History of The Exotics

Despite the explosion he was caught in after killing a clone of Telío Alori, Yurius was able to teleport to somewhere in Praelos where, upon presenting them with the severed head of an Immortal, he was celebrated as a returning war hero.   Though the party would see him again, Yurius' time with The Exotics was at an end.

Acidon is assaulted by endless waves of demons that burn most of the city to the ground. During this time, Corvus Mors sets loose a cabal of his spawn to cause havoc.   Together with The Champions, The Exotics put an end to all threats, save the city, and recruit Penelope.

Upon hearing about a magical fox terrorising the western edges of Teráka, The Exotics met with an inventor named Niccolò and his Mágos grandmother. After trying to work with the inventor to catch the fox, the party was forced to use dangerous magic to enchant a feline with the power of Fate.   In the end, the two destined creatures were sent to the heavens to prevent a paradox devouring the world, and the grandmother was claimed by The Witness for her foolishness.

The Exotics attempt to rest on an island that ends up being the domain of The Dream Tyrant. Dream Telío is born, and Garrac is claimed by the deity as recompense for the many guests this terrible new being had killed.

In their second festival the Exotics would deal with a conspiracy against Garrac, a deadly potion being distributed to anyone and everyone, hauntings from disgruntled Night Hags, and a night of monsters breaking free of their confines.   Despite many, many challenges and problems, The Exotics would claim victory in the final event, after killing a beast created by Aesk the Ever-changing despite Fearghal's desperate pleas to show mercy.   In the aftermath, Fearghal threatened the city for its bloodlust, promising to destroy the beloved Colosseum unless all games of death had been stopped by summer's end.

During the party's temporary split, Soriz, Sylas, and Kaus travel to Sylas' home to ask his tribe for aid. The new chief agrees if they can investigate and defeat a plague of metal insects being controlled by fire giants.   The party reunites for a while to deal with the threat, securing assistance from the goliaths of Kogor and sending the genasi ambassador for "Prophet King Itgan" home.

Following a threat made during Chyreum's Festival of Change at the beginning of Summer, a man named Fearghal lead an army of slaves, criminals, and gladiators to the Colosseum to do battle with the Allagi Queens, The Champions, and The Exotics.   The Colosseum took heavy damage during the battle and Fearghal was said to have been defeated, though he was able to walk out of the city with his new army without further incident.

Planned in secret and organised at the last moments, mages from across The Republic were recruited to stage an assault on the island home of The Menagerie in an attempt to reclaim dangerous magical items.   Not only did the objective fail, but it came to light that Fearghal had launched a near simultaneous attack on The Sanctuary of Knowledge, and was more successful in his goals.

Uncovering a secret passageway underneath Katarn's ruined temple to Kiderha, The Exotics and their allies fought a massive group of cultists lurking within.   Bulwark, Shield of Kiderha was reclaimed and a creature calling itself the Lord of Serpents was slain, though at the cost of Soriz' life. The Stalwart's tortle form would be resurrected, but the dragon within was seemingly claimed by the dread God forevermore.

A group of fire giants serving a being known as Prophet King Itgan climb across the mountains of Kosí, attacking several small cities on the way. In particular, the city of Varkos is burned to the ground while The Exotics manage to keep many of Varkos' citizens safe with illusion magic.