Broken Destiny

* Broken
* Destiny
* Siege

**Broken Destiny** was a five-session arc that took place during Season 5 of the campaign. It covered sessions 19, 20, 24, 28, 29 of said season, and focused on Dimiourgia's ascendance to godhood while Gohdumsin's malevolent plans reached their climax.

This arc had been anticipated since the concept of Dimiourgia was created by the players, setting future events into motion. It served as the last arc and conclusion to both season five and P&D's first campaign.

## History

### Pre-Arc

The P&D Voidal Knight Activity was created so that the players could introduce a player-made Voidal Knight into the campaign. Daniel Horowitz's idea was the only submission: a Dragonborn who is a monster of the elements. 'Spirit Arc' ideas were also taken into consideration for the arc, as well as Daniel's personal interests.

Gohdumsin was expected to play a large role alongside the Dragon Lord. Dimiourgia was already in conception and it was only a matter of time before his awakening. The Heralds of Retha already began to seek out the Guardians of the Elements and prepare for the upcoming confrontation.

### Session 19

To begin the arc, the Heralds decide to visit the Golden Arcanes. When they arrive a portal to the Element Dimension opens. The growing Dimiourgia crosses it and begins to follow the heroes. The team seek an appointment with a famed blacksmith, but then they hear a booming sound, and suddenly watch Dimiourgia Break Destiny in front of them, reaching his completion weeks sooner than anticipated. His horn breaks off in the process and appears to be weaker than he should've been. Dimiourgia offers to team up and the Heralds carefully consider it before ultimately rejecting it, iniciating a battle. Dimiourgia demonstrates his Void Form and Skrimir briefly summons the Guardian of Aqua. Deciding that procuring the other guardians is more important, the Heralds flee. They take multiple trips between the Element and Dragon Dimensions trying to acquire Materia Crystals. Dimiourgia began to complete his own while the Element Dimension was seemingly consumed by Void. Maurus unlocks his potential, and after a skirmish with the Fury Rider, obtains the Guardian of Blaze.

#### **Major Events**

* Dimiourgia's Conception is completed.
* Dimiourgia makes his debut in the campaign.

#### **Characters**

* Daniel Skrimir
* Pappen Vafaran
* Pagranor Boquilak
* Maurus Melgoron
* Eljenai Alminak
* Dimiourgia
* Dragon Lord
* Fury Rider

### Session 20

Now in the Dragon Lord’s castle, the Heralds attempt to warn the lord of an incoming Siege. He is exceedingly desperate, making the heroes believe that riders such as Despair and Bliss are responsible. The lord forgets who his allies are and turns against the heroes. The Kin of Law divide between returning to the Colosseum of Reality and accompanying the Heralds to guard element dimensions. They encounter one of Dimiourgia’s followers at the Growth Expanse. Glashiar, a former emissary of the Dragon Lord. Glashiar offers the Heralds another chance to join Dimiourgia, but they reject it, and almost instantaneously destroy him. Dimiourgia follows and confronts the heroes at the Training Dimension, He leaves the team no choice than to pretend to join him. After a long debate they come to a decision: they will enter into the Astral Time Rift to find a way to defeat Dimiourgia. The Arbiter Scroll is used to better their chances.

#### **Major Events**

* The Dragon Lord begins to lose his sanity.
* Glashiar makes his debut in the campaign.
* The Heralds enter the Time Rift.

#### **Minor Events**

* Alex Devaror is revealed to have been Thundraik, a Draconic Emissary.

#### **Characters**

* Daniel Skrimir
* Pappen Vafaran
* Pagranor Boquilak
* Maurus Melgoron
* Eljenai Alminak
* Dragon Lord
* Kin of Law
* Dimiourgia
* Glashiar
* 1st Tormentor

### Session 24

The Time Rift takes the heroes into the past and are able to collect the Father Fragments, their ultimate trump-card against their adversaries. After several weeks they arrive to the day of Narcilis' party. Gohdumsin is present and targeting Finik Emot. Dafaran stealthily saves him but realizes that things are different. The past Heralds spare Narcilis who is taken by Gohdumsin and the Kin of Minds survives, unlike the original timeline.

The team decide to reveal themselves and tell the Kin of Law and the other Heralds everything. Everyone learns that Gohdumsin has kidnapped and killed the Kin of Time. The true Heralds task everyone to defend the Dragon Dimension while they go to Hgel. It turns out that Gehennuhl’s invasion started late and the Demon King was never captured. Skrimir and Maurus recollect the Guardians of Aqua and Blaze. Pheirah and the Angel King are rescued from the Mirror World. The Heralds travel to the Astral Tortoise and meet Yane Malachite to discuss Dimiourgia. The Angel King gives them the Destiniac Energy Core.

#### **Major Events**

* Established events have changed.
* The Kin of Time is killed; Gohdumsin acquires the Time Charm.
* The Heralds obtain the Destiniac Energy Core.

#### **Minor Events**

* The Angel King makes his debut in the campaign.
* The Demon King makes his debut in the campaign.
* Yane Malachite makes her debut in the campaign.

#### **Characters**

* Daniel Skrimir
* Dafaran
* Pappen Vafaran
* Pagranor Boquilak
* Maurus Melgoron
* Eljenai Alminak
* Finik Emot
* Kin of Law
* Gohdumsin
* Narcilis
* Pheirah
* Angel King
* Demon King
* Yane Malachite

### Session 28

Paradorn and Dapagorn created a device capable of harnessing the Destiniac Energy Core's powers into an advantage. Dimiourgia will not be able to break destiny while the device is activated. The Heralds find Glashiar, talk to him, and take him to the Dragon Dimension. Glashiar opens the possibility of reasoning with Dimiourgia and reconnects with the Dragon Lord. The Heralds discuss this idea with the Kin of Law. It is believed that moving Dimiourgia's Conception will be an advantage and the team try several methods of accomplishing the task. Using portals and the Caid Construct they eventually manage to move the conception through a void barrier and sneakily take him from the Element Dimension to the Golden Arcanes. They keep him guarded at all times.

#### **Major Events**

* Dimiourgia's Conception is transported.
* The Destiniac Energy Core machine is ready.

#### **Minor Events**

* Eljenai begins to cure the Dark Elves and create a village for them.

#### **Characters**

* Daniel Skrimir
* Pappen Vafaran
* Pagranor Boquilak
* Maurus Melgoron
* Eljenai Alminak
* Glashiar
* Dragon Lord
* Kin of Law
* Dimiourgia (Conception)

### Session 29

Dimiourgia will soon awaken. The Heralds make last-minute preparations, such as recruiting Indunar, Krites, Prototype 4, Sweepy, Estna and the time-duplicate Heralds to help them fight. The Kin of Law are tasked with protecting the Dragon Lord while the Angel and Demon King’s take their armies, alongside Pheirah and Maverick Milrankus, to fight Gohdumsin’s Orcish Army on Senothia. The Heralds and their allies take Dimiourgia's Conception to the barren planet of Inanis 111. Dimiourgia awakens as originally planned and has full Destiny God powers. The two factions talk for some time and eventually come to the agreement of joining forces until Gohdumsin is defeated. Gohdumsin uses the time charm to sneakily enter the Sea of Time and lay a trap. The Heralds and Dimiourgia eventually enter only to be assaulted by the Martyr Ten under the Crimson Eclipse. The riders are ready to disrupt the timeline on Gohdumsin’s command which would reset time in Gohdumsin’s favor. Dimiourgia is left with no options.

When all seemed lost, the Heralds activate their Father Fragments and instantly teleport to Father Estic in the timeless outsides of Starr. The Astirian God grants each hero a temporary blessing. Water mastery for Skrimir, time mastery for Pappen, blessed magic mastery for Pagranor, cursed magic nullification for Eljenai, and fire mastery for Maurus. Upon return, Pappen immediately stops time while allowing his allies to move. Eljenai uses his blessing to fully destroy the Martyr Ten and the eclipse. Pagranor uses his magic to destroy the dark essence in Gohdumsin’s body. His head is taken to the Mirror World and it annihilated by a team attack. Time is still stopped which allows Estna to instantly absorb Dimiourgia, giving them total victory.

The Heralds then solve other problems. Pappen uses his power to give the armies on Senothia an advantage to win the war against the Orc Army. Giant Sindren and Venorane are fighting the orc leader who is promptly destroyed by Daniel. The Heralds return the stolen Time Charm to Finik Emot who becomes the true kin of time once more. Pagranor fully heals the Kin of Life by purging his fatal chaos infection. Pappen then opens a rift to the Unstable Timeline. He stops time so that Pagranor can use his powers to disrupt Oblivion (UT) and revert him to his powerless Form 1. The Heralds keep him in a jar and save the dimension. Populations are unabsorbed, the alternate Kin of Law regain their charms, and the rejuvenated Rednith is returned to his proper timeline.

Everyone celebrates.

#### **Major Events**

* Dimiourgia is permanently defeated and destroyed.
* Gohdumsin is permanently defeated and destroyed.
* The Martyr Ten are permanently defeated and destroyed.
* Oblivion (UT) is de-powered and imprisoned.
* The Unstable Timeline is saved.

#### **Minor Events**

* The Orc Army is defeated and absorbed by the Void Minion.
* Finik Emot becomes the timeline's official Kin of Time
* The Kin of Life is no longer infected by chaos.
* Every Dark Elf is cured of their curse.

#### **Characters**

* Daniel Skrimir
* Pappen Vafaran
* Pagranor Boquilak
* Maurus Melgoron
* Eljenai Alminak
* Indunar
* Krites
* Sweepy
* Estna
* Kin of Law
* Dragon Lord
* Angel King
* Demon King
* Dimiourgia
* Gohdumsin
* Martyr Ten
* Father Estic
* Sindren
* Venorane
* Finik Emot
* Oblivion (UT)
* Rednith

### Post-Arc

The players had decided to start P&D's second campaign shortly after the defeats Dimiourgia and Gohdumsin. All that was left was establish their individual 'legacy' such as the Leviathan Corps, the Lavender Humans, and the Void Successor. With the rest of the Voidal Knights in hiding, Starr thrived under a new era of peace.

This arc largely concludes Season 5 and the entirety of P&D's first campaign. The Heralds would transfer all of their powers onto their timeline-duplicates, who would become non-player characters, and use the Allmaker's offer to play as new individuals in the unspecified future of the campaign.

## Trivia

* The Heralds going into the Time Rift was a completely spontaneous decision made by the players that changed Patrick's plans for the rest of the arc.