Malocchio and Gabrielle Aderre are dead. Ardonk Sezerria is the true father of Gabrielle's daughter. Dromir the Necromancer is now the new Darklord of Invidia. He turned against his allies and now controls western Invidia. The Gundarakites, under Ardonk Sezerria, control northeast and north-central Invidia, the Wolfweres of Matton Blanchard have been suffering heavy losses and have very little territory, mostly around northwest Invidia. Karina and Curriculo have become city-states with their own governments. The Lord's Men and the Falknovian mercs have all been slaughtered by Dromir's hordes of ghouls.
Karina is a war zone, being closest to Dromir's territory. Murder and mayhem is a daily occurrence in the former capital city. Hordes of skeletons battle Invidian soldiers under the power of soldiers who used to be under Malocchio's rule.
Dromir sent agents out to Invidia's borders to construct military garrisons to prevent anyone from entering or leaving the country without his or his superiors' direct orders. This program has met with little success.
Nathan Timothy's werewolves in Verbrek are using this as an oppurtunity to gain revenge on Malocchio's troops for killing their brethren that have infiltrated the society.
Word of the slaughter of the Falknovian troops has reached Lekar, and Vlad Drakov is furious. He would like to perform military action to kill this "Darkonian magician," but this would mean crossing through Borca or Richemulot, which would involve an all-out war between the Four Towers.
Azalin has also gotten word of the death of the Dukkar. This displeases him greatly, and he has found out that the new Darklord is a Darkonian, nonetheless!
I have a lot of plans for the changes in Invidia for my next campaign, but I have a few questions:
1.) Would Vlad Drakov be stupid enough to send his army to Invidia to gain revenge for the slaughter of his troops, even though it would cause a war with four countries against him?
2.) How will the Vistani react at the death of the Dukkar? How will treat Dromir? Dromir was smart enough to see the power of the Vistani, and offered them asylum from their Invidian oppressors and what remains of Malocchio's loyalists. Would it be typical of the Vistani to take up his offer, even though western Invidia is literally crawling with death, disease, famine, and undead?
3.) What would Azalin do when he realizes that someone killed the Dukkar, disrupting whatever plans that he had? Also note that Dromir is now a full-fledged Darklord in his own right!
What would be a proper poetically-justified curse, as all darklords must have, for a death-obsessed Cleric of the Eternal Order, who is addicted to Necromancy?
Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!
Who knew that such a rural country with so few people could become the largest war-zone in the Core?
It is kind of sad, really. While Malocchio and Gabrielle are dead, the country is far worse off. Is there hope for the Invidian spirit?
