Armasse officially began at noon, with the blessing of the festival 5 by Lord Hulrun himself, ruler of Kenabres. The crowd gathered in Clydwell Plaza quieted as the aged inquisitor took the stage, clad in shining, resplendent armor. He cleared his throat, but just as he was about to speak, a bright light shone from the west, as if the sun were rising from the wrong direction. Hulrun’s shadow fell huge and distorted across the cathedral’s facade. A moment later, the sound of a thunderous explosion ripped through the air and earth, along with a violent tremor.<br/>To the west, the fortress known as the Kite—the location of Kenabres’s wardstone—is simply gone. In its place, a brilliant plume of red fire, lightning, and smoke erupted into the heavens. A moment later, a powerful roar accompanied a welcome sight rising from the crowd—Kenabres’s greatest guardian, the ancient silver dragon Terendelev, who had until that moment been attending the opening ceremony disguised as a human.<br/><br/>(http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140629113642/wrath-of-the-righteous-celestial-crusaders/images/6/61/Terendelev.jpg)<br/><br/>Above, another form appeared, as nightmarish as the dragon was breathtaking. A humanoid shape twice the size of any man, with skin coated in fire and lightning, gripped a flaming sword and whip. The creature’s identity was immediately obvious: Khorramzadeh, the Storm King of the Worldwound, had come to Kenabres! The ground continued to shake and disgorge demons and their allies into the streets, as the dragon and the balor lord clash above. While Terendelv is many times Khorramzadeh’s size, magic from the demon’s foul allies soon increases his size to make a truly titanic battle.<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/dCzyBp7.png)<br/><br/><br/>You cannot watch it for long, however, as a wave of bloodthirsty monsters soon spills into the streets! You, and those around you, have been chosen as prey not just by demons, but also by a small white dragon that accompanies them.<br/><br/>(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb320/prodigyduck/WhiteDragon-Hatchling.jpg)<br/><br/>“Freeze their meat, and salt their bones,” shouts the dragon, even as some of its far more impressive cousins blot out the sky above. “Rape the woman, and sodimize the men! Tonight, we feast on your souls!<br/><br/>There is little else to do. Defend yourselves!<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">map</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/df/Screen_Shot_2015-04-09_at_7.30.25_PM.png)<br/><br/><strong>Zoomed map</strong><br/>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e0/Screen_Shot_2015-04-09_at_7.55.10_PM.png)<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OCC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Just a heads up, the monsters that you see on the bottom this map are your primary foes. Others will show up, but they will not interfere as they are either heading to rape, loot and pillage in the way that only demons can, or are otherwise engaged, as Khorramzadeh is. Likewise, there are NPCs at the top, mostly cameos, but they are totally focused on defending themselves or running for their lives, thus are unable to help you. <br/><br/>If you are not familiar with how I run initiative, its pretty simple. I will roll for everyone at the start of combat. Each round, the PCs will act in the order in which actions are posted, and I will tell you who is able to act. This is less consistent than how initiative is done on tabletops, as different people will act in different orders, but it does speed things up greatly. <br/><br/>With that said, any one PC may act. <br/></div></div>