The Hedeby Event

The Hedeby Event was a dimensional incursion in 2 ES, involving The Saints of Alstheim and an [REDACTED] invasion force from [REDACTED]. The event drew attention from many of the outer planes, and helped to establish The Saints as legitimate strongholds of power in the material plane. At the beginning of the event, a rumble was felt out through the outer planes. This disturbance drew responders from Heaven, the Nine Hells, The Underside and other various planes.

The conflict highlighted the anomalous nature of the [REDACTED], involving a non linear series of events that found their beginnings some time after the calendar date of the event. In Y.o.S. 2, a rumble was felt out through the outer planes and drew responders

## Combatants and Observers

### Planar Combatants

#### The Nine Hells

Serving as Asmodeus' first responder, Orlando Cocco, along with Saints Idra and Lucious were the first group to observe the anomalies. Orlando appeared not as the king of Alstheim, but rather as Lord of Phlegethos.

#### The Heavens

Two un-named Devas were the first to interact with Object S-0A, and were instantly destroyed once they engaged with it.

#### The Displaced

Due to the anomalous nature of the Granheim region, a number of explorers from different time periods found themselves at the epicenter of the event, including the cleric Tabasco, and soldier Cahal Finn, who were displaced six months in time, from about ES 1- just following the Ascension of The Saints.

Zaskus, the lone survivor of The Granheim Expedition also played a major role, having been displaced in time 116 years back.

#### The Underside and The Raven Queen's Court

An unknown servant of the Raven Queen, possibly one of her Scythes, observed the beginning of the event. It is unclear if they escaped the calamity.

#### The Saints of Altsheim

* Father Ernest Sallow, with his surrogate daughter Abellona
* Vizier Balthazar
* Chief Shortwick
* Philbert Aurelius

### The Invasion Force and Third-Party Actors

#### The [REDACTED]

* The Variel construct (Object S-0)
* [REDACTED], of War
* [REDACTED] of Mercy
* 7,500-10,000 Spheroid Entities
* 10-15 Leviathan Entities

#### Third Parties

* Take-Shi

* Vale the Traitor
* Horace The White

## History

### The Entity Awakens

Following the conclusion of the Granheim Expedition and the activation of the Granheim Entity by Vale, the geographical region surrounding the former Granheim borders became temporally unstable. Cahal Finn and Tabasco found themselves pulled some six months ahead in the timeline, whilst Zaskus of The Granheim Expedition found himself pulled 116 years back. Horace the White, who has also been subject to the instability and has met the pair with some hostility (see Horace the White), is witness to the entity.

The Granheim Entity had anchored itself in ES 2, and began to call out to the [REDACTED DIMENSION]. This event was felt around the Sphere, warranting a response from the Heavens, the Hells, the Underside and The Saints of Alstheim. The heavenly patrol is destroyed in combat with the entity.

Serving as emissaries for Asmodeus, Orlando Cocco, Idra Kohl and Lucious engaged with the entity. They quickly learned that the entity didn't follow their standard rules of reality. Orlando engaged the being in combat, forced to call upon the Saints for assistance. Ernest, Philbert, Shortwick and Balthazar also engaged the entity, using spell synergy and raw strength to attempt to gain an upper hand.

Before long, the Variel Entity appeared on the snowy plain as well. The Saints continued to engage both entities, while the three displaced warriors tried to keep their distance to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Vale, now the symbiotic being Variel, forced his way into Orlando's demiplane in the first moments of uncertainty, releasing Take-Shi from his prison. Take-Shi would make his appearance later, eager for revenge against the Saints.

Suddenly, a dimensional gate opened in the area, releasing a swarm of spheroid entities. Fearing what would happen if the entities' massive numbers invaded throughout the plane, Ernest called upon The Archive, and drew everyone in the surrounding region into its infinite halls.

### The Battle of The Archive

Even within The Archive, the entities continued to pour through the dimensional gate. The Saints engaged [Entity 3-War] and some of the larger entities in combat, with Orlando, Ernest and Philbert fighting Take-Shi. In the conflict, Ernest's daughter, the dragon Abellona, was killed. Idra and Lucious engaged the swarms of spheroid entities in combat. Shortwick joined Philbert's Own in fighting the Leviathan Entities.

Haral, having been inducted into Philbert's Own, joined Cahal, Tabasco, and Zaskus in engaging with the Variel entity. Together, they finally defeated and destroyed the entity.

The displaced fighters watched as Entity 3 flew overhead, its non-euclidean nature leaving a lasting effect on their psyches. Take-Shi was beaten into submission and is recontained by the Saints.

With Variel destroyed (and the traitorous Vale dead), the dimensional gate shut. The remains of several leviathan entities and thousands of sphere entities were contained in the archive, with the symbiotic entity being tossed back into the material plane with the surviving fighters.

## Aftermath

### Casualties

Allies of The Saints of Altsheim:

* Abellona the dragon
* several members of Philbert's Own

Allies of The Invaders:

* Entity 3- War
* Vale the Traitor

### Effects

The entity that had bonded with Vale the Traitor disappeared following the conflict. A surviving observer bonded with the entity, both whereabouts are currently unknown. The symbiote was the inspiration for the Simic Project. Entity 3 was recovered and entered in Altsheimi custody.

Orlando Cocco interrogated the survivors of the event, recruiting Cahal Finn into the ranks of Alstheim's new military, under the condition that he was allowed to be a mentor to Haral. Tabasco was sent to Raleigh, at his own request. His hatred of Orlando seemed unsettled. Zaskus was thoroughly interrogated about his own time period and the happenings at Granheim Castle. Orlando interviewed Horace the White, assuming that the latter was an entity playing tricks with Horace's appearance.

The Saints' victory was seen by the eyes of the outer planes as a show of power as well as a warning- that the Saints and Altsheim would punish any interference in their affairs with swift and unflinching force.