Elysuen Moondew #1

We are embarking on a journey.
Rix, Efni, Yurick and I are finally going out in search of resources to help Yistuyn. I've never traveled far from our modest farming town, but I'm excited for what's to come. Efni and Yurick have always spoken so fondly of their travels abroad, and I know that what we're doing is right.
 
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Ondor isn't too deep within the human realm, but it seems further the more we walk. It seems as though I'm not terribly prepared for this sort of adventure. I wasn't even aware of how often the branches would grab my robes and hair. But I remain hopeful; our rations are still aplenty and the city of Ayreith is not much farther.
 
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Outside the city, just before the border into Aprax, there is an encampment of Ondorian March soldiers. It's strange to see this sort of aggression pointed towards an elven city. We were greatly offput by it, until we noticed an old man stumbling and wobbling out of the front gates, almost as if a possession was his puppeteer. When he collapsed outside of the city gates, a ciitizen came running from the encampment to drag him behind the safety of the line of soldiers.
 
Even Efni can feel the evil seeping from the city. The magic affecting its people is growing ever stronger. We approached the commander of the March, Aiden Rith, to offer our assistance. He in return has offered their wizard to accompany us past the gates, Kane Raynard.
 
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There are commoners twitching and seizing in the streets. I can only hope that means they still live. Taking them back to the encampment seemed to be our only solution, until Kane tells us that touching them makes them aggressive. So we must find ground zero and stop this powerful spell.
 
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The Warlock looked only barely clinging to life, but had no trouble casting aside my dispel magic. There he hovered in the center of this grand hall, conjuring something unimaginable with this orb of powerful magic. A Dimension Door opened right before our eyes, and from it stepped a 10 foot undead devil. This thing was decrepit and gaunt; its skin falling apart and dropping to the floor exposing its rotting bones. The wretched stench struck me first, as we watched in horror as this ancient demon king appeared before us.
 
I cast Banishment.
 
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I can honestly say I never expected this to come of our adventures to Ondor, but I am ever glad we could help. And now our journey continues, as simply as that. At least now we have another member to our team. I hope Kane doesn't mind being the fifth wheel to our band of close friends.