Fall of the Empire

Disbandment

Victory! After years of brutal bloodshed and open warfare, The Astorian Pact besieged the very heart of the Empire: the capital city of Theogonia itself. When all was said and done, they stood victorious, and Astoria was free.

Victory! After years of brutal bloodshed and open warfare, The Astorian Pact besieged the very heart of the Empire: the capital city of Theogonia itself. As the siege weapons and troops hurled themselves against the walls of the city, the Pact sent a small, elite group into the city via the sewers, the way opened for them by a contact within the city. Sneaking their way into the heart of the city, they made their way into the Emperor's Palace and confronted him. What they found was not a feeble old man, as many believed. Rather, they faced a strong, healthy, dark sorcerer, grown powerful from a thousand years of consuming the innocent souls of his Empire's "citizens." A fierce battle ensued, and the group struck the Emperor down again and again, and each time he rose again, cackling madly. However, their assault on the Emperor's throne room had forced him to divert all of his attention on their battle, allowing his magical defenses of the city to fade and fail. The Pact's army surged into the city, cutting down the Imperial soldiers and liberating its citizens. At last, the infiltration group was able to deal Broach a fatal blow. But with his dying breath, the Emperor played his trump card: cackling madly, he unleashed all the power he had left into a massive explosion of energy, blasting the heroes back and ruining the structural integrity of the building. As the building collapsed around them, the heroes scrambled out of the palace, barely escaping with their lives. But in the end, they stood victorious. The Imperial Army surrendered at the sight of the Palace in ruins, and Astoria was free.