Pillar of the Seventh Dragon Free 40×30 Multi-Level Battlemap & Adventure
Pillar of the Seventh Dragon Free 40×30 Multi-Level Battlemap & Adventure
The Dragon Orbs
While traveling you hear a rustle coming from a roadside bush, before a man in his thirties appears. He’s minorly injured and is out of breath. If you choose to come to his aid, he thanks you, before explaining that there is little time but perhaps—with your help—together you can avert a great disaster.
He introduces himself as Kai and explains that he was one amongst a group who have spent the better part of a decade traveling the world in search of magical artifacts known as dragon orbs, which are soon to be used upon the nearby pillar of the Great Dragon. He’s happy to explain more on the way, but time is of the essence.
If you agree to aid Kai, he thanks you profusely before asking you to follow him. On the way he explains that in total there are seven dragon orbs, and it is said that when you have collected all of them you may ask a wish of the great dragon.
He and his compatriots originally set about to collect the orbs after his village was massacred by a tribal people. This happened while they were away serving the kingdom’s military as conscripts. His group’s intent on finding all of these dragon orbs was to wish for the resurrection of their people, but over the decades many of the others become bitter; believing that, even should they succeed in their goal of bringing their loved ones out, the tribal people and their descendants who took so much from them would still be out there doing the same to others.
They eventually collected all the orbs and had just arrived at the pillar of the great dragon, where they were to make their wish, when a faction within the group led by a man named Jin betrayed Kai and the others. He demanded that they wish for the destruction of the tribal peoples, instead of resurrecting those they lost. It eventually led to a fight, and to Kai’s sorrow the blood of his fellow brothers was spilled.
Kai explains that he managed to escape to look for help and thankfully found you, for if the others get their way and use their wish for a destructive purpose, he would forever feel partially responsible.
When you make it to the pillar of the great dragon, you find the bodies of half a dozen men roughly the same age of Kai. He does what looks to be a religious motion with his hand upon seeing the bodies and hangs his head in mourning, before saying that he will return here to bury them once the others have been dealt with. The dragon pillar is hundreds of feet high and almost a hundred feet wide. Stone steps have been carved into its sides and cherry blossoms are blooming on its rocky stairway.
It takes some time to reach the top, but when you arrive you find half a dozen men cheering and shouting while the Jin gives a speech about the vengeance that shall soon be upon the tribal peoples responsible for the death of their friends and families.
Strapped around Jin’s chest you can see the seven dragon orbs. Golden spheres, the dragon orbs and numbered from one to seven by red glowing stars which shift magically over their exterior.
When the men see you and Kai, they’re shocked and turn to face you, readying their weapons. Jin tells Kai not to make any more stupid decisions, explaining that he took no joy in taking the lives of their brothers but they will be with their loved ones now. Jin continues that he doesn’t wish to take Kai’s life and your life, either, so you should just leave and let him complete his wish.
Kai of course refuses and instead tells Jin that indeed no more of their brothers will have to die, but it should be them to put down their weapons and hand over the dragon orbs.
The men look at each other but don’t seem particularly scared of Kai or you. Jin says that is not going to happen, before explaining that he will not allow those of the tribal people to continue on with their slaughter. That, even if they can’t wish back their loved ones, he will know peace because those who did this to them will be no more and cause no further suffering to others.
Jin continues he is ready to die to see his wish fulfilled, before grabbing the orbs from his chest and activating them, causing them to spin up into the air above Jin.
Kai looks to you and says that you and him have to stop Jin and his followers, even if it means spilling more blood. Because, if they get their wish, hundreds or thousands more would be wiped out.
Jin’s men fight you with conviction, refusing to surrender.
After a few rounds, a great dragon appears above your heads and, with a booming voice, it asks what Jin’s wish is. If you haven’t managed to defeat Jin’s men by this time, Jin manages to make his wish and the great dragon once again disappears in a cloud of mist. Jin is pleased and explains that he is ready to die now.
With Jin’s wish completed thousands of men, women and children are wiped from existence, many of them innocent of the atrocities of their people. However, because of Jin’s wish the region also will see a time of increased peace and many villagers that would have otherwise been raided by the tribal peoples will instead be left in peace.
If you, however, manage to defeat Jin’s men before this time and stop Jin, you can instead allow Kai to make his wish to resurrect the dead of his village. Kai is incredibly thankful for your assistance and offers you a pendant his wife gave him that offers magical protection. It was the last thing he had to remember her, but now that his wish has come true, he can return home and see her once more and thus no longer needs the pendant. Thanks to you, he has regained that which was most precious to him, and great evil has been averted.
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