From Darkness to Dawn

The following day the party met with Lady Tyrell, Caryarus, Peraxalim and Alvorelle of the wood elves, and Lord Terrowin Lorneheart, Archmage of the Mystic Order of Frinchshaw. Lady Tyrell expressed her gratitude and decided to support the effort to retake the Oym Edhil in exchange for preferential trading rights.  Lord Terrowin Lorneheart also express their gratitude to the party and the wood elves for helping out Lady Tyrell and offered to send some mages with the wood elves to assist in retaking the city. As the sunset on the meeting, a delegation from the Duke's court came to visit Lady Tyrell and offered their apologies for the action of Prewdact, assuring the party that the ruling council of the city is under investigation and that Lady Tyrell and her household is under the protection of the Duke. Learning about the party's plans, the Duke's delegates offer to send a group of the Duke's red guard to help recapture the city. The Frinkshaw guild wizards exchange threats with the vampires and the group were given a choice as to their allies in the attack. The group holds their noses and takes the vampires up on their offer, knowing that it will forever link Oym Edhil to the Duke.

After a detailed strategy session, the party sets off towards Oym Edhil with their army of wood elves and their allies, some mercenaries provided by Lady Tyrell, and a group of vampires chaperoned by a death knight. With intelligence collected by the vampires, the elven force was able to determine the exact positions and defenses of the orcs, giving them a considerable advantage. At nightfall the attack began, giving the party the necessary distraction to fight their way toward the teleportation circle. After locating the right structure, the party ascended a giant tree network and found the temple that contained the teleportation circle. The circle seemed to be compromised, but with orcs hot on their heels the party had no choice but to proceed with the plan. After initializing the circle's magic, the party realized too late that they had walked into a trap. Kal'uul intercepted the party in an interdimensional abyss and vowed to destroy them for their part in foiling his plan. A desperate battle ensued, but the party overcame Kal'uul and sent him back to the netherworld. With Kal'uul defeated, the magic holding the dimensional pocket open started to wane and the world began collapsing around the heroes. Just then a voice called out to them with a beacon of bright light and led the heroes safely out of the dimensional pocket. When their eyes opened, they were greeted to the sight of a priestess of Pelor tending to their wounds with the help of two angels. At last, the journey was over. One of the angels took the book from Tormund and absorbed it into himself, sealing it away forever.