Return to Lysa Hora

This is a Brimstone Encounter Card in *Hand of Fate 2.* It comes with the Servant and the Beast DLC.

## Event

*The sun dips behind a nearby hill as you and Veles continue along a well worn path.*

*With the day's trek almost done, you consider stopping to camp for the night.*

*Turning back to your companion, you are suddenly overcome by a wave of dizziness.*

*The sights and sounds of the mortal world slip away and you feel an unsettling yet familiar pull... you hear the clanking of some unseen, behemoth gear...*

*As you and Veles regain your focus, you find yourself once more in the faded realm of shadow - Lysa Hora.*

*To your dismay you realise that your weapons and equipment have not journeyed with you.*

*Before you and Veles can consider the reason for your return to the Lys, another form materialises out of the darkness.*

**The player draws Grobben the Servant.**

*"Grobben?" Veles exclaims. "I sent you to retrieve my cloaks from the tailor! What are you doing here?"*

*"Apologies my lord," Grobben grumbles, "I cannot complete the task if you summon me to the Lys."*

*"I did not bring us here," Veles growls.*

*"That we have been summoned here together can mean only one thing."*

**The Dealer draws an Elder of Shadow, a 3 of Shadow, a 5 of Shadow, and an Ogre.**

*A dozen beasts appear from the void. One steps forward.*

*"Lord Tala," your companion mutters.*

*"Veles," the shadow beast sighs. "Your house is in ruin and you're a disgrace. Why don't you and your pets have the decency to die?"*

*"I knew my kind would come for us one day," Veles says, producing a pair of bones from his cloak.*

*Raising them in the air he mutters, "Thunaer protect us."*

**The player receives Thunaer's Blessing.**

*"Kill them!" The elder beast screams before disappearing back to the light.*

*The beasts approach.*

**The player is ambushed into Combat with a 60 second timer.**

If the player does not defeat the enemies before the timer ends:

*Your remaining foes pause to observe the arrival of more shadow beast.*
**The player draws a 4 of Shadow and a 5 of Shadow.**
*"Our situation has not improved!" Veles comments.*
**The player is ambushed into Combat with a 60 second timer.**
If the player defeats all of the enemies before the timer ends:
*Veles grabs you by the collar, saying, "More of my kind approach! We must go now!"*
*With a familiar blurring of your senses, you are both returned to the mortal world.*
*"We escaped them this time," Veles remarks, "but the lifespans of my people measure centuries - and our enmity has been known to last even longer."*
*"I do not envy the path destiny has chose for you, friend - it seems that you find yourself with more enemies each day!"*
**Encounter ends.**
If the player defeats all of the enemies before the timer ends:

*Veles grabs you by the collar, saying, "More of my kind approach! We must go now!"*
*With a familiar blurring of your senses, you are both returned to the mortal world.*
*[Your companion] kneels on the ground, still reeling from the transition back from the shadow realm.*
*"What happened to your friend... Veles? Will he be OK?"*
**The player gains this card's Shadow Shard.**
*With no way to reach him, you can only hope that he will be.*
**Encounter ends.**