Chapter Summaries

Iolam sought Orsaga for information about Bane, only to discover that his trade partner was the enemy leader while Sodda was present. Orsaga reassured the terrified Sodda, then announced he would send him to the Blood War for training, leaving both men stunned.

• Iolam planned to ask Orsaga about Bane after his own search for information failed.
• Sodda arrived and revealed that Iolam's trade partner was the leader of the enemy.
• Iolam silently warned Sodda that Orsaga was nearby, and Sodda nervously greeted him.
• Orsaga recalled meeting Sodda forty thousand years earlier and told him there was no need to fear.
• Orsaga said he would send Sodda to the Blood War for training, shocking Sodda and Iolam.

Orsaga sent Sodda to the Blood War and offered Iolam a high-paying job, but Iolam declined and asked Orsaga for information about the God of Tyranny.

• Orsaga sent Sodda to the Blood War, leaving Iolam to watch him depart.
• Orsaga offered Iolam a lucrative position if he would betray the Lady of Pain, but Iolam refused.
• Orsaga accepted Iolam’s refusal and asked what he had come for.
• Iolam speculated about the relationship between Orsaga and the Lady of Pain, then asked for information about the God of Tyranny.

The Lady of Black Night reviewed Iolam’s intelligence and worried that Mystra might have noticed something amiss because Elminster was nearby. She ordered Iolam to keep Elminster under surveillance and promised him further access to the Shadow Magic Net, unaware that he served two superiors.

• Iolam presented the Lady of Black Night with intelligence about Bane, and she praised him for gathering it quickly.
• The Lady of Black Night read that Elminster had been spotted nearby searching for magical materials and wondered whether Mystra had sensed a problem.
• The Lady of Black Night considered Mystra’s overwhelming magical strength and concluded that she would likely have to flee if they fought.
• The Lady of Black Night ordered Iolam to treat Elminster as an important surveillance target and report what he was plotting.
• The Lady of Black Night promised to reveal more of the Shadow Magic Net’s mysteries, delighting Iolam as they continued their cooperation.

Wojin asked Graz'zt to help her return to her Divine Kingdom, and he agreed while negotiating a passage fee despite secretly considering capturing her. AO's will had already doomed anyone who tried to return before the Fate Stone Tablet was recovered, including Wojin and Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal.

• Wojin offered Graz'zt enticing benefits in exchange for safe passage through the Bottomless Abyss.
• Graz'zt weighed accepting the deal against capturing Wojin, then promised to help her and began haggling over the fee.
• AO's will ensured that anyone trying to return to their Divine Kingdom before the Fate Stone Tablet was recovered would face misfortune.
• Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal were also destined to die for secretly coveting and stealing the Fate Stone Tablet.

Orsaga watched Graz'zt abduct Wojin and later heard that Graz'zt had turned his attention to opening a brothel instead of joining Orcus against Dimogegen. Unable to secure Graz'zt's help, Orcus resolved to ally with the gods and attack Dimogegen.

• Orsaga saw Graz'zt carry off Wojin and chose not to intervene.
• Graz'zt later made Wojin the star attraction of a huge brothel, but failed to make her submit.
• Orcus learned that Graz'zt was refusing to join his planned strike against Dimogegen because he was focused on the brothel.
• Orcus considered Dimogegen's growing power a threat and decided he had to stop it.
• Orcus resolved to contact the gods and join forces with them to attack Dimogegen.

Tyr told an allied god that Wojin had vanished without a trace and asked for help countering Dimogegen’s invasion of the World of Toril. He revealed that Orcus planned to attack Dimogegen’s lair, and the god agreed to join the operation.

• Tyr reported that Wojin had disappeared, though she still seemed to be alive, and he and the other god speculated that a Great Divine Power might have taken her.
• Tyr told the god that Dimogegen was invading the World of Toril and asked for his help.
• Tyr explained that Orcus had contacted his mortal church and planned to lead an army in a surprise attack on Saltwater Swamp.
• Tyr said they would strike Dimogegen’s remaining forces while Dimogegen recalled troops to defend his lair.
• The god agreed to join the demon-slaying operation, and Tyr toasted him.

Bahamut agreed to join forces with Tiamat and the other dragon gods to destroy the Dragon Frenzy Maze, whose core had finally been located. Tens of thousands of dragons gathered and unleashed their long-held fury on the elves, leaving countless elves dead.

• The dragon gods questioned why no one outside had paid attention to them during the Cataclysm of the Saints.
• Bahamut considered the chance to destroy the Dragon Frenzy Maze, which had once driven dragons mad and ended their rule over Toril.
• Bahamut decided to pursue the plan and said he would contact Tiamat to seek an alliance.
• Bahamut, Tiamat, and the dragon gods summoned tens of thousands of Chromatic, Metallic, and Gem Dragons.
• The dragons attacked the elves, killing countless members of the race that had created the Dragon Frenzy Maze.

Orsaga watched the dragons destroy the Elf City as the Elf race’s God of Archery, Solonor Thelandira, was revealed alongside another god. A Primordial Time Dragon recognized Solonor as an old foe and attacked him, but Solonor’s arrow tore through its temporal breath and killed another dragon.

• Orsaga lounged in the burning Elf City, enjoying hot dogs while tens of thousands of dragons slaughtered the city’s defenders and other lifeforms.
• A colorless Dragon Breath struck an apparently empty spot, shattering a barrier and revealing several hidden figures.
• A gray-white Primordial Time Dragon recognized Solonor Thelandira as the Elf race’s God of Archery and recalled their past encounters.
• Solonor regretted letting the Time Dragon escape long ago, while the dragon welcomed the chance to avenge its fallen companions.
• The Time Dragon unleashed its Cone of Banishing Time at Solonor, who formed and fired an energy arrow that split the attack and killed a dragon.

Solonor Thelandira used divine power to tear apart the Primordial Time Dragon’s attack, but the dragon summoned reinforcements and trapped the two Elf Gods without escape. As the dragons unleashed their gathered breath, Solonor and his ally prepared to fight to the death.

• Solonor Thelandira tore apart the Primordial Time Dragon’s Cone of Banishing Time and distorted space with an energy arrow.
• The Primordial Time Dragon admitted Solonor’s power was formidable and summoned several Legendary Dragon Species through a Time and Space Channel.
• The dragons gathered their varied breaths while their spells cut off the Elf Gods’ Spatial Teleportation and left them isolated.
• Solonor Thelandira and the other Elf God exchanged a silent resolve to fall in glory and raised their weapons.
• The dragons unleashed Dragon Breath from all directions, filling the sky with blinding colors.

The Primordial Time Dragon defeated and killed Solonor Thelandira, inheriting his qualification to Ascend to Godhood but gaining the poorly suited portfolio of Archery. Meanwhile, the Dragon and Elf pantheons continued their chaotic battle near the Dragon Frenzy Maze’s operational core, with gods falling on both sides.

• After a prolonged battle, the Primordial Time Dragon overpowered Solonor Thelandira with support from other dragons.
• Solonor Thelandira lamented that he would die at a Time Dragon’s hands, and the Primordial Time Dragon killed and devoured him.
• The Primordial Time Dragon realized he had inherited Solonor Thelandira’s qualification to Ascend to Godhood and considered seeking a more suitable divine portfolio.
• The Primordial Time Dragon considered confronting the Primordial Power Dragon over the portfolio it had gained, but withdrew to avoid an internal fight.
• Bahamut, Tiamat, Estelabo, Cronus, Corellon, Angraes, Femaro, and other gods fought in a fierce melee near the Dragon Frenzy Maze’s operational core, and casualties mounted among both pantheons.

Tiamat and Bahamut attacked the Elf fortress to destroy the Dragon Frenzy Maze, while Corellon realized the secret behind it had been exposed. The chapter ended with the Dragon Gods united against the maze and Corellon asking who had revealed its location.

• Tiamat attacked Corellon with five Dragon Breaths, but Corellon opened a Spatial Rift and banished them.
• Corellon and the nearby Elf Gods sensed that an Elf God had died, and Corellon suspected the god’s distress signal had been blocked.
• Corellon mocked Bahamut for joining Tiamat, but Bahamut offered to let Corellon and his followers leave without interference.
• Corellon realized the Dragon Gods knew about the fortress’s secret and asked who had leaked it.
• Tiamat declared that the Dragon Frenzy Maze had to be destroyed, explaining that the Dragon Gods had agreed to cooperate against it.

Bahamut refused to abandon the Dragon God System’s bid to use the Cataclysm of the Saints to regain power, despite Corellon warning that other forces would oppose them. Corellon started the battle, which quickly became an all-out clash as both sides raced against the possibility of reinforcements.

• Corellon warned Bahamut that the Dragon Race’s resurgence would threaten the interests of the powers that had helped suppress it.
• Bahamut acknowledged the likely hostility but insisted the Cataclysm of the Saints gave the Dragon God System a chance to gamble for greater power.
• Corellon gave up persuading Bahamut and declared war.
• The elves and Elf Gods attacked the dragons and dragon gods, who retaliated with Dragon Language spells and other attacks.
• Both sides committed their full strength immediately, while Orsaga intended to keep the conflict from ending quickly.

Kaleid tried to keep Moradin and the other Dwarf Gods from supporting the Elf God System, explaining that the Gith Empire wanted to claim the Elf race’s abandoned territories. Moradin rejected the proposal and attacked, but Kaleid’s Slaughterer of All Beings wounded him and revealed its formidable powers.

• Kaleid asked Moradin and the other Dwarf Gods to delay their support so the Gith Empire could seize territory amid the conflict.
• Moradin refused to trust Kaleid and demanded that he move aside, while the other Dwarf Gods drew their weapons.
• Moradin hurled the Soul Hammer at Kaleid, who slowed it with the Slaughterer of All Beings and activated its Complete Interruption enchantment.
• Kaleid used Seamless Slaughter to strike Moradin from a distance, but Moradin’s roar disrupted the attack enough for him to evade a lethal wound.
• Moradin suffered a chest wound and recognized the Slaughterer of All Beings’ power, concluding that the god Kaleid worshipped was committed to the plan.

Kaleid continued cutting Moradin with the Slaughterer of All Beings, while Moradin struggled to defend himself and searched for a weakness in the weapon. Despite his peril, Moradin became tempted to seize the artifact, and Orsaga sensed his greed.

• Kaleid kept attacking Moradin with Seamless Slaughter, inflicting wounds that Moradin barely managed to survive.
• Moradin recalled his Soul Hammer and used his combat experience to look for flaws in Kaleid's weapon and attacks.
• Moradin reflected on AO's power and questioned whether Great Divine Power could ever approach the God Above Gods.
• Moradin decided that stealing the Slaughterer of All Beings might let him glimpse a higher realm and began planning how to take it.
• Orsaga sensed Moradin's thoughts and was amused by his greed.

Orsaga watched Moradin fight Kaleid without intending to help, treating their struggle over the Slaughterer of All Beings as trivial entertainment. He suggested that Lady of Pain make the young plane more varied by allowing its races greater possibilities.

• Lady of Pain asked Orsaga why he did not care that Moradin wanted to take his possessions, and Orsaga said such schemes were insignificant to him.
• Lady of Pain asked whether Orsaga would help Kaleid, but Orsaga said Kaleid had enough power and equipment and would deserve defeat if he lost.
• Lady of Pain called Orsaga coldhearted, and he laughed at her criticism while suggesting she might develop different thoughts after a few hundred trillion years.
• Orsaga told Lady of Pain that the young plane needed more possibilities because its races were too standardized.
• Orsaga gave examples of humans who could be exceptionally gifted, elves who could be ugly and evil, and dwarves who could prefer painting to forging.

Orsaga explained how even the mightiest beings could never catch up with the Multiverse’s endless expansion, and reflected on how his immense lifespan and accumulated experiences had affected him. He invited the Lady of Pain to visit his territory after his offspring was born, and she agreed to send an avatar.

• The Lady of Pain said absorbing the essence of strength was her main plan after the game ended, since it would help her learn about other times and spaces.
• Orsaga explained that Abyss Lords and Abyss Princes gathered knowledge and power but still fell farther behind as the Multiverse expanded.
• Orsaga described how his countless avatars, projections, followers, and long life had filled him with vast amounts of information and made him more severely afflicted.
• Orsaga invited the Lady of Pain to visit his territory after his offspring was born.
• The Lady of Pain agreed to send an avatar, and Orsaga asked her to bring the offspring a gift.

Dimogegen confronted Tyr and his allies near his stronghold, only to learn that Orcus had launched a surprise attack on Saltwater Swamp. Fearing that Graz'zt might join the assault, Dimogegen hesitated to fight Tyr or rush back to defend his lair.

• Dimogegen met Tyr and several other gods near his stronghold, wary of a trap after their past clashes.
• Tyr signaled a concealed mortal army to reveal itself and advance, prompting Dimogegen to order his own forces into battle.
• Dimogegen received word that Orcus had launched a large-scale surprise attack on Saltwater Swamp.
• Tyr confirmed that Orcus had joined forces with him, and Dimogegen struggled to understand the alliance.
• Dimogegen worried that Graz'zt might also attack Saltwater Swamp, so he hesitated to engage Tyr or return to his lair.

Dimogegen withdrew from the battle with Tyr, who then led the gods and mortal allies against the remaining enemies. Meanwhile, Mystra tried to reach the Astral Stairway to report that Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal had stolen the Fate Stone Tablet, but Heim barred her from proceeding without the tablet itself.

• Dimogegen argued with himself over whether to fight Tyr, then chose to withdraw and promised to return.
• Tyr speculated that Orcus’s attack had forced Dimogegen to leave, then led an assault on the remaining evil creatures.
• Mystra appeared at the bottom of the Astral Stairway after confirming that gods in Sage Form could reach it.
• Heim blocked Mystra and reminded her that AO had forbidden the gods from returning until the Fate Stone Tablet was recovered.
• Mystra told Heim that Bane, Myrkul, and Bhaal had stolen the tablet and asked to meet AO, but Heim refused to let her pass.

The Goddess of Magic tried to persuade Heim to let her reach AO, but Heim upheld his orders and sent her back to the Material World. Orsaga and the Lady of Pain watched her fall, with the Lady of Pain dismissing her survival as an insignificant possibility among many.

• The Goddess of Magic appealed to Heim’s shame over losing the Fate Stone Tablet and asked him to let her meet AO.
• Heim acknowledged her argument but refused because helping her would violate AO’s orders, then used his power to send her away.
• The Goddess of Magic chose not to fight Heim and was cast out toward the Material World.
• Heim remained at the Astral Stairway, deciding that obeying AO was safer than risking another mistake.
• Orsaga recognized the returning Goddess of Magic, and the Lady of Pain said her survival was insignificant among infinitely many possibilities.

Mystra returned to Silvermoon City after failing to meet AO and planned to gather trusted gods for a battle against the God of Tyranny, the Lord of the Dead, and the Lord of Murder. Meanwhile, the battle at the Dragon Frenzy Maze’s core spellwork left numerous dragon and elf gods dead or gravely wounded, with reinforcements apparently held back elsewhere.

• Mystra told Elminster that her plan to reach AO had failed because Heim demanded the Fate Stone Tablet and sent her back.
• Mystra said she would contact trusted true gods before deciding when to fight, and Elminster left to prepare.
• Mystra encouraged her seven daughters by telling them the Cataclysm of the Saints might let them ascend to godhood.
• The battle at the Dragon Frenzy Maze’s core spellwork continued, leaving Bahamut, Corellon, Tiamat, and Angraes badly injured while Karex, Leblas, and Femaro died.
• Bahamut and Corellon saw no reinforcements arrive and realized the distant energy fluctuations meant the other gods had likely been held back.