Previously on The Misty Vale

The Principal Characters

A band of adventurers bound together by survival, hard-won trust, and dangerous knowledge:

• Moby - mallard thief
• Grim aka Wolfshadow Durian Grimjaw - wolfkin fighter
• Sorilea Stormhand - human elementalist
• Ariana Graycape - elf animist
• Arasin the All-knowing - elf scholar
• Munin Sexy Urd Stormhammer - dwarf artisan
• Golden aka Garmander Griffinclaw - human knight

You are no longer simple wanderers. Multiple factions are now watching you.

How This All Began

Your journey started at the Castle of the Robber Knight, where goblins attempted to summon the ghost of Rothgar Wolfsbane using a stolen helmet. By returning a substitute helm, you banished the spirit—but collapsed the castle in the process.

From the ruins, you gained:

• A map of the Misty Vale
• Your first warning that ancient powers are stirring

The Key & the Dragon Emperor

In Drakmar Pass, you found a dying messenger in the employ of the Master Weatherman. With his last breath, he entrusted you with:

• One fragment of a four-part statuette key
• A map marking three other fragments
• A warning tied to Leanara, the Dragon Emperor, and a buried secret

This was your first key fragment.

In Outskirt, you learned the following:

• The statuette unlocks the crypt of Um-Durman, the Sword of Eledain
• Um-Durman can destroy or unleash a great demon
• Annabella the barmaid is part of the Truth Society who offers 50 gold coins per statuette fragment in order to preserve historical artifacts.

The Factions in Play

Three powers now race for the key:

⚹ The Keepers of the Eternal Flame

• Dragon Knights loyal to Emperor Eledain
• Goal: Prevent the demon’s return
• You’ve met: Alfilia Shadowleaf

⚹ The Followers of Sathmog / Azrahel Koth

• Demon cultists using spies, hidden messages, and blood magic
• Goal: Free their three-tongued master using Um-Durman

⚹ The Orcs & Goblins of the Vale (Chief Maladuk)

• Secret rulers of the valley
• Goal: Stop the demon out of fear, not mercy
• Status: Allied with you
• Proof phrase: “We have kissed Maladuk.”

Riddermound

Within the haunted burial mound, you learned a brutal lesson:

• Some evils cannot be slain
• Survival sometimes means knowing when to flee

From the tomb of the Dragon Knight, you recovered:

• Powerful relics
• A second statuette fragment

You escaped with your lives—and hard-earned caution.

Bothild’s Lode

In the abandoned dwarven mine you:

• Slain the White Death, a monstrous sea serpent
• Reclaimed Bothild’s Golden Axe
• Recovered another statuette fragment

But there was a revelation:

• This fragment was a duplicate of one you already possessed
• One fragment is real, one is a fake?

This gives you leverage:

• Rivals can be deceived
• Alliances can be tested—or broken

You also forged an alliance with Chief Maladuk, confirming the orcs’ secret war against the cult.

What You Have Now

You currently possess:

• Two genuine statuette fragments
• One duplicate fragment (identity unknown)
• Ancient weapons and relics tied to the Dragon Emperor
• Allies—and enemies—who know you are no longer insignificant

Two fragments remain somewhere in the Misty Vale.

Unresolved Threads

• The Oracle Cave – A kidnapped farm boy and a dangerous seer
• Cult Activity in Outskirt – Spies and hidden messages remain
• Chief Maladuk – An uneasy but valuable alliance
• The Sword Um-Durman – Salvation or catastrophe

The race is underway.
The Misty Vale is watching.
And the key is already in your hands.