The chessboard of Eloriath had become treacherously crowded.
What began as a seemingly straightforward demonic invasion, a tide of darkness washing over a weakened kingdom, had fractured into a chaotic multi-sided war.
Ingranad's legions, initially overwhelming, found themselves stretched thin. The corrupted heroes – Gideon, Rahel, Patrick, Madleen – still carved paths of destruction, their amplified powers sowing terror. But the resistance, though fragmented, was proving unexpectedly stubborn.
The Radiant Church, cornered and desperate, fought with the fury of dying faith, their summoned Archangels buying precious time with blinding, costly bursts of holy power. Their shrinking enclaves became islands of defiance in a sea of darkness.
