Arriving at the docks, they were able to quickly hire the services of Thora, a mysterious captain from a land called Valdeheim … They made for open waters, quickly leaving the capital city behind. They began to adjust to their new life on water, feeling the warmth of the sun on their faces and the salty mist of the ocean on their skin. However, they did not have much time to bask in their newfound maritime life, as they were soon approached by one of the Empress’s flying airships…

The group explored the winding streets of The City of Crimson Flowers. Seeing firsthand the society of the Karminova Empire. They made their way to the docks, seeing a large fleet of ships bearing the banner of the Crimson Flower, along with a few ships bearing flags they didn’t recognize.

She imprisoned them in the Spire, a marvelous shining structure that stretched two hundred feet into the sky, that also served as her palace. Though they were trapped in a gilded cage, it was a cage none the less, and the heroes bristled at their imprisonment.

Finally they saw signs of a civilization — a small thorp in the woods. … As they skirted around the town, they come across a young Hobgoblin girl, carrying a basket of blackberries. The girl, startled by the party, drops the basket and screams: “Monsters!”

They found the most vexing sight of all, an impossibly long, 30-foot tall, red wall of pure light, that they quickly ascertained would set anything that crossed it’s path ablaze…

They quickly discovered that the world above was full of danger … they pressed onward into the forgotten lands, not knowing that the dangers they had already faced paled in comparison to the dangers yet to come…

Their quests completed, the heroes were summoned back to the council, where they were finally told the true reason for their tests…

The very next evening, each of them were visited by a member of the council and each of them were offered a quest that would test their skills individually. Because the Council had to be sure they had selected the right heroes…

Then, they found what they were looking for, the flail snails. They disabled the first snail before it even knew what hit him, tossing it into their magical hole. However, as they began to set in on the second snail, they heard a terrible bellow. “You dare walk into a Minotaur’s Lair?! Flee!”…