Dawn

Military action

Daryl, reborn as the blue dragonborn, leads the army of Bonner with Danger, Indigo, and Mirian against the dark elves.

Daryl takes stock of his new height and weight.   Renier and other commanders enter the arena. With Cerulean there, the plan changes. Renier wants the party to help plan the battle, but another commander points out the danger Nordton is in as the closest settlement to the Dark Elves. The party decides that everybody save Daryl will go save Nordton. That way the enemy doesn’t discover his new capabilities. Mirian instead goes to get Cole Mirari. He deserves to help save his home.   The party flies to Nordton and saves most of the town. During the fight they show off their Driftglobe, and the advantage it gives over Dark Elves.   Daryl plans an attack using a pinsir formation.   The Nordton refugees are dropped off at Camp Midway and the party rejoins Daryl at the battlefield.   The battle begins. Sable appears. Arrows cascade down all across the battlefield. Those from Bonner create their own advantages. But those casting daylight become targets, and those advantages become fewer and further between. High Commander Renier gathers the party back together and asks if they know how to restore the sun. They do know, if they can get to Morko.   Cerulean begins flying the party to Morko, but they are pursued by Sable with Palantir on her back. They fight atop their dragons, and Palantir is killed. Sable attacks Cerulean and the party falls into the northern woods below.   They claw their way back out of the snow in the woods, nearly surrounded by Kobolds, Sable’s followers. The party fights through the Kobolds, but then the dragon fight drops to their level. They run through the woods toward Morko, all while avoiding the damage of the dragon’s fight.   As they march North, the party receives a sent message from the Queen asking them to spare Merielle. They tell her they’ll try, but none of them intend to.   Finally, the party arrives at Morko, where Merielle and three others guard the tree powering the spell. Merielle lets them know she’s learned something from their last meeting. It’s good to have a party. She’s joined by a Rogue, a Bard, and a Barbarian to fight them. That’s when she realizes what’s happened to Daryl.   “Who are you?”   “Your worst nightmare.”   They fight, and the party wins. Daryl fires a crossbow bolt to pin Meriele to the tree.   Each with a hand on the torch, they burn the tree and Meriele, freeing the sun.   Sable runs away and Cerulean returns to the party. They ride atop her and return to the battlefield to finish off the Dark Elves. They leave a few survivors to be made prisoners of war, but the rest are destroyed. They are soon joined by Braes, whose wing has finally healed. He helps take the injured to safety. Beyonce has survived, but she has denounced Daryl from the Berry family. The Goliaths made it unscathed, and Snow Hide was a fury on the battlefield. Samson has survived as well, and spent the aftermath saving whichever Dark Elves he could. Cole Mirari is nowhere to be found.   Queen Athena offers the party a ceremony in their honor, as heroes of Bonner, and they accept.