Your party finds a dying scout clutching a sapphire tuning fork. He whispers, "The tide is coming in, but there is no water." As he passes, the horizon ripples like silk. A city of shimmering brass and violet stone rises from the dunes. The Conflict: The Debt of Ages
Orizon is a neutral ground where Efreeti (fire genies) and Marids (water genies) trade souls and memories. However, the city’s ruler, a named Zephyrus, has stopped the city from vanishing back into the Ethereal Plane.
Do they kill the Lich and risk the Kraken, or help the Lich stabilize the city? HDDungeons and Dragons
The final confrontation. Zephyrus fights by manipulating gravity and summoning "Memory Phantoms" of the players' past enemies.
The party only has until the eclipse ends (roughly 4 hours of in-game time). Your party finds a dying scout clutching a
To find Zephyrus, the party must trade a "happy memory" to a hag merchant for a Map of Shifting Alleys.
The sapphire tuning fork isn't a key—it’s a . If the party uses it to "kill" the Lich, they realize Zephyrus was actually holding back an even greater threat: a Kraken of the Stars trying to break into the world through the desert. Why this works: The Conflict: The Debt of Ages Orizon is
By locking the city in the Material Realm, he is slowly draining the moisture and heat from the surrounding lands to fuel a "Phylactery of Endless Seasons." If he succeeds, the Wastes will become a frozen, lifeless void. Key Milestones