Recaps

Charles gathered power in the Abyss, returned to Yvenjieling’s plane, and adopted the identity of Imril, a Sun Elf from Lotheran. He built a battleband and secured noble status in the Verdant Crystal Domain, where he left poised to pursue his plans alongside Elendil.

• Charles and Bruce hunted demons, entered Wuduo disguised as Minotaur Demons, and Charles bought a Balor Bloodline and ritual supplies before returning to Delis’s cave.
• Charles completed the preparations for Yvenjieling’s summoning and crossed safely into her plane, bringing Bruce, Molly, Erika, and Scorchflame while leaving Delis behind.
• After Eladriel’s temples began searching for a lower-plane intruder, Charles learned about Osela’s history and chose to pose as a Sun Elf named Imril from Lotheran.
• Charles studied the Avenor Elven Court and Felenlos’s account of gaining noble status, then led his companions toward the Land of Chaos and recruited surviving human bandits into his company.
• Charles grew his battleband to more than two hundred people, fought bandits, and identified the Verdant Crystal Domain as a place where he could seek Avenor noble status.
• Elendil, the Silverleaf Lord, welcomed Charles to his castle, where Charles said he had come to establish a territory through war and the two recognized their aims aligned.
• Charles accepted Elendil’s investiture, swore an oath before the domain’s nobles and warriors, and received the glowing mark of the Lord of the Verdant Court.

Charles built a cavalry force, defeated the Howling Children of the Wasteland, and secured three human settlements through battle and negotiation. He left Charlotte to govern and organize relief while he expanded his camp and secretly recruited more soldiers.

• Elendil made Charles a Green Court Lord and gave him enchanted elven armor, while Charles accepted the gift and met with the elves.
• Charles recruited and trained a mostly human force, then targeted the Howling Children of the Wasteland and used his cavalry to lure out and defeat its wolf riders.
• Charles attacked the orc camp, seized a nearby town, and declared himself its ruler, recruiting soldiers and taking spoils as his forces moved through the region.
• Charles raided more orc posts and camps, then accepted Kurto Shatterbone’s surrender of three adjacent human settlements.
• Charles appointed Charlotte to govern the towns, sent Erika and Bruce to buy supplies, and had Yvenjieling recruit more soldiers.
• Selena learned of Charles’s victory, while Elendil refused her request to visit him and allowed her to help with the supply mission instead.
• Charlotte arranged food and work for the townspeople as Charles built a military camp and secretly recruited in the Howling Children of the Wasteland’s territory.

Charles raised funds and troops, then attacked the Howling Children of the Wasteland’s supply network and defeated Lich Fang. Kurto Shatterskull conquered the Scorched-Earth Warcry Tribe’s stronghold, while Charles prepared to use his prisoners in further attacks.

• Charles built an army and developed Blood Ring Knight mounts, accepting their short lifespans as he sought more Magic Stones to expand his forces.
• Charles rejected the Scorched-Earth Warcry Tribe’s offer until it paid three hundred thousand Magic Stones, then secured supplies and a loan from the Crimson Caravan Alliance.
• Charles marched against the Howling Children of the Wasteland, destroyed their logistics camp, freed human laborers, and recruited Elias into his guard.
• Charles’s cavalry raided the orcs’ messengers, supply transports, and settlements, disrupting their operations and forcing Lich Fang to escort a shipment himself.
• Charles harassed Lich Fang’s army for days until its infantry collapsed, then defeated Lich Fang and routed the remaining orcs.
• Kurto Shatterskull captured the Scorched-Earth Warcry Tribe’s stronghold and challenged Imril, while Charles ordered his prisoners prepared for attacks on cities.

Charles defeated Kurto Shatterskull’s forces, expanded his rule, and secured the Crimson Caravan Alliance’s support while preparing to reach other worlds. As turmoil gathered across the Land of Chaos, he opened a portal to the Wizard World and prepared to enter it alone.

• Charles captured Lich Fang’s stronghold, recruited Orc prisoners with promises of land and wives, and used their families as leverage against Kurto Shatterskull.
• Kurto returned to the Scorched-Earth Warcry Tribe’s territory, where raids and the Sons of the Broken Blade’s withdrawal left him facing a weakened, impoverished position.
• Charles took control of three cities, fifteen towns, and seventeen settlements, appointed wounded soldiers as officials, and began expanding his army and weapons workshops.
• Ross visited Charles, warned him that Kurto could gain support from the Shatterskull Clan, and negotiated a loan and supplies to support Charles’s ambitions.
• The Book of Causal Paths showed Charles possible futures involving Ross and warned that the Moonshadow Queen’s death could spark conflict between elves and half-elves.
• Ross secured the merchants’ backing for Charles, and shipments of magical materials and equipment began arriving in Charles’s territory.
• Charles began building an interplanar portal and an Anti-God Surveillance Rune Array as Kurto sought reinforcements and merchants increased their support for Charles.
• Charles, Molly, and Erika completed the portal, and Charles activated it to connect Osela with the Wizard World before deciding to enter it alone.