Arc XV: The War for Hyranor

## Arc XV Characters:

* Donovan Alaric [He/Him] (Played by Reagan - He/Him) - A Human Church of Blood Ministration Hunter.
* Lucas Alaric [He/Him] (Played by Evan - He/Him) - A Demon Fiend Patron Warlock.

## Arc XV Synopsis:

### Session 1: The War

After two years, Donovan and what allies decided that it was time to take back Hyranor. But they knew they would need allies within Hyranor in order to be successful. Donovan starts by speaking to Lord Jonathan Varyc, who joined Donovans Rebellion out of respect for him and knowing that he wouldn’t lie about something as big as a Demonic presence within Tyle. Donovan is also able to recruit Lord Ragnar Lunarmane and Lady Aura Ashcreek for similar reasons.

Meanwhile Lucas is able to rally Lady Narissca Barona, The Ringmaster as well as the capital city of Tyle being lead by the Erinyes Hael. The “Sherrif” J3-BB and Lady Marianna Moore both claimed to be neutral and want nothin to do with the war incoming.

However, Donovan was able to go with Jonathan to talk to Lady Moore and make a deal with her. Lord Varyc and a part of his large army would stay within her lands to protect it, and she would stop sending food to the territories controlled by Lucas. But none of those troops there would leave to fight and would only protect her and her people. Lucas took the time to talk to J3-BB and promised him a good battle as well as anything that the Warforged could want. He could not think of anything in the moment and decided to bank the promise for later but would fight for Lucas’ side.

In the first real battle of the war, Johnny Duff, Feylen Ianfiel and Lady Ashcreek took her armies to strike the Ringmasters territory, wiping out their armies and capturing The Ringmaster while Penny is able to slip away and return to The Ember Keep. This fight then left the Lunarmane Lands open for attack, and Lucas took advantage of the opportunity and took J3-BB’s and Lady Barona’s armies. Lucas’ allies are able to wipe out half of their enemies armies before retreating to switch targets.

Lucas’ new target is to go after the Ringmaster, sending reinforcements from Tyle to attack Varyc’s lands, where they also find Donovans hiding spot. The armies within that land were quickly wiped out, forcing Donovan to treat to meet up with his allies within Ashcreek land. Donovan then rallies his forces to attack Tyle, where he and Lucas meet again for the first time in two years. They have a hard fought battle but Donovan is able to gain the edge thanks to his Bloodtinged weapons and ferocity. Lucas is pulled away by Dispater on order to save him while Donovan and his allies retreat.

Out of anger, Lucas tried to seize the Ashcreek lands, but thanks to all of the defenses prepped there ahead of time they were able to fend off the attack. These sieges left Donovan with few options, so he took his forces and wiped out some of the Gunslingers from Sunwell. Lucas took a last ditch effort to attack Donovans biggest hand in the war, the Moore lands. After the remainder of Varyc’s troops were wiped out, Donovan gathered all of his allied within her lands to prepare for one final siege on the castle.

Donovan pleaded with Lady Moore, asking for her and her armies to help them take Tyle once and for all. Unfortunately the decision wasn’t up to her, as she summons her true master, Mother Lorain. She offers him one last deal, she will have Moore and her people help him fight and take the capital, but he must marry her daughter, Cordelia Lyrian and make her the Queen of Hyranor. Donovan accepts this deal in order to take back his home.

Donovan was all set for his attack, sending everyone in to fight, taking them by surprise and wiping them out, leaving only Lucas, Dispater, Penny and the Lords and Ladies by his side. As they were bound before them Dispater looks to Lucas and says “Sorry kid, gotta know when to call it.” Before leaving his vessel and returning to hell. After a moment of shock, Lucas does the same.

Donovan cradles the body of his younger brother, finally realizing that it wasn’t all Dispater influence and that his brother had truely been evil. He stands, tricking his cane into its whip form before wrapping it around Hael’s neck, killing her while stating “There will be no more deals with Demons within Hyranor.” The other Lords and Ladies who see this beg for mercy. He grants it, allowing them to have a fair trial, carting them off to the dungeons underneath the Ember Keep.

Jonathan Varyc steps forward, placing Lucas’ crown on Donovan’s head, naming him the next King of Hyranor. With his emergency powers, he names his Ruling Council:

* Right Hand: Jonathan Varyc
* Headmaster: Feylen Ianfiel
* Royal Guard Captain: Johnny Duff
* Head Cleric: Albane Alaric

In the following weeks, the true story of Lucas’ ascension to King comes out to the public and clears Donovan’s name, and they hold a proper coronation for King Donovan Alaric as well as a wedding him him and Cordelia Lyrian. The Ruling Council then have to name the new Lords and ladies after Varyc’s ascension to Right Hand, The Ringmasters death and J3-BB’s firing.

* Lady Barona is returned to her power and is put into talks to give Monster Folk. Her people, more rights under his rule.
* Lord Varyc’s previous Right Hand Walder Fang is named the new Lord of Far Ridge.
* The Ringmaster is replaced by a Satyr that Lady Ashcreek knew of named Rhoshi
* J3-BB is removed from power to make an example of not questioning strange circumstances. Gwenlyn Hatebad takes the job in exchange for her family being the sole weapons provider for the seven major cities of Hyranor and their guard.

### Epilogue:

As he returns to the Iron Tower of Dispater in Dis, Lucas demands to know what happened back there, and argues with Dispater that they could have done more. Dispater snaps back that he gave Lucas everything he needed to secure the throne, and he lost it in just two years. Lucas realizes that he has been abandoned by his previous benefactor and storms off to find a new one, Asmodeus.

Finding himself in Maladomini amongst the ruins, he encounters Baaelzebub sitting nearly brain dead. He asks if he wants to talk to the boss, and closes his eyes and wakes up his eyes completely red and speaking with a different voice. Asmodeus explains that he is trapped within Nessus and that this is the only way he can communicate, thanks to a spell that he had put on Baaelzebub long ago after stopping an attempted coup.

He offers Lucas a better deal after hearing of Dispater’s betrayal. Rather than ring king of a Kingdom on a Plane that he is going to be wiped out by him, he should become the Lord of Sygia, since his upstart son abandoned it centuries ago. Not only that , but he offers for him to become his Horseman of Death to help him get revenge on The Material Plane and Dispater who wants to rule it. Lucas smiles before taking that deal and heading to Malbolge in order to forge his Demonic soul to become strong enough to be a Lord of Hell, and a Horseman.