Dust to Dust (Campaign)

This campaign started 7/2/19 and came to a close on 8/20/19. This campaign was the finale of an arc that started with the Badlands: The Vault and went through Dun Modr Holdouts as well.

This campaign was run by Rufaic.

## Overview

A group of brave souls gathered to chase down a C'thrax, which had been released from a Titanic Vault in Uldaman and had recently revealed itself during a battle in the depths of Dun Modr. The Horde survivors of Dun Modr accompanied the party until the death of the C'thrax. This journey led the party across Tol Barad, Gilneas, Silverpine Forest, and Tirisfal Glades, eventually leading them into the Tomb of Tyr.

Keeper Nellea Lennon of the Dawnforge and Baradurin Stonestein of Loch Modan died during this campaign.

### Tol Barad

The party tracked the C'thrax from Dun Modr to Tol Barad, where they landed and sought out the locals. K'thir had recently begun assaulting the area, and the local pirate lord "Dreadnought" was refusing to leave his castle. The pirate lord's brother, "Tugboat" assisted the party in entering the castle and freeing the lord from the K'thir's control.

The party was then able to follow the C'thrax down to Baradin Hold, but on their way there they found "Kirin Tor" forces that had been slain by the C'thrax. As they drew nearer a psychic scream echoed across the island, and the C'thrax fled. Upon reaching the source of the scream, the party found a Pit Lord in the depths of Baradin Hold, with a broken glaive and one of the C'thrax's claws. It appeared that the Pit Lord and C'thrax had a history, and the Pit Lord had won the resulting confrontation - but left himself wounded. The party briefly talked with the Pit Lord before slaying it, and continued on.

### Gilneas

The party landed in Keel Harbor, which was under the control of Alliance forces with Captain-General Danin Highstrider in command. The party settled in, only to find that they had beaten the C'thrax to Gilneas when the beast attacked the harbor. With the destruction of the party's ship and loss of many Alliance lives, the C'thrax was driven off and fled back into the sea.

Without a ship, the party was forced to chase the C'thrax by land. Through the use of a special tracker, they determined that it was moving further north. The Captain-General informed them that the land route out of Gilneas was controlled by the Horde, and as such the party worked with their Horde allies to Dun Modr to pose as prisoners of war. While the Horde barricade was attacked by worgen guerillas, the party made it through without any significant incidents.

### Silverpine Forest

With a fair amount of stealth, the party managed to travel through the southern section of Silverpine, eventually reaching Ambermill. They were welcomed by an odd mage, who would be revealed to be a Forsaken with a propensity for illusion magic - and a deep interest in the various planes of the world. With some good luck and persuasive arguments, the mage permitted the group to rest in Ambermill for a time and lent them an arcane device by which to follow the C'thrax in an alternate plane.

The heroes held an impromptu Moot the night before they left Ambermill, determined to have at least one good drink before the final battle. They then used the arcane device to shift to a different plane, and took off after the C'thrax.

### Tirisfal Glades

The party tracked the C'thrax to the western reaches of Tirisfal, unimpeded by the Horde forces due to the planeshifting device. When they returned to the normal world a number of K'thir protected the land around a large lake, confirming that they had found the right spot.

The party eventually found that the C'thrax had dug into the ground near the camp, revealing a crumbling and mostly buried Titan ruin. The party bravely followed the beast in, where they were forced to fight numerous voidbeasts and shadowfiends. An odd light seemed to assist the party throughout their efforts within the tomb, occasionally empowering their attacks or striking their foes. A shadow ascendant eventually confronted the party, and successfully mutated Baradurin Stonestein into what can best be defined as a Skardyn. The battle was eventually won, but the C'thrax awaited.

In the deepest reaches of the tomb, the C'thrax had cannibalized a fallen C'thrax's essence to heal itself of the wounds it had taken in Tol Barad and Gilneas. The party fought long and hard, until a powerful Dark Iron explosive was shoved into the beast. The C'thrax managed to grab Keeper Nellea Lennon before the explosive went off, killing both the beast and the Paladin.

With the C'thrax finally slain, the party recovered what they could of their allies and returned home. The crumbling ruin sealed itself behind them, its stability completely ruined by the effects of the blast. Their Horde companions stayed at Ambermill with the odd mage and the arcane device, while the rest of the party returned to Khaz Modan.

Some of the party found strange items in their bags as they returned from the tomb, having not taken these items themselves. Some deemed these items to be blessings from the Keeper Tyr, while others distrusted them entirely.

#### Roster

Players

Rufaic Snowsteel - Dawnforge Keeper

Nellea Lennon - Dawnforge Keeper

Idda Redaxe - Dawnforge Guardian

Nemaira Brightblade - Dawnforge Guardian

Entalinval Velonhil - Dawnforge Guardian

Brundal Brightbraid - Dawnforge Guardian

Bromrok Ironbane - Dawnforge Guardian

Leah Rainweaver - Wildhammer Shaman

Baradurin Stonestein - Bronzebeard/Wildhammer Shaman

Golnon Stoutsteel - Bronzebeard/Wildhammer Warrior

Nisvik Highhelm - Bronzebeard Mage

Tyrman Bladebreaker - Gnome Warrior

Toft Clockmort - Gnome Mage

Olivien - Void Elf Researcher

Volgorm Coaltooth - Dark Iron Engineer

Haldur Blackbrand - Dark Iron Explosives Specialist

Lausk Emberden - Dark Iron Houndmaster

NPCs

Ernhold Ironhew - Bronzebeard Soldier

Ulgref MacBen - Wildhammer Warrior

Karg Axefury - Mag'har Orc Warrior

Tahwe Mistwalker - Tauren Spiritwalker

Jim - Goblin Engineer/Spy/?

Eight other former members of the Horde, under the command of Warlord Axefury