Heart of Tyre: Episode 13

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***Heart of Tyre* Episode 13** was streamed on Arcadum's Twitch channel on October 19, 2020, and premiered on Arcadum's YouTube channel on October 29, 2020.

## Summary

Summary by av5hadow, copied from Verum Weekly:
In the last session, the party is assisting their fellow Top member, Ives, in the Indigo test. They are fighting against the Steel Storm who had just killed Seren. Mad Morc rushes up to Seren and gives her a Greater Potion of Healing before smacking the Storm a few times. Freshly revived, Seren finally plants down her healing Sakura tree.

Ives, who is in the Storm Veil area effect, leaves moves towards the Storm, as at the start of the Storm’s next turn, the Veil damages all enemies before dissipating. Derok asks the Storm a couple of questions but receives a minimal response. The Storm takes down Seren again. Morc martial checks the removal conditions for each of the three effects conditions of this fight: Pierced, Broken, and Prone. The reason he does so is that two effects debuff the character, and the Storm’s attacks may inflict these debuffs. As Seren is in the healing area of the tree, she gets back up. She identifies Pulsing Bolt, a bonus action attack that targets the furthest enemy. The Tops sends the Shadow Demon away from the battle to mitigate the Pulsing Bolt.

Neve identifies Execution Strike which can 1HKO an enemy with all three status effects. Wild Magic Sorcerer Derok learns that an Indigo event occurs if the amount of spells he uses reaches beyond an unknown threshold (This overrides Wild Magic Surge.). By the time it is the Storm’s turn, it will use Fighting Spirit to heal itself by a lot. It initiates a martial clash with Derok Dranf. Derok loses the clash, and his hammer is knocked away from the fight. Surrounded, The Storm then uses the Storm Veil, which covers everyone but the Shadow Demon. Seren leaves the Veil.

Derok identifies FOR DABORAK, an ability that can activate at 10% HP. (the Storm may initiate a martial clash against all enemies within 30 feet. With each success, it heals 10%. If it loses more than it wins, then the Storm is defeated.) Derok retrieves his hammer with a Misty Step and moves back to whack the Storm. Storm Veil goes off, hitting Ives, Morc, and Neve. The Storm strikes Morc down, but the Relentless Morc gets back up. Seren attempts to Wild Shape. However, the Storm uses Grand Charge, a reaction whose trigger is non-attack ability, to charge towards and attack Seren. Surprisingly, Seren survives and Wild Shapes into a direwolf.

Neve and Ives learn of the details of both Attack and Defensive Stances. At this point, the party has identified all abilities, so they start learning about the tactics. Enduring Cry, an ability that is able to remove one debuff, will end the Storm’s turn if it is used outside of its Defensive Stance. Derok casts Shield to defend himself from an attack, but the Indigo Event Threshold has been reached. An empowered event is rolled, and the randomized target is the Storm. Derok uses the Wild Magic Negator (from an NPC during the *Maw of Abbadon*) to cancel the event. At this point, the Storm is roughly 25% HP. The Storm uses Thunderous Step, a teleportation ability, to go after the Shadow Demon. Morc chases as Seren wild shapes into an octopus.

Derok senses the confidence the Storm has in ending the fight soon. He kills that confidence with Hold Person. The Veil goes off, killing Seren, despite her Wild Shape. The Steel Storm uses Enduring Cry to remove Hold Person, but that’s all it does in this round as it is not in its Defensive Stance. Seren, revived by her tree, puts him back with her own Hold Person.

Neve lands a Chill Touch, preventing the Storm from healing. The Storm uses Enduring Cry to remove its paralysis and end its turn. Morc attacks, and the Storm is now under 10%, ready to use FOR DABORAK. With the help of Derok’s Bend Luck, Seren uses Hold Person, paralyzing the Storm again. Ives flies over the Storm, and after missing a shot, he dives down with his knife, hitting the Storm. With the help of Bend Luck, Derok then hits the Storm twice, defeating the Scorn Lord of Daborak.

The Neverend shows up and restores the party to their full health. Seren attunes to her Fire Shield again. The next fight parameters are the following: Humanoid Ranger. Ban Spellburn and Humiliate. A phantasmal airship fades in from the infinite void, and a man with a fancy hat and a scimitar arrives on the scene. Alleo Ad’Daire, the Skylord and the husband of Starcaller Minthis, a" still living" Seven, is the Tops next opponent.

## Featured Characters

### Main Characters

* Lord Antonius Volnaris
* Ives
* Neve
* Madd Morc
* Seren

### Returning

* The Steel Storm
* The Neverend