As the dust settles within the temple of Niole Dra, the full implications of the night’s earth shattering events begins to be felt across the world of Greyhawk. The one hundred and twenty year reign of the western emperor is over. Three men stand together, staring at each other over the black alien stone that is Isulan’s altar, their minds racing as the world groans at the enormous power vaccuum that has been left behind.

Allius Queylar, Malkam Mallab III and Karamatsu stand triumphant. The full praise of Isulan befalls each man - a proud, unique moment in which (for a short period of time) the deity allows the full power of the religion to be felt. It is a moment that will ultimately alter each man.

The spoils of war lie before them. The mighty Dragonsword:- icon of a golden age, the powerful primal relic of the first millennium. The Dragonring:- the focal point of all the power of the dragons. The Black Armour of Bujak:- a custom designed mailed garment with magical resistance.

Combine these with the power wrestled from Lasker’s Tomb and Greyhawk faces the largest concentration of power in any one place since the world was formed. This power lies within the proximity of the altar and seems to generate it’s own magical ‘gravity’. In this enlightened state each man catches a glimpse of his Path - the lost art of magic now reserved for creatures such as Isulan. The Perren God opens the doors of these paths to each man - allowing each to see his future.

Malkam Mallab III...stands with the moon at his back and a silver wolf at his side. He stares at five black towers and the army that guards them. The weight of Isulan is behind him and he feels that his decisions here, at this strange place, will affect his any many other lives...

Allius Queylar...chasing his prey through the heart of a great volcano. There is fear, rage and desperation in his heart as he chases a thief. The outcome of this chase will ultimately change - or end - his life.

Karamatsu...holds his sword aloft as he carves through an endless sea of opponents. Their blood covers him as he scythes them down mercilessly. He strives through the army to reach a man in black, a man who holds his destiny, a man who holds the world’s destiny.

Time fades away around the three men as Isulan soothes their hammering hearts. A moments contemplation in the chaos of events. This moment seems to last for months. Isulan speaks to them:

"The world has changed. The world has been changed. Centuries of stagnation have ended. Now is the time to be alive, my friends, now is the time to breathe the air of success. You have come through fire of change to face new dangers, new choices. The new age of Greyhawk beckons and you three hold the reins. Beware of false enticements and stay true to the Faith. Remember what you have seen and heed the Word of Isulan. In the darkness to come it will be your guiding light."

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