The Edge of Darkness | Part 1 | May 2026

Inor’s plague of vampirism – Corveinus – still spreads. Everyday, more and more people transition from one of the infected, into one of the undead. Word is, a mysterious darkness spreads across the land from the North – The Darkening, whispers are beginning to call it – an endless, starless night. Most people are isolated, refusing to leave their homes or refuge…if they aren’t already evacuating South…

And yet, the reclusive elven wizard, Qinlar Seiheidel, is traveling 2 days North – to the edge of the darkness – with his apprentice, and he hired the party to escort them. The way is overrun with the infected, vampire spawn, and untold twisted flora & fauna…

On the first day of travel, the party discovered the sky is darkening at an increased rate as compared to just a month ago – doubled, if Seiheidel is correct in his calculations. They came across a group of refugees fleeing a hoard of infected victims and managed to get the hoard to attack their own so they could safely herd the refugees to safety. They pointed them toward Khunal and continued on their way. They observed a mass exodus of snakes, also fleeing South, a couple being poisoned in the process. And they trudged through a thunderstorm most of the day.

As we left off, the party faces bloodsucking wolves in the middle of their first night on the road. Of the 5 wolves, only 4 remain but one of the party is quickly losing vitality…

The wolves thirst…
The wagon struggles in the mud…
The Darkening has accelerated…
They still have another day’s travel…
…plus the return trip…

Will they make it back before the The Darkening reaches Khunal?

Will they make it back at all…?