But that would give Orcus's divinity complete control over Ard, so he also had to find a solution to that problem. He eventually found an artifact, which he calls the Mortal Stone. It stops divine authority from manipulating an integral creature. He could not offer it up, because he still hunted rogue gods.
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	Kosh and Torn went to the Bloodstone Mines of Jundahal as planned and fought a tanari-corrupted plant creature before finding the silver pool. They performed the ritual described by Gen and opened the portal to the deep of the Abyss where the Beast once reigned.		Kosh and Torn went to the Bloodstone Mines of Jundahal as planned and fought a tanari-corrupted plant creature before finding the silver pool. They performed the ritual described by Gen and opened the portal to the deep of the Abyss where the Beast once reigned.

	Arriving in the domain of Orcus, the Beast of Bloodstone, the party made their way to his bone fortress to find egress from his realm.		Arriving in the domain of Orcus, the Beast of Bloodstone, the party made their way to his bone fortress to find egress from his realm. There they faced adventure inspired by the Throne of Bloodstone classic module. There they met Ard, the Godslayer.

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	{{Breadcrumb Unnecessary Evil}}		{{Breadcrumb Unnecessary Evil}}

	~~This page describes the Unnecessary Evil campaign.~~

	=Details=		=Details=

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	{{Breadcrumb Unnecessary Evil}}		{{Breadcrumb Unnecessary Evil}}

			This page describes the Unnecessary Evil campaign.

	=Details=		=Details=

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	* '''Players''': Alex (Torn), Hank (Makal), Kate (Ember), Sam (Atrius), Steve (Kosh)		* '''Players''': Alex (Torn), Hank (Makal), Kate (Ember), Sam (Atrius), Steve (Kosh)

	==Summary==		=Summary=

	It was originally supposed to run in a mere 32 weekly sessions, for just over half a year. The extensions were largely due to scheduling delays and unexpected narrative elaborations. The game was designed to run over an internet voice chat service using online game table clients for tactical gameplay. The system was a moderately house-ruled version of 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons. The mode of play was participationist, with elements of player authorship (each player was able to write major portions of the side quests for other characters).		It was originally supposed to run in a mere 32 weekly sessions, for just over half a year. The extensions were largely due to scheduling delays and unexpected narrative elaborations. The game was designed to run over an internet voice chat service using online game table clients for tactical gameplay. The system was a moderately house-ruled version of 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons. The mode of play was participationist, with elements of player authorship (each player was able to write major portions of the side quests for other characters).

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	==Details==		=Details=

	* '''Time Played''': 2008-2010		* '''Time Played''': 2008-2010