Recaps

Aaron defeated Cyric’s avatar, gathered new allies, and prepared to expand his territory while uncovering the truth about his parents’ murder. His army conquered Hulek Forest, where he faced Lorgar Aurelian and forced the Daemon Primarch to kneel.

• Aaron trapped Cyric’s avatar with the aid of Nastya and the other holders of Salian’s books, then used Tymora’s guidance to destroy its five duplicates and claim its divinity.
• Aaron returned to the Realms, restored Annomyn to human form, and learned from Nastya that Cormyr nobles had ordered his parents’ murder.
• Aaron granted Reinsdorf a trade charter and transformed him, then investigated Arien Reinhart’s curse and received Tzeentch’s Sky-Chariot.
• Aaron and Alusair began a relationship, and she agreed to their engagement and promised him the lands he conquered as he prepared for expansion.
• Aaron mustered his forces after the harvest and led them into Hulek Forest, where they defeated Abyssal Gnolls and offered the Lizardfolk safe passage or a reservation.
• The Wild Hunt attacked Aaron’s army, but Doherty killed Karius and Aaron sealed the battlefield, defeating the Hunt at heavy cost.
• Aaron recognized the Glyphfolk Bishop as a Word Bearer and fought him before Lorgar Aurelian emerged from the Book of Thick Covers.
• Lorgar revealed that children had been turned into Ammunition Packs to bring him across the crystal sphere, then attacked Aaron, whose Chaos Holy Symbol turned Lorgar’s Chaos Voice against him and left him kneeling.

Aaron secured Hulek Forest, gained the Emperor’s Space Marine creation method, and expanded his power while rival gods and Be’lakor made new moves. After the summit war and the opening of the Chaos Expedition, Aaron prepared to travel to Candlekeep and Baldur’s Gate with Charlotte, Barrel, and Eleanor.

• Aaron defeated Lorgar’s projection, drove the Druids from Hulek Forest, and freed Halsin before learning how Lorgar had corrupted the Glyphfolk Monastery.
• Aaron received the Space Marine creation method from the Emperor, claimed the Autumn Offensive as a victory, and reorganized the Ninth Shepherd Legion as Cormyr debated his reward.
• Aaron uncovered Lorgar’s Words of Truth and established the Silver Apostle class, while Barrel warned that the Shadow Weave might bypass limits on epic magic.
• Aegir gathered Eleanor, Alusair, Charlotte, Nastya, and Buer at the Sacred Grove, where Buer defeated Aegir and won Aaron’s promise to attend the Flower Goddess’s Birthday Festival with her each year.
• Nastya accepted Lolth’s command to conceive Aaron’s child and kill him, while Aaron learned that Malcanthet’s Shining Sisters were pursuing him and asked the Chaos Gods to open their crusade to mortals.
• Shar helped defeat Talos’s attempt to halt the Chaos Expedition, Xvim gained Bane’s divine power, and Aaron transformed abandoned children into future Space Marines before Be’lakor escaped his prison.
• Varo arrived in the prosperous Sunset Lands and began revising his guide, while Be’lakor impersonated Bhaal and Aaron sensed him in the western Realms.
• Aaron prepared to visit Candlekeep and Baldur’s Gate with Eleanor, Charlotte, and Barrel, tested Thousand Illusions, and learned that Tzeentch’s Destiny Tome could cancel and record nearby spells.

Aaron and his companions survived a Nautiloid attack, uncovered the truth about Zariel’s fall, and reached Moonrise Towers amid a Skaven assault. As Aaron investigated the Skaven and Shar’s followers, Mysty revealed Be'lakor’s alliance, while Charlotte and Eleanor set out to infiltrate a ritual wine delivery.

• Aaron fought Mind Flayers aboard the Nautiloid, defeated a Perfect Mind Flayer, and escaped Vlaakith’s forces with his companions.
• In Elturel, Eleanor learned that the Hellriders had abandoned Zariel in Avernus, and Selûne reforged her Warhammer with the Tears of Selûne.
• Aaron and his companions traveled toward Moonrise Towers, while Lolth suspended her assassination attempt and Ketheric secretly sought Shar’s help.
• At the Last Light Inn, Aaron recognized evidence of a Skaven threat, and Skaven forces attacked as Charlotte, Eleanor, and Annomyn defended the civilians.
• Annomyn became a Daemon Prince and Aaron transformed into a Lord of Change, helping defeat Whittshik’s Skaven army before Ketheric invited them to Moonrise Towers.
• Ketheric pledged himself to Shar, who directed him to guide Aaron toward Takkus and Baldur’s Gate, while Aaron found a hidden Sharite meeting place and a book describing Shar’s plan to restore Shade Enclave.
• Mysty told Aaron that Be'lakor had formed the Axis Pact with Malkizid and Malcanthet, while Charlotte and Eleanor discovered a wine delivery tied to a Night Judge’s Shar ritual and planned to investigate it in disguise.

Aaron and Charlotte uncover Shar’s scheme around Charlotte’s divine blood, then travel to Baldur’s Gate to pursue Balduran’s chart while navigating Be’lakor’s truce and the Monarch’s offer. The arc leaves Aaron investigating Archduchess Lila Jannath’s murder after recognizing Rey! Nard at the crime scene.

• Charlotte entered Shar’s trials, freed Aylin by destroying the Shadow Gem, and Aaron restored Isobel before Selûne revealed Charlotte’s origins and Shar’s threat to the Sun House.
• Aaron and Charlotte returned to Moonrise Towers, where Shar took Ketheric into the Shadowfell and Aaron then set out for Candlekeep.
• Aaron found Imoen at Candlekeep, protected her when Bhaal’s power awakened, and began teaching her before leaving to find Be’lakor and Balduran’s chart.
• Aaron’s party reached Baldur’s Gate, where Morgan asked him to help rescue Waukeen and Nastya reported destroying a Skaven altar in the Nashkel Mines.
• Aaron made a temporary truce with Be’lakor against the Great Horned Rat and the Bhaal Godspawn, then gained new insight into his Nurgle power.
• Aaron and Eleanor met Selûne, while Nastya’s search for Balduran’s chart led the group to a Bhaalist meeting beneath the Elf Song Tavern.
• Aaron defeated the Bhaalists and learned that The Monarch had Balduran’s chart, then agreed to help free him from the Elder Brain in exchange for it.
• Be’lakor directed Bhaal’s followers toward Abdel Adrian, while Aaron’s party investigated Archduchess Lila Jannath’s assassination and Aaron caught Rey! Nard trying to flee.