Chapter Summaries

Aaron and his companions returned to Suzail after confronting the Cult of the Dragon, while Charlotte used Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion and received Aaron's Chaos Mark. Their deeds became famous across Cormyr and the central Realms, and the arrival of Sune's church coincided with the Silver Trade Company taking shape.

• Charlotte conjured Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion, where she and Aaron shared a lavish meal before Aaron inscribed the Chaos Mark on her.
• Reynard told Aaron about Doherty, a powerful Half-Orc Sword Saint who had united ork tribes in the Stormhorn Mountains, and said Disma wanted to duel him.
• Aaron, Charlotte, and Reynard returned to Suzail and reported the Cult of the Dragon's dracolich to Princess Regent Alusair.
• Vangerdahast and two legendary druids led elite forces to the cult's stronghold, but found it deserted and the dracolich gone.
• Cormyr publicly credited Aaron and his companions with killing the Left Hand of God, destroying the cult's stronghold, and driving off the dracolich Oglorosa, bringing them widespread fame.
• Sune's main church contingent arrived in Suzail as the Silver Trade Company began to take shape.

Eleanor reunited with Aaron after receiving Selûne’s blessing, and he visited his recovering cousin Maximian and Anna. Maximian pledged loyalty to Aaron after Aaron promised to protect and provide for Anna, while she recovered from her injuries and trauma.

• Eleanor remembered Selûne’s blessing and her jealousy over Aaron’s recent adventures, then welcomed him with a kiss when he arrived at the temple.
• Aaron and Eleanor drew attention in the temple as visitors celebrated Aaron’s reputation and his relationship with Eleanor.
• Aaron visited Maximian, explained that the Church of the Dark Sun had arranged the assassination, and asked his cousin to serve him.
• Maximian visited the sleeping Anna, and Aaron promised to care for her, arrange her magical education, and give her a comfortable life.
• Maximian pledged loyalty to Aaron as a Sword Saint Monk of the Great Swamp, with the Silver Moon as witness.

Aaron accepted Maximian's oath of loyalty and brought him into his service as a Knight Aspirant while he recovered. He then joined Lady Silverstar and Eleanor at Sune's Church, where his magical display impressed Lady Garland and the assembled clergy before representatives founded the Silver Trade Company to sell Silver Lotion.

• Aaron accepted Maximian's pledge of loyalty, appointed him Knight Aspirant, and told him to rest while he recovered.
• Lady Silverstar told Aaron and Eleanor that representatives from Sune's Church and the Three Gods of Justice had arrived to establish the Silver Trade Company.
• At Sune's Church, Lady Garland asked Aaron to demonstrate how he had defeated the Dracolich, and he conjured a sea of living magical butterflies from a handkerchief.
• Aaron transformed the butterflies into a silver hair clip for Eleanor and drew her close, making clear that they were together.
• A legendary Paladin of Torm and a legendary servant of Helm arrived, and the Silver Trade Company was officially established to sell Silver Lotion.

Aaron helped establish the Silver Trade Company with the Churches of Selûne, Sune, Helm, and the Three Gods of Justice, strengthening his influence while preparing to expand into the Sword Coast. Meanwhile, Mannacorn Anaheim advanced a plot against the Princess Regent and negotiated with a greater Devil.

• Anton, the Hand of Dawn, and the Eye of Alertness joined negotiations with Lady Silverstar and Lady Garland while Aaron left the discussions to them.
• Aaron considered using the company and its alliances to build influence in the Sword Coast and secure a way out of Cormyr if its rulers turned against him.
• The churches signed an agreement assigning shares and responsibilities, and the Silver Trade Company was officially established.
• Lady Garland warned Aaron not to take private revenge on Kavil-Kent again, and Aaron agreed that the matter was closed.
• Mannacorn Anaheim brooded over Aaron's new company, then prepared to use a dragon-bloodline potion to undermine the Princess Regent and relied on the Dracolich Oglorosa and a greater Devil as allies.
• A greater Devil offered the armies of the Eight Demon Generals if Mannacorn honored their agreement.

Mannacorn weighed a devil duke’s offer while preparing to use loyal naval special operations corps to seize control of Suzail, and Alusair continued strengthening her rule. Aaron mastered the Wind of Heavens, gained new spells, and ended the chapter accepting Eleanor’s invitation to take a bath.

• Mannacorn planned to begin his takeover by targeting the Queen’s Blade and summoned Alvaro.
• Alusair punished sixty-nine nobles for illegally taking land, restricted the Queen’s Blade’s authority, cut royal expenses, and redeployed commanders to Suzail.
• Aaron immersed himself in the Wind of Heavens and gained Wind Blast, Tesla’s Arc, and the Starry Signature cantrip.
• Aaron realized that heavens magic depended on access to the sky and began considering the power of the stars.
• Eleanor visited Aaron in a sheer nightgown and asked whether he wanted a bath, and Aaron eagerly agreed.

Aaron and Eleanor became lovers after discovering that Eleanor could cast spells of the heavens by channeling Selûne’s power. Selûne recognized the promise of Aaron’s magic and hoped it might help end the War in Heaven.

• Aaron demonstrated the Moonbeam spell and asked Eleanor to imitate his casting, but her first attempt failed.
• Aaron channeled magic through Eleanor, enabling her to cast Moonbeam and destroy the mounted owlbear head.
• Aaron asked Eleanor to be his girlfriend, and she accepted by kissing him; they went to his bedroom together.
• Afterward, Aaron branded Eleanor with his Chaos Mark, and she happily claimed that she had received his first Stigma brand.
• Selûne considered how Aaron’s spells of the heavens might empower her clerics, noted that the magic needed the sun and night to become complete, and hoped Aaron would help end the War in Heaven.

Aaron collected his enchanted dragon-hide armor, gave Eleanor a matching vest, and traveled with her to meet Lady Milmantle Rhaur about joining the Arabel Restoration Army. The chapter ended as Milmantle asked why Aaron would risk his promising future in a war few expected to win.

• Aaron collected his serpent-scale white dragon hide armor from Fujal Wilhelm and tested its magical powers.
• Fujal showed Aaron his failed serpent-pattern steel attempts, and Aaron lent him three thousand Golden Lions to keep practicing.
• Aaron gave Eleanor a dragon-hide vest, and the two traveled to meet Lady Milmantle Rhaur at her manor.
• Samir told Aaron that several allies had gathered to support the restoration army and warned that they might test his skills.
• Milmantle asked Aaron why he wanted to join her campaign, and he began to answer.

Aaron joined Lady Laeral’s Restoration Army, candidly admitting that he wanted both to serve Cormyr and restore his family’s lands. When Gale of Waterdeep challenged his magical skill, Aaron turned the duel against him, leaving Gale bloodied and struggling under a mysterious pressure as the fight continued.

• Aaron told Lady Laeral that he wanted to serve Cormyr and restore his family’s fortunes, and she agreed to let him join the Restoration Army.
• Lady Laeral arranged for Aaron to demonstrate his abilities by dueling Gale of Waterdeep under rules limiting spells to below fourth level.
• Gale mocked sorcerers, but Aaron answered with taunts and blocked Gale’s Scorching Ray with Tzeentch’s Magic Screen.
• Aaron redirected Gale’s Lightning Bolt back at him, then disguised a thorny-vine spell as Fireball and bound Gale.
• Gale broke free with Thunderwave, but Aaron redirected the spell and shattered Gale’s magical shield, knocking him to the ground.
• Gale insisted the duel was not over as blood ran from his nose and a crushing weight pressed down on him.

Aaron defeated Abby-Gale in a magical duel, revealing strength comparable to a Master Mage, while Eleanor later demonstrated her own formidable power in a duel against Eleanora. The chapter left Eleanor acclaimed as a radiant and worthy Cleric of Selûne.

• The gathered guests praised Aaron's abilities as Lady Laeral and Milmantle Rhaur recognized his promise and Cormyr heritage.
• Aaron countered Abby-Gale's Thunderstorm Burst with Gihana's Golden Hounds, forced Gale to surrender, and was declared the victor by Lady Laeral.
• Eleanor kissed Aaron in front of the crowd, then accepted Eleanora's challenge to spar.
• Eleanor used Moonlight Radiance, Aura of Power, and Moonlight to expose Eleanora and overwhelm her with sword-and-hammer attacks.
• Lady Laeral praised Eleanor as Eleanor the Radiant, a worthy Cleric of the Lady of Silver.

Eleanor defeated Eleanora in a duel at Lady Laeral's estate, drawing the attention of the gathered factions. Laeral planned to recruit the two Selûne worshippers for a mission in Arabel, while Samir and Eleanora discussed Aaron's power and their need for his help.

• Eleanora unleashed a barrage of rogue techniques, but Eleanor countered her and forced the duel back into close combat.
• Eleanora turned ethereal to evade Eleanor's final attack, then conceded the match.
• Lady Laeral arranged a ball and banquet for Aaron and Eleanor and ordered information about Tugin sent to Aaron.
• Aaron congratulated Eleanor, and the two accepted Lady Laeral's invitation to attend the ball together.
• Samir apologized to Eleanora for arranging her loss, and Eleanora said Aaron had power capable of opposing the Demon Queen of Succubi.

Aaron attended Lady Laeral's ball with Eleanor, then convinced Lady Laeral to accept him into the campaign to liberate Arabel. He received orders to report to the army camp at Eveningstar Town by February fifteenth and learned that the campaign would face Tugin's ancestral spirits.

• Aaron opened Lady Laeral's ball with a song that spread Slaanesh's corruption through the hall, then spent the evening with Eleanor.
• Aaron explained to Eleanor how nobles used lavish social events to maintain their standing, and he declined Lady Karina's invitation to dance.
• Abby-Gale invited Aaron to visit Waterdeep and suggested he could someday become a Masked Lord, before Samir and Eleanora summoned him and Eleanor to meet Lady Laeral.
• Lady Laeral questioned Aaron's reasons for joining the campaign, and Aaron said he wanted his father, Manuel, remembered as a hero in the Purple Dragon Gallery.
• Lady Laeral accepted Aaron into her ranks and ordered him to report to the Eveningstar Town camp by February fifteenth.
• Lady Laeral warned Aaron that Tugin could summon ork ancestral spirits with his totem poles and urged him to reconsider before joining the fight for Arabel.

Aaron studied Lady Laeral’s dossier on Orks and greenskins, then told Banneret Lucian he would join the Restoration Army despite his mentor’s refusal. He went to the Royal Palace to inform Alusair, where he found her kissing and tormenting a Magical Cat while Charlotte watched.

• Aaron read about the Orks, their god Gruumsh, and the warlord Tugin, then compared them with Warhammer’s greenskins and recalled a troubling dream of the Master of Mankind.
• Aaron brought Lady Laeral’s order to Banneret Lucian and said he would join the Restoration Army even though Lucian refused to approve his departure.
• Aaron left the Purple Dragons’ fortress and headed to the Royal Palace to inform Alusair of his decision.
• Charlotte quietly led Aaron to watch Alusair cuddle, kiss, and torment a Magical Cat.

Aaron told Alusair that he would join the Battle of Arabel, and she accepted his decision while urging him to return alive. After Aaron’s plans spread through Suzail, Mannacorn Anaheim decided to join the Arabel Restoration Army as well.

• Alusair’s Ancient Dragon blood caused her to act playfully with Yuumi, while Charlotte explained the cause to Aaron.
• Aaron waited before requesting an audience with Alusair and told her he planned to join the Battle of Arabel after speaking with Lady Laeral.
• Alusair refused to gamble Cormyr’s people and resources on the war but let Aaron and Lady Laeral proceed, and Aaron promised to protect her from blame.
• Alusair asked Aaron to return alive, and he left after promising to come back for her and Charlotte.
• Word spread that Viscount Salian would join the Battle of Arabel, and Mannacorn Anaheim ordered his followers to join the Restoration Army and prepare for war.

Mannacorn prepared the Anaheim family and his allies for the war while reflecting on his father’s legacy and planning to use Duke Caspar’s legitimacy for his own rise. Aaron assembled for the Battle of Arabel with Disma and other eager fighters, and the chapter ended with Robert asking to join him against the orks.

• Mannacorn ordered his subordinates to gather arms, deploy the Anaheim private army, and strengthen their support for the Purple Dragons and navy.
• Mannacorn recalled that his father had offered him a political career, then told Helmut that he intended to lead Cormyr and would spare Duke Caspar by exiling him after the rebellion.
• Aaron agreed to let Charlotte join the Battle of Arabel but refused her request to move into his house, while newly promoted Purple Dragon Knights and his fellow students prepared to join the campaign.
• Disma collected his Beast-Hunting Gun from Fujal, and he and Aaron went to a Slums restaurant, where Disma treated Aaron to fatty pork.
• Robert arrived at the restaurant and asked Aaron to let him fight alongside him in the Battle of Arabel.

Aaron discouraged Robert from joining the war, then visited Selûne to discuss joining Arabel's Restoration Army and his fear that the divine sparks within him could threaten his soul. Selûne urged him to trust his faith and continue learning, leaving him with reassurance rather than a promise of power.

• Robert asked Aaron to take him to war as his secretary, but Disma frightened him with a graphic account of an ankheg attack until Robert vomited.
• Aaron took Robert home, where Robert resolved to find companions and go to war without Aaron.
• Two days later, Aaron and Eleanor arrived at Selûne's temple, and Lady Silverstar led Aaron to the private worship chamber after asking Eleanor to wait outside.
• Aaron invoked Selûne and traveled to her divine realm, where she welcomed him and asked why he was rushing to join Arabel's Restoration Army.
• Aaron explained that he feared the divine sparks within him left him little time to secure his soul, and Selûne told him that steadfast faith and continued learning mattered more than power.

Selûne warned Aaron about Gruumsh and Shar, gave him Moonstones to aid the war, and let him connect the Wind of Heavens to her power. After Aaron left, the Arabel Restoration Army gathered in Eveningstar as the assassin Fearblade accepted a contract to kill him.

• Selûne explained why she favored Aaron, urged him to guard his faith, and warned him about Gruumsh and Shar.
• Selûne gave Aaron three Moonstones to activate a divine-power device in her ruined temple near Arabel and said a god he had won over could help him.
• Aaron connected the Wind of Heavens to Selûne, enabling her clerics to use an incomplete version of the magic, and urged her to seek greater-deity status again.
• Selûne considered Aaron's proposal and reflected that assembling the full power of the heavens could let her establish the Heaven Pantheon and become a greater deity.
• The Arabel Restoration Army assembled in Eveningstar, while Fearblade accepted a contract from the Dark Sun to kill Aaron in exchange for a wisp of the former Phantom Goddess's divinity.

Aaron returned Earthwalker Roddock’s Witherbark Staff to the place where the little tree had grown, but a fairy dragon’s illusion made him believe Roddock’s spirit demanded tribute. After Disma exposed the prank, two armed elves appeared and threatened the party, whom Maximian recognized as legendary snow elves and arcane archers.

• Aaron returned Roddock’s Witherbark Staff to the little tree’s former site, concealed it among shrubs, and carved an inscription honoring the druid.
• A treant-shaped illusion demanded honey biscuits and fresh milk from Aaron, who suspected that the apparition was not truly Roddock.
• A tiny fairy dragon revealed itself after Disma spotted it, and Aaron stopped Disma from attacking the playful creature.
• Disma pursued the fairy dragon until an arrow exploded nearby, forcing him to dodge.
• Two armed elves confronted Disma, and Maximian recognized them as snow elves who wielded arcane archery.

Aaron and his companions encountered the Snow Elf siblings Rhaelta Deep Snow and Ivenna Deep Snow, whose clash with Disma was interrupted by Aaron’s magic. After learning the siblings planned to join the war against Orks, Aaron invited them to travel with his group.

• Maximian recognized Rhaelta Deep Snow and Ivenna Deep Snow as Snow Elves and described their reclusive, arrogant nature to Aaron.
• Disma fought Rhaelta Deep Snow in the snowy forest, impressing him with his attacks before both prepared to continue the fight.
• Aaron used Slaanesh's Dance to drain Disma and Rhaelta Deep Snow of their hostility and stop their duel.
• Disma and Rhaelta Deep Snow introduced themselves, while Aaron greeted Ivenna Deep Snow and asked why the siblings had come.
• Rhaelta Deep Snow said he and Ivenna Deep Snow had traveled from the polar snowy mountains to join the war against Orks, and Aaron invited them to travel with his group.

Aaron's party recruited the faerie dragon Pani and continued toward Eveningstar Town, while Slaanesh offered the tormented druid Rodok a chance to return to the mortal world. Along the way, Ivenna Deepsnow explained the Snow Elves' history and their fierce devotion to freedom.

• Pani admitted that it had used illusions to prank Aaron, but Aaron forgave it, and the faerie dragon joined his party.
• After Aaron's group left Hulek Forest, Slaanesh revealed that Rodok's soul had been trapped and tormented in the Palace of Six Rings.
• Slaanesh offered to return Rodok to the mortal world if he became a repentant archdruid and taught his church about pleasure, promising he could reunite with his little tree.
• Aaron's party traveled toward Eveningstar Town as Rellta and Ivenna Deepsnow described their people's harsh homeland, isolation, and history of conflict with other Elves and Netheril.
• When Aaron asked why Elves divided into so many groups, Ivenna argued that Elves valued freedom above unity and rejected leaders who restricted it.

Aaron and his companions reached Eveningstar Town, where Lady Laeral’s Restoration Army was gathering to retake Arabel. At camp, Aaron encountered a blood-red Half-Ork champion whose appearance seemed familiar to him.

• Ivenna, Disma, and Rellta explained elven devotion to freedom and why elven communities repeatedly divided rather than submit to centralized rule.
• Aaron and his companions arrived at Eveningstar Town and saw the diverse forces assembled for Lady Laeral’s campaign, including the Falcon Legion and Phoenix Legion.
• Samir greeted Aaron and his companions, showed them through the crowded camp, and pointed out its varied arrivals and frequent clashes.
• Rellta reacted contemptuously to news that Half-Orks had arrived, and Samir said they followed a new faith.
• Aaron’s party found a blood-red Half-Ork defeating a warrior of Fire Elemental descent on a fighting platform, and Aaron recognized him as someone familiar.